Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-11


"And that He died for all, that they
which live should not henoeforth live
unto themselves. but unto Him which
died for them, and rose again. III.
Corinthians s, 10.
Under the heading of 1.-THE Business
Keenness Of the Saloon" the Union
Signal editorially says THE alertness,
the energy, he keen business insight
shown by the saloon in the manner in
which IL has met the growing needs of
society and entered into every oppor-
tunity the moment a door was aiar,
must be initiated il we hope to succeed
in our warfare against this home
destroyer. Temperance workers have
long been familiar with many Of the
accessories by which saloonkeepers seek
to draw custom. Free lunches, amuse-
ments, ranging all the way from innu-
cent reereatic ns to the worst sort of
gambling, music, pictures, reading
matter, varying according to the char
acter of the saloon and its patrons.
Some saloons provide rooms-fur-
nished, heated and lighted free for
the use of clubs and other organiza-
tions. In some instances these room
are free to the people of the neightors
hood for social gatherings, wedding
being celebrated in one of them. II is
scarcely necessary to remark that the
saloon is more than paid for its enter
prise by the drinks bought by those
who use the saloon. The Socialstic
Labor party, when first organized, was
refused the use of sohoolhouses and
churches by those who certainly we're
not wise as serpents, whether they
were harmless rs doves or not. For
years, therefore, it met in room fur
nished by u saloon. One of its mem
bers, who was not drinking man, said
that he never passed the bar without a
sense of shame that ne did not take at
least five-cent glass Of beer.
1.-THE W. @. 4. U. has long recog-
nized the need of substitute for the
saloon. These Investigations show it's
necessity, But the substitute cannot
be run as work of charity. One of
the features of the saloon attractions
which specially commends them to the
laboripg classes, ii the freedom from
any sense OF charity, except OF course
in cases Of extreme need. The time
has come when the kingdoms of this
world must become the Kingdoms of
our Lord and of his Christ The
kingdom of business alone can sue
cessfully compete with the business
enterprises Of the saloon. Organized
capital In Christian hands must
furnish, as the saloon does, the needs
and pleasures of civilization at the
lowest cost compatible with fair profit
dispensing with the evils Of the saloon
and providing wholesome substitutes.
I'VE suppose that public libraries,
concerts and temperance restaurants
may be regarded as wholesome substi-
tutes for the saloon. But to our mind
happy attractive homes would be the
best solution Of the problem. "
The National Temperance Society has
sent the following series of questions
in circular letter to representative
temperance men and women:
l. Now that the canteen citadel has
been taken, what, IN your Judgment,
should be the next point of attaokH
2. Is union Of the temperance forces
Of the United States at this time de.
sirsble and practicable2
3. II 80, on what basis, and along
what lines, in your opinion, could such
a union be- etfectedY
4. Would you advise holding, in the
near future, conference mot a con-
vention) of representative men and
women as a means to that end?
8. Ii so, what place, in your judg-
ment, would he tho best, and what time
the most fitting?
An executive meeting Of the Kent
County W. @. I. U. was held at Wyom-
ing, Tuesday morning, April I'd, and in
the afternoon parlor meeting was held
by the Camden Wyoming Union in
honor Of the county president, Mrs.
Kate u. Smithers, and the acting secre-
tary. Mrs. Jennie @. s. Price. The
executive meeting was called to make
arrangements for the county conven ion
which will be held at Cheswold, April
10th.
The New Castle County White
ribboners will hold their annual meet
ing. the 18th of April.
The time for the holding Of the Sus-
sex county convention has not been
determined.
The Union Signal states that: "Rev.
Henry Walker In late number Of the
White Ribbon, official organ OF the
British Woman's Temperance Associa
tion,. suggests the adoption of the
amethyst by all temperance organiza-
tions, societies, lodges, tents, &C., as a
symbol OF temperance reform, in view
of the fact that the significance of the
stone is universally apparent in both
name and Scriptural meaning.
Mr.. Walker quotes Canon Wilber-
force, the scholarly temperance advo-
cate, who has emphatically dwelt upon
the peculiar fitness of this stone for the
purpose OF calling attention to the
fguratiye language, In Revelations 81,
III, 70, where the IL precious stones
are spoken of as Vanishing the -
foundations of the New Jerusalem.
s. | humbly submit" said the canon,
that ! am in no sense over restraining
an analogy, nor grasping at fa1ciful
interpretation. but literally accepting
the teaching of the word of God, by
concentrating your attention upon one
OF these precious stones, the 18th and
the last of the foundations of the
Heavenly City, and inluiring into its
nature and teaching. 1t says The
twelfth an amethyst. An amethyst
and why an amethyst? Put aside for
a moment the unbroken chain of
legend which has clustered around the
amethyst and which corroborates the
application | would make; treat it
from the mstter-of fact scholarly point
Of view; put imagination on one
side, and translate the word amethyst
literally-it can bear but one inter.
probation, combination of two
familiar Greek words "a not and
'methustos, strong drink. What a
marvellous prophecy have wa here |!
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