New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-12
ATTACKS LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
THE ANTI-sALOON LEAGUE BEGINS CRU
SADIE IN BROOKLYN.
TwENTY-sIx MEETINGS HELD IN CHURCHES OF
VARIOUS Observation-Disclosures HUN
DRED PUIPITs OPEN FOR
THE FIGHT.

Brooklyn the field of operation YESTERDAY OF
the guns which are being trained against saloOnS
by the Anti-Saloon League. Twenty-six meetliis'
were held in churches of various denominations
in the borough. They were addressed by the rev
DR.. Howard II. Russell. National superintendent
of the League; the Rev. j. O. A Henry. New-forh
State superintendent, and the Rev. John Lewis
Clark Manhattan district superintendent, and
number of other speakers. The meetings In BROOK
lyn part of the general crusade that was
begun in Manhattan on January 2S. Since theh
the speakers of the League have occupied practi-
cally all of the pulpits in Nyack. Tarrytown ana
other places in the suburban district. More than
hundred pulpts in Brooklyn are open Tor
future meetings.
The Rev Mr.. Clark, in speaking Of the move
ment, said
Two words in a way express our plans These are
'interdenominationalism' and 'omnipartisanship-
In other words, seek to federate all churches
and temperance societies for common end-thss
defeat of the saloon. We propose to use any and
all political parties to enforce the law and defeat
the saloon by legislation.
In the morning the Rev. DIR. Russell spoke in the
Bedford Presbyterian Church Nostrand-ave and
Dean-st The Rev. ]. Q. A. Henry. speaking in the
First Baptist Church, said in part:
This is the first time in the history of the tenn
pian in which the Churches Of all denominations
can combine. The is that in the minds OF
that there is finish fight on between the Church
and the saloon. one or the other is r6h'' Ie the
saloon stays the Church must go. The solution Of
Church in the past trample down the foes or
His Son. He will help it now TO overcome the
Christianity to citizenship and to true Americansm
bsr ago the ae IS in
the movement. with 175 men at work all the tune.
President o Senators h and Municipal ocers than all
the churches colleges and universities in the coun.
put end to this organized liquor power Inc Inc
remedy is a political temperance movement we
than urge them to leave their churches 10 JON
us in this movement: Be loyal to your party.
do not rap what Vt is. Democrats; Repuo-
licans and all the others can Work Win i -, us SO
long as they are temperance people. aim 70 Gle
ate in your own parties Temperance vote ,i Ilas
as many men in this way in any other The
object IS to go to the primaries and the caucuses
We want honest. clean men TO forSake their put o
pits their shops and their counting houses amI 80
Success will be
Dr. Henry spoke In the evening at the Central
Baptist Church. Adelphi-st. and Myrte-ave He
said in part:
of May Since that time it has held over eight hun
dred meetings in two hundred and seyenty-fve
participated. It has one hundred and fifty local
their entire time to its work.
Addresses along the same lines made by
other speakers in other churches. The full list
of the meetings and speakers follows:
Bedford Presbyterian. the Rev. Or. Howard T.
Russell. National superintendent American Anti
First Baptist the Rev. DR.. ]. Q. A. Henry State
superintendent New-York State Ant-Saloon
Bedford Heights Baptist the Rev. Francis E.
Tower. assistant State superintendent New-York
First Methodist, the Rev. Dr. George W. Peck
superintendent Rochester district.
Tope superintendent Poughkeepsie district.
Ross Street Presbyterian, the Rev. Dr. Albert
RuShDPll. E,lrniTa district
PIass superintendent Buffalo district.
East New York Reformed, the Rev DR.. John l.
Clark superintendent Manhattan district.
Hoe eSei superintendent northern district
First Free Baptist, the Rev. DR.. T. Eaton Clapp.
Westminster United Presbyterian, H C. Spur
Sixth Avenue Methodist Episcopal the Rev U. G.
First United Presbyterian. the Rev J. H. TeaIe,
of the Manhattan district
EVENING MEETINGS.
Central Baptist-The Rev. DR.; j. Q. A. Henry.
Bushwick Avenue Baptist-The Rev DR.. H. W.
Sixth Avenue Baptist-The Rev DR.. T. Ration
Russell Place Methodist-H. c. Spur.
Old Bushwick Reformed-The Rev. J. H. TeaIe.
Grace Presbyterian-The Rev. DR.. Albert Bush
nell.
Beecher Memorial Presbvterian-The Rev DIR.
Mount Olivet Presbyterian-The Rev Dr. John
Concord Baptist-The Rev. U G. Robinson.
Fourth Avenue Methodist Episcopal-The Rev.
West End Baptist--The Rev. DIR. W. e Chalmers
and the Rev. Francis E. Tower.
Church of the Redemption reformed EpiscopdD
The Rev. DR. Fred j. Van Hoesen.
At all of the meetings cards were distributed re-
questing those who wished become members of
the league to sign their names. 1t was estimated
that about five thousand persons allied themselves
with the movement in this way. A local branch OF
the league is to be organized in Brooklyn at once
HE IS EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT