The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-09-22
CANTEEN ORDINANCE AND RE
LIGIoUs FAITH "THE COMEDY
OF CoNVoCATION."

Inc GrOHlDlIlOnlStS OF the country
are waging war against President Nc
Kinley because of the canteen ordi-
nance in the army. Though co-relig-
ionists, most of them, they do not spare
him because not only of his liberation,
but encouragement, of dram-shops in
| the various posts where the nation s
defenders are located Their moral
sensibilities are too deeply wounded to
compromise. To capituIate on the eve
of battle would be cowardice No man
with the power the president has of
suppressing the sale of beer would
tolerate the same if truly religious,
they say. So according to the Prohi-
bitionists the president is not reli-
gious man, and according to their
principles must be deprived of their
suffrage. To offset this very grave
charge, Mark Hanna, presumably re-
ligious man, though no church devotee,
has sent broadcast a leafiet proving
that the president is deeply affected
with religion. In the leafet is given
the testimony of extra jealous, if not
prudent, divines. We quote first from
Rev. c. E. Manchester. pastor of Mr..
Mckinley's church in Canton, o.: HE
often spoke to me of the joy it gave
him to know that he had the support
and prayers of Christian people" With
many other equally cogent arguments
Mr.. Manchester concludes: II have al
ways felt that ne believed he was
called to his exalted position by the |
of Cd
say to that sound logic? An
other preacher, Rev. A D. Morton, de-
clares that the president ACQUIRED
knowledge Of the blessings of high pro-
lection, and the blessings of a Meth
odist religion at a Methodist revival
To doubt Mr.. Morton's conclusion
would be sacrilegious. Here is his con-
slusion regarding the presidents deep
sense of religion: $50 now, when his
political friends come to see him, he
Ices not stay at home to talk politics.
)ut he takes them to divine service
With him" Would the Prohibitionists
'ount man out, unworthy of their
'otes, who takes Mark Hanna, Platt
md a host of other political friends to
hurch instead of talking politics with
hem? Still another divine, Rev. E. NJ.
Bristol of Washington, D. c. testifies.
lie says the president attends his
hurch-the Metropolitan-on Sunday
and joins in the services. Mr..
Bristol further says that Mr.. McKin-
~ is a liberal contributor to the
hurch funds. and that he helps for
ign missions. With such an array of l
estimony, if not divine, at least com
lg from divines, how inconsistent and
lcorrfgible those Prohibitionists are in I
heir present warfare. The preachers
ouch for the presidents religious feel
lgs and sentiments, but the Prohibf- |
onists ask for vouchers for the di a
ines. venerable statesman. bril- II
ant and profound scholar lost the C
residential honors once because he u
as too much vouched for by preach
$, and there is no doubt that to his s
wing day he would explain honestly il
Id sincerely: Save me from nv c.
lends. especially preachers, who ele F
ite one too high for ordinary mortal 81
reach Between canteen farce and re
e testimony of imprudent divines we ST
I'VE tinge Of the Comedy of Convo- u
ton How fndiscreet to single out
les religion, and how opposed to the fl
own feeling, who, in the CO
stlmony of Mr.. Manchester, once to
id; IF you nre anyone else who IL
ould begin to gush over me, 1 would in
t up and leave the church." If he w
ere consistent he would consign the b!
lfet just mentioned to the flames. VI
len he would be living up to his word nc