Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
TAKE GIN MILL
FROM POLITICS
WO0LEY DECLARES CHURCH
MUST DO 1T
I'VE Cannot Pray the Saloon to
DEATH" Declares Speaker at
Temperance RaIIy-Busy
Day at Temple

An all-day temperance rally was held
yesterday at Temperance temple, at
tended by large congregations.
The cause of temperance was ably
expounded by we'll known speakers,
including Hon. John G. Wooley, Col.
John Sobieski. Wiley j. Phillips, Prof.
Kelsey, Revs. C. j. Hall, F. C. II.
Stevens, Reynold E. Blight and DR..
Hugh X. Walker.
DR.. Stephen Bowers presided at the
morning session, at which Rev G.
w. Griffith gave the opening invo-
cation. Mrs. Hester Griffith spoke on
"Woman and the Ballot" THE Press"
was the topic of Rev. Wiley j. Phillips,
editor of the Voice.
The afternoon session was opened at
1:30 o'clock with Fred F. Wheeler pre-
siding. Addresses were made by Rev.
Reynold f. Blight, Mrs. NJ. Tenger and
Hon. j. G.. Wooley.
Hon. Theodore d. Kanouse presided
at the closing session last evening,
which was opened with music by Mr..
and Mrs Baker, the blind singers.
Prayer was offered by DR.. Stephen
Bowers.
Mr.. Wooey Speaks
Rev. Mr.. Todd sang a solo. The ad-
dress of the evening was delivered by
John G. Wooley, who dwelt on the re-
lations of the church in politics. He
said in part:
"The church must fight the liquor
traffic. 1t must make the gin mill quit
in politics. The power is in the hands
of the church to conquer this great
liquor evil if it will but get to work
in linnc
and vote as it talks.
The Prohibition party is doing and
has done all it could, but the saloon
element has conquered nearly every
time. 1t is not the fault of the party
itself but the church people. 1t is not
a question of organization in this great
work. / would not care if it could be
accomplished under any name what
ever, but I say let the church lead out
and go into the highways and byways.
another thing to subdue this liquor
business is to cross the Jordan and
fight. but many fall short of crossing
the river. We cannot pray the saloon
to death. Men have prayed themselves
blue and have not accomplished any
thing. 1t is an honest prayer with the
aim to do as you pray and then go
and do it. Neither can we sing the sa-
loon to death, nor drown it with our
tears.
"The only way to do is to go in and
vote to abolish it, and when manhood
says do it, then the victory will be
won.
",There are too many trying to lead
There is no need of that The Bible
is a sufficient guide. God cannot how
ever guide a cross-eyed man looking
in different directions. God is no re-
specter of men, time and places.
MY hope is in the Christian
churches. | do not look down upon
the mixed multitude with disdain, but
do look up to those. like you in this
large congregation, for the help re-
qured to conquer this great liquor
evil
But the trouble is the engine is
running slow because the church is
everlastingly running off the belts.
Virtue is rewarded and capital pun
ished as we'll. An honest man pays
his debts not merely to keep within
the law, but because he is honest.
Good Resolutions
"Too many church members have
made good resolutions in May, but
have entirely forgotten them in No
Vember when they went to vote. The
church has done wonders but it must
take more of clean sweep and make
good what it rightfully attributes in
conquering the liquor demon
THE preachers cannot do all the
work The time has come when the
pew holders should go out and inspect
the highways and byways.
mo man has a right to say that
he has II genuine good character un-
less il has been thoroughly tested.
"The church is beginning to feel the
need of cleaning up politics and hope
to see the church throttle the liquor
traffic"