Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-02-25
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Eempfranfe
A senatorial r.np.r.ne. Lecture.


The Hon. Matthew III. Carpenter, the
new Wisconsin Senator, addressed q
temperance meeting at Milwaukee. on
the evening of the 5th inst, in which he
argued the abstinence from Intoxicating
liquors Oh the ground set forth by the
Apostle Paul: Wherefore, if meal
make my brother to offend, will eat nc
flesh while the world standeth, lest
make my brother to offend. !" lCor.
IL. He proceeded to enforce his views
at considerable length. censuring the
modern school of reformers for their i'm
patience. He said they We're more des-
irous to redeem whole community by
passing a law than TO save individt al
men 10y personal labor They are follow
ers OF the imretuous Peter, drawing
their swords TO cut ears from high priests;
but they forget that temper snce is but .
departmento of the religion of Jesus. who,
for all The ends, TO be accomplished,
taught them to rely, not only upon le-
gions of angels, no rpolitical caucuses,
nor acts of Legislature. but upon the
word of truth. He added:
Jesus must be presumed to have known
not only the object of the mission, but
the best means for its accomplishment.
He came to rescue u world from sin, to
sooth its sorrowsand wipe away its tears.
But He came not with His Fathers
glory, not with awful majesty. attended
with angelic song, through the opening
heavens: He came in the hiyoness of
childnood; He waited for thirty years
for natural body TO develop its strength
to endure the eXcitements of q cody
mind; then He taught the brief moral
lesson necessary to enfranchise the world
aud ascending into heaven, He COM
manded His disciples: "Go ye into all
the world aud preach the Gospel to every
creature. He that belieyeth and is bap-
tized shall be saved, and he that believ-
eth not shall be damned" The method
of reforming the world which He thus
commended 70 as He practlced Himself
He went from house to house, from
city to city. appeAlitsg tosthe reason
and cOncieuces of men 4 tying His hand
on the individul heart, cleansing the
fountain certain hat The Issues of life
would then he sweet. He appealed to
no law-gIver. He asked no support
from Caesar. Before men He set the
simple truth, and not desiring to inter
fere with the freedom.of the mind, He
left the hesrer to choose for himself
A re we quite certain that We can i'm
prove upon this simple smethod? Are
we certain that statute is better than
theGospel aPhat q jailor ISIS more potent
reformer than preacher? That a
caucus is safer than aprayer-meeting?
The method ofJesls is slow eighteen
hundred years have passed and Sill the
world is but partly reclaimed. But as
far as the work has progressed il has
been based upon sound principles. i'm |
truth, and the gates of hell can
not prevail against it. Good men who |
are to live but few years are discour |
aged at such slew progress; they are not
willing TO wait centuries to reform the |
world as God commanded; the desire to
pass a law, and thus have done with it.
You must excuse me, my friends, for
believing that Jesus knew better than
we. My advice is to repeal the laws and
revise the Gospel; dismiss the Sheriff
and send forth the preacher. Don't try
to improve upon the methods God has
taught US be patient, submissive labor
ers in His field, and trust Him for the
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Atthe conclusion of his remarks, Mr..
signed the total ahstinance
pledge. and was initiated IN ibis by
several prominent officials. who were
present ------l 's.-ss5 10 SIS