The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-03
BOYLE MNOljtCES
THE SUBWAY TAVERN
49,
Protests Useof Name OF Church
as Shield for Dfiak
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DR. W. H. W. Boyle. at the House OF
Hope Presbyterian church last evening:
ronndly condemned Bishop Petter's actfoif'
in blessing a Se-caAed church saloon. :.
Dr. Boyle took the ground that IL Is I'M
possible to IN any way brfiig about a
community of interests between the SaF.;
Icons and the church without doing ;greal
harm to the church '.;1
Taking for his subject. rs There aASae-
stitute for the Modern Saioon-Is Bishop
Potter on the Right Track?" he said in
part: Rs'zs,.l',sf-
II want to say as positively as possible
that do not believe in Bishop Pottef's
plan to compete with the modern saloon.
The bishop has said that It is the purpose
of the saloon that he blessed to sell pure
hauors 10 moderate drinkers but would
like to ask him II he viii guarantee that
the same men that are now moderate
drinkers will long remain such? Can he
assure the anxious wives Of the patrons OF
the church saloon that their husbands
will LONG remain moderate drinkers and
respectable men?
II protest in the name of all that IS
holy against this use of the name of the
church to hide the iniquity of the drink
traffic and against the biaspherieus con-.
neetion thus made between the church
and the saloon. i would register my pro-
test against the singing OF the dexoiegy
in place being opened Tor the sale OF
liquor and de SO IN the name 9. e tilv
sight that, the opening of saloon 70 the
singing of sacred music
Mot the poor Mans Club
ut has been stated by Bishop Potter
that the saloon is the werlsingIlan's club
and that the men should be entitled to
a respectable place I'm which to spend his
idle hours the wealthy man having ms
club. All clubs of the wealthy men are
not drinking clubs, would have 1t known.
II any there are that make 1t practice
to serve drinks they should be done away.
worSingrnen of the country will file a
protest against the saloon being clasSed as
their club and will deny that they desire
to make use of barroems as place to
"If is the practice of many to blame
the CORPORATIONS and other influences be-
cause so few of the weFkihsmen oWil.
their own hsrnes. but IL is well kneEIn that
this condition is due largely to their pat
r0nage of the .Sa1peHS
The drink habit Is easily formed. and
/ would like to give an instance sixteen
years ago 1 knew young mana bright
and eleaa young man-whe formed re-
muneFatiye law partnership in New York
when ne left college. For SEINE Years 1
heard from him aud of his prosperity, but
more recently I have learned that he Is
today cleaning spitteons in Bowefy sa-
loon for what drinks the saioeakeepeF
drink habit.
Easy to Ferm Drink Habit
IF the policy of Bishop Potter IS to be
followed GENERALLY and respectable Sa-
looms are to be established II wall De
more easy to induce the young men to
form the drink habit. AT the recent con-
yention of saioonizeepers in Cincinnati II
was shamefuify proclaimed that It was
the duty OF the saloeniSeepefs to treat
the beys. as in this manner there Would
be plenty OF customers created. 1t IS the
bows new coming to manheod upon winch
the drink traffic must depend for future
support and In their Interest anc IN the
name OF all that Is sacred protest against
Bistop Potter's attempted competition
with the saioonkeeper in the name OF the
church.
DIR. BOYLE led up to this with the ar
Ettraeflt that the great evil Of the world,
as compared with which war and carr
mage is nothing. is the liquor traffic, and
that it having been the purpose and m
tent Of the church to wipe IT out, any
compromise tending te make the trafiie
respecta bic weaieens the opposition to 1T.
He. gave number Of Hlustfa ton OF the
harm that liquor has done. including a
severe attack upon st. Paul wine rooms
He announced that he will next Sunday
evening preach to young men. attacking
Sunday saloons and Sunday theaters, and
will then give those believing In such
practices an opportunity to reply.