Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-16
UNCONVENTIONAL MINISTER RE.
ogNTlY UNDER FIRE ADMITS
usk or LIQUOR.
USES BEVERAGE UPON
ADVICE OF PHYSICIAN
Rev. NJ. Short ForsstaIis Threatened
Exposure by Certain Members Of His
congrsSation-Den Some OF Ster-
ies-Parishiener Replies to State
msnts Of Or. GLADDEN.

cism at the recent state convention Oh
Congregational churches. torestailed
the threat OF certain members OF MS
congregation to publish facts wnich
would injure his reputation BY teinns
in advance the things they have Ii
mind. He declares that he has nothing
TO conceal and that MS enemies need
not be restrained by any fear OF hurt
ing his feelings.
He states that his slight use OF a.
cohohc beverages has been for medi-
cal purposes and his study OF saloons
extending over a period Of two years.
was for sociological purposes ais
personal statement follows:
II notice In yesterdays paper that
some Of the brethren OF the First Con-
xregationai church intimate that they
have damaging things to say about
me which they are withholding from
the pbulio out Of charity TO me am
Krowinx a bi. weary OF this kind OF
charity. It 1. the same xor. that has
been exercised for the last few weeks
by the breathren who went 60 the Con-
sensational conference at Marshall
town, May 30 and lebored with the
resolutions committee to get them 10
report something against me, SO that
they might bring i, back to Sioux City
and use It against me n the church
Il have the facts from the foremost
men Of the state, that Il IL had not been
fog the fnsistance Of these Sioux City
men before the resolutions committee,
there would have been no reference
even indirectly to me by the resolu-
tons committee. The leading minister
of the state wrote me at once charac-
tsrizing the action OF the Sioux City
men az n cowardly thing" Then these
Sioux City men came home and IN
dustrtously spread the impression that
af II had not been for thei- taterces-
sion in my behalf the resolutions at
MarshaIltown would have been much
more drastic The Congregattona-ist
our leading denominationa paper IN
America, IN It's issue Of June 4, has
report Of this matter which shows how
Che thing was done At Aarshallto*n-
there are three classes Of reports
which these men Of the church have
in mind when they tnstnuate that they
might prfnt somettng very harmful to
my reputation.
Admits Drinking Beer.
.They are rolling under their tongue
tho sweet morsei Of the fact that l
drank beer in the lunch room OF West
hotel four years ago. did. once WITH
= member Of nay Kansas City church
who was In town and invited me 70
lunch with him; another time myself;
and then, few days after the court
decision refusing the walters the right
10 servo alcoholic beverages to their
patrons, I ordered beer in the same
hotel, In order to learn from the wait
err them selves just what their ineuuc-
tons were.
AThe fact Is that for dozen years
have not been able conscienuousiy 10
work in the methods OF the Anti Saloon
League. When in the spring OF 1919
waG severely attacked on this score oy
prohibftionists OUTSIDE my church
preached four Sunday evening sermons
on the subject, which were pubnshed IN
the Kansas City Journal Then dur
Ing the next two years l mace myseh
fhnrouehIy familiar with the methods
81 handing the drink problem in half
dozen different states and one Of me
provinces Of Canada became
thoroughly familiar with the inside as
veH a. ths outside Of all sorts o.
saloons. In order that when talked
,,pou the subject I might know
thoroughly what I was talking about
These two years comprised my last
wear In Kansas City and my first year
IN Sioux City. All the stories they
have to ten Of this sort date back TO
that period. I can tell hundreds OF
such stories. I have not heraloed them
abroad, neither have I attempted to
conceal them. I have never been under
the influence OF liquor in my life:
AThey Must Furnish Proof"
Another class Of stories which these
men have circulated are absolutel!
without foundation, such as that
have given drink to a young man in my
home, and that am the cause of the
downfall of another man They never
asked me regarding the truth OF these
stories. II they print them they viii
he under the necessity Of furnishing
proof.
81 do keep alcoholic liquor in M
home. and ordinarily. not always, a
s the close Of the days work, / rest anc
read for an hour or two in my room, a
the same time eating simple ligh
lunch with which use about half al
ounce Of alcohol. By this means l have
.cyercome the lifelong habit OF sleep
fesspess and also another chronic Dill
ficulty. / have studied carefully th
,physiology Of the subject, and haV
consulted physicians. and can give tn
treason for the thing do.
Physician Advised Alcohol.
"Anyone who has known me TO
.twenty years can testify that since
began this practice my appearance 0
health and vigor have remarkably in
creased. 1 began this practice on tn
advice of q physician who is clos
4 personal friend of mine. / have neve
y soonceaIed this fact, any more than tn
lncs that / drink cup Of coffee TO
breakfast; neither do / herald
:, 100, sss.s.r,ad. have always TALKED freel
ahnut It with some members OF m
sS eAurch In order that there might be n
] appearance OF any attempt at conceal
! .ss sThe other sort Of stories these me
I've in mind about me relate to m
81 I1ctatorialness as a leader. did com
g sioux City with program in m
lind for the church. Ninety-fve pc
y: 1inat Of the church have been wiliin
i Z IS 80 this program carried out, an
Il zneores Of - noble men and women 9
III have ever known have tried to bel
- carry Il out"
!; & ouinex Writes Dr.. GLADDEN..
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