The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-23
TIN SOLDIERS
IN THE CHURCHES
Governor HanIey CritiCiseS
Christians Lack of Interest
in the Liquor Evil.
EXPERIENCES IN INDIANA
CONTEST WILL BE LASTING, BUT
VICTORY CERTAIN, HE SAYS.

Former Governor J. Frank Hanley of
Indiana spoke at Barrette hall last
night on The Liquor Question" Gov
ernOr Hanley was one Of the lecturers
of the university course and was TO
have spoken on Prohibition in Kan
sas," but owing to the present agita-
lion in this state the question was
brUauened so as 10 give the speaker
fuller scope. Tile speaker was Ind.ana's
prohibition governor, and in the course
of his lecture he reSited nany OF his
experiences while chief executive. He
is powerful orator and his appeals
Tor the wOmanhood, motherhood and
childhood of the nation were impress
sive ana impelling. He was introduced
by Rev. Louis Y. Fuller and ON the
platform with him were Heber J.
Grant, President Nephi L. Morris and
others. The hall was cold and the au-
dience was not large one.
Governor Hanley opened by telling his
audience that the contest would be an
everlasting one, and that when thc vic
tory Is finally won il will be won ny
the Christian citizenship of America.
Before the final victory, ne said, some
men would fall, some ambitions would
be crucified, some political parties
would go down to defeat, and some
men would change their party affiiia-
tions, but that the Christian church ~
America would not be deferred.
In mis- OpinICn, the church seemed %
be more concerned about mems bod
les than about their souls. What the
Christian church Of America lacks to-
day is a great conviction upon this
question of temperance. he said. The
power of a great conviction stirring the
hearts of men and women throughout
this land could win America for tenn
perance in twelve months He said
the church of America today lacks con-
secration; that there are many MEM
beTS of every denomination and sect
simply tin scldiers-too many men and
women who are valuable only on dress
parade. who hate unrighteousness but
are afraid 10 do battle against unrisht-
eousness.
Gods church on earth must be a
nilimnt churcu. its members must be
militant Christians. If there is no 9TH
er need there is need in the direction
of temperance for militant men and
women. for It is a struggle for the re-
public-its manhood, its womanhoOd, its
institutions and its homes.
THE foe they have to contend with
: the organized liquor traffic of Amer
lea, and it is Zoe we'll worth while.
naEcial institutions of many men and
appeals to the Cupidity of their make
up. There is no statute made for its
regulation that it respects or obeys
There IS no constitution, however soI-
emn, that it does not trample upon.
Its God is Mammon-its banner the
4 black flag. It has no religion but greed
and gain; no love but the lust of gold
no pity that avarice does not stran-
r-i. il mol limo srI,r-
for il IL more desperate than ever be
fore
To combat the foe, continued the speak
ct, the church Of America needs men and
women, not in heaven, but in Utah. In
heaven good men and women may sing
praise and wear a crown; but good men
and women can carry a cross now and
earn a crown. Men are wanted who can
not be bought when in office and whom
lust Of office will deter from duty. He
said ne expected to find such men Ia Salt
Lake City because he knew the stock they
came FROM
Governor Hanley paid an eloquent and
touching tribute to Lincoln. lie said the
liquor interests couteuded that they owned
much property and had much money in
1 their business. that it was valued at two
I thousand million dollars, and that pro-
| hibiton would destroy that business The
governor quoted LincOlns gettysburg
speech and said:
III he could say that. and if he could
/ do that then shall we stay our footsteps
now because two thousand million dollars
( lie I'm our pathway Ny friends. there
| are some things in this land worth more
I than property or gold. There are some
/ things without which there could neither
/ be safety for property or life. What are
! these things one of them is the majesty
/ of the law and another * the peace and
| repose of society. and when property is
| used in defiance of the law, when prop
! erty is used to disturb the peace and order
| and repose Of society, this property must
get out of the way or be destroyed, for
/ these things are fundamental and upon
/ them stand the government of Washing
ton and Lincoln -