Evening star., 1901-10-28

pastor; Union, 10th street northwest, Rev.
Page Milburn. pastor; Wesley Chapel, 9Th
pastor.
At Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church
South the pastor, Rev. j. r. Prettynan,
preached on temperance at his evening
Service.
Methodist Protestant.
The morning sermon at First NJ. p.
Church, 4th between e and G southeast.
was by the pastor, Rev. ]. w. Gray, and
had reference to the temperance reform.
and at the Georgetown NJ. P. Church the
pastor. Rev. j. D. Kinzer, preached on tenn
perance at his evening service. At the
North Carolina Avenue NJ. P. Church the
evening subject Of the pastor, Rev. A Nor
man Ward. was why We Fight the sa-
loon"
"A prominent politician of the state Of
Maryland, a man OF wide experience, and
one who understood a great deal about
human nature, said to me a few days ago.
I have come to the conclusion that man
cannot drink whisky without drinking too
much That is a straightforward state
ment, and one that cannot be controverted
The man who told me that was not tenn
perance man; he drank when he felt like
1t, but never got drunk, yet that was his
conviction after years Of experience.
There are many men who are moderate
drinkers, and think they do themselves no
hurt, but they are hurt nevertheless, and
they do incalculable harm to others who
do not possess the will power they have,
and are too weak to stand. Christ in His
church seeks to throw a protection around
the weak brother. For this cause we are
organized not simply that we may get to
heaven, but that we may get through the
world and come off conquerors here. We
wage war against the saloon because
everything in heaven and on earth COM
mands us to do it. To my mind, the church
that does not create and maintain a strong
sentiment against the saloon is not fulfill
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rock, but upon the sand and has no real
influence in redeeming the world from sin.
If a church stands for anything at all, it
stands for the destruction of this foe Of
heaven and earth, and as it deals with this
question so does it stand or fall in Its di-
vinely appointed task.
Presbyterian.
In most of the Presbyterian churches the
day had been pre-empted for other SUBJ
jects, as the general assembly did not rec
ommend the observance of a particular
Sunday this year.
At the Church of the Covenant. Connecti-
cut avenue, Rev. TeuniS Hamlin, the pas
tor, included the theme in his public pray
ers.
At Eastern Church, 9th and Maryland
avenue northeast, Rev. Thomas Chalmers
Easton, DID,. the pastor, preached at
morning service on "A Model Strenuous
Life" and at evening service on Moral
Perils of Our Great Cities.''
At lexington Church, North Capitol and
@ streets, the pastor, Rev. W. Taliaferro
Thompson. DID, took as his evening text
the commandment Thou Shalt Not Kill"
In speaking from this text DR.. Thompson
asked and answered affirmatively the three
questions, Does not this command pro-
hibit the habitual personal use of intoxi-
eating drink?' Does it not prohibit the
drinking usages of our social life?' and
Does it not emphasize the obligation of
Official position to enact or to enforce laws
looking to the suppression Of the traffic in
1ntoxicants as a beverage?'
In his remarks upon the second question
he said: IF it's constant use has the dire
tendency to ruin health and unsettIe the
reason and convert man into an imbecile or
a criminal, and to destroy his SOUL is it not
the part of true friendship to say nothing
of Christian charity, to shield from it's fas-
cinating and injurious power those with
whom we have anything to do? Shall the
social feelings of our nature, and the gen.
erous inspiration of the hour of hospitable
and the imm ca surable strength
OF personal solicitation and example be
come the auxiliaries of a temptation that
may destroy both soul and body?
The career of every inebriate begins with
but one drink. Will you incur the RESPONSE
bility Of being the one to proffer that
drink? The dreadful end of every inebriate
Is surely fastened by one drink more Will
you become the means of precipitating the
irremediable catastrophe? Remember, that
in every glass there is possible ruin for the
one to whom you give it.
IF it were your son. or brother or hus-
Dand, upon whom this habit was about to
fasten-this habit with it's train of CHASTITY
consequences-would you esteem any sacri-
nee too great to avert the threatened ca
lamity? Well, it is some ones son. or BROTH
er, or husband, whom you are enticins to a
habit from which there may be no extrfca-
ton forever"
A National Danger.
AT First Presbyterian Church, a. street
northwest, Rev. Donald C. Macleod, the
pastor preached his morning sermon on
the theme "1ntemperance a Pre-eminent
National Danger"
The object Of the days observance was
mentioned in the public prayers at Fourth
Presbyterian Church, 18th and Yale streets
northwest, Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, DID, pas
tor There was no sermon in the morning
because of the observance of the Lords
supper.
At Gurley Memorial, Florida avenue. the
subject of Rev. j. Russell Verbrycke the
pastor, at morning service was "NabaTs
drunkenness and Its Lessons" his text he
ing 1st Samuel: 25, g.
AT metropolitan Presbyterian Church. 4th
street southeast, Rev. George N. Iuccock
the pastor, preached at evening service on
the theme Every Man Himself a Sanctu-
ary for Spiritual Worship"
AT Sixth Presbyterian Church 9Th s+rae+
soutnWest, the temperance reform was the
be-
Ing preached by the pastor, Rev. d. W
Skellenger. ~ w.
AT. Takoma Park PRESBYTERIAN Church
Kew John Van Ness, the pastor. preachad
at morning service on "The Personal EIe-
ment IN the Temperance Question" his text
belng Woe unto him that giveth his neieh.
Dor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him
ana makest him drunken also" (Habakkulx
2: 15). \ii"odAhuh
Reformed Church,
The day was observed as temneranoe
Sunday at Grace Reformed Church 15tb
street northwest, Rev. John M. schick
DID,, pastor. 'A'
United Brethren
At First Memorial u B. Church North
Capitol street, Rev. o. w. BURNER tho
pastor, preached at the morning. service IN
Education," including temperance aeita-
ton as one department of such work in
the church. AL
Universalist.
At the Church Of Our Father 18th street
northwest, the text at the morning service
was. And the Lord said unto Cain. where
is Abel, thy brother? And he said; know
not. am l my brothers keeper?"
Rev. John Van Schaick, jr, the pastor. in
his sermon said:
ITO compel strict honest enforcement Of
all laws, good and bad, or to bring about
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