The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-30
Sermon on ssghe EsrOEiib;tery Enyy''
by Rev. Franklin THxbury, OF
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| Brandon.
At the Congregational church on Sun
day evening Rev Franklin Tuxbury of
Brandon, preached strong sermon on
temperance and the prohibitory law. The
house was filled by large audience.
The preacher took for his text the iol-
lowing words:
| Knowing this that the law is not made for a
| righteous man but Tor the lawless and disObe-
| dent. for the ungodly and for Sinners for I'M
holy and profane, for murderers OF fathers and
| murderers OF mothers, for mansiaughter,
| For whoremongcrs, Tor them that defile them
selves with mankind, for men-stealers, for liars,
| for perjured persons, and II there be any other
| thing that Is contrary TO sound doctrine. ]
| Timothy, |; ., 10.
The preacher first dwelt upon the i'm
portancc of law and It's observances. In its
slrictest analysis law comes from the D-
| vine will and is made in the revealed will
of God. A state is an equipoise of conflict
ing forces, a series of compromises. The
| individual assumes rights and makes new
relations. He has the right to do as he
plcases provided he docs not harm others.
Law is the only restraint of society, and in
this simple condition of harmlessness we
can do away with all implements of war;
| The righteousness of God is not increased by
weapons, the halter does not increase the
| guilt of the murderer, but only spells it out
| to our comprehension. Conscience is the
supreme personal guardian, but penalties are
the necessary sanction of law. From them
the law gets its power. All we
know of liberty is the security of law
Liberty is courted and wooed by all lands,
and is our guest to-day. The abuses of
the word were then briefly referred to-
This question of law brings us to consider
the dangers that threaten our free institu-
tons. There is a feeling of fear which is
undermining the public respect for the
| law ; it IS often considered snare for the
unwary or feather-nest for some ring.
| Pot-hOuse politicians soon make law con-
| temptible and our only safeguard is in
| making it respectable by keeping as good
men in politics as those who pay the taxes
of the country. Another danger was in
the winking at great offenses. We must
deal blows at sin, regardless of rank. We
also make citizenship too cheap-so cheap
| that the foreigners demand room for the
worst features of their own countries, We
| have had too much cooling to foreign votes.
| We must have obedience to law by all who
dwell here. Better that thousands of
years more be needed to subdue the
country than that the foreign population
| should override the law.
A test of our loyalty to law is upon us
| to-day in the execution of the prohibtory
law Never has there been the first decent
argument brought against it. This law is
aimed at the greatest evil of the land. Its
triumph is the triumph of humanity. We
need not point to the many wrecks
made by the use Of alcohol or remind you
of the drunken brawls and homes desolate
by its use. You need not tell me that the
man who compasses such results is any
thing but q murderer The speak
er here drew a fearful picture
of the drunkard's home. Alcohol
has done this. o fiend thou who puttest
the cup to the lips of thy brother, thou art
murderer Dream not of heaven but
count myself happy if thou get into hell Z
The prohibitory law does not dignity this
traffic by the name of law as does this
license law, but it brands the traflicker as
an enemy, who must be watched as mad
dog. Society says we are not able to Stay
him but we will cry after him Murderer
that all be warned of him.
The speaker closed with an earnest ex-
hortahon to all to maintain and enforce
the law at all hazards.