The San Francisco call., 1904-12-20
VICE
OF The CITY
ev.Samuel TempletOn Talks
TO Fellow Ministers of
Dives and Debaucheries
MANY MEETINGS HELD
says There Are Upward of
1000 Societies Holding
Weekly Gatherings Here

San Francisco's slums, its dives, its
saloons. its vaudeville shows, its clubs.
lis secret orders, its labor unions and
It's chruches and charities. were some Of
The things discussed yesterday by the
Rev. Samuel A. Templeton before a
meeting Of the Presbyterian Ministers
Association. The Rev. J. McLaugh-
hn presided. The Rev. Mr.. Temple
ton who has had experience in many
states Of the Union. said in part:
have not come 10 you in the spirit Of ap-
Irehersion or Of fear Of defeat. Tor ! have not
tailed I ana not either anxious apprehen-
sife Of The future for 1 believe in the gospel
Qf Jesus Christ. j is the power OF Geo unto
salvation 10 al who believe. even IN TINS great
city.
i an no pessimist. came here some eight
months ago with no intention Of staying more
kan a -ew weeks, but began 70 Flsit me
dens and the dives o. iniauity and ! found
plenty. more and more yet Everything was
40 questions asked was hcrrihed a. the
number CT small groggeries and groceries that
were dealing out rum. Rum every where poor
Norkmen dazed with drink; women and young
Kris, TOO. drunken and degraded. ] visited
The Courthouses and isils the County and
City Hospital, the Almshouse and Rescue
Mission black eyes and broken heads, blood
shot faces. diseased bodies faced me every
"a where-almost all caused through drink.
DinCy. dirty saloons are in their thousands
the south side. Some places in the vicinity
% the Preside ] found with private stalls for
women ana men 70 carouse ana drink IN None
~ these pieces are licensed. however. by the
city, but by far the most gorgeous ana foul
Gems of sin are in the Tenderlcin-the devil 6
F-om Kearny street and Market up to Tay-
lor street and north as far as o Farrell. vice
IN al lis glowing forms is practiced night and
oay Here can be found rich. gsudy concert
halls. restaurants I'm the cellars, dark cur
foul men and saudy. despicable women Here
houses exist for immoral purposes. licensed as
hotels. where men OF wealth come from Chi
caao and 81 Louis and other parts to find
free practice in this city.
This is also the worst district for high gam
biin2. Chinatown is petty, poor game COM
pared 10 the upper rooms in some OF these
hiEh-tCued cafes and saloons I told
everything is open and defiant
There are vile pictures. lewd statuary
adornin= these vaults Of sin Yet men and
women 60 boldly and publicly into these dives.
Even. D am t0lo, married women and men fire.
quenf these restaurants and halls OF music
and vice.
Ih-re is amid all this a very strict police
guard over the streets find the police about
rs well cquipCed here as in some OF the best
cities East. one has to so into these places
% see the vice on the street everything is in
perfect order san Francisco has thorough
J. disciplined set Of police officers. but they
have no authority; il as politics that is run
In the Eastern States there is less respec,
f0T man or woman who is a debauchee
Eers the woman that has divorced the most
husbands Is TIE most highly respected It is
an honor for man 70 be accompanied by such
--=rrlne OF vice
There are not less than 25.o0O men employed
in sc-ne way in the liquor traffic There an
~i-l. hartenders. We have an average Of three
'cllos every day and nearly many mur-
ders. with 20o0 divorces every year. or an av-
eraee of one divorce 70 every three and halt
marriages.
Taen we have in this city an enormous in
crease Cf clubs. secret orders and social and
friendship societies. Fifty labor unions. I am
Informed, meet on the Sabbath. There are
eh-ut 300 labor unions in the city. making 800
meetings each week Three Odd Fellows
lodges -Cecr sabbath morning and have TIT
ual with holy hymns and r high priest and
patriarch u their own. Outside the church
and Y. ~ C.. A.. We have upward Of So
weekly meetings held IN the city for clubs
lodges and unions. Including the eighty-sx
clubs. there no less than 1000 meetings
cach week outside Of the religious worship
snd Y. II Q. A. and schools and colleges and
business meetings.
The Rev. T. F. Brown spoke before
the Methodist Minister'S Association
Yesterday on "Sermonic Construction
and Literary Form"
The Rev. Madison Slaughter ad-
dressed the Baptist Ministers Meeting
yesterday on the Relation Of the
Church 10 Political and Social Prob
lens"
DR.. Walter n. White reported to
the Christian Church Minister'S Asso-
citation the following names for the
nominating committee for the ensu-
ing year: The Rev. Frank S. Ford
president; Rev. E. w. Darst, vice
president: Rev. L. z. Scott, secretary
Programme committee: Dean Var
Kirk, D. D, and the Rev. P. c. Mac.
farlane.