Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-25
Rev. H. n. Russells Views.


of the New York Anti-saloon League, spoke
at the Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church in the morning and at the
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church at night
At the morning service DR.. Russell among
other things referred to the inspiring prog
ress in the temperance reform during the
past decade.
..The alarm of the liquor dealers is en-
tirely justifiable,' DR.. Russell said. Win
in a tweivemonth three millions OF people
have been freed from the curse of the sa-
loon in their communities. Thirty three mil
lions of people now live in anti-saloon terri
tory. In Ohio the Beale law, passed nVe
years ago through the influence of our
league has enabled 2S4 of the smaller cities
of Ohio to Danish the saloons. Ihere are
100 townships out of 1870 free from sa-
looms One hundred residential ONO
cities have expelled these nuisances from
their neighborhoods. Allowing thirty 1eet
frontage to each, fourteen miles 1Tonlage
will represent the $500 closed drink miils
in that state. Cross Ohio into Kentucky,
the home of the notorious Bourbon, by use
of the county option law passed last VIM
ter % counties have just been added 10
the no-license column, making 20 OUT oI
11s free from the legal rum tramc. soon
there win be only six wet counties left
Southwark in Tennessee there are only
twelve places where a drink can pc legaiiy
bought Seven-eights of the whole soutn
is dry, and the north IS raplolS coli,ns
will place a new bright star In the nag
then it comes into the Union as no.ncense
state Fifteen other states will estaolsn the
prohibition policy before 1870 unless peiors
that time the Supreme Court of the united
States the greatest tribunal In the world
shall affirm the position of Judge Samuel
Artman of Indiana declaring the saloon
moral wrong and that no state can leeany
license this wrong The saloon is going and
within few decades 1t will be shame OF
the past"
Superintendent Of League Of America.
Rev. Edwin c. Dinwiddie, legislative SUI
nerintendent of the Anti-Saloon League OF
America. who has been in charge Of the
leagues headquarters in this city for more
than seven years past. spoke at the FL
teenth Street Presbyterian Church IN the
morning and at Wilson Memorial M. =.
Church at night. Among other thlngs ou-
perintendent Dinwiddie referred to the en-
couraeing progress in temperance reform
during the past ten years. . y,
THE saloon is in process OF extlnctlon
he added. Estate after state Is adopting
more drastic legislation against the liquor
traffic Over one-third of the people IN this
entire country now live in prohibitory terri
tory and the area over which that poncy
prevails is being rapidly extended every
day of the year.
Superintendent Dinwiddie referred to the
victories which have come to the temper
ance forces in many OF the states anu IN
the national Congress as dlrect result Oh
the accomplished unifcation of the temper.
ance forces and their adoption of practical
methods of work, and then said:
TT was formerly the fact that the tenn
perance men were usually divided in the po-
iitical contests, even in which this issue
was involved, while the liquor men es-
chewed partisanship and supported only
candidates friendly to their business Lat
terly, however, the church and temperance
voters are learning to stand together in
defense of their principles and irrespective
of craftsmanship. The league has shown 1t
possible for men in public life to take the
right side of this question and be pre-
served harmless from the assaults OF the
enemy, and, conversely, has shown 1t posi-
BILE to meet swift punishment upon recalci-
trant and unfriendly candidates from gov
ernors to members of legislatures and town
councils.
THE District of Columbia urgently needs
approved temperance legislation, but will
be unable to accomplish anything except
through the united efforts of the church and
temperance forces in the various states.
Congress was commended for its splendid
work along temperance lines during recent
years. Superintendent Dinwiddie stated
that no reasonable temperance legislation
had been defeated on the floor of either
House or Senate during recent years, and
this condition will be extended to reach
committee action as well In proportion as
the movement grows throughout the nation
in the various states and congressional
districts of the country
Sermon by Rev. M. Ross Fishburn.
The topic of the sermon delivered by Rev.
M, Ross Fishburn at the Mount Pleasant
CONGREGATIONAL Church yesterday morning
was Appetite" Using as his text a verse
from the Book of Genesis, where it is re-
corded of Noah that The drank of the wine
and was drunken" Mr.. Fishburn said
| There are three appetites that inhere in
the constitution of MANTLE appetite OF
| hunger, the appetite Of thirst and the ap-
petite of sex.
| Not of the first nor of the third would
| speak today, but of the second the appe-
| curing control of himself as regards his
| other appetites, he has obviously beer
| losing 1t as regards the appetite of thirst.
| The drink habit as it has been developed
| in our country is today an alarming danger
Its decentralization is widespread. Its bale
| full Influence is felt alike in the great city
| and in the country village. 1t spares mel
| their childhood nor old age.
"Out of the door of the saloon, where
| mems basest appetites are aroused anC
| our penitentiaries, of our poorhouses anG
| of our asylums for the insane.
| And what in this regard Is true of oul
| land is true of all countries. No nation
| has escaped. The introduction and sale o.
the worst of liquors in lands whose doors
were first opened by the missionary is one
| of the most shameful features of the his
! tory of the past half century. Boston
| brewery contracted to supply 5000 gallon.
| of beer a day to the trade on the Congo
Heather and Moslem chiefs, and ever
| traders, protest against the enormitfes o
| the LIQUOR traffic"
Continuing, the minister said
Personal Application.
Having thus briefly outlined few of TIN