The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-07-10
"WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ABOUT IT."
The Present Aspect Of the Temperance
Movement
SERMON By THE REV c. II. PAYNE, AT
ST PAIL NJ f. CHURCH

81 ~ - " is- II AANiA-
40 Lord how long shall crv ard Thou wilt
not hear! even cry cut unto Thee OF violence.
aud Thou viii not save! Why dOSt Thou show
me iniquiIy and cause me To behold grievance:
fOr Spoiiing and ViIlt-ure are before me; and
there are tlIrt rat>e up StTifa and contention.
therefore, The law * Stacked, and Judgement
doth never go forth: for the wicked doth COM
pass about The righteous: Therefore WONG
Judgment prOceedeih."-Habakk l., 2I-
1t is a long and weary road which hu
manity has been travelling this many
century toward the millennium of prom
iSe; fierce battle which Right has ever
been waging with Wrong. Here in the
long gone ages the prophet beholds in
iquities which excites his righteous indig-
nation-violence and spelling; the wicked
expressing the righteous; those in au-
thOrity abusing their sacred truSt-''the
law slacked;" an utter failure 10 apply
it vigorously against wrong doing and
wrong Judgment" going forth from the
seat of power. And God in His long
suffering seeming not to hear the bur
dened cry of his oppressed people.
How like this picture from the old
time history is that presented to our eyes
today! Still we behold tine same sad
sights; still violence reigns; ''still the
law is Stacked, and judgment doth never
go forth" And still We cry to God,
who, to our seeming, does not interpose
to save. Right forever on the scafTold,
wrong forever on the throne" But let
us not forget the complete history of
Judah. That iniquity prevailed is true,
and because Judgment went not forth
from its seat Oh earth. it did 30 forth
from its throne i'll heaven. Justice and
Judgment are the habtation of His
throne" and he will execute them on
earth. ''Woe to linn that buildeth a
town witt, blood. and establisheth city
with iniquity." 1t is fitting that we
should apply The lessons of Scripture
history and the teaching of Divine Rev
latiOn to the dangers and duties of the
present time. Let us see if there oe any
light upon the path of duty and safety
before us.
Let us take n candid view of the pres
ent situation i'll respect to the temper
ance movement. There is no denying
the fact that il is not especially cheering
No good man can contemplate il bur
with saddened heart The giant evil
* not Yet Oyerthrown. 1t is Il HYDRA
You no sooner Smite of one head than
forthwith another appears. We nave
long been battling against this monster
evil with varying success.
At length new forces entered the field
new power seemed welded by the Di-
vine hand. The ''womanS crusade
against the traffic awakened new life.
and il has achieved iInmeasurably bless
ed results No movement in modern
times ever i4f,s done 80 much in 50 brief
Il time. NGr 90 believe the work is
yet done. On tiie contrary. 1 believe it
has just begun. Ii exei.es fierce opposi-
tion. Some derided and Knocked. Others
diStruSted. and withheld their influence
and support The authorities interposad
with their prohibition. Prohibition is
eIninently constitutional and proper
when aimed at praying women; the
weapon of fanatics and fools when used
against the worst criminals of society
The law arrested the Christian mission
aries. and the law is sacred and must be-
regarded. SO said respectable society
So they obeyed its unrighteous dictates
Then We entered upon an era in which
law was to be enforced without discrim-
ation-againSt crime as against philan.
thropy. So the Mayor promised. and
the Courts promised. and We breathed
more freely.
Behold our success in seeking redress
for injustice. long endured. at the "a
i called bar of Justice. We presented
numberlesS cases of grosSest violation OF
law-with- most convincing evidence
To the grand jury. and not one indict
/ ment. We have had since No. l in the
DRAMA perjured grand jury violating
solemn oaths. Next come upon the stage
| some of our illustrious Aldermen-mer
of high official position in the role o.
arrested parties-violators of the law.
I liquor sellers. and Sabbath breakers
Nobody doubts their guilt After vari
Gus delays and quibblings the tria
comes Look AT the jury. A man who
believes i'll temperance and sObriety i
disqualified TO sit as juror Sots anC
saloon keepers have the needed qualifi