The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
THIS THE VIEW OF A
GREAT CATHOLIC JOURNAL
What a Movement Could Be
Swung We're There Unity
of Action.
BY D. V. FRANCIS.
Tribune.

| learn that the people who have hereto
| fore been left out of the great uprls-
ings are beginning to feel rather sorry
about it. There have been plenty Of
suggestions from Roman Catholic
quarters that they were only too sorry
that they were unable officially TO show
| the sympathy with tho movement
which was in their hearts. II is, of
course. quite impossible TO do moro than
allude TO these expressions of sympathy
and good will, but here is au outspoken
statement from the chief missionary
monthly Of the Roman Catholic church
| in this country: Extension says that
The laymen S missionary movement
carries its lesson TO us with every
| great meeting,' and eXclaims, 90 Dear
| Lord, isn't it too bad we Catholics
can Z get togetherl What movement
! we. could swing if we did. These great
| cities are from quarter TO n half
Catholic If we Joined foreign and home
efforts in a rousing rally in every great
city, wave of Catholic enthusiasm
| would sweep every laggard off his feet
Can it be done! Look at the Mis-
sionary congress. But will we do it?
So far as the work of extension is
concerned, it could begin tomorrow.
Heart and soul would we go In to make
the movement success. The laity
are hungry TO do something worth
while. And all that stands between
the great awakening and those willing
workers is a simple understanding and
agreement on the part Of all our
Catholic missionary movements, not to
unite in one organization. but TO unite
in a stirring up Of the missionary
spirit for the benefit of all. and, there
fore, for the glory of God and the sal
walton of souls. -
Evangelist Of Great Power,
The many friends Of the Rev. DR.. J.
Wilbur Chapman, so we'll known in this
country as An evangelist of great
power, are congTatulating the people of
Cardiff, Wales, to whom he is going for
the purpose of conducting n religious
revival. a sIXweeks campaign has
been planned and the great evangelist
takes with him his devoted band of co.
workers, Prominent among these are
Charles NJ. Alexander, the sweet singer
who has moved so many hearts, and Mr.
Robert Harkness, the pianist and com.
poser of many of the most popular re.
llgious hymns and songs Of the present
day, There are also in the party Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Asher, saloon
evangelists, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph c. Nor.
ton. personal workers, and Mr. George
t. b. Davis, who has Just returned from
Corea. Speaking of Mr. Davis recalls
ms marvellous achievement in distribu-
ting upwards of one million copies of
the pocket edition of the New Testa
ment In Corea, where he reports that a
most remarkable religious awakening
is in progress.
AS to Prohibition.
| wonder. how many of my readers are
prohibltlonistsl That term has been so
monopolized by a great multitude of
people who believe that the manufacture
OF spirituous liquors should be absolutely
prohibited. that it is hardly necessary
10 explain the term. and yet / often
wish that the manufacture of a great
many. other articles might be equally
would assert itself with sufficient
earnestness TO give the word "prohibi-
ZIONIST much wider signifcation than
1T has at present. One of these days /
propose giving my readers a statement
of the wonderful change of feeling in
regard to the opium traffic which has
been coming over the world during the
last few years. The Chinese appear TO
be terribly in earnest in their zeal for
the prohibition of the cultivation Of
the poppy and the manufacture of opium
which depends upon it, but there is no
time to speak of that at present.
What prompted my writing was the
pleasure have Just experienced in
reading the report OF a recent addressj
nor Stubbs was speaking in Chicago
and he came out with a most emphatic
declaration of the overthrow of the the.
ory that absolute prohibition would
bring commercial ruin to community.
What Kansas Has Shown.
Prohibition in Kansas is not a re.
suit of atmospheric conditions - said
the governor. ''The climate had moth |
ing to do. with it, Reason was at the
bottom of It. As result the Kansa
people today are better fed. better |
clothed, have finer homses. larger fam.
lies and bigger bank accounts. The |
crv of the -prohibitionists that wip. |
ing ont the saloons would bring business
sstagnation has been utterly refuted. |
nave proofs by which 6guratively !
speaking, | think l have my foot on
the necks of those who circulate anti |
prohibition talk. 1t was said three |
years ago that the wipinC out OF Wichi- !
"a s forty seven saloons would ruin the |
town. Today, with no saloons. that
town has doubled its population. more
than doubled its bank account, has bet |
ter people, less crime, more schools and |
more intelligence.
! have Just received letters and tele.
grams from the mayors of twenty cities
and towns, from twenty-nine district
Iudges and from chiefs OF police and /
they all agree that the day state,w wide !
prohibition went into effect in Kansas
was the brightest day in that state S
history
Pertaining to Israelites.
We are all disposed TO be pleased
when one OF our fellow citizens is par.
ticularly honored and when the reason
Tor the success which man has
achieved and which has been recognized |
IN substantial fashion by his neighbors
IS not the requirement Of vast sums of
money nor prominence in worldly .
achievement. but simply his uuques \
toned helpfulness in guiding and lend. 4
ing hrs followers in the WAY of holi Il
ness, the ease appeals 10 the ordinary \
man with more than usual force. / am
a Christian myself, but my relations \
with lsraelitcs has been most delightful. II
~ one time | had the great pleasure II
OF being the guest of a dear old lie. II
prev gentleman IN London for mum
Der OF weeks and was never more i'm.