The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-01-18
v. c. 7. j. WORK

/ morning and evening three hundred
and fifty men enter seven hundred
pulpItS under the auspices of the anti.
! saloon league 10 present the inter.
denominational and omni- pa rtisar
gospel against the liquor traffic. in ad-
ditiOn 10 hundreds OF pastors who
! with intelligent directness not hither-
| 70 known. unmask their batteries
| against this foe of the church
II is not strange that the brewers
are demanding that preachers be ST.
lenced on this issue and De- compelled
| To ''preach the gospel"
We confidently promise these inter
esting gentlemen that they have heard
| less about this subject from the
prea chers than they will ever heal
traffic is blotted from civilization. The
ecclesiastical batteries are just getting
wheeled into line and numbered for
action No power of evil on earth can
long withstand the continued en-
slaught. The gates Of hell cannot
prevail against it,
The following is a clipping from d
strong and splendid paper read by
Rev. w. H Coleman. pastor Of the
Ministers Conference Of this city We
commend il to the careful considera-
ton of every reader of this column:
In the world there are two kinds of
Influences N work. one to unfit the
soul 10 God and 70 develop all the vir-
tues of noble manhood and pure wo-
manhood. The other influence is drag
ging down to the level of animalism
all that is pure and noble. giving free
rein to aVarice and lust. Between
these two forces conflict is inevita BILE.
as each necessarily contends for the
leadership of mankind. on the one
hand the ministry stands a. the expo
n"nt of the highest qualities of human
nature and the right relation Of man.
Kind 10 him who is the Creator Of us
all. and in this sacred office must
necessarily cOuntcract the influence of
evil and thus lead the slaves of avrice.
appetite and lust to the acceptance OF
that truth which makes free indeed.
1t is no wonder. then. that the expo
nentS of the mere animal life, the
teachers of epicureanism. have charg-
I'd that the ministry is a non n-produc-
ing class parasites fattening upon the
public. without rendering an adequate
product in return for the support
1t would perhaps be well to study
for a little while the products of the
expOnentS of the forces that are thus
opposing the work of the ministry.
We have in round numbers $4,000
men in the penitentiaries of the United
states The New York nnliy, cu.nmis-
sion. in their report If investigation
on the subject of crimnolOgy, state
that ninety per cent. of the crimes
We're due to the use of intoNica ting
liquors. Ninety per cent. of $500"
gives more than 1000 as the product
of the liquor interest. ! suppose the
champions Of the forces opposing the
ministry point with pride to these %.
800 men serving in the ponitentiaries
and to their long catagory OF crimes.
and say. behold our splendid pro-
duct"
In the aims houses of the United
States there are 5000 paupcrs. 1t is
conservatively estimated that two
thirds of the pauperism comes direct
ly or indirectly as result of the
drink habit. Look at this army of So
600 people that must be fed and cloth
ed and housed by the tax payers. And
again | say look at the splendid
wealth increasing products of the sa
loon
Seventy five thousand deaths are
annually accredited 70 the drink habit
l suppose that the saloon interests
point with pride TO this army and re-
ioice in the riches of the wealth pro-
ducing products. Looking at the 200
graves made each day for their vic
TINS. they can say: "Behotd the JOY
we give the world
The statistics show 106. 900 insane
people confined in the asylums of the
L hot
from thirty-fi five to forty-five per cent.
of insanity is due t0 the use of intoX-
icating liquors. Look at these 10000
or 10000 ravjng maniacs and measure.
if YOU can. the value of this asset as
Il contribution 10 the happiness Of the
world.
TheIe are NOR than 100000 licensed
dram shops in the United States.
Many Of these have the wine rooms
and so-calleG family entrances. ] ad-
mir- the franknesS of Mr. j. +.
D'Riely. editor of the Liquor Organ.
whose statement was quoted in one Of
our Tampa papers a few days ago He
said: 1t is an unfortunate circum-
stance that most Of the wine rooms.
parlnrs or whatever else these places
ar saloons. where women assemble.
may be called. are nothing but assis
nation retreats and covers for the so
cial evil"
| suppose that the eXponcntS OF
that class of people who oppose re-
lgion. can point with pride to these
hundreds Of thousands "f saloons.
where a billion dollars are spent fol
liquors each year. which are poured
down the throats Of cursing and be
Sottef men ana debaucned women.
ana say behold our great business
and these great wealth producing
Is tories
Concluding this division OF the
topic | quote ii few words from
another Has some poor wretch sent
suicides knife or bullet into his
heart2 The saloon did Il or was CON
cernet IN II. Has some poor girl beer
betrayed and murdered. or worS- ye,.
plunged into a life Of infamY: rrare
il 70 the siienced conscienc-s and 10
evil passions fired ty those torches Of
tn evil "ue the saloon and dance
haN
Are YOU looking for ,he men who
Worship the body and neglect the
soul. who must gra tiTy their appetires
and paSsi0ns caring little II they
thereby occasion poverty. misery and
heath 10 thousands of their fellow be-