Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-27
For Sunday Reading
4 Ill Sorts of Opinions
Sunday School Convention.

Sunday School Convention.
That national prohibition will pre-
vail in ten years is the prediction by
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, national pres
iGent Of the w. C. T. u, in her ad-
dress before the International Sunday
School convention in session at Louis
vile the past week.
The Rev. p. A. Baker of Columbus,
o.. national superintendent of the An
ti-Saloon league, spoke also of the
progress of the prohibition movement.
He said:
ut is n great movement of civiliza-
| ton. as irresistible as the march OF
| time. This reform, because of unwise
handling, was, for a time, detected
| from the church, but the church has at
last come into the possession Of her
own, and is able to enter the arena
against this monster of horrors every
where and maintain her self-respect
| The conflict IS new, because we are
| studying it from a new standpoint and
| moving against 1t with saner methods.
"The legitimate question, Does 1t
pay?' Is being asked. and, II so. Whom
does it pay?' Every legitimate bust
ness is coming to recognize that the
liquor traffic is a pirate upon the high
seas of commerce, happening when
ever possible every legitimate trade
and business. We are studying 1t from
a scientific standpoint, and already are
beginning to realize at the ballot box
on the instruction given in every state
in the union. in the public schools on
the effect of alcohol upon the human
system.
Eve are studying 1t from a political
or governmental standpoint. and men
OF sound principles everywhere are be-
coming tired Of the interference OF this
criminal traffic in our political life.
While a decent citizenship stands for
the best in political life, the saloon
stands for the worst, and no candidate
for office can be so low in moral
character that the saloon will not sup
port him.
ALREADY more than thirty eight mill
lions of people OF the United States
are living in prohibition territory.
About thirty-four millions Of them
have abolished saloons by the vigor-
Gus use Of local prohibitory laws. Eight
states are now in the prohibition coll
uIil1I, anu OlIlGTS dTc Tlp0 IOE SdlUUH
abolition"
The Rev. Alexander Allison of New
York in his address essayed to show
the value of youthful training and the
part which the Sunday school worker
has in it. He spoke Of the new de-
partment of the National Temperance
society. little more than a year old.
which has for It's object the work Of
making the most Of the temperance
Sunday school lesson which Is pro-
vided by the International committee
four times a year. and particularly to
call for discussions at all Of temper
ance day services, so that every time
the Sunday School Temperance Alli-
ance of America (the name given to
this new department Of the National
be reduction Of the unpledged and
an increase of the pledged.
The Rev. ]. F. Love of Atlanta, Ga,
spoke Of "Home Missions and the Sun
day School" He said in part:
sSave the Asnglo-Saxon race and you
save one-t third of the earth's terri
tory and one-fourth of its people; you
save the race which controls the mold
ing forces of the new civilization:
you save the race which more than
any other is changing the face Of the
earth; the race whose speech is the
chief vehicle Of written and spoken
thought in the world and in which
therefore, the gospel can be preached
to more people than in any other Of all
the tongues of earth; the race which
holds evangelical religion in trust for
the world; you save the race which
must take the initial step in introduce
ing evangelical Christianity In every
pagan and papal land; to which we
look for our supply Of foreign mis-
sionaries, and which is supplying six
seventies OF all the foreign mission
money evangelicals are putting into
this great enterprise"