The Washington times., 1901-10-23
THE SALOON DENOUNCED.
Rev. DR.. Banks Addresses the
Temperance Revival Meeting.
Urges Cooperation with Interests
AntaEonistic to Liquor Traffic
Statistics of Local Liccnscs-Pro-
Srnmme of TOnight's Session.

| ne Seconu session OF Inc SKIN aunua
anti-saloon revival was held last night a
the First Congregational Church, Tent
and G Streets northwest, in the presenc
of fairly large audience. The Rev
| Luther b. Wilson, d. D., Acting Presi
dent of the American Anti-Salool
| League, led the exercises.
The meeting was opened with singinl
under the leadership of L. o. Sellers, AM
| Clarence Ernest Beatty presiding at tn
| organ. The Rev. S. NJ. Newman, d. d.
| pastor of the First Congregations
Church, conducted the devotional esser
| cises. Chairman Metcalf, of the Commit
tee of Arrangements. announced the pro
gramme for the week. Following this ;
collection was taken Up to defray the ex
penses incident to the revival exercises
A quartette from the choir of the Univer
salist Church rendered number of selec
tions. The quartette consisted of Mis-:
| Catherine Bates, Miss Irma G. Callahan
Julius Hulling, and Dana Holland. Thi:
again was followed by congregations
| singing.
The chairman. DIR. Wilson, opened tn,
session by stating that one of the great
| est evils today in the United States is tn,
saloon, and he argued that all endeavor'
| should be made to suppress the liquor
| traffic.
Rev. DR.. Wilson introduced as the
! speaker of the evening the Rev. Louis
Albert Banks, ID. D., pastor of Grace
| NJ. Il. Church. DR.. Banks advocated the
initiation of an old-fashloned temperance
| agitation.
lie stated that twenty years ago such a
movement swept over the country and
took some of the best States by storm,
and also some of the best and biggest
newspapers. The speaker declared that
there is not enough spirit and enthusiasm
today in the churches in support of the
temperance mo bement. DIR. Banks pre-
dicted that, in the struggle which is
going on between the good people and the
liquor interests, the former will come out
on top, and that the saloon is to die.
Il tell you said the speaker, ''ff any
thing is to be done In Washington it is
to be done by this crowd. We need not
think for moment that politicians will
enter this fight and help us If any fight
ing Is to be done it must be done by this
crowd. If the Christian churches In this
country would only stand together and
fight this evil the saloon would have to
go. But never mind; believe there is a
brighter day coming
But it must come from the people of
the church. We must be able to put our
selves in our brothers place. We need
to be aroused to keen sense of brother
hood and rescue those that are suffer
ing from the evils of the saloon. When
We are selfish. and have not that intense
feeling of brotherhood for those who
have Seen ruined by the liquor trade,
We cannot accomplish anything.
My creed in fighting the liquor traffic
is simply this: That l throw all my am
munition at my enemies and not any at
my friends. My creed is to hit every
liquor head that shows itself. If you
can't get all you want, get what you
can to trouble them and worry them.
Make life burden to them.
Il believe in the absolute annihilation
of the liquor saloon. l stand willing to
join hands with Protestant, Roman Cath
ole, Jew, Republican, Democrat. Social
list, and Populist to beat them--anything
at all to beat them.
Fight them always. tooth and nail.
Everything counts. Make it not for them.
You can't vote here, but l know what you
can do. You can protest Get fat and
kick. You can protest against the grant
ing Of licenses to saloons. IL we only
make people believe we are prohibition
gives us an esthetic tone, don't see any
good cause why we should continue.
Work. Work counts. Everything is
in the work. Go to work at once and
work so it counts There are times when
we hate the saloons; there are times
when there is deep feeling In our
hearts to wipe them from the earth. But
what are We doing? Are We asleep?
Why don't you go TO work against the
saloon, even at the risk of making
enemies, at the risk of losing your bust
Ntaa ,Fs1r H..
fiuence-at the risk of everything; why
don't you go to work?
Never mind the enemies you are sure
TO make or the hardships that you may
encounter in connection with your fight
against the saloon. Never mind that.
But, oh, you are doing good to your
neighbor.
drunkenness has made its inroads on
all classes, the rich well as the poor
1t has left its black imprint on many u
happy household. There never was a pen
yet to write the horrible story of the
liquor saloon. There never was a writer
yet who could truly portray the horrors
of that terrible liquor saloon Every
single liquor saloon will make drunkards
of its own.
III / could ! would close every saloon.
would not allow a single saloon to be in
business. Let's shut up every saloon we
can. There are a great many people who
are born with q thirst, and a taste. and
craving for drink. If you can keep
these people from being tempted in their
weak spot you are doing great work.
There is no greater saving for a com
munity than the closing down of the sa-
looms.
Establish good Christian homes. You
can't have anything good If you have TO
good Christian homes. There can't be a
saloon licensed in this city but that one
woman's lovcship goes down with it.
Stop that saloon! Stop that saloonr'
The services concluded with conGrcga-
ional singing and the benediction
James l. EWin, the President of thp
league in this city. has received a letter
from the Rev. Dr. Stafford, rector of
St. Patricks Church, in which he prom
ised to deliver a sermon on temperance
10 his congregation some Sunday in the
near future.
The programme for this evenings ser
Church corner Ninth and * Streets
northwest, 7:45 oclock-An evening with
the temperance organizations. Rev. +. ID.
Power. ID. D.. Secretary Congressional
unGer the leadership of Harry c. Kimbail,
with Clarence Ernest Beatty, organist;
devotional exercises. conducted by Rev
Forrest j. Prettyman, pastor Mount Yer
nouncements and collection; soprano solo.
Miss L. May Edmonston; addresses by
of the temperance organ
izations affiliated with the Anti-Saloon
League: the w. c. T. u, Mrs. Clinton
Smith, District President; the Good Tenn
plars, Edward H. JONES' G. C. T.; the
sons OF temperance Il. M. Bradley, Cen
eral Secretary: singing: benediction.
A little printed slip containing the fol-
lowing statement was distributed at last
nights meeting: The Saloon Must Col
Liquor Licenses In the District of Colum-
hia: In 1885, 500 retail. 172 wholesale; total,
772; population to each license, 32s In
1900, 5l5 retail 125 wholesale; total. go:
population to each license 435. Net re-
duction In years. IS retail. Al wholesale;
total, 1872. Applications for Liquor Lii,
censes: In 1895, $50 retail. 1873 wholesale:
total, $685. In 1900. 53i retail, 135 whole
sale; total. 666; decrease In five years, III
retail, As wholesale; total, 169
The actual closing of 132 liquor-selling
Dlaces In five wears is very encnura cInr