New-York tribune., 1901-11-24
SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR
BISHOP DOANE AND CHURCH
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
DOES NOT AGREE WITH ITS vIEWS-RE-
SIGNS GUARDIANSHIP
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

tBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE1
Albany, Nov. 23.-The Right Rev. William
Croswell Doane, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
the Diocese of Albany, has written letter re-
signing his position chairman of the Church
Temperance Society. This letter addressed
yesterday to Robert Graham, the general secre-
tary of the society Bishop Doane resigns
chairman because he finds himself unable to
take the position which the Church Temperance
Society took the other day
This other day was November - when the
society met in New-York and after debating
the proposition to give New-York the right to
vote upon the question of permitting the sale Of
| liquor on Sunday. reaffirmed resolutions passed
| in regard to the Sunday sale OF liquor III 1886
In the absence of Bishop Doane, who had sup
posed that the meeting would be held another
day, Bishop Coleman. of Delaware, presided
After considerable debate the resolutions of
1896 were reaffirmed
The chief of these resolutions was the follow
| ing one:
Resolved, That in the judgment of this
clety any relaxation of the existing restrictions
upon the Sunday sale of liquor ought to be
stoutly resisted by all good citizens:
First-Because no good has been
given why a traffic confessedly injurious in its
effects upon the community should be granted
special privileges not allowed to unobjectonable
kinds of business.
Second-Because anything that helps to break
down the immunties of the rest day imperils
the interests of working people the land over
and is menace to Christian civilization
Mr.. Graham, the general secretary of the So
ciety, upon November 13 followed up this ac-
ton by making this declaration:
Some people think because saloons per-
mitted to remain open during certain hours on
Sundays in London they ought TO have the same
privilege here. Men who know the city of New
Yark are not going to talk that way, 1 think.
Bishop Doanes letter of resignation below
clearly states his for his decision not &c
continue longer chairman of the society:
Albany November 22.
Ny Dear Mr.. Graham: l have waited and
hesitated GOOD while about writing but |
/ nevertkeless feel rather compelled to write in
frankness and justice to myself and you Sup
posing that the meeting Of the Church Temper
ance Society would be on the 18TH | was not
present at the last meeting. and therefore could
take part in the discussion which ended IN
| of things In New-York about the sale OF liquor
/ I fully realize the twosidedneSs and the trou-
] besomeness OF the whole question | have not
! yielded one ota my strong conviction about the
danger of giving an inch to the liquor sellers,
about the necessity of guarding the sacredness
| Of the Lords Day. and about the questiona BILE
| ness OF giving extra privileges to the people
/ who sell the most dangerous ard deIeterlous
article OF trade.
| But the other question. which comes very
strongly home to me- is the question whether or
not Sunday is degraded by the uncon-
| frulIed sale OF iquor against unenforced law,
nvolyine tn the fist place Its sale py the Hlosl
u.prtpQ3 pied 80 s. OF It's sellers and its use by
the worst sort OF buyers. and involving besides
putting law in light esteem and opening the
temptation to deception and blackmail. Should
Ee not have a Sunday freer from deception ana
more deCently observed at any rate. in such
places as the majority of the inhabitants de-
sire H. IL a law that could be enforced and would
have public opinion behind ii which would help
enforce II. were in existence. absolutely prohb-
iting all sales until : or " O'CLOCK IN the aIteI-
noon or after 10 O'Clock at night? II seems to
be conceded not only by the people who are
most experienced In dealing with this question,
but by those who greatly concerned in the
present aspect Of II 1) that the absolute pro-
hibition Of Sunday sale cannot be put into exc
cution; (2l that Il leads TO underhandedness
and the corruption OF the police; (3) that II -
really no protection to the sacredness OF the
Lords Day and "a that the operation OF the
Raines law at present Is accompanied with evils
more serious than those which it is Intended to
prevent. a., IT,.
of New-York with an administration in whose
principles and whose representatives we an
have confidence, l find myself unable to take
the positjon which the Church Temperance So
city took the other day. and IL seems oflis
right therefore that | should put INTO the hahus
of the society, through YOU, my resignation as
chairman and leave myself free to deal Win
this question without the embarrassment OF my
official connection with the society: neeu
hardly saw that [ do this without the falrteSl
Iessening of my great interest IN the WORK VI VI
the society and my readiness to support r,7 I, III
every waY that / can. Very truly your friend'
WILLIAM CROSWELL DoANE-
Bishop Doane has been chairman of the
Church Temperance Society for many years
! For MANY years also. he has been personal
friend of Mayor-elect Low of New-York
| John P Faure a member of the executive coi"-
ni,tee Of the Church Temperance Society was seen
by a Tribune reporter at his home NO zoo west
Eleventh-st last night. When asked II 'he reSiS-
naticn was surprise he said
II is nv estimate born from long acqualIltft1c
with Rishop Doane, that he IS so big man thdt
he will be likely to place himself IN a Postlo! OF
! atmosphere on an important question IKE tLs
moro ndvanred and stronger than the seeming
a4i Nv, nIistng environment. Personally feel
verv strongly on this subject and nave CONVICTIONS
tbaf - n0siffye in their nature, but DO not care
70 d:sc,e any effect of the letter In advance OF q
meeting Of the executive committee
| TWO MEN IN A DORt -uISSING