The Washington times., 1913-12-08
WHITE PLAGUE IS
BLAMED ON DRINK
Churches Observe Day Set
Aside As International Tu-
bercuIosis Sunday.

Drink and tuberculosis were proclaim
ed> as twin evils at the Sixth Presby-
teriaq Church, !aSt night, by the Rev.
DIR. W. A. Spconcr. one of more than
fifty local ministers who observed the
international Tuberculosis Sunday by
making it the subject of a sermon.
The Rev. DR.. Spooner said that the
white plague fel upon the drink evil.
and that it was significant that the war
against these two enemies OF mankind
was progressing simultaneously.
cit is only IN recent years that the
causes of tuberculosis have been under
stoou and clearly Defined said the Rev.
- DR.. Spooner. and the mere mention of
them suggests at once the method OF
prevention. The prominent causes are
weakened physical condition, lack of
proper food. alcoholism. and uncleanly
environment, and of this brood alcohol
ism is the mother.
''It is not enough to find cure for
The white plague after il has seized
'Fpon its victim: it must be prevented.
This service is recognized now as never
before as a legitimate function of gov
eminent. OF medical science, anG the
CIJrch.
The Rev. DR.. L. G. B. Pierce. pastor of
NJ Soul Church. spoke at length to
how that war against disease was a
i-gopcT function of Christian organiza-
ticns
God wants us to be good citizens. to
work foi great causes he said. Reel
religion should concern itself with the
f'roD,r direction of vivisection and the
p!enGiu fight which is being made
against tuberculosis"
At the Gunton Temple Memorial Pres
lStcrian Church, the Rev. DR.. -. Ever
Cst Granger last night continued his Sc
ries on Popular Excuses dealing
this time with the man VINO says God
Asks Too Much
This excuse comes mo-e frequently
frcm the selfish than from the silly,
said DIR. Granger. I'VE viii not deny
it. we must not deny it. God demands
the surrender of some pleasures. some
ambitions, some time, strength, brains
and n7cuey. But how little does He de-
niand compared with what He gives.
No sacrifice has ever been MADE for
God but what has been infinitely more
than compensated
Home. the oldest of all earthly insti
tutions, was set forth 2s the main bul
rsrk against the present dSy evils of
society by the Rev. DR.. James Shera
Montgomery, at the Metropolitan Mem
oIial NJ. L. Church yesterday. re-
vival of the oId-time faniIc life. said he,
drawn about the center table on which
is the family library. viii do more 70
sustain the high ethical zone of society
than all that for which there is so much
talk and effort and which is absorbing
the time and attention of so many
people.
y well filled house greeted Bicknell
Young, Christian Sci5nce lecturer. of
Boston. VINO spoke yesterday afternoon
at Polls Theater.
'I do not ask anybody to believe in
Christian Science said Mr.. Young. 81
sfould no more think of asking a per
son to believe in Christian Science than
I should think of asking him to believe
in the multiplicafion fable Neither oDe
nor the other is in the realm of belief.
We are not giving Christian Science
lectures for the purpose of asking peo-
pie TO believe in il. We. are giving
Christian Science lectures because VIC
want to help mankind: because We want
10 help ourselves. and have realized that
the best way to help ourselves IS 10
help others