Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-19


"Let US have faith that right makes
might; and in that faith let us TO the
end dare to do our duty as we under
stand it. n-Abraham Lincoln.
World Wide Missions contains the
following article, entitled WHISKY
Perdition 10 Manila:"
What must DO tho condition of
mans mind when he can gleefully
write such lires as the following from
The Wine and Spirit News: AS one
result of American occupancy OF Manila
the liquor business has reached enter
prising proportions, and Is now con-
sidered MS one of the respectable kinds
Of business. Says one correspondent:
On the Escolta, the principal strset,
only quarter OF mile long, there
we're but two places where Intoxicating
liquors were sold when we entered the
city, whereas now there are 49, There
are 300 licensed places in the city
where liquor may be obtained, licenses
costing s3 ger year. The income of the
largest, the Alhambia, is stated, on
good authority, to be $500 per night.
Already the street cars are topped
with large signs detailing the exquisite
qualities of certain WHISTLES. f"
One quarter of the daily issue Of the
principal English newspapers published
is devoted to extolling the perfection of
brand OF beer, while the largest drug
store in the town devotes whole
column to advertising its fine lines of
liquors, with no mention of its medi-
cines.
1t Is enough to arouse even un-
prejudiced ire against a national adj
ADMINISTRATION which will permit such a
diabolicai revolution as the above in
dicates in conquered city. Think Of
i'll On the principal street of Manila
where only two saloons existed under
Spanish iule, Is have opened under
American rule, with enough more on
other streets to make 800 in all. And
what is the price OF all this respectable
diabolism? ssOnly 30 saloon, or less
than 81, 600 for the whole net work OF
tho DEVILS strongest web tor ensnaring
weak men. IL makes our blood boil to
think OF 1t. Are the Christian men of
America ready to indorse such an out
rageous procedure? Is the partisan who
is ready to say, "It is this or some
thing worse,' prepared in his own con-
science to indorse this2
In choosing what he may style the
less of two evils, is he not choosing an
evil as deep as, hell, as black as night
and as terrible as torture?
Better refuse the satanic choice, and
let rerdition take care of itself
The Union Signal of July 9TH gives
this press dispatch from Edinburgh,
dated JuEe 26th; "The Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
today elected Lady Henry Somerset
president and reelected the other
general officers. Mrs L. NJ. N. Stevens
| Of Maine was elected vice. president at
large. The convention heartily ap-
| proved the action OF the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of America
relative to the temple in Chicago and q
greeting was cabled to the two mothers
Of the crusade movement, Mrs. Stewart
of Springfield. o., and Mrs. Thompson
Of Ilillsboro, o."
The W. O. 4. U. State executive
committee met in Smyrna recently and
vention at Milton, October l0th-l2th.
Indirectly, the cheering news has
reached us that the Dover Union has
Increased its membership since the
county convention iE April. and much
interest is shown in the WORK.
| Most unions take vacation during
July aud August, Smyrna among them,
with the exception OF the helpful, de-.
| yotional meeting which is held the
| first Monday evening OF enoh month at
| the home of some member of the union.
The Smyrna Band Of Hope vacated for
| the summer few weeks ago, and at
the beginning of the vacation the sup
| erintendants Of the hand held picnic
near the town, for the little people.
By tho kindness Of the president OIL
the Kent County W. G. I. u, Mrs.
/ Kate Il. SInithers, we give the pro.
gramme as arranged at this date, for
| temperance day at Camden canipmeet-
| iny August I'd: Following the devo-
| tional service OF the morning, the Rev.
W. Il. White of Lewes will deliver a
Temperance sermon and there will he
REGULATIONS by several young ladies OF
the county. In che afternoon Mrs Mar
| garet Dye Ellis OF the New Jersey
| National w. q. H. u. superintendent
of legislation will deliver an address,
and good music will be interspersed
Throughout the programme.
This item from the Union Signal is
worth PASSING on Sat the Sailors
Rest. in Philadelphia, the evening
before the Belgenland sailed for Eu-
rope, carrying many Of the United
States delegates to the worlds ooEven.
ton, meeting was held under the
auspices of the w. @. I. U. of that
city. Cake and lemonade were served
to the men present all of whom, in
Guiding the officers and crew, of the
Belgenland, signed the temperance
pledge and many of them put on the
white ribbon.
In a letter from Mrs. Stevens to our
national organ dated London, June
18th, the welcome information was given
| that she and Miss Gordon expected 10
sail for New York July 7th, so IL as we
hope their journey across the sea proves
favorable, they will soon be in the
home land.
| Mrs. Mary II. Hunt contributes to a
j recent number of the.Signal an interest
ing sketch Of the brilliant career Of Prof
Winfield S. Hall, few bits of whIct
we give our readers
'1Prof. Hall IL professor of the North
western University Medical School, is
an M. s., an M. D., and Phi. D., and
is fresh from three years. term Of
study with some of the most renowned
professors of Germany, where he gained
his chief titles. Eee comes from Puritan
New England ancestry, seasoned in the
bracing and achieving atmosphere o.
| the West. He was born in Chicago In