Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-13
RESOLVING SENDS
NATION TO HE'LL
HOMER CASTLE STIRS TAE
CHAUTAU0UANS
Temperance Day at Long Beach
Marked by Csustic Address.
Church Bows Knees 70
Rum Traffic
Special TO The Herald.

Special TO The Herald.
LONG BEACH, July 9.--It was
large, appreciative audience that faced
! little Homer Castle this afternoon
when he stood upon specially con-
| structed elevation on the auditorium
platform and delivered a stirring lecture
on the subject, christian Patriotism
as Applied to the Saloon"
While physically dimnutive, Castle
is not little in the other sense. He had
much to do with the wrecking of the
Republican machine in the keystone
state and has attained a national repu-
tation as foe to intemperance and
graft.
This was temperance day of the
| Chautauqua and the auditorium was
thrown open to the public. 1t had
been announced that the reserve seats
would be held for their purcha sers, but
when the hour for the lecture arrived
and number of the seats in that Sec
tion were vacant, President Dorland
invited those sitting further back In
the house to move forward and occupy
them.
Caricatures First
Castles address was prefaced by
music by the Pomona College Glee
club and by a "chalk talk" by G.. j.
schumacher, who drew pictures of folk
having various views of the liquor
question. One of the interesting pic
lures was of the church member who
talks and prays temperance, but votes
license. Another was of the man who
talks booze and votes booze. In OPEN
ing his lecture Mr.. Castle defined the
terms patriotism and christian" In
the name of patriotism, he said, num-
erous evils had been eradicated. The
name Christian is the grandest name
on earth. Christianity and patriotism
should work unitedly for better things.
abolish the divorce laws that allow
the two to be kept apart" he said "and
prepare the world for the second COM
ing of the Christ"
He said that, despite the fact that
the Christian voters have an enormous
power if all would stand together it
was only under extraordinary circum-
stances that any official, from the
president to the town constable, was
elected without bowling the knee to
the rum traffic. The situation of the
church, as regards the question, he held
to be ineXpressibly foolish.
Church Has Power
"The church has power to close 240,-
600 saloons" said he but stands with
y
quaking, fearful to act because there
are considerations
One of the most affecting parts of
the lecture was comparison drawn
between the evils of the license system
and hypnotist, who, after waving his
magic wand before a youth until he
had passed from life to death, calmly
stated that he was unable to restore
him to life again.
Another striking comma ri son was that
drawn the chariot race in the drama
tization of Ben Hur" and the race
between parties at election time. In
the play the two drivers, Messela and
Ben Hur. appear to be eXerting every
effort to defeat one another, but the
outcome of the race" is determined by |
the individual stationed beneath the
stage who operates the machinery in
such a way as to always make the |
Jew win.
This" he said, has been the political !
situation in this country for twenty
five years.
Hang Up Religion
He severely criticised the church
people who hang their religion up with
their Sunday clothes, not to use them
between one Sunday and the next.
He spoke of the resolutions adopted |
by the Methodist general assembly, but
stated that the church people We're
sending the nation to hell by continued
resolving" With the proper spirit and
cooperation and less of the spasmodic |
Christianity, he said, the liquor ques-
tion could be settled, for He has said, |
THE cause of the righteous man shall
prosper"
The lecture is said to be one of the |
strongest pleas for activity in the anti
saloon crusade that was ever delivered
in the great hall,
The class work today was largely
attended.
Instead of lecture by Prof. j. II. |
Hoose this morning Prof. T. G. Knoles
of U. S. c. lectured on the subject,
Responsibility for Moral Reforms
before the class in current events.
Prof. Charles f. Kent in the Bible
study class used the topic, Samuel,
Saul and David, Makers of the King
DOM"
Prof. George Leslie occupied the
child study hour, dwelling especially
in his talk upon the need of manual
training and gymnasium work in con-
nection with children's regular school
ing.
The classes in drawing, under Mrs
Macleod and Miss Neville, are unusu-
ally large. Before this year this class
has always been able to meet in one
section.
Cooking Class
Mrs. Dutton of Throop. instructor in
domestic science, has taught this class
at the local Chautauqua for eleven
years. Several women are in her class
now who have been in all the preceding
ones. This may have something to do
with the famed art of Long Beach
housewives.
The program for tomorrow includes
a lecture at in the afternoon by Dr..
Charles Locke and one at night by the
Russian exile, Count Alex Lochwitsky.