World Temperance Sunday

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 24, 1912

World Temperance Sunday

Nov. 12, 1912, is World Temperance Sunday. It is the day set apart for temperance study in all the Sunday-schools throughout the world. Churches are urged to appoint program committees, who will plan to make the instruction for that day as strong and helpful as possible. A leading Methodist magazine counsels the churches to “make it a great day, for no day of the year—not even ‘Children’s day’—is more important. We make much of missions, then fail to be active in our antagonism against the greatest enemy of the church and the greatest hindrance to missions—the accursed liquor traffic. In this we are not wise. Use every means possible to impress the young people and stir their souls and send them out to fight the open saloon and the evils that always accompany it.” The Temperance Instructor will furnish these committees with excellent material for the program. Why not call the attention of pastors, superintendents, and teachers to this paper as a help in preparing for the World Temperance Sunday?

The whole country, and for that matter the whole civilized world, was greatly shocked the evening of October 14, to learn that ex-Pres. Theodore Roosevelt was fired upon and dangerously wounded in passing from his hotel to the Auditorium, in Milwaukee, Wis., where he was to make a public address. His assailant was one John Schrank. This man had followed Colonel Roosevelt all over the country for the express purpose of accomplishing his death, on the ground that no man should be elected for the third time as president of the United States. This is the fourth attempted assassination of the president of this country which has been attended by disastrous or serious results. Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley all succumbed to the wounds inflicted. It is to be hoped that Colonel Roosevelt will prove an exception to the list of his worthy predecessors. At this writing, he is resting easily, and apparently no complications are threatened. The bullet, which had largely spent its force by passing through his clothing, a thick manuscript, and his spectacle-case, penetrated the body two inches, lodging against one of the ribs, which it slightly splintered. Colonel Roosevelt’s rivals in the presidential race, and his opposers generally throughout the country, as well as his friends, justly deprecate this wicked act, and express sincere sympathy for the sufferer. It is believed that he will make a good recovery.