The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-10-01
NEED OF PATIENCE
''The Christian Intelligencer" of the
Reformed Church Writes on Pro-
hibition and Believes in the
Anti-Saloon League

Field. published IN New York City by the
Reformed Church in America, has we'll
written and we'll balanced editorial under
the heading of THE Need of Patience" in
Its issue of May 8, which we recommend
to our readers. We are deeply appre-
ciative of the confidence in the Anti-Sa-
loon League which the editor expresses, as
well as for the strong declarations in sup
port of the Eighteenth Amendment. The
article is as follows:
"Tn the letter to the Hebrews, in the
New Testament, the writer, seeking to en-
courage his friends, calls to their remem-
brance the former days. and describes the
situation with some particularly instance
ing the fact that then they both had
compassion on them that were in bonds.
and took joyfully the spelling of their)
possession CHebrews 10:34) and conclude
Ing with the words, For We have need OF
patience This last text must be in the
minds of multitudes OF Christians to-day,
as they note the attacks being made upon
the Eighteenth Amendment and the laws
enacted to carry out its provisions.
1T Is quite evident that the adver-
saries of law and order are developing
very skilful campaign of nlisrepresenta-
ton and prejudice. through the press.
which seemingly is in thorough sympathy
with their point of view. Here in New
York City and vicinity there is no news
paper that indicates the least sympathy
with the cause of prohibition The COL
umns of every paper are wide open to
every person who desires to throw mud
upon the principles for which the Chris
tan community so long fought and which
1t finally placed in the fundamental law
of the land No doubt there are, in many
parts of the nation, strong, helpful news
papers which are in thorough accord with
the purposes Of the Amendment, and they
are urged to continue to uphold the clause
which is so vital for the future of our
people. The supreme need in the East Is
O paper that would boldly. intelligently,
decisively and brightly take up the battle
gaze against the sarcastic. sneering, ma
Ienant attacks of the so-called wet
press. It is in the absence of any such
organ that we have need of patience
The cause is so fundamentally important
that no weak, impotent attempt can be
tolerated for it would be impossible to
continue il without ample resources. Some
source of wealth is needed, for fair es-
innate would be that it would require
about five million dollars to finance any
such daily publication, and possibly it
would have to be carried on at financial
loss until established. Here is an oppor-
tunity for some of our wealthy friends to
invest in a needed cause.
THE point which must be insisted upon,
however, is that as Christians who are
assured of the rectiture of their cause we
must be patient under the odium that it
cast upon us. How often we read articles
In our papers which we recognize as being
distorted prejudoed, wicked in their in
situations, and altogether unworthy of
the traditions of the press Of this nation,
and recognize the futility of attempting
to formulate any reply. All we can do is
to wait, in patience, believing that
Truth crushed to earth shall rise again;
The eternal years of God are hers
Another point Of attack by our OPP
ponents is the endeavor that is being
made TO discredit the individuals and
agencies that have led in the long cam
paign for prohibition. They have been
somewhat successful l.. Siiei- campaign
against our friends of the Anti-Saloon
League, in many states. Perhaps those
valiant fighters who wrought so well, will
be glad to know that there are still many
who believe in them, in spite of all the
Sneering ridieule that has been cast on
them by those who are antagonistic to
Prohibition.
The hardest Slur to bear, perhaps, Is
the sympathy that is being manufactured
for breakers of the law. A fast boat,
known to have been in the business OF