The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-12-05
W. CT. u. HEARS
AN EVANGELIST
III. Gordon Bennett Says In
temperance Is The Ma
tons Peril
CAUSES CRIME AND POVERTY
He Also Claims Laree Per.
cent of Divorces Are Due
to Whiskey

The w. c. [. u. met at the home
Of Mrs. Stegner with Is members
and 3visitors present. In the absence
of Mrs. Collins Mrs. Tiffany took
charge. After singing Forward be
our watchword' Mrs. Tiffany read
the Crusade Psalm and in the alb
sence of Mrs. Fuller conducted the
lesson study.
Rev. G. F. Martin lead in prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The bible
schools reported the work done a.
long the line of temperance on tenn
perance Sunday as follows:
Christian reported a recitation of
Vote for III" and temperance re-
sponsive readings for opening exer-
cises.
Presbsterian, an exercise and song
by children.
| Methodist reported a talk by Miss
Laird on The toboggan slide.
/ Following the report Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin sang Make me a child Of
thine.
H. Gordon Bennett, evangelist,
gave talk along the lines of tenn
perance. Some Of the things he said
We're:
1.-The national peril is intemper-
ance. Seventy-five per cent of all
crime is due directly to liquor traffic
and sixty per cent of all poverty i
| traceable to the srme source The
large percentage of divorces are
caused by whiskey. Attendant evils,
such as the social evil and gambling
are largely due to liquor. The liq-
uor organs state that North Dakota
a prohibition state, consumes over
$1,000 per capita in wines, WHISTLES,
and beer. This may be true. If so it
is no arguement against the princi-
| pie of prohibition as every state that
has local option or prohibition exper-
/ fences the same evil. This is because
the interstate commerce laws al
low no protection to those districts
or states but permit the shipping Of
liquor into dry territory.
Again the breWeries and distiIl-
cries establish agents in these states
to solicit patronage and to ship in as
/ much as possible. This leads to pub
lie drinking, boot -legging and other
evils. Officers are frequently in sym
patty with it and do not condemn
the law breakers. The purpose is to
/. disgust citizens with this state OF
affairs and cause return to the Ii
cence system. The only remedy is to
iprohibit the manufacture of all in
toxicants. Our congress could re-
lieve much Of this evil by passing a
bill similar to the Hepten bill long
!. defeated by the liquor interests,
which would prohibit all common
carriers from carrying intoxicants
into dry territory. To do otherwise
!, is to nullify the will Of the people.
h eff city votes dry our laws
lshould respect the will Of the major
ity and keep out all liquors. This
same principle applies to licencing Of
wholesale houses in dry district.
II predict that according to- pre-
sent political indications woman''
suffrage will prevail within ten years
Agitation. education and Legislation
are the factors at work that will fin
ally give US country free from tn
!, whiskey traffic. :
Mr.. Ehrstein gave the proclama
ton by Mrs. Lillian Stevens nation
al president Of the w. G. 7. u.
Mrs. Duncan spoke Of people j
the northern part Of Minnesota VIII
want reading matter. Mrs. Star
also told Of places where good read
] inc matter could be used.