New-York tribune., 1901-11-25
ON SUNDAY SALOON CLOSING,
VIEWS OF CLERGYMEN AND OTHERS o,
BISHOP DoANEs EXPRESSIONS.

There was stir'in the city yesterday when the
announcement of Bishop Doanes reslgnaton as
chairman of the Church Temperance Society," be-
cause of his belief that the saloons Of the city
,bo,,15 he omen at certain hours On Sunday, was
read in The Tribune. The Bishops letter TO hop-
ert Graham. general secretary OF the society IN
which he said that he was unable TO take 'he
7,osttion which the Church Temperance Society
took the other day., was discussed Win coliS'U
erable warmth and freedom
That the excise question IS fast becoming a lead
ing subject for debate among those who nave the
hest interests of the city at heart was eVloenI
from the responses made to series OF pi
nut yesterday to representative thinkers on TINS
question Said Dr. Andrew H Smith, OF the eA-
ec,,+iye committee of the Church Temperance 30
ciety:
honestly believe that the excise question Is sne
Come TO such pass that something reIlafola IN
be done and done soon ,dng Lnings nTabem Is COM
yiex one hut ii must be solved have strong con-
Is1 ndenIf qbeT n Backed a by Viriie public sentiment
ind a way out of our difficulty WhateveT is de-
fiasd das IS n0Gqf oersain s'1H The f Raines law
sneeSilv repealed il Will only serve spread de-
ceit and subterfuge still further
The Rev. Dr. D. Parker Morgan,arector Of the
Church of the Heavenly Rest:
am in sympathy with Bishop ,Doane's views. 1
dately after church services to allow the working
man man an e Spt open 10 after ocock in the after
noon. Such a step would not be a concession n te 70
opening would favor most the Germans Than whom
we have finer examples Of citizenship. l thins
not fair that the expensive hotels and restaurants
nrohibted from so doing We should not make
one law for the rich and another forth for the poor
but ] can say absolutely that they have never yet
succeeded in keeping side doors closed everything
We want no frauds and no false pretensions
thinkers in this city. but believe am as pract
cal in she matter as L am sincere We should oper
the saloons for a little while on Sunday.
The Rev Dr. David L. Greer. rector of St Bar
thoIomew's Church:
portant matter can say now. however that
Shall take some middle ground. disagree with
keep the saloons closed Given army officer oil
some one who is used to being obeyed and there
Bshop 0 Doane @ is thoro1ghy rank and honest
am sorry / cannot agree with him.
Colonel b. F. Watson. president,of the Church
Temperance Legion:
,sgreed upon the question OF Sunday liquor traffic
Six years ago he agreed with me that saloons
capneete % Hall meeting then held three e thousanG
Representatives citizens believed as 1 did. / notice
views upon the subject. take issue with. him OF
his first point that the saloons cannot be closed
The fact that saloonkeepers have not observed the
law is proof that they cannot be made to do sc
by our new Te19rm ss Gyefg o&rganiae6 &
greater less degree Of collusion on the part o,
have an honest and efficient police force. honest
" administered. Badly enforced the liquor Law
20 a considerabie extent To close the front doc,
and leave the SIDE door open is some encourage
The Bishops statement that the operation of the
Raines law at present IS aecomPandied with evil.
prevent may be true. But these wrongs would
yeld to me strict Of OF the iaw @ sstshoL
years more been trying to obtain the passage