The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-07-09
REV. SHELDON
ADDRESSES CONVENTION
Of Christian EndeayOrerS
in Cincinnati

Cincinnati Ohio, July S-The
fair sex prdominated IN che audi-
forum Wllston at the Afternoon meeting
The meeting was labelled TIL Twentieth
Century Christian Endeavor Society. and
Il was largely devoted 60 on open parlia-
mentaS session President Francis
Clarke of Boston gave his Ideas on "Ad-
eanced steps FOR the New Year
Roy. }. Edward KirDyc or Charleston.
8. C. spoke ON what our Pledge May
Mem IN the New Century
The Roy. Frung Dixon of Hartford
Conn, spoke of rhe saloon Problem of
the oth century lac said 90 part
"The principle Tor which 7 contend is
rational and jusl 10 is this: Find
out hy patient Sc. ntinc. Impartial n-
y|Cstiration tho burden of tlXatiou and
charges eutailcd by the saloon upou che
community lud bind that burden upon the
back of the saloon. even though IL breaks
H. N thc present license BE- too high,
x the saloon pays more into the pub
DC treasury than 81 takes out of the
pockets ~ The sober people OF % commu
IT'S. the saloon keeper Us suffering m-
Justice his tax ought TO bs reduced
~ ihe license is NOT sudicirnt To pay
tho expenses which the public now bears
through taxation and charity, let 81 bo
raised TO the requisite point This VIII
have an olcvatins effect upon the saloon
keeper TIC win Mcguire greater Hrn
respect by paying his own expenses. our
plan of taking the consequences Of his
business. while be takes the profits has
tended TO pauperizc him and retara his
$500 I.HIf.LAs.WN 10 o.. s40.FaHaL. HIH-
lanthropy. The saloon Keeper has had
things his own way for a long tim0 and
he ought now 10 bc willing TO grind az
his own mill
This vill b. otaohlrdluctoainhrdluetaoin
OF the Twentieth Century society. IL will
be effective because IL avoids the off
ncultes which have rendered temper
auce reforms hitherto So largely nugl-
tory. 10 demolshes the s~trongholds with
IN which men have hidden themselves. IL
will not drive them into the open. but
II win comp,l them To- part with the
spells they have wrcsted from the hands
OF sober industry. This solution VIII pre-
serve the principle of personal liberty
and eive Il universal application. The
liberty OF the citizen who wishes 10 in
dulge his appetite IS not restricted, but
the liberty OF the sober man who does
not wish 10 pay the BIN OF the drunkard
Is protected. IL may seem revolution
AIRY TO assert the rights Of "a sober in
dustrious man, but this man Will make
himself heard I'm the Twentieth century.
This solution conforms TO the law and
wisdom Of the external and enlists an
the forces OF the universe pa the side
OF reform. Whatever the saloon sowetS
let Il also reap. The Twentieth century
will see 60 Il that this law is respected.
Let no man think that because interests
IN temperance reform ~languishes, and the
saloon IS the most powerful single Inc
nuence IN national and local politics,
there ls. therefore. no hope OF breaking
the bondage in which the sober man Is
held Any solution of The saloon prob
lem which commends itself 20 practical
wisdom. which proposes measures OF re-
lief that do nor thrcstcn A)cicty with
evils worse than those the saloon creates.
VIII be welcomed by the great maj
In this country. The solution i have y
urged must woke the enthusiasm and
the reason and ssnco OF justice OF
intelligent o~itizeus ] believe that II
places victory within our grasp. II does
propose absolute justice. yet IL sug-
gests the nearest approach 10 exact Jus
possible in this world.
tn Rev, Charles NJ sheldon. ID. d., I
Of Topeka, KAN. spoke OF 'The Daily
Of the Twentieth Century"
ite ana not assume. he said that there
were uo good daily papers Neither ia
assume that the press was hostile %
suggestions which Simply had for their
object the possible bcttoring of lourn
alismi but d ala assume that there was
a very large and undevclopcd hold cpru
nae daily press which WAS NOT at
present cultivated
a marked feature of the paper should
be-, De said. prohibition and another fep
turc the prominence given 10 the work
done hy Christian DO ss ouarics The
should also axe very large ac
count of tho social movements of the
Times The standing question be- its bus-
mess ana editorial manogcment shtutd poe
''whot is tn. besl ching for the best
Interest OF The oity What viii pro-
mote che welfare ana happiness and NOR
anty of The ent PC family lhe asserted
that goodness ls news tld could Doe made
To he Intensely interest ns news. Aa-
nther lNfNN cause that Nn duiS should
champion is the Quest on of the sunday
that Ancrica ought TO have. cash w.uh
put character. he SAID. was poverty. ond
nation would not have character uu
il preserved "a Christian sabbath
The commercial interests OF this republic.
he said, were playing 10 ths Tremendous
interests az stak Ia IN matter 90 char
acter and moral growth OF the people,
the daily paper which acknowledged
his fact and made il prominent would
be the paper that should hold the place
~ the highest honor among the people
who love the rpuhlc.
He expressed the hope that m some
way the Christian E%ndeayor organization
would be the means OF establishing such
IA organ for Righteousness in more than
great city in this country The
lsosibiities Tor such journalism. ~ said
e.