A Good Example

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 8, 1913

THE example set by Secretary of State Bryan in excluding liquor from the table at the dinner given to the envoys of the nations in Washington is one that deserves the hearty approval of all right-thinking men and women. He had no precedent for a wineless dinner, but with the courage of his convictions in the matter of temperance, the Secretary made a precedent that it is to be hoped many others will follow. He explained to the assembled guests that he and Mrs. Bryan had been teetotalers from their childhood, as had their parents before them, and had never served liquor at their table. His remarks, instead of being resented by the foreign envoys, were heartily applauded. The temperance forces of the United States owe the Secretary of State a unanimous vote of thanks for his example in this matter.