Evening star., 1905-10-23
Sermons Yesterday on Re
quest Of Anti Saloon League
IN SIXTY CHURCHES
SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENTS
AGAINST DRINK HABIT.
Opposition to Restoration Of Army
Canteen-Dr. Power Discusses
"Utility Of Drunkenness.

churches of all names throughout the Dis
trict as District of Columbia Temperance
Sunday" In response to request of the
Ant-saloon League of the District. The
request was that each pastor should speak
on some phase of the temperance reform
at one of the services October %: or, If
this should be impracticable. to recognize
the day in announcements public prayer,
with an address perhaps some other
date.
The reasons given for the date were the
near approach of the expiration or ali
liquor licenses, October 81. and the oppor-
tunity to oppose renewals and the imprac-
ticability of earlier dates owing to summer
vacations.
The pastors of about sixty churches. it
is said by an officer of the league, sent ac-
ceptances in writing of the intent on to
comply. Those who promised one or more
sermons October % were, according to
church designation as follows:
Baptist-Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, Beth-
any Church; Rev. Robert A. Armstead,
Delaware Avenue Church; Rev. J. T. Low
ing, Enon Church; Rev. Theron Outwatef,
Kendall Church; Rev w. P. Gibbons. In.
D., Mt. Carmel Church; Rev. I. Williams
Mt. Lebanon Church; Rev. Waiter IL.
Brooks, d. D., Nineteenth Street Churcn'
Rev James H. Lee Third Church; Rev. ].
H. Hill West Washington.
Christian-Rev. F. d. Power, LII. W
Vermont Avenue; Rev E. B. Bagby. Ninth
Street.
Congregational-Rev. D. w. Montgomery.
Fifth Church; Rev Sterling N. Brown, Lin
coin Temple.
Lutheran-Rev. ID. h. WlSeman, Chui Gu
of Our Redeemer
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. Charles o.
Isaac Anacostia; Rev. George Buckier,
Brightwood Park; Rev. Joseph Dawson,
Calvary; Rev. w. l.. Orem, Congress
Heights; Rev. Robert NJ. Moore. Foundry;
Rev w Lee Lynn, Gorsuch; Rev. - L.
Perkins, Mt. Zion Rev Harold NJ: ed Kiue5'
North Capitol; Rev. Sylvester II. Norwood
Simpson; Rev. S. Reese Murray. Union;
M e. Church South-Rev. D. l.. Blake
more. Eoworth. y
Methodist Protestant - Rev. Theo. y.
Grouse, Congress Street; Rev. Richard
Shipley, North Carolina Avenue
Presbyterian - Rev. Thomas c. Easton'
D. D., Eastern; Rev. w. Taliaferro Thomp-
son, lexington; Rev George M. GuIIinIilss' ,I'
Garden Memorial: Rev. D. W. Skeilenger'
Sixth; Rev George Bailey, Western.
Protestant Episcopal-Rev. w. G. Daven-
port Emmanuel; Rev. Randolph II. Mcklm,
D. D.. Epiphany; Rev. Herbert Scott Smith,
St. Margarets; Rev. w. L. De Vries. st.
Marks; Rev. David Barr, Trinity, Takoma
Park.
Reformed - Rev. ]. M. Schick. D. D.,
Grace.
Roman Catholic-Rev Father Eugene A.
Hannah, St Martins.
Tndenominati ational-Rev. Alex. Kent. D.
D., the Peoples Church
Some of the Responses.
Rev. w E Parsoni d. D., pastor of the
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, and
Rev. John Lee Brooks, pastor of Emory M.
E. Church South, promised sermons Is not
called from the city.
Rev. E Hez Sven. pastor of Second
Baptist Church, replied: Expect to CO.
operate in some way. Rev Claude =:
Jones, Thirty fourth Street Christian, could
only promise mention, October -, In view
of his sermon October 8.
DR.. S. NJ. Newman, First Congregational,
replied: Il will call attention to the mat
ter as forcibly l can at both services
ment."
Rev George w. King. Dumbarton Ave-
nue. NJ. E., answered: I expect to begin
revival services October 10 or 90. l will
do the best l can in reference to this
work
DR.. ]. c. Nicholson, pastor of Trinity NJ.
E. Church, said in reply: i will be absent
from my pulpit all day Sunday, October %.
mention of the subject, and an appeal to
help the cause financially. The Anti-Saoon
League is believed in heartily by me and
commands my earnest cooperation"
DR.. Carl G. Doney expected to be absent
from the city, but promised to have his
substitute preach as requested. ANY
way" he said, Il will see that there is a
temperance sermon soon In Hamine."
Rev. ]. Ernest I.itsinger. Mt. Tabor M.
P.s excusing himself as did several others.
because of his sermon on the subject Oc-
tober s, added: II shall not fail to mako
some mention of your request on October
22 You have my prayers and any
help l can give to overthrow the greatest
curse to our beloved land"
DR.. Teunis s. Hamlin of the Church of
the Covenant replied that he could not
ac of ptb
gagements, but he would, as always, do
what he could.
DIR. Joseph T. Kelly of the Fourth Pres
byteran Church and Rev J. Russell Yer
brycke of Gurey Memorial could not preach
on the subject again SO soon after October
8, but they practically promised to call at
tention to the matter October %, and to
remember the cause In prayers at service
Universalist Church, expected to be at Min
neapolis attending general convention, but
promised to arrange to have recognition
made Of the day.
League o GERS Gratifled.
1t is said that the officers OF the league
feel very greatly encouraged by so many
compliances with their request especially
In view Of the fact that one phase at least
OF the same subject was presented in SO
many of pulpits recently as Octo-
Der g.
Those who accepted for other dates than
October % were: Rev. c. II. Butler. Keller
Memorial Lutheran; Rev. ]. NJ. Gill. Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Protestant: Rev.
Geo. E. Maydwell. Waugh Methodist Epis-
copal; DIR. w. c. Alexander West Street
Presbyterian, and Rev. Father Paul Grif-
fifth, st. Augustines Roman Catholic.
Bishop Earl Cranston of the Methodist
Episcopal Church replied: ''Out of the city
all of October to the Gath. Success to your
cause
Rev NJ ]. Houck, pastor Of Memorial
Church. United Brethren In Christ, excus-
ing himself because of the conference in
his church. took occasion to say: Il am
in hearty accord with the league"
DR.. ]. G. Butler, pastor of Memorial
Lutheran Church, absent at synod, said Il
need not tell you that the Memorial pulpit
and pews are on the firing line in this bat
tie against the saloon 1t is life conflict;
but we have reason to congratulate our
selves upon the constantly improving public
sentiment in temperance reform. Business
and monied interests are awaking more and
more to the unwsdom of employing men
who drink. Our army friends, l think, err
In hoping to improve the morale of the men
by restoring the canteen Better clear out
the low dives that gather around homes
and posts, etc. The people who have the
ballot do not want the canteen restored
and hope ii will not be-