Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-02

duet a bipartisan crusade against the
liQuor traffic here
ut will not be my fault" said Mr.. Smith
in the course of his address, IF | do not
make the liquor dealers of Washington
angry before l get through. / am warm in
the cause tonight; | shall be warmer to-
morrow night, hot the next night, hotter
the next and burning up the next"
Mr.. Smith has just completed revival
work in Staunton, Va. While there Mrs.
Smith died, and III consequence he has de-
clined to fill all engagements except that
which he had here, and when has has COM
pleted this work he intends to return to
Birmingham with his wife's BODY. He re-
ferred to his sorrow last night, saying his
coming to these meetings is the most heroic
thing he ever did.
Mr.. Smiths Theme.
Mr.. Smiths text was 1T is high time to
| awake out of sleep Romans KILL.
Il do not need to inform your minds in
this country about the evils of the drink
traffic, he said. You know them full
well. What l need to do is to teach your
hearts. If you only realized the greatness
of the evil you would never rest for mo-
ment Bring 1t home to yourselves and
think how you would feel If you had a
drunkard son IN your own home. Our loved
ones who die as Christians we know we
shall see again, but the drunkards death
leaves an awful despair behind
England owes a great deal TO America
because America has succeeded in MAX
ing man of many an English boy who has
been sent to this country to make a new
start. 1t is marvellous, when l think of it,
what great work you have done with
such poor material.
The churches have the power to put down
the liquor traffic and the churches are not
doing their duty. The voters in this coun-
try have the power and they are not doing
it. Why, when the fact first struck me
hat ha worry 10 npy r c
addressing at recent meeting in Massa-
chusetts could bring about prohibition by
marking on a ballot the thought that they
refused to do SO startled ME beyond meas
ure.
1T is high time for the churches to awake
in this matter. They have the balance OF
power
He then asked twice whether in reality
the churches did have the power to Danish
the saloon, in order that his audience might
have the opportunity to answer him aloud
Twice a ringing "Yes,' was his reply
Then" said the speaker, dramatically,
you have admitted that 1le church is her
self responsible for this condition of affairs;
for all the present evils of the drink traffic.
Petitions Passed for Signatures.
At the conclusion of the address a collec-
ton was taken to aid in defraying the ex-
peDses of the campaign. Petitions were also
passed around for signatures asking Con-
gress to pass House bill colo proposing pro-
hibition in the District
The meeting was presided over by Chair
man w. H. Mcconnell OF the campaign
committee. l. B. Conklin read the Scrip
ture lesson and Superintendent Hardy OF the
Waugh Sunday school offered Il prayer for
the cause.
There were solos by Mrs. Zulia Burkhardt
soprano, and Perry Arnold, tenor. The reg
ular choir of the church assisted In the
singing.
The meeting tonight will be held at the
First Congregational Church. 10th and q
streets northwest, and the topic VIII be
The Drink Demon"