Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-07
UNITY OF FORCES Will result
NVICTORY FORR|GHTEOUSNESS

doipS 81 how shallow and hypocritical
the pretensicns a. the liIuor seller be-
rome, The rum-sellers money is not
the money upon which 10 build
churches. 1t Is blood money. The
curse of the poor and unfortunate 10
upon it, as Il was stolen from the rag
ged babe and the abused wife: IL was
gathered in crime and iniquity. God
forbid that the church should thrive
on such ill-gotten gain.
81 think the rum-seller,s ability to
contribute generously works to the
positive disadvantage of any church
Eliminate the saloonkeeper and the
problem OF raising the needed funds
for the support of our churches and In
situations will be easily and readily
solved. but the proper solution Is al
together out OF the question while he
remains q factor.
Besides all this. take into consid-
Grafton the fact that one saloon can
work more damage than dozen
churches can remedy. and that one
saloon keeper can counterfeit and null
lily the jealous labor OF a dozen min
listers Of God. and you win. believe.
find 1t difficult to comprehend in what
light it may be possible to view him
as a friend to religion.
Hundreds OF thousands Of Cath
Ollie men and women In our cities and
towns have spontaneously given mp
the moderate use Of drink for their
own good and the benefit Of society.
Why should not our Catholics engaged
in the soul-destroying business aban-
don such a iemoraIizing way OF max
ing q living? Making money at the
expense of human souls ransomed by
the precious blood Of the Redeemer
Is terrible crime bfore God and man.
Oh! what a temperance revival would
follow If every Catholic engaged IN
the saloon traffic would give It up?
God grant that the day may dawn
upon our fair land in the not distant
future when the revenue collector Will
look In vain for Catholic name oyer
the death-dealing dramshop. What q
grand future lies before the church in
this new world If our people but prove
true to. their mission to show in their
lives 5eautifying effects Of Catholic
teaching. The American people are
fair-minded, considerable, noble and
generous hearted, and are willing to
give credit for good works.
You cannot make legally and gov
ernmentally right the thing that. Is
wrong. Awakened citizenship
and awakened conscience shall ele-
waite prohibition in state and nation to-
the throne Of successful majorities.
and then this liquor evil WIN be sup
pressed Our duty Is to take our place
and do the thing that God would have
us do from the heights Of conscience.
God needs men too clean TO compro-
mise, too strong to ewerve, too noble
to be badgered out Of their rights.
What is good for the home Is good FOR
the universal brotherhood of this
great American republic Of ours.
Strong men and true, great men
and good. brave men and wise IN sims
pie faith; men born with love and rich
with hope: men with high arms and
buoyant hearts, the age Is crying
out for these; crying along the
busy streets. crying along the quiet
lanes. It's voice Is booming from the
towers and whispering from the fur
rowed fields: give me my strong and
earnest men. give me my Dayids and
St Johns; give me my Ourrans, my
Keanes. and my Irelands; give me my
Hobs0ns, my Bakers, my organs and
my Brumbaughs.r