Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-27

northeast. the pastor, Rev. George E. Mayd-
Snare His text was: Keep Me From the
Shares Which They Have Laid for Me, and
the Gins of the Workers of Iniquity."
Psa I41:9)
This is an appeal he said, from one
that Is In jeopardy. and who feels that he
has nee dof specific help, to God, who he
evidently believes has concern for him.
IN MS individual capacity the minister
may stand for Jesus Christ as Paul taught.
IN It's collective state the church stands
for the kingdom of God Therefore, any
appeal that be made today to God for re-
lief In anywise must find response from the
ministry and church to the extent of their
ability to afford the same" Following is a
synopsis of his argument: ~
Iheme-Removing the snares. Cd The
saloon Is a snare-A snare Is a trap. Usu-
ally 1t has Its bait. They who enter go
INTO them unsuspectingly. ID The saloon
is a snare to the constant habitue or
patron; C) The saloon Is a snare to the
moderate drinker and to the person that
takes the social glass; CD The saloon is
S snare 70 the person trying to reform; a.
Inc saloon Is snare to the unsuspecting
daughters of our home; % The saloon Is a
snare to young men also.
I'D Why should we remove the snares?
dnere are numerous reasons for the slogan:
The saloon must co. Because they are
wholly evil; because they are a menace to
the country; because they undermine com
potency and rob society of the efficient serv-
lee or many; because they hasten multi
tudes to untimely graves.
Christian Church.
The following is an extract from the ser
mon of DR.. E. B. Bagby of the Ninth Street
Christian Church:
This day is the day observed by many
churches in this city as Temperance Sum-
day. 1 am anxious that have little tina
Is novel or original But the Christian min
G tny ,tret I'll
llne, precept upon precept is the command of
God, and while may not be able this even
ing to present anything very new or start
ling, L hope that L may present this subject
so that it may stir your consciences and
arouse you to new sense of duty. AS
cato closed every speech with the words
Carthage must be destroyed so the Chris
tlan minister must repeat over and over
again The saloon must CO." Now ia
miliarity with any evil lessons our appre-
citation of that evil, and the saloon has
fuorfshed SO. long in our midst that 1t be-
came so imbedded In the social, financial
and the political soil of our country that we
have come to think that nothing can be
DONE" -
Mr.. Bagby then commended the work of
the Anti-Saloon League because 1t was
definite In its aims, successful in its work,
and because 1t was omnfpartisan and inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL.
Methodist Episcopal South.
| W. LIZ boiiy ptStUF OF marvin NJ. II.
Church South. corner of 10th and B streets
southwest, preached at the evening service
from the text, Habhakuk, ILLS Some of
his expressions were:
How appropriate is the image of Baby
lon falling during a drunken revel. All the
passions or man have the barriers thrown
down and are thoroughly heated by the in
flaming drink Woe is the natural fruit of
such a tree"
Behold the horrors of it in our national,
social and domestic life. It should rouse
the conscience of the patriot as nothing
else. ALI who love home and respect the
future possible manhood and womanhood
In these our boys and girls should lend all
needed aid. The Christians heart should
be moved afresh at the continuing inflic-
tons of woe as only the divine comma nd
and warnings can move it,"
"Abate the evil? Yes. destroy the same
and save our youth. Place all the laws on
the statute books you can, with this salu-
tory object in view, and the sentiment of
all well-wishers of our common humanity
will sustain you in their execution"
Methodist Protestant
At morning service In the First M P.
Church, 18th street southeast, the new pas
! tor. Rev. A s. Beane. took his text for a
temperance sermon from Habakkuk, sec
| ond chapter. first clause of the fifteenth
verse. Some of his thought were:
Men tell us they ought to be free to do
claim. The citizens of a nation are men,
bers of household. and are mutually re-
| sponsible for the prosperity, comfort and
happiness of each other. Conduct upon the
part Of any that tends to mar the peace of
the home is reprehensible and brings a
shadow over the whole family.
mo one has right, merely for the graf
1ication OF his own appetite, to menace the
happiness and destroy the peace Of the
home, the state or the nation.
Not only are we part of all we've met,
but we are the result of the ages and the
untold sacrifices which preceded us, and
which conspired to bring US to our present
exalted position as a nation and as .ndi-
viduals, with its sublime privileges. We
are debtors both to the Greeks and bar
barians; both to. the wise and unwise. And
no man has any moral right to unfit him
self by any indulgence for the very best
possible good to his felowman. He Is I'M
true to a sacred trust who fails 10 do his
utmost to make the present and future
better because he has lived. I am glad the
saloon is licensed. Because that which we
can license we can regulate. and what we
can regulate we can destroy. The saloon
must CO..
The Friends.
At Friends Meeting House, LIST and C
streets northeast, an historical stateme mt
was read, beginning with temperance