Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-12
Union Church Service for
Prohibition Cause.
Grand Expression Of People in
Favor Of Temperance.
High School Loses 6 to | 10 Bruins.
uusa. !. wick Two More Games.

The initial meeting of a series which
are to be held in this city between
NOW ard September, when the vote
is to be taken on tie retention or
change of the prohibitory law, was
held sunday evening at the Highland
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church,
1t was union service of the churches
and The church Was we'll filled. Spe-
cial music was furnished by a large
chorus choir Rev. /. f. Lusk in
troduced j S. Nancy, president of
the Civic Organization which has been
. formed in this city in the interests OF
the movement, as the chairman OF the
evening, Mr.. Maxey spoke briefly
presenting the thought thar as Maine
has always been the leader in the
stand for prohibition that she ought
TO keep the law. He urged that ali
enthusiasm be aroused to arouse the
Indifferent voter and influence those
who have not fully made up ther
minds.
Rev. NJ. c. Miner, pastor Of the
Winter Street Free Baptist church.
was first called upon to speak He
first urged the people TIC do what WAS
right ana gave then. as way for
knowing what was right to find cut
what the liquor interests would have
them do and then do the opposite.
He said that ne found the liquor in
terests trying to build up in Maine
what thcy We're trying To pun down
i'll other states and then described
conditions as he has seen them in
New York state. He explained that
the young men are the dangerous ele-
mants i'm this light, NOT that TREY wish
to lie but because they do not know
the difference. They are for license
as they have lived under prohibition
and do not know the evils OF license.
The fault is not with the prohibitory
law, was the contention of Robert S.
Pinkham. pastor of the First Baptist
church. who was the second speaker, but
with the people who have refused to put
men in Office To enforce the law. The
prohibitory law stands for the highest in
terests of every city and county and it.
needs no argument TO show that the liz.
quor law does not stand for that. The
men in office 10 enforce the law and ev-
erything will be satisfactory. was the
substance of his address.
Rev. l. +. I.usk. the new pastor Of the
iftBfHdUu Avenue M IT, GitNttti iidS tidN-
eled over. a considerable part of this.
country and he was able to describe con-
1itions as he had found them in both IL
eense and no-lieense places, and il was
his statement that conditions We're Tar
worse in cities where there is license. He
said that one could find more 'blind IL
gers, in license places than any other
place. Every law stands for the fertify-
ing and maintenance of the public well
fare. and surely prohibition stands for
the protection of the home. So We have
every right to enact legislation for it,.
In closing he predicted that the State of
Maine would not turn back. but would
keep on ahead toward the light and in
September would win another victory.
Rev. John Evans presented three ques-
tions which he had asked himself and
answered showing wBvahe was a prohi
bitionist. The questions We're: HAS a
state the right to 1egalize an evil?"
suppose it did have the right, have you
anything better to offer than prohibit
tion?" "Is this the proper time4io make
a change?" He presented arguments to
show how a state did not have tnesright
to legalize any evil and contended sthat
there was nothing better to offer than
the prohibitory law. In answer to- his
last question he presented the thought
that Maine had recently made change
1.-The governing party and was demand
f Ehange in the political life and that
+ this reason 1t is not now the proper
TO make any change in the liquor
TfSwas announced that similar meet
ing would be held next Sunday night at
the Universalist church. with Rev. II.
i. Dunnack of Augusta as the speaker.
Before the meeting closed papers were
passed for signers which pledged them to-
vote for the retention of the prohibitory
law and 10 do all they could in legiti-
mate way to persuade others to vote the
same way.
a daughter was born Saturday, June 10.