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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13526, 7 November 1911, Page 4

The Church POPE PIUS X.—His Holiness believes in temperance, but not in Teetototallsm. The Right Rev. Mgr. Colier, Private Chamberlain to th§ present Pontiff, declares: “The Pope certainly does believe in temperance, that is moderation In all things, but not absolute prohibition. That is not the spirit of freedom, but of autocratic government. The Holy Father himself takes a glass of wine anc' believes that men should be ailowed to use their own judgment in what they should eat and what they should drink, and not have other men decide such things for them.” CARDINAL GIBBONS—"The Church is not fanatical on the subject of liquor, but teaches moderation. The use of liquor in moderation is rot to be condemned. We must take men as they are and a moderate use has never been condemned by the Church.” ARCHBISHOP WHATELEY—"As for those who endeavour to enlist Scripture on their side, by main* tabling that the wine mentioned in Scripture was not an intoxicating liquor, they must either themselves be very ignorant and silly, If they really believe It, or must be fostering a pious fraud In the hope of eluding the simple Into what is right, under false pretences. And pious frauds almost always do more harm than good to the cause for which they are employed.” REV. LYMAN ABBOTT.—"This” (phohibition) “was not the method of Jesus. He lived in an age of total abstinence societies and did not join . them. He emphasised the distinction between His method and that of John the Baptist, by saying that John came neither eating nor drinking; the Son of Man came eating /and drinking. He condemned but never in in a single instance lifted up His voice in condemnation of drinking. On the contrary, He commenced His public ministry by making, as a miracle, wine in considerable quantity, and of fine quality, and this apparently only to add to the joyous festivities of a wedding. He apparently used wine customarily, if not habitually, and before all the world; and He left as a legacy and example for His followers a sacred use of wine in the most solemn service of His church.” REV. DR. LEONARD WHITTINGTON. —“I bear my solemn testimony, and say that though I have seen frequent attempts, l never knew any good ocme from such legislation. I have seen men exasperated by it, but never reformed. I was in Connecticut when attempts were made to enforce such a law. 1 saw hypocrisy, power, passion, haughtiness, indignation, force, resistance to commands, threats, cursing; but I saw no promotion of meekness among Christians or repentance among sinners. The contest was long and the fruits were bitter. Long did it take to teach the sober part of the community a simple truth,” WALTER THOMAS MILLS, a Reverend and Learned Professor, Founder of the People’s University of America (at Berrien Springs), Michigan, U.S.A.) An interesting biography of the “Professor,” extending to three columns, appeared in “The Social Democrat” of November 3rd, 1911. On Friday last the “Professor” orated. His silly platitudes and melancholy attempts to bo funny, delighted his water drinking audience. He was a bit hard on the ministers present when he declared that Preacher has the right to preach unless he preaches right" ; how many are substituting Prohibition for Christianity? It is not surprising that the words "Try and think” had him “fixed”— thinking is a function of the brain. The “Professor” stated: "There were only two occupations In which a man Is required to have a good moral character—preaching the Gospel and keeping a public house” It is news indeed that a preacher is required to have any character at all. Any stick is good enough to beat a dog with. Having fired off all their big guns the No-License people are carrying on the war with American Pop Guns. . INSPECTOR GILLIES, of Christchurch. —"Sly-grog selling In this district Is confined chiefly to Ashburton and Oamaru, as these are towns in ' NoLlcense’ districts. The difficulties which beset the local police in procuring evidence in such cases are well known, and little If aiiy assistance can be relied on from residents whose sympathies are with the grog sellers.”

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