The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-02
MINISTERS At 0|HS
First Fruits of the Anti-Saloon
Agitation
AS SEEM AT HENNtSSEY
Rev, Keniston's Protest and
the Leagues Reply
AS SEEM AT HENNtSSEY

! Guthrie, Q. T.. Jan. 1.-The first clasl
as a result OF the anti-saloon league.
agitation comes from Hennessey. Rev
George y. Kenlston. having been criti
clzed for his refusal to sign a remon
STRANGE TO the issuance Of a saIoor
license, gives his reasons in a public com
nlunication. The other ministers reply
to him and the Hennessey Kicker add:
spice to the situation by reading short
lecture to Reverend sevan. the leader o.
the anti-saloon league
Rev. Mr.. Keniston's declaration is as fol.
lows:
Il do not desire to be misunderstood as
TO my refusal to sign remonstrance 70
the issuance of license to sell intoxi-
eating beverages recently presented to
me for that purpose.
II do not propose. knowingly, to in
terfere with the sovereign right of any
individual This individual. as far as I
know, is proceeding regularly on his ap-
plication, subject to the ratification OF the
authorities.
Il decline to interfere with his right to
do what this territory enables him TO do.
II am not in the town OF Hennessey
to police it. but to preach the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
81 heartily disapprove Of the schemes
of boycott. intimidation and pettifoggery
as purported bv a late lecture OF the
Anti-Saloon League TO be the policy of
that organization.
II am well satisfied that a rant of i'm
practicable and shadow-chasing schemes
as suggested by this mentioned
lecturer, is a positive menace to substan-
tial temperance work.
'T heartily endorse the nti-Saloon
league. as I have known it elsewhere.
81 take it that their work is to en-
force the law, not to set up boycotts and
attempt systematic persecution, bringing
the saloon and church into duarre's.
would to God that every man who
sells liquor, legally or otherwise, could
be brought to see Christ as a personal
friend and Saviour.
would to God that all who frequent
these places, licensed to sin against the
very institutions of all men. could be
made to realize that the same Christ
seeks to elevate them to the supreme
dignity of Christian manhood.
GEORGE n. KENIsTON."
The other ministers publish this state
ment:
Our Bro Remission stated in his recent
article that he did not sign the renon-
50
because he would NOT knowingly inter-
fere with the mans sovereign right nor
was he in Hennessey to police it
LAS our calling is the same as that Of
our brother, we beg leave to state that
we do not set ourselves up as a commit
tee to interfere with any individuals
sovereign right Neither do we aspire
to the dignity of policemen.
We signed the remonstrance to the pc
tition for liquor license because we were
convinced that said applicant was not
proceeding in compliance with the law.
THE law states that a petition for
liquor license shall be signed by thirty
resident tax payers in the ward where
the saloon IS located.
1--WE objected to the aforesaid petition
because It was signed by less than half
dozen resident tax payers In the ward.
IF any man can get a legal license TO
sell liquor in Hennessey, we have no de-
sire, or intention to prosecute him. But,
after preaching against the evils Of in
temperance, we feel that We would stand
condemned in the sight of God and the
homes OF Hennessey. to stand idly by and
1yfnl. a. tho onan violation of law
I'VE have consulted with Bro. Remission
and he with US and wish It understood
there Is no personal iu-feeling between
US as pastors, simply a difference Of
opinion.