| Show CHURCH CHASES SALOON religious edifice on wheels moves about town wherever most needed philadelphia tb there ere Is in philadel abla a lively lular church which la Is iu in dulling n a merra chase after saloons of this thin aty much to the discomfort of the men behind the bars this ila little religious religions edifice is on vhf els and it bas ads instigated one of the campaigns against the stilling billing of liquor ever waged this title litle church aldays has been a mission church going hither find and yon wherever it seemed to be the roost most needed but it has baa only recently ly altered so BO actively upon the temperance field tile the of this lating and ills assi tant harry A A machey macbey learn that a man mail la Is apply ing for a license in a new district they wait until the has ben filed and then picking up their little church walk to within a few feet of the spot plan their edifice and then enter protest against the establishing of a saloon fourteen times and it has been working only a few weeks has haa this church chased a would be saloonkeeper out of business it always ims has a con gre gatlon gation of more than 50 souls and so eo can rightly term itself a thorough bred church with all acLe accessories accorded to a stone edifice the congre gatlon gation almost gleefully follow their vagrant church and they have grand rally meetings after every successful light fight against the establishment of a sa loon it will not be long before other mission chu church eg on wheels will enter this i crusade against the selling of liquor and they will be able to put up one of the biggest fights ever waged against the saloonkeeper they have the law with thern them find and the sheer humor of the situation will mill render a would be sa ga loon keeper heeper helpless with the judge th mission Is a substantial looking wooden church with a seating rapacity capacity of the pastor Is a man of means and a number of influential temperance advocates are backing him so be that the money is always forthcoming when he desires to lease a lot for his church and he feels it no hardship it if the exigencies of the case make him deem it m wise ise to set the wheels of his church moving before a lease has hag ex aired ile he always secures the land for the very shortest shortcut possible time sub jett to renewal and thus while nt binding himself and his church un necessarily lie he lend ends an air of perma necy to the action which him in telling the judge thit that he be ines does tot not know how long he will remain |
