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of the child desertion, and 60 per cent,
of the crime in this country. The total
coBt of maintaining the machinery and
institutions to care for this wreckage
of the liquor traffic is tremendous. But
it may be put down as an absolute fact
that in the last analysis the working
man is carrying the burden of the taxes
to keep these costly enterprises going.
He is making a heavy contribution to
help maintain the liquor business and
its by-products, even though he may
not patronize the saloon, and even
though he receives no benefit from the
liquor business, either directly or in
directly.
If these institutions were to be re
lieved of the care of those who are af
flicted, because of their own or some
body else's use of liquor, the working
men's taxes in the form of advanced
prices paid for rent, groceries, meat,
clothing, etc., would be greatly reduccd.
They would be sufficiently reduced to
more than cover the amount now paid
by the liquor interests in the form of
revenue taxes, and local licenses, so
that he would not only be independent
of the liquor interests in this regard,
but vast numbers of people would be
spared the great suffering due to the
evils resulting from the use of liquor.
Frequent reference is made to the
large amount of money paid in the
form of taxes by the liquor industry for
the privilege of carrying on its busi
ness. If it could be said that this busi
ness resulted only in good, first to those
who are engaged in it, and second to
those who are the consumers of liquor
the millions of dollars which the liquor
industry pays might be regarded as a
blessing, but the cost to society and to
the State of the liquor business is very
much in excess of what the liquor in
dustry pays to the government.
It is sometimes argued that tax rates
are not very much lower in dry towns
than they are in wet towns. Usually,
they are very much lower, but even
though they were not lower, the money
paid for taxes in dry towns is expended
for better school facilities and other
public Improvements, whereas in the
wet towns the money is paid largely in
support of police departments and Jails
and in taking care of the wreckage due
to the liquor business. It is a lot bet
ter ? other things being equal ? to spend
money on schools than on Jails. Fur
thermore, this very policy is bound to
result in a better town and a higher
grade of citizenship.
Let us repeat that in the last analysis
the workingman pays the taxes on li
quor wreckage. How long will he con
tinue to be the "goat" of the liquor
business?
CHRISTMAS COMES TWICE THIS
YEAR!
By C. V. Vlckrey.
Two Chrlstmases for the American
people is the treat that is being of
fered by the American Committee for
Armenian and Syrian Relief.
Having enjoyed the fellowships and
precious associations of our own Christ
mas on December 25th, we may, by
means of offerings made on that day,
have a vital part In the Christmas Joys
or celebrations of our Armenian and
Syrian friends on January 19th in the
land of the Christ child.
The old style calendar is still used
in Asia Minor, which, with other dif
ferences In customs, brings their Christ
mas on January 19th of the Roman or
WeBtcrn calendar.
The American people are being asked
'or substantial thank offerings on
Christmas Day, which money sent to
Mr. CharleB R. Crane, treasurer of the
committee, at No. 70 Fifth avenue, New
York City, will be cabled promptly to
American consuls and missionaries in
the various distribution centers in Ar
j menia, Syria and Palestine, and will
arrive In ample tiiue (or the purchase
of food, clothing and necessary supplies
for Christmas distribution January
19th.
There may be no cakes, candy and
cooklcs in the stockings of the little
children in Syria this year; in fact,
there may be no stockings, but when
a child or man is hungry there is noth
ing sweeter than, plain bread, perhaps
unleavened, and when a woman or child
1b shivering with cold there is no gown
more coveted than a plain woolen
blanket.
These things we hope to give to as
many women and children as possible
as a Christmas present this year, but
the number that will be thus favored
will be in direct proportion to the
thoughtfulncss and the Christian broth
erliness of Christians of America as
they this year gather around fireside
and altar reverently to observe the an
niversary of our Saviour's birth.
The Christmas ship has sailed, but
comparatively speaking its entire car
go of wheat, flour, rice, etc., will be
but a mouthful when distributed among
the hundreds of thousands of hungry
people.
The committee Is expecting to send
another ship as soon as funds for the
cargo can be secured, but in addition to
these shipments of food landed at the
Port of Beirut, there is urgent need of
help at other larger centers inland,
that cannot possibly be reached with
this cargo. Tabriz and Tiflis, for in
stance, in point of accessibility, are far
ther from Beirut than San Francisco is
from New York.
To reach these and other centers
money is being cabled by the committee
as rapidly as possible and American
commissions composed of consuls and
missionaries are using it for the pur
chase of available supplies to save the
lives of the helpless refugees.
THE OLD PREACHER' S CHRIST
MAS EVE.
He was only seventy, but for fifty
years he nad worked very hard as an
under shepherd for the great Master
of the fold. The tired wife bad just
slipped away home one evening? gone
out through the gates of the sunset
The children were all scattered. Of
course he had not laid by any money.
When the time came when nobody
wanted him ? the cry was for young
men. At Presbytery and Synod he
was Introduced as one of our oldest
preachers. He has worn himself out
in the harness. Occasionally he was
appointed on some very unimportant
committees. He found himself at
eventide homeless and penniless. He
wrote to his son ? his prosperous son
in the far-off city, and the son had
answered :
"Dear father:
"So glad to get your letter. I am
sorry, but It would not suit to have
you in our home, but I have arranged
to pay your board in the old town
where you had your first charge. They
are nice, plain people ? the Boardens
? I expect you remember their grand
father. I enclose a check for $50.00
to buy a trunk and some clothoa.
Write the Boardens what train you
will arrive on.
With best love,
Your Son.
P. S. ? I am sending you some pho
tos of our home, my wife, my boy and
myself."
The old man's eyes grew dim as he
read the letter and his heart ached,
but he wbb used to that. He looked
at the wonderful pictures of the
handsome, elegantly dressed busi
ness man, his stylish wife and the
bright looking boy, at their charming
surroundings, and he kissed them and
sighed and put them on the mantel.
He bought -what he needed ? not
what he wanted ? that was not In the
stores. He packed his old books fa
barrels as he had done many a time
before, shipped them by freight. He
wrote the people when he would be
there. A few ? a very few people ?
came to bid him good-bye. Fearfully,
tearfully, he took the train for the old
town of his first charge. Memory wai
very buBy with him. About 4 o'clock
in the afternoon the conductor
touched him on the shoulder and said,
"Parson, here's your town. Good luck
to you." A big, red-faced, beefy man
met him. "My name's Boarden.
Oimme your check ? I will git your
trunk. The new parson's going to
take you down in his gas wagon." The
spry, alert, up-to-date parson grasped
his hand heartily. "Glad to wel
come you back to the old town. There
are several people here who remember
you. Going to take you to your home,
but first we will take a spin around
the old town.
The old town?
As they rushed- through the crowd
ed streets and by the elegant homes,
the old preacher felt very Rip Van
Wlnklish. Presently they stopped and
the young man shouted in hiB ear.
"See that." He looked In wonder
and amazement at a great, big, elec
tric sign
"The New Presbyterian Church."
"That's our new church ? cost fifty
thousand ? all paid for ? light up-to
date ? kitchen, dining room, ladies'
parlor, pantry, club room for boys,
up-to-date library, girls' society room,
etc. You must let me show It to you
some day." Then as they passed an
elegant manse, "That's the manse ?
come up and eat dinner with us any
time."
So they rushed the old preacher
around until he didn't know his el
bow from his knee joint and landed
way down in the new part of the town
at a third-class second-rate boarding
house. He found he had a pleasant
room down stairs, and his books came
and his little household goods and he
piddled around and was happy. He
did not go up town very much ? no
body knew him, and It was a long walk
and the auto did not ride as easy as
he thought it ought to.
Sunday morning ^the young preacher
sent his auto for him and took him In
the pulpit and asked him to make the
ions prayer, and the dear old soul
forgot himself and the young preacher
had to touch him on the shoulder.
Very much ashamed, he set back In
the fine red plush chair, and It was
so easy, so he went to sleep and waked
up very much Improved. He never
went to church again. He went home
with the preacher, who showed him
all over the manse, and they had an
elegant dinner with so much to eat
and so much china ware and silver
and knives and forks to choose from,
that he couldn't eat a thing. And the
boy next to him. In a very audible
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whisper said, "Mr. Old Preacher, I
went to sleep, too."
The days went by "like the shadow
on the wall." All the people in the
boarding house passed on him. Like
most deaf people, he would hear a
whisper you did not want him to hear,
but anything you wanted him to hear,
you had to thunder it. Providentially,
he bad a great big open-faced fire
place and an old negro man, who kept
the wood piled up and would sit and
talk to him by the hour of tbe good
old times.
Christmas Eve came and at the sup
per table one of ther children said,
"Perhaps the old man don't want to go
to no Christmas tree." and he turned
around, smiled sadly, and said, "I
will stay at home this evening." So
after supper the old darkey made a
roaring fire and they talked and talked
until both began to nod, and the dear
old preacher said, "Tom, it's time we
were both going to bed. Let us pray.
You pray first, then I will." Then the
old preacher started and kept on until
the old darkey touched him and said.
"Excuse me, Master, but it's time for
U3 to gwine to sleep. Merry Christ
mas, sah."
The old man put on another back
log, and the flames leaped up. and he
leaned back in his easy chair, seeing
visions in the fire ? and behold, sud
denly he was a boy in the old Virginia,
and while seated on his father's knee,
he heard the darkles singing soft and
low. Like the echo of an angel's song
he heard his mother's voice singing:
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