The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-25

Yesterday was ant-saloon day in the
District The observance was made gen
eral in twenty-five churches scattered
throughout the city. Both morning and
evening services were held by eleven
representatives Of the Anti-Saloon League
Of America. each addressing a meeting at
one church in the morning and at another
in the evening.
Rev DR.. p A Baker. superintendent of
the league, was the speaker at MetTopoh-
tan Methodist Episcopal Church last
night. After a song and prayer service
he took as his text In the fullness of
time God sent His Son to redeem those
who were His own" His address was
along Scriptural lines. lie gave at the
same time history of the crusade
against ,he liquor traffic and strong
argument against the saloon
Must Meet Prejudice.
in all great reforms you have to push
against the prejudices Of the people.
he said. The first thing that stands in
the way Of all great movements is preju-
dice. The world is doing things to-day
that were ridiculed but a few short years
ago"
In this connection Dr. Baker cited many
Instances Of the great and ridiculous
prejudice that arrays itself against re-
form.
"One day" continued DR. Baker. "a
skeptlc addressing an old and feeble fol-
lower Of Christ said, And what is your
Nazarene carpenter doing to-day And
the old man had the wit to reply, Build
ing a coffin He was. II was the coffin
Of the prejudice Of the populace. And to-
day, To-day, If you lay your ear close
10 this Good Book and close your eyes
and listen You can hear the faint buzz
/ OF the saw and the hammer on naIhead.
Another coffin is being finished. The cot
| I'm of the liquor traffic The fullness Of
/ time has GOMEZ Thirty-three million peo-
/ pie in the United States to-day are IN
/ der legal prohibition"
Many more figures were then given,
showing the progress made toward pro-
hihition in many States. most prominent
of them Kentucky. Tennessee. and Ohio
/ In Ohio they have the residential dis
l trict law" said DIT. Baker. You should
/ have such law here. You should have
/ had II years ago. We have found out
/ that we must go where the liquor Is. and
the liquor traffic IS IN politics.
Party Lines Broken.
DR.. Baker then reviewed the part taken
+ by prohibition In politics, the breaking
Of strict party lines. and said that this
was due 10 prohibition. He told Of the
4 uproar by the saloon papers in Ohio
when the church entered the crusade
! against the saloons these papers saying
that the church was going into politics
/ Why should not the church go into poll
tics2
After the meeting DR.. Baker said that
although the weather was against them
the DAY had been a good day The saloon
/ in the District is doomed be says. ant
the fight against it will be kept up unit
/ Il is entirely wiped out The Anti-Saloor
| League is centering its efforts IN thls
city before the adjournment Of Congress.
to get action on the Weber bill. estab
fishing prohibition.
other Speakers Heard.
The other speakers at yesterday
meetings and the churches are as follows
Morning. Hamlino Methodist Episcopal; evening
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Rev. DI
e. ". Young assistant superintendent Anti-Ssloo
League Of America. Morning. Fifteenth Stree
Presbyterian; evening, Wilson Memorial Methods
El,isc1lAl Rev = e. UiuWijdIe national lsEisls
tive Superintendent. Morning, DumbsTtOn Methods
Episcopal; evening, Keller Memorial Lutheran ReJ
DR. II. II. Russell superintendent New York Ant
Saloon League Morning, ST. Paul's Lutheran. evel
ing lexington PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. x ". Raymond
assistant superintendent New YORK Anti-Salo0
League. Morning Rhode Island Avenue Methods
Protestant: evening. Nineteenth Street Baptist
r. Burke. superintendent New Jersey Anti-Sal0O
BeaElc. Morning Gurey Memorial Presbyterian
evening Trinity Methodist Episcopal. Wayne J
Wheeler SUPERINTENDENT Ohio Anti-Salocn LeacG;
Morning. Friends Church. evening. First Unite
Brethren Rev s L. Nicholson j. D.. sgperiutenl
I eut Pennsylvania Auti-Saio0n League MORNING.
Douglass Memorial Methodist Episcopal; eyeuiu.
Mount Tabor Methodist Protestant Rev. J. I
/ West field secretary Virginia Anti-SalJon LSaCl,
AZ p. m. Church Of Our Father. Universalis'
evening Calvary Methodist Episcopal, ". II. AT
derson superintendent Maryland aud Delswsl
1 Anti Saloon League. Morning. Brightwo0d Mett
odst Episcopal, evening. Luther Memorial, Rev.
". Tope assistant superintendent T'ennsyl AMI
Anti-Ssloon League.