The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-04-01
IS DRIVEN OUT
Or. SNYDER CROWDED
AWAY FROM BtLLlNGHAM
Expresses Views On Saloons So
Radical His Mission for the
Boys Is Abandoned.
The Bellingham American saws:

ne belllHSHdHl american says.
''Our brother in the beer and sa-
loon business Is just as much a child
of God as the one who drinks a glass
of beer or liquor, and those who drink
and sell liquor are as precious to ur
Heavenly Father as those who preach
the gospel and do not drink. DIR.
Leonard w. Snyder, Boys Minister
OF America, answering an attack
made on him by Rev. Thomas II.
Cornish
Although he came to Bellingham
at the invitation of some citizens to
address Bellingham boys on good
citizenship and the living of clean
lives, DR.. Leonard w. Snyder, the
Boys Minister of America. will not
speak in Belingham at this time.
Strong opposition because of his at
titude on prohibition has been made
against him by Rev. Thomas II. Cor
nish, pastor of the First Baptist
church, who has sought to bar him
from the schools and churches; but
DR.. Snyder declares e is abandoning
his mission here because he finds the
schools will be closed next week and
the opportunity he seeks is not avail
able. He says he will return to Bel
bingham next winter. He leaves to-
morrow for Salem, Ore. Last night
he dined at the home of Mr.. Black,
who first met him on a train VIXEN
on an eastern trip.
DR.. Snyder, who declares that he
is non-sectarian and not a minister
of the gospel, as reported, asserts
that if he cannot get into the schools
and churches when he returns he will
rent hall. He says he Is supported
by wealthy men, but not brewers, as
sometimes alleged. He insists that
he is opposed to gambling, but be-
lieves that it is better to have open
than private gambling.
II am only one of many opposing
local option and prohibition he
says "Many leading men oppose it.
The results of local option wherever
tried have proven abominable 1t
is no sin to drink nor it is a sin to
run saloon. The liquor traffic must
be regulated. Put the best men into
the business and establish in every
state and county license board of
control to see that the business is
conducted properly by refusing to
grant licenses to or permit them to
be retained by men who will not run
their premises decently. If you are
going to condemn man for drink
ing you will have to condemn the
whole world
Il am sorry one messenger of the
gospel has not made any effort to see
me before denouncing me publicly.
| came here to bring helpfulness TO
boys and girls for higher ideals. I
condemn nobody and wish all men
we'll. Local option has nothing to
do with my work. hut can you blame
me for giving my opinion when ask
ed?
"The leading question before the
people of our country today Is not to
establish local option and prohibit
ton, but to point men and women
toward high ideals, to exercise love
in our homes, so our children will
become we'll fitted to take our places
in the future, and what is still more
we should live such lives worthy i'm
itation-clear lives, honest lives, use
full lives. These are the essential
things of our present age.
1T does not matter what we eat
or drink. Let us be temperate in all
things, and be true to ourselves and
the world around us and express our
honest and sincere thoughts upon all
subjects. wish that many churches
and ministers might bring more love
in the world and exercise the tender
ness and sweetness of soul of our
Blessed Lord, who loved all man
kind"
DR.. Snyder was in North Yakima
for several weeks not long ago and
expressed similar sentiments while
bara tn those ranrintad above