Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-27
AGAINST THE SALOON
Observance Of Temperance
Sunday in City Churches.
THE ANNUAL REVIVAL
LOCAL PASTORS STATE VIEWS BE
GARDING DRINK TRAFFIC.
Abstracts Of Sermons Delivered In
Compliance With Request OF
Anti-Saloon League.
THE ANNUAL REVIVAL

For several years the last Sunday in Oc-
tober has, to a large extent, been observed
in Washington as Temperance Sunday"
The selection Of this date has from time to
time been recommended by the Anti-Sal DON
League of the District because all liquor
licenses expire here with the month Of Oc-
tober and must be renewed subject to re-
monstrances on the part of those interested
in their restriction and suppression.
The seventh annual series Of revival
meetings under the auspices Of the Anti
Saloon League closed yesterday with dis
courses by many Of the church pastors. on
various phases Of the temperance reform.
Last year at least forty-fve churches Of
sixteen denominations complied with the
request Of the league. Yesterdays figures
have not yet been collated. but the day was
more or less generally observed throughout
the District at one Of the church services.
Following are extracts from some OF tine
sermons, including those of several Of the
newly installed pastors, giving their views
on the saloon question:
Baptist Churches.
Rev c. F. Winbfgler, Ph.M.. at First
Baptist Church, 10th street northwest.
preached Sunday morning on the theme,
1.-THE Church and the Saloon" taking two
texts, "Shall the throne of iniquity have
fellowship with thee, which frameth mis-
chief by law" Psalms 94:20; THE church
Of the living God, the pillar and ground OF
the truth" I Timothy, 3:15.
There Is no throne Of iniquity," he said,
"that is so terrible and far-reaching in Its
devastating consequences as the liquor traf-
f1c. 1t is an ally of all that is bad and an
enemy of all that is good. There is not one
solitary redeeming feature about It.
1.-The church of the living God Is an insti-
tuition for the PRONUNCIATION and upholding
of the truth. 1t Is to be a witness for the
truth. and therefore cannot have fellowship
with anything that is false or that makes
falsehoed pass for the truth. Its purpose Is
to develop character that Is Christlfke. pure
and truthful.
There are. at least. four systems Of edu-
cation in this nation recommending them-
selves to the favorable consideration OF the
people.
Three systems everybody comedies to
be good and necessary-one of them is look
ed upon by many as the greatest curse
that has ever afflicted mankind.
Home, School and Church.
1.-The home is the type Of heaven when
1t is governed by the rule Of heaven, and in
It is found protection. love. sacrifice and de-
votion. Here teaching and example lay the
foundation for future good character and
citizenship. God bless our homes.
1.-THE school is at the basis Of intellectual
and moral progress in our nation, and
through its instruction our sons and daugh-
tiers are brought to realize the inheritance
of liberty and enlightenment and are pre-
pared to Intellectually and morally appre-
ciate and appropriate the great lessons
learned and utilized in the development Of
the body. soul and spirit. May God wither
the hand of any man who would destroy
that system.
THE church is the skylight of our life,
through which the Sun of Righteousness
may send His warmth, brightness and life,
to the comfort. hope and blessing Of all
who know Him. whom to know is life
eternal May God bless and prosper the
church more and more.
The Contrast.
1.-The fourth system is the liquor traffic.
embodied mainly in the saloon In it's teach
ings. business and direful consequences to !
all who are in fellowship with it. 1t Is the
enemy of the home, the school and the
church. and Is a gigantic monster, the
blacklist iniauity and the unmtigating
curse of this nation and the world 1t
seems strange to me that mankind does
not arise in it's might and wipe this mon
strous evil from the face of the earth.
az, The he sch schools of this N, nation cost about
about S200.0OO,O00 annually. The liquor
traffic costs about $3.50 100000 annually.
This nation pays $3.50 for school and
church and $3.50 for the saloon. The school
educates the boy to be a good, intelligent,
moral citizen-the saloon destroys his good
and his intellect and makes him i'm
moral and a drunkard.
THE church tries to make clear mans
relationship to God and to his felowman,
and thus help him to live above selfshness
and Standardization in the spiritual atmo-
sphere in which there is happiness The
saloon takes man away from God, destroys
his power to fulfill his obligations to his fell
bowman. and developes the meanest kind Of
selfshness. and degrades him to a position
Inr 40 hn eh,,k
light of the soul.
1.-The church cannot help opposing the
licensing of the business. When we license
the liquor traffic we become. as far as we
give our consent to It, particeps criminis
with that business in It's results.
The talk of having church-saloon is
the silliest twaddle. and is disgusting. It
Is far better for ecclesastics to help men
to live better life than to be encouragi
them by insinuation, If not by direct state
ment, to get drunk
Intemperance in All Forms.
Rev. 8. Geriah Lamkins B. D., pastor of
the Tenth Baptist Church. preached yester-
day morning against fntemperance In all of
its forms, but especially the intemperance
of strong drink His text was taken from
Proverbs, Goth chapter and LIST verse:
wine Is mocker and strong drink Is rag
ing. and whatsoever is deceived thereby Is
not wise" The man that Is deceived he
said, Is fooled. IT makes no difference by
whom or what It Is bad enough to be
made fool of and then be let alone, but
how much worse Is it to be fooled and then
Knocked or laughed at? This is just what
strong drink does with every one who In
dulges in 1t. The drunkard Is made to be-
lieve that strong drink is the thing that he
needs to make him healthy, happy and
WISE but he learns when 1t is too late that
1t makes him poor. miserable, wretched
and blind. AT last 1t biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder"
Presbyterian.
VIM. j. Hutchinson, PhD., the new pastor
of Westminster Memorial Presbyterian
Church 7th near street southwest,
preached from the text Proverbs, 1434,
righteousness exateth a nation; but sin
Is reproach to any people,"