Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-16


An audience that filled perhaps
one-third the seats OF Central Union
Church responded to the call In all
the churches for a temperance rally
on Sunday evening.
1t was an unpleasant, rainy night,
and the audience-in sfze--indicated
that the supporters Of cold water to
drink may be easily frightened from
supporting their leaders, when cold
water is literally dispensed from the
skies.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Anti-Saloon League
ana was intended to combine the
evening congregations Of all the
churches Of the city. Many voters
were expected.
Rev. Mr.. Wadman made the intro
ductory remarks. He said that the
Anti-Saloon League is composed Of
intelligent men who do not always
agree as to the details of how death
to the liquor traffic should be
brought about. They then agree to
disagree and all work for temper
ance. At the present time the united
minds are made up to do away with
the saloon in Hawaii.
Mr.. Wadman introduced A. l.. G
Atkinson, who had prepared ant
read his brief remarks outlining his
position. Atkinson holds that tn,
temperance movement is making
great Roadway. He believes in tn;
present liquor law supplemented b!
a liberal local-option feature tina
applies to the various voting pre-
| cincts.
Following Mr.. Atkinson was Mr.
Woolley, the international Prohibi
Zionist, and the active worker of tn,
Anti-Saloon League forces. Mr.. Wool
ley's address was most interestin,
combination OF appeal and good-na
tured comment on local conditions.
Mr.. Woolley is a straight-out pro
hibitionist, but he tries to neithe
scold nor rant. He says the presen
Hawaiian liquor law is the best thin
of the kind he has seen in all hi
travels through the States. IL
thinks II should remain on the stat
ute books assisted by the local-optiol
feature. He thinks the liquor inter
ests will combine to emasculate tn
present law, but he agrees with tn
statement made by Atkinson that tn
strange hold of the Hawaiian "liq
uor ring" has been broken.
Mr.. Woolley made some tellinl
comment on the conditions in tn
town and the Territory. He said h
had noticed lack of brotherhood Il
Hawaii. There is lack of brother
hood between the Caucasian and tn
| Oriental; there Is lack of brother
hood between the native Hawaiian
and the older element; there is lac
of brotherhood between the men VIII
live on the beach and the men VIII
| 'iNS Va thc NH anu q particular iuC
of brotherhood between the men VIII
live on the hill and the men populst
ing the beach.
He said another peril Of the Tia
waiian community is that so muc
of its good work is done by pal
workers" "Your preachers are paid
your settlement workers are paid,
am paid in way to make this ad
dress. You can't bring about a CON
plete reform by paid agents" HI
idea is that the people themselve
must give their hearts, souls and bod
les to the work.
He called the attention of tn
youth, the young men and youn
women, to the Importance of thei
giving thought to the young me
and young women less fortunat
than they, but with Just as goo
heart and just rs good brain. II
noted the fact that many have pos
tions because their fathers or theI
uncles will look after them, but the
are no better and Derhaps not as n