Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-13
MAKES COMPARISON
OF WET AND DRY VOTE

In the course of his address last
evening at the special services at the
First Methodist church, DR.. o. 7.
Dwinell took occasion to compare the
wet and dry vote as recorded at the
election last week with that Of 1914, in
which he found the following: Votes
cast by men for the drys in 1914, 1888;
in 1916, 1872; by the vets, in 1914,
1881; in 1916, 1851, loss in 1916 Of
126 and 230 respectively; by the wom-
en- for the drys, in 1914, 2734; in 1916.
2191; for the vets, in 1914, 2447; in
1916, 2205, loss of SAB and 242 respect
lively. The total of lost dry and wet
for men and women is $50 and 473, a
difference of 1877, and the total wet ma
jority in 1914, 1856, and the total wet
majority in 1916, 1853 leaves a differ
ence of 1877, peculiar fact, but vouch-
ed for by the records of the courts.
From this DR.. Dwinell deducts that the
| election of last week was great gain
for the drys although the figures are
the same.
This year SAB less women voted dry
than last time and I do not blame
them" said DR.. Dwinell, for in some
of the precincts the dry forces were
not there to protect them, and / saw
women insulted by the debris, fiotsam
and jetsam coming from the surround
ing community. But the next time will
be our time. We must win, we must
| preach against the source of great
evils fair proportion of our time. We
strong enough, loving enough to go out
and clean up the places where danger
turks"
The sermon last evening was con-
tinuation of the story of the prodigal
son as related in the bible, the speaker
taking the chapter of Our Hero Falls
Among Thieves" which he compared
with the story of the Good Samaritan,
the real story being to emulate the life
and character of the Good Samaritan.
OF this by-product is TO teach that it
is the business of the church to clean
up the Jericho road and put the thieves
out of business. 1T is not the great
and continued business of the church"
he said, ito send Samaritans down the
Jericho road to pick up distressed vic
tins of the thieves that infest the road
unrestricted, to take them to the hos
pital to be cared for at the expense Of
the Good Samaritan. Jesus did not
die on the cross to raise up Samaritans
for that purpose but He did die on the
cross to establish church of men,
bers who would go down and take up
the thieves, put them on another beast
and ride them off to the place of con-
fnement and say to the keeper, let
these live on short rations and let
them earn their keep and when
I come this way again l will set
tie for the difference; but do not look
for me, | do not expect to come this
way again Saloons, gambling dens,
brothels, grating in politics, hypoc
risy, a spirit that makes light of divine
truth, a spirit that puts the things OF
this world above those of the kingdom
of God, are some Of the thieves among
which the prodigal son fell and these
are represented here in Rock Island"
Dr. Dwinell said. Eve are anxious to
build a Christian character strong
enough to resist them, which would be
a fine thing, at the same time we must
work faithfully to GUST them from
their places that the Jericho road may
be safe, which is very important"
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hinkley sang
beautiful duet, Il Am So Happy in
Jesus" The chapter tonight will deal
with "a Call for Consultation" with
special music.