The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-13

More religion is heard IN The saloons
today than in tn" churches. according
to Rev. James Empr'nSha!n. MAJ i"lIIl
superintendent Of the Episcopal Church
Temperance society. discussing E'Sl'r
day the results 10 date OF national Pro-
hibitIon. adding: For religion ~ dls-
CusN.l in places of worship hHt one i"ur
4 week, but il is the chief t0p.E az con-
vcrsatIon nov all thr tim" N IN" SiI"E'
The men on both sides Of III" bar say
and believe. that preachers hay" pa one
over on them Their lifelong mi I''r,
encc toward the church has b""n 'anr"d
by ibitiOn into an angry lla'!'''
But no matter how furious N" attack
made upon organized christianity, d.,
cause OF what II has gone. cont nuci
! Dr.. Emprinrham. "onc dCn"mhh' non -
invariably Sparud---th" Episcopal. lh'
patrons Of the saloon. drunk "ud soo!r'
bv common consent admit th.t So far
as they know. PI"CoNnlS ar 'ho"F'
suspicion 'PiSCopals mind tn"ir own
, business 'Piscupals' have never don
nothing 70 put prob ht,I"n OYER. Ami
warfare OF the Church Tempo rIn't
Society TO outlaw ;hc liquor trrtAc
pr. EmprnS CHAM. Who - 4 r"UrHain'hi
with a broad sense Of hum"r, s!Eh"
deeply.
"HumiIiatinE as all This salocn "ulocE
| Of our church may be" Il" resumed. II
| think. I" most people i Su@-"si, a |r.'a
responsibility and n unGu" "nr"r' unltE
and one which In" Natl"r-E"' am
; raicn Of IN" Episcopal chur"! ami 'h'
! Every Name Campaign ct that move
| mrnt il the d'"c"~c Of New l"rN' may
! avail themselves Of.
THE saloon. in spite or il scvt!s: ''nS
played a useful part in III" lif" ot me
Som,rhing, must take III, plaC" Of The
saloon # tn" liquor traffic - L. d. vi,
ccssfully outlawcd. We" shall supply
that Something" i has been suggested
! that The Anti Saloon L"AEu" ml2M n""
Cn,rloy rs vast machinery ~ SUPPLY
; ing. such hc.rl"ss clubs. Eat my form
! or cNparirncr~ rs III" New Work. th%
: .;urrrInt"Nd" OF III" An''-Sa;""'
| eu, cnahl.s mo to say mat TN Va,
! saloon !,aruc Will not and cannot -
tcrpt ANYTHING along th'' n'@ "i *"l"'r
: s,iusl Iluirs The hatred tE"y hAN" 81.
| yrnIcrtd among drinkers nus h""h '"'
Socn, and they know IT. M"r""H"r: m
| long and triumphant hEhi w2-'i -
: others against the liquor traffic WILD
! initiate against any art"mnt th"E mi%"'
along saloon substitute" limo.
! And here is wh"r" pr Empr,nShali
! its Nation-W'idc and Every Nam" cam
! rairns may be OF scrvic" IN tn" dry aE'
/ With has come upon the country.
often" says nc. "as l,haF" h'w2 i
Cd tho fart that our church never ~
. came officially Unidentified WIN tH' nm
: for pTOhl Dlll0n, ~, 49, ~ ''''
: NAV turn our shortComlnG in," 80
) ing As .ncu,rals in th" nsht w. '"'
: now pour oil into the W"EntN "i 'h"@,
! who smart from defeat. y hummer 'I
! salnon substitutes should, without -
! Law. BIZ established in the cCnt"rS wh'r'
| they are most needed using. a. lar IL
possible the existing structures.
] DR. EmrrirCham is NOT prepared F''
70 suggest definitely just what ih"S'
! substitutes should b.. l;ut h" * l. 81
! on the point that while they should d.
promoted by tho church. they distinctly
! should NOT be religious in character ~
tolls Of the renank Of an att"ndAnt u
! charge of a saloon substitute" III ~"
SorE that as soon aS men com" IL h'"'
and recognize our uniforms. they rus
we must not make tn" mistake o.
/ flauu,ing our religion, SnyS ir' r,,m
nringham. "a camouflngrd m'SSlni
! cannot succeed as =. saloon %um>i ~
! Tho first object Of the Church T"mr :
! ancc Society. and Of N" ..atiom-N'd'
aud Every Name Campaigns IN mp
. nrCachinC this problem Of SubSlnut'
. for saloons. should not b." I" MhkH :
; temperance bar and club sell Snpr"r, w"
! but 10 provide a rcndc%NnuS where 'n.|.
: who are being robbed Of their Iuce' INK
! Mace will feel quit" NJ home. rms ''u
not be done by cmphasizn% IN" r''I'N'
| asticol character of IN" enterprise, "I
| nv dressing up the attendants IN HAS
! sEck-vcsts or Salvation Army UNIFORMS
! Tho Eation-Wide and FNrrN Name cam
naIgns are calling for the c"nScSral''