Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-12
REV. I0HNN HA[lMAN DELIVERS
STRONG SERMON ON TEMPERANCE

anu more ZOE the revenues more
over. if We only had one-half this
amount for the Improvement of labor
and the development Of skill. then
property values would rise rapidly and
business would increase tremendously
since the masses of the laboring
class. who now spend their substance
for that which is not bread Except II
be the bread Of sorrow'l would have
money for food and clothes and com,
fcrts.
r. tAgain. public opinion has taken on
a more intelligent conviction regard,
ing the habit of moderate drinking
prevailing among the more intelligent
classes Of our citizenship. 1t was not
long ago when3a gentleman Of the lie.
gal profession remarked in my hear.
ing that 25 years ago 1t was not con-
sidered very bad form, certainly not
a disreputable thing, for lawyer to
stagger along the, street under the
Influence of the ardent or for even a
Judge to- take q nip. from the bottle
In the chambers at the recess OF
court. Would public opinion stand for
this today? We fear not. -.t
- It is now really bad form for of.
flcers OF the army. to drink remarked
an army general not long ago in q
conversation regarding the liquor
traffic, and we do not now hesitate al
AL to court4martial our officers for
drunkenness 22:...;.s- -, p. (. =. -
This means that moderate drinking
is not good form, not good style. In
other words, it is not in accord with
public opinion for, fashion Is only an.
ether term for public opinion, and
public opinion is the energizing pow.
Ter back Of law. There may be laws
against dueling but II may be quite
fashionable for two men to pick a
quarrel and fight duel. In all cases
then we need fashion or custom OF
public opinion to be on the side OF
law, afS the back Of law and glad are
We In being able to state that public
opinion Is getting sQuarely and intel
iigeRtly and conscientiously back OF
all laws whose purpose Is to curtail
and abolish the evils Of the liquor
traffic. Moderate drinking is, there,
fore, bad style. This being SO. we
shall soon observe more and more the
effects Of the power Of example for II
the rich turn down their champagne
glass in their banquetting halls, the
poor man will begin to turn away
from the gin-milIs and the gin-mills
will 60 out OF business for lack OF
patronage. -. - -. {. ~ IL
TT was noteworthy as well as
praiseworthy that at the recent public
|FeOepfi0 gireh ains aolffs city. to. two
distinguished federal officials the
toasts were drunk in cold water. This
is the intelligent capitalization Of
pablo apinion. IS ~ 4
Again, men are asking today the
question, Am my brothers keeper?
with an earnestness never before
eyineed. Am /, as q moderate drinker
bnrtful many. sense. In my fnflnerct
so far as other. men ara concerned!
TrueS 3 may never hecemes an inebri
ate. 4 know where to begin how lone
to continue and when tosIstop. But
there are Others who do not know
who cannot know Human nature
shows a wide difference In organic
suscentib ility. one fnha ation of chic
YOLOF{u n pulls HE 70 II olCgp y AlhLO 10y
same squaItity makes you wild. Ont
class of iiaaor may DE, medicine t
me. the same quantity, to- you a poi
son. It means 20 glasAes more. i
means; drunkenness debauehery ,poy
erty, suffering and crime Therefore
land isn't this a3rational philosophy
conclusion OF good logic? d as q mOier
ate drinker /, shall cease TO cause thu
weaker brother to offend. j shall
drink no more vine for conscience
sake. ~ Et :: 8 .s ~ b. S.
..Allad. oh. for The sake Of the boys
your boy and my boy, rernembe rinf
the tremendous force 81. example, maj
j, not plead for total abstinence on thu
part Of all moderate drinkers !? Aftel
all it ss.the example of the safe-and
sure, intelligent. prosperous, populal
citizen in Ills tfhaBits OF moderate
drinking that is so pernicious -fal
more so than the example Of those
who through excess have gone dow
into poverty and disgrace. -, !
Again, THE, alizati0n OF pub
1ic opinion has, brought about a de
cided change In regard to the old OBJ
lection, that teetotalism tnvalidateE
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