PROHIBITION.
[To THE EDITOE.] Sir, —If the proposed Prohibition League is to be run by a man of the views of I)r Hosking I don't think the publicans need fear the result of the next election or any other election in fact. The views of the faddists are only taken by the ignorant for what they are worth, or rather what they are not worth. They spin a tale that has been spun for years, and the alleged truth of which has been authoritatively denied ; and they attempt to fire bombs that have long ago been exploded. If ministers of the gospel left the drink question to right itself and thought more of practical Christianity perhaps there would be more happiness in the world. To preach two sermons in the week and care nothing whether a member of the congregation is going to perdition is not Christianity in my opinion. It is easy for one gifted with confidence and fluency of language to appear to be earnest in his desire to do good work, but outside the pulpit the real work of a clergyman is done. Some preachers instead of helping a man out of a gutter seem to delight in finding in him a text for a temperance sermon. A little less of rank humbug and a little more of practical Christianity would be welcomed by—Yours, &c., No Lover of Shams. Hastings, July 4, 1896.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 60, 6 July 1896, Page 3
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236PROHIBITION. Hastings Standard, Issue 60, 6 July 1896, Page 3
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