Temperance Work and Sunday Closings Encouraged

St. Augustine, Florida and Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1911

Dr. Badger's Good Work

The St. Augustine (Fla.) Record recently contained the ensuing pleasant item respecting the labors of Rev. Dr. A. S. Badger in that city. The article is headed "Splendid Sermon at Memorial":

"Upon the subject of temperance in the morning and "The Abandoned Farms of New York and New England" in the evening the Rev. Alfred S. Badger, D. D., pastor of Memorial Presbyterian church, delivered strong and interesting sermons at both morning and evening services yesterday. Yesterday was World's Temperance Sunday and his temperance sermon in the morning was most interesting and forceful and was also a scholarly resume of the temperance movement from its inception to the present day. His evening sermon brought forth forcefully the good that can be accomplished by co-operation."


Sunday Closing in Florida

Rev. A. S. Badger Relates Interesting Incident of St. Augustine

St. Augustine, Fla., Nov. 13, 1911.
Editor Freeman: —

I see that Mayor Love is seeking to make Waukesha a city of law-abiding people. I would like to take his hand and encourage him.

One of the elders of my church is mayor of this city. He has insisted on obedience of the law. Not long since he was absent over the Sabbath and the saloons opened for business on that day; so the city editor of the St. Augustine Evening Record stated at my Christian Endeavor meeting last evening, which he was leading. On the following Monday the police court calendar contained a long list of cases of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, etc.

On the mayor's return he closed the saloons absolutely on Sunday and on the following Monday there was not a case before the police court.

It is with this incident I would shake hands with the mayor.
Fraternally,
ALFRED S. BADGER.

—The Waukesha Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, November 23, 1911, page 6.