THE DUTY OF THE CHURCH.
SOLDIERS AND LIQUOR. Speaking at Manakau on Wednesday night' last, the Rev. E. Drake, of Wellington, made some interesting remarks in connection with the duty of the church. The church had a very definite duty in the-near future—he referred to the forthcoming licensing poll, whieli gave an opportunity of sweeping away the drink traffic—that awful opponent to the work of the churches. If they , wanted to deal effectively with the nerve-wrf!clted men who were coming 6ack to New Zealand, they could not do , better than abolish the liquor bars. Mr j Drake said he had had a good deal of experience among soldiers in the city dnring the war, and did not believe there was worse drinking among soldiers than among civilians—if as much —(applause)—but when the gallant lads came home with their nerves shattered they were more easily persuaded to give way to temptation, and were unfitted to stand the effects of 'drinking, j It had been found necessary to close the j hotels on arrival of troops from the 1 front, and tlio church -had a very definite duty in helping to close up the whole ghastly business of the liquor traffic at the poll next April.
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Otaki Mail, 10 January 1919, Page 3
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