The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-18
VICE In
THIS CITY.

~ have been informed that there
Is more wickedness in Wilmington
now than for many long day-mor'
gambling, more speak-easies, mort
nameless places, and more wickednes''
IN Sabbath des ecration, in selling t.
minors, in selling on Sunday-than
for many years. b"
With vehement gestures the Rev.
w. l.. S. Murray Of st. Paul's NJ. L.
Church last evening faced congre-
CATION which filled st. Paul'S NJ. K.
Church and made the remark quoted
81 am getting warm continued
the doctor, "and feel like taking oil
my coat To this work.
The subject of the minister's dis.
course was Mrs. Carrie Nation, who,
with her Ratchet, has be9n destroying
saioorS in Kansas. The speaker had
alluded to the Kansas cpis odes and
was speaking OF the need Of reform
in Wilmington when he made the re-
marks quoted. lie was very earnest
and the large congregation listened
attcntively. DR., Murray continued;
II arraign the officials Of this city
for sitting in their places or walking
Oh their beats when, as, believe
they know " here this Wickedness 10
carried on and yet wait for the Law
and Order Society, the members Of
the Citizens League or ministers OF
the gospel to bring their evidence
against these wrong doers v
Tn the subject OF reform here DR..
Murray continued:
II believe in prohibition of the
liquor traffic, root and branch; but l
will assist in protecting all law-ab'd-
ing saloon-kccpers. The time mas
come when we ought to hav" u cru
SADIE in Wilmington against all law
breakers, and | believe the Jaw atld.
ing saloo! icepcrs. tile Law and Or.
der Society, the Citizens League, the
ministers of the gospel and all law
loving citizens ought to unite against
speak.easics, gambling dens and
places Of iniquity Of every kind.
In abiding to Mrs. Nation, DR..
Murray said that the men of Kansas
appeared to have been asleep and 1t
was necessary for woman to arouse
them. Mrs. Nation is not a lunatic
running at large, but an educated
woman with the spirit of God, the
speaker believed. In her soul. He
spoke of saloons being forbidden un.
der the constitution OF Kansas, and
pointed out that under the law all
saloons in Kansas are common null.
sauces and have no standing.
DR.. Murray believed Mrs. Nation
bad started movement which would
bring good results and that in years
to come her name would be honored.
He compared her With Deborah of the
Bible times, who led the lsraelites
when the men We're afraid to move,
and Joan Of Arc, who was burned,
but whose memory was rcvered and
who in after years was canol2ed. lie
also compared her with John Brown,
who was executed for beginning a
movement Is libcralc the slaves, but
whose name is now honOred by those
who have seen the elect OF the work
IN which he was 4 mover.
DR.. Murray did not agree with Cardi.
nal Gibbons that women unScXed
themselves when they engaged in
violence as did Mrs. Nation, but
thought women would be honored for
such stand against wrong doing.
lie spoke of the first husband of Mrs.
Nation dying from the effect of drink
and Of her brother-in-law spending
$50, 900 through drink and asked II
il was any wonder that she hated
liquor. Or. Murray closed with a
plea for law aud order and by plctur-
ing the terrible fate of drunkard
and the piIablc condition Of the
drunkard's family. -