PROHIBITION
The principal business of a meeting ol the Council ot Christian Congregations last night was a debate on the following motion : ‘•That Prohibition odors the only practical solution of the evils of the liquor traHie.’’ Although the motion was carried, the debate was remarkable tor the billowing outspoken remarks by two of the clergy present: ” I lonestlv 1 consider this debate a verv solemn iarce.” sard Archileaeou 'Lavlor. ” You know exactly whai the result is going to be. Two speakers have enjoyed tire luxury of preaching to t lie already converted. The already come rted have obviously enjoyed themselves.” Archdeacon lavlor said he wanted to appeal to reason and intellect. and not to emotion. There was jus| the danger in the movement with which the majority of those present were concerned of alienating sympathy not only for the cause of prohibition, but also for the cause of religion, because of this appeal to emotion. I here
“A Very Solemn Farce.” Church Council Debate. i Prom " l.vfteltuii Times.” September 23rd. l'J‘2o.)
ivore ■one sober people who were convinced that prohibition was not a remedy; there were some who were convinced if was not practical, and t here were quite a lot who were convinced it was not the only remedy. There- were people who held that prohibition was neither possible nor desirable. They believed it was possible bv controlling the sale to diminish abuses caused by excessive use. and they felt tliaL they had a right to trust their fellow-citizens to carry oil tlml. general trend in the direction of sobriety which bad marked the lasi few generations. The Bov. C. Berry, said he believed in temperance and lie could not change to this new thing, prohibition. Ho preferred to stick by the old gospel of temperance rather than work under He ha liner of heresy, which was prohibition. Temperance and prohibition could no! march together. Prohibition \as not a success. They did not have go to America--it was failing in Asbburtoii.—v
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1925, Page 1
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