The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-06-28

things shall not inherit the kingdom OF God" The
speaker said various plans had been proposed for
the abolition OF the evil OF intemperance. One class
proposed to bring the truth and influence OF the
gospel simply TO bear upon the evil. Others would
apply what has been termed moral suasion. Still
others advocate the formation of a temperance po-
litcal organization, allowing none but pronounced
temperance men TO hold ofices in the GIFT OF the
people. The last measures proposed was the enact
ment Of prohibitory law-legal suaslon. The rev.
erend speaker strongly advocated this plan. and
saw in It the only means Of aboshing the evil Of In
Rev. ". p. Abbott pastor OF Trinity Methodist
church. took Tor bis text Proverbs, twentieth chap
ter first verse-"wine Is q mocker. strong drink Is
raging; and whatsoever IL deceived thereby Is not
WISE" The reverend speaker said that humanity
presented many strange phases, but none was
stranger or more inexpcable than the tolerance OF
the evil Of strong drink. He wondered what reason
men could see In Its use Carefully compiled stalls
tics showed that in this land alone rum killed every
year sixty thousand persons, made twenty thousand
orphans, led to three hundred murders and four
hundred suicides, and cost the nation SIX hun
this country to elevate the worst or men
to of1cial position. The speaker portrayed the
disastrous effects which resulted to the country
through drunken officers In the army and otcehod-
ers in the civil government and yet there were pro-
box and vote for such men. II England or France
should kill ten fifteen OF our citizens annually the
nation would vibrate with Indignation from Maine
to California, and war would speedily result. Yet
here was power that slew sixty thousand OF our
cltZenS annually, ana, strange 10 say, scarcely u
voice was raised In influential circles against the
rum power. The speaker urged upon his hearers
the duty Of Identifying themselves with every
agency intended to stay the tide Of intemperance
that was sweeping over our land
In the Reformed church the communion services
TOOK the place OF the morning discourse. In the
afternoon the PASTOR Rev. ID. H. Vaudeville took for
his lext Hebrews, XIII, 1,2, his subject being ''fhe
Christian Race, its Methods and Motives.
The reverend speaker said there was reference
In the text TO the Olympic races OF the anclelts.
The contenders in these races prepared themselves
therefor by careful training threw aside ything
that might impede them in their course, AID were
animated by the consideration that the eyes Of the
principal men OF their country were fixed upon
them. The first central thought OF the text was
the methods OF the Christian race There was to be
a dsencumbrance OF every impeachment and pa
tlent, persevering endurance Every besetting sin
was to be laid aside, and the SOUL freed from these
hindrances was to press forward to the prize. The
second leading thought was the motives OF the
Christian race. These were the contemplation of
the examples Of the ancient worthless, and especially
OF that OF Jesus Christ himself who Tor the Joy that
was set before him endured the cross and despised
the shame that was heaped upon him. The JOY that
was set before Jesus at the end OF his sufering5
ana sacrifices was also SET before the Christian who.
faithful would share In his Divine Masters JOY and
glory.