Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-02-19
CORRESPONDENTS.
For the Gallipolis Journal.

Mr. EDITOR: I notice some verses
in a recent issue of your psper. pub
Iished under the head of "The Bar,
which are specially important tt
saloon keepers. If there are any oI
this class of people that have not al
ready resd them, it is hoped thai
they will cut them out, and put them
in their vest pocket for convenient
reference
The members of the Women s
League, have now plead with these
men for more than a month, to throw
up this wicked business. and engage
in something respectable. With
what degree of success, all are
aware. How invincibly hard are
these men Is hearts, While those of
these devoted mothers are burdened
from day to day, with anxiety for
the safety of their sons who are en-
ticed into these vile places, these
men still continue their dreadful
work. Appeals to their honor, in
behalf of an offended and injured
community, are totally disregarded!
No sympathy for suffering humanity!
What a deadening of the sensibili-
ties! Isn't this a sad exhibition of
what rum will do for men? If their
consciences are ever consulted in
this matter. then the question arises,
what will not men do for the "Al-
mighty dollar?" Verify they are
wed to their idols!
A blosted faced man asks dram
seller for a drink That csllous
hearted individual deals out the
poison. and takes the money therefor,
when he knows full we'll that that
mans wife and children are suffer
ing at home for food to eat, and
clothes to wear; or, suppose that an
innocent young man is allured into
his retreat. AS in the other case, he
has no conscientious scruples about
giving him the poison. and thus not
only commences the foundation for
a moral and physical wreck, but
through the tricks of the trade, he
succeeds in depraviDg that young
mans natural appetite, well knowing
from the beginning, that but few
years of his instruction at the longest,
is all that is required, to graduate a
young man from youth and iOnO
cence, to living death, which ends
not when the victim is in the grave.
l wonder if the teachers in charge
of these schools of crime, and those
church member whisky store keep
ers, some of them who have been
heard to say, that they pray with
their families, but cannot allow pray
ing in their places of business, | say,
] wonder il they ever read the Bible,
which teaches, if | understand it
correctly. thst there is an awful day
of reckoning before them Let us see
what that good book says upon this
subject.
Woe unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink. that puttest thy bot
tie to him, and makest him drunken,
etc.
"The Lord will not spare him, but
then the anger of the Lord and his
jealousy shall smoke against that man,
and all the curses that are written in
this book shall lie upon him, and the
Lord shall blot out his name from
under Heaven
''And the Lord shall seperate him
unto evil, out of all the tribes of Israel,
according to all the curses of the GOV
enant, that are written in the book Of
the law"
1t strikes me that the future pros
poets of these individuals are not
very flattering Though the visits of
angels in the flesh, make these per-
sons wretched and unhappy, these
scripture passages admonish them
that this is but a foretaste of the
future state, and if they do not find
it a great deal hotter in the next
world, than the women are making
it for them here, then they may
safely conclude that the God they
worship {? has misinformed them.
Could they open copy of DR.. Hitch
cocks Exhaustive Analysis of the
Scriptures, and behold the whole Bi-
BILE teaching upon this subject at one
glance, it might lead to, or affect such
an awakening upon this question, that
the real erormity OF these things |
would appear to their view. By their
blunted sense of right, and fragrant
violation of law, they have been in
strumental in tainting the public vir-
tue. and if they could only be pur-
suaded to come out, and make stand |
like men, with their faces to the mu
sic, | do believe that the prayers and |
entreaties OF this noble band Of work
ers would soften their hearts and that
they would abandon business that
works such ruin.
If these men don't feel degraded
by the business, and are not ashamed
of their work, why don't they come
out to the temperance meetings.?
These women aim not TO save those
who are exposed to temptation only,
but "call sinners to repentance, |
suppose that the rum seller would be
anything else but happy, if by some
chance or mistake, he should get in
side of Heaven, and of course he |
does not like to go where he will be
told of his crimes. The whisky traf-
fic is a conscience condemning busi-
ness, and l don't much wonder that
they cannot stand the fire. Although |
they continue to manifest a deter
mination never to relinquish the ne
farious business, yet they stand in
awe Of these women, who are equal |
ly as determined to wage this war
until God gives them the victory.
These sisters have resolved, that they
will continue this contest, if neces-