Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1873-04-02
BACOySBURG.
Tatum and temperance CrOakers
and Corruption.


on the subject OF I~ntemperance. The
night wa very stormy and the roads al.
most impossible. so that the house was
not filled, but a fair audience OF appreci-
alive bearers listened attentively to an
Impressive speech. The lecturer has a
weak voice aud much that be says is not
distinctly heard by all of his audience
and especially when he attempts to en-
! phnsize. We regretted this, for Mr.. T.
is a fluent speaker, and you at once feel
interested and wish to hear all he ays
I cannot give a complete synopsis OF
the lecture so as TO convex an adequate
idea oft to the reade but I notes few
points foi the purpose of some refec
tons. r-.e std .- -f ..-.
He made a very urgent appeal to the
churches and ministry 10 awake to the
work, truthfulIy asserting that if the
church was alive TO the work of reform
in this respect, that we should soon
have the mOnster beneath our feet. To
which we said amen, all the way home.
Tt is a burning shame that the vast body
Of reliRiOnists all through the land are.
50 wickedly indifferent to so huge a
viee-to so dainning a power. I hold
it to be true that a mans Responsibility
does not end when be has kept himself
from evil, but only when he has done
all in his powerto keep others from do
ing wrong. a man may stand as free
from overt lransgression as an sngel Of
God, andyet sink into perdition. And
I am pursuaaed that unless the church
take aamorssa eti We part in tho reforma-
ton Oftbe great sins OF the times, and
boldly stands forth a the leading pow
or for truth and righteousness, her can.
dle-stick will be removed. We want
TO see it manifested more now thar ev
er that Christians are the salt of the
earth They shall give an account to
God for very much OF the immorality
and corruption Of the present times.--
III stand and see your son murdered
ny the iendish assassin, while it was in
my power to prevent it, / am also &C
.countabIe for that crime. Shall the
church. purchased with the blood OF the
Lamb. charged with the proclamation Of
the gospel and instructed to be the light
Of the world. lie unmoved in the midst
Of such whoies ale iniquity a $ surrounds
her in this age orlnst for wine and pow
er ? s.L
The next chapter OF the lecture con-
sisted in an array of figures and facts
concerning the evil effects of intemper-
as seen in its cost of treasure, hap
piness and life. While on this point
the speaker took occasion to refnte the
silly argument which some advan ce
from the revenue received by the gov
ernment from the traffic in Intoxicating
liquors. ltar1a L-5ff DO -tI la
The Iecturernext passed to the du-
ties ofthe people touching the suppress
sion of the un~righteans trade. This be
indicated to be the entire prohibition Of
the ale DEMONSTRATING liquors a. a bev-
ersge, including beer, vine and cider.
He argued very clearly I'D with much
force ; nor can his arguments Le we'll
refuted. The Argument viii b strikes
me with most force. is that we have no
to regaIdte what is of itself wrong.
That if it would ne wrong to regulate
horse stealing in such a way "a in some
cases to permit it, so tits wrong to tam
per with this crime; for no sane man
can say, with the open Bible before
him, and ali the facts connected with
the use OF intoxicating drinks known tn
him. that 70 giVeor sell such liquors 20
Others is not a sin against man and a
crime in The sight Of heaven.
Think it high time that the people
are aroused as to the condition of socie-
". The times cry loudly for reform,
aud the people will not be held guiltless
if lawmakers provide for vice and wink
at blgh-hanfed crime. lam profound
" impressed with the evidences OF cor
ruption everywhere, and think it nee
esrary.to ''cry aloud and spare not."-I
But I am not uf those croskers who
think that few men whom we have
chosen TO represent US in the lpgisla-
tive halls. are to execute the laws thence
promulged, are sinners, above all the
GeuIiles. Lam disposed to think them,
even if as corrupt as they are represent
ed to be, fair re j~resentaIiYes OF the mass
of their constituents. In view OF the
corrupt and u~nregenerate masses hold
ing the large maturity OF votes and the
deeper deprsyity Of The township, con-
ty, state aad national rings, who maDip-
,fota tho uaoSSaS op1 laah fban, ,y;tliur
servants to accomplish their ambitious
designs, shall we expect 50 much sac
ramentsl grace to flow throughthe bal
lot-box as 10 transform the ambitious
ofhee-seeker to an angel of Paradise by
his election Il office +: No sir, the trOub-
le is back of this ; make society what it
should be, and our representatives, win
be What they should be. Make the
fountains sweet, and the stream viii not
be bitter. Let him cast the first stone
who is without sin. / have, Mr.. Editor,
no sympathy whatever with some of
your correspondents, who, 7 must think,
have made some very reckless asSer-
tons, and miserable misrepresentation
COhICf mn bho OHoSo VI IOAA AcPtcSHu
tstive in Congress in the Ease of the sal
airy amendment 10 the appropriation
bill. To say that Mr. Garfield erred in
judgment is more than L wish to affirm,
and as much as they dire affirm with
the facts, conscience, and God before
them. The statement, there ore. that
has beer made to the effect that his act
in that case was simply stealing, pro-
ceedS from singular Ignorance, or very
Questionable motives. or both. 1 have
no apologies to make for those congress-
men whointrnduced thai salary amend
ment. and whom II. Garfield wiIhstood
persistently until defeated. No, not for
a moment. 1 would pin a bib on those
men and send them home TO their moth
-ers.i But when men who have sll along
bsen acquainted with Mr. Garfield, and
who have in pretense or in truth bean
admirers or the talent and integrity
manifested in q long and brilliant ca
resr, turn suddenly and with no other
facts than that he voted for a measure
which they do not approve, brand him
as a thief. / prOtest they are not wise,
TO say the least, and are doing a great
wrong to the mau and to the nation. /
have no pets. Lam decidedly in f4vor
oF q "a it0aI raform in Earv manv fhinua /