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RELIGION AND POLITICS
This is not warfare upon hypocracy and humbug-1
gery, nor of superstitions of a thousand centuries.
Nor do we apprehend, as yet* the philosophy of re
ligion as expressed by Hume and Voltaire, Pan and In
gersoll. But our thoughts have run to religion as a re
sult of certain action at Juneau; in the legislative halls.
We know that the core of all religion is the worship
of a Supreme Power, and the belief in man's immortali
ty. Around this the imagination of man has woven many
a complicated web, some beautiful as Arachne's robe,
some barbaric and repulsive. The wise man, the true
philosopher* will not mistake the machinery of religion
for the religious idea, the garment which ignorance
weaves for Omniscience.
And so we arrive at the protest entered by various
clergy in Alaska, the W. C. T. U., and other organiza
tions,, of the proposal to repeal the Alaska Bone Dry
law. From Seward as well as other towns, the clergy
forwarded protests. Again we have a practical illus
tration why church attendance is dwindling each succeed
ing year. The average citizen was content to go to
church upon a Sunday and bow his head in prayer; glad
to worship as did their forefathers. They respected the
man in the pulpit. But too many have left that pulpit to
dictate outside the church. This is resented.
Occasionally a member of the cloth will revolt
against precedent and speak sincerely from the heart.
Juneau has such a man in the person of Dean C. E.
Rice. Episcopal minister, who arose amongst the solons
and said he “had not consented to the association at
tacking the measure repealing the Alaska Bone Dry
law. I've lived all my life in a prohibition country and
it doesn't promote temperance or lessen drunkenness."
Thus spoke a liberal- progressive thinker and as such
The Gateway is pleased to doff the derby to him.
THE NENANA ICE
Approximately $60,000 is at stake on the Nenana
ice this year, say reports from the Interior, not a bad sum
at all for some lucky “stiff."
Many honestly believe they have the purse as good
as won. What kind of “mule" they drink we haven't
been able to find out. In any case, we hope everybody
wins. To some, wealth is a dangerous thing. The hap
piest people in the world, strange as it may sound, are
the poor people.
The weather at Nenana is said to be very warm and
every indication points to an early break-up.
As usual* when the Alaska Road Commission takes
hold of a job they put over 100 per cent, and such
was the case in the construction of the Resurrection Bay
mole, the breakwater and harbor of refuge for small
vessels. The job was accomplished without any wild-flar
ing of drums, without accident and with dispatch. Under
the personal supervision of Superintendent M. C. Ed
munds, the work progressed without a ripple of diffi
culty and the rock work is completed. Next comes the
dredging.
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Proving that some skin-games are profitable, take
the case of old John Jacob Astor who, being an artist
in the skin business, soon accumulated enough money
to purchase property on Manhattan Island when it was
worth about as much as Seward property or a Lake Ke
nai goat-walk. He became as rich as a fat porcupine pie
by trading tin tomahawks and firewater for the abor
iginetf-furs.
(Continued from Fecre On«i
mitted a history of the Hospital
operations in the city of Seward
covering a period from the fall of
1918 to the present time, which re
port goes in this situation in a
most lucid and thorough manner.
These reports were read to the
council and Committeemen Meyer
and Roberts were thanked and
highly complimented upon the
excellence of their reports.
A motion was made by Coun
cilman Cooper, seconded by Man
they that the reports as above sub
mitted be accepted and placed in
the City Files as a permanent
record. This motion was carried
by unanimous vote.
After a lengthy discussion of the
hospital matter, motion was made
by Councilman Meyer, seconded
: by Roberts that the Mayor be in
structed to appoint a special com
mittee to communicate with the
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
with a view to establishing agree
able and possible arrangements
whereby the Society would con
tinue to operate the Seward Gen
eral Hospital to the best inter
ests of all concerned. This mo
tion being carried unanimously.
The Mayor appointed Councilmen
Roberts and Stanton as a com
mittee to act in the matter.
City Attorney Ray presented
opinion on filing vacancy on coun
cil; same was accepted and ordered
filed.
Motion was made by Council
man Meyer, seconded by Manthey
that the Mayor declare a vacancy
to exist on the council and ask
for nominations to fill same.
Calling the Roll on the motion, all
councilmen present voted Aye.
Councilman Manthey nominated
Thomas Neville to fill the vacancy
on the council; there being no
other nominations, it was moved
by Counclman Meyer, .seconded by
Cooper that nominations close;
the motion being unanimously car
ried. A motion was made by
Councilman Roberts, seconded by
Meyer that the Clerk be instruct
ed to cast the unanimous ballot of
the Council for Thomas Neville as
councilman to fill vacancy till
the next- Municipal Election. Call
in the roll, all councilmen present
voted in the affirmative. Ayes 5.
The Mayor thereupon declared
Thomas Neville duly elected to
the office of councilman.
Councilman Manthey brought up
the matter of repairs to the out
let of 4th and 5th avenue sewer.
This matter was refrred to Sewer
Committee for report on probable
cost.
The Mayor having completed the
appointments of committees, the
result is as follows: 1. Assessment
and Collection of Taxes, Stanton
and Neville, Stanton chairman; 2.
Public Schools, Meyer and Rob
erts, Meyer chairman; 3. Fire pro
tection, Manthey and Roberts,
Manthey chairman; 4. Light, sew
erage, water and wharves, Meyer
and Stanton, Meyer chairman; 5.
Public health, public protection
and hospital, Meyer and Roberts,
Meyer chairman; 6. Finance and
claims, Meyer and Manthey, Mayer
chairman; 7. Street and street im
provements, Cooper and Manthey,
Cooper chairman; 8. Printing, Rob
erts and Cooper, Roberts chairman;
9. Civic affairs, Manthey and Coo
per, Manthey chairman; 10. Law
and ordinance, Roberts and Nev
ille, Roberts chairman; 11. Gla
cier stream, Stanton and Manthey,
Stanton chairman.
There being no further business
to come before this meeting it was,
thereafter, upon proper motion
adjourned.
The motorship Alaska Standard,
Capt. Cagle, arrived in port Sat
urday with 500 barrels of Pearl
oil for the Seward headquarter’s
distributing plant. The Alaska
Standard proceeded to the West
ward from the Port of Seward.
A freight train is expected to
make Seward today from up the
line, the rotary, it is said, having
cleared Saturday afternoon's snow
ilide.
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