, 1874-04-06
TEMPERANCE.
The Parallel Between Abime-
j; lech and Alcohol.
Interesting Temperance Ser-
mon by the Rev. Z.
=. T. Williams.
Mass-Mectings ut tho Wabash
=: Avenue and First Meth
odist Churches.
License. or No. License the
>: Issue at the Spring
Elections.
An Anti Temperance Victory in
Davenport. Ia.
Tho Mayor Of BIT. Vernon, o.: in Person
Attacks tho Womon's Tab"
crnaclos.
Excitement Caused by His Action---
Almost a Riot.
CHICAGO.
/ ADIMELECH AND ALCOHOL. i.
Excitement Caused by His Action---
Almost a Riot.


Vu1CAUVs
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Sermon by tho Rov. E. r. Williams.
Tho following sermon on tho temperance
question was preached yesterday morning at tho
uor1s-sesenen o'.eet onu'en. W
tho pastor, tho Rev. Edward 4. Williams. His
text WAS. ''
And certain woman cas& pfoce Of 4 milt-htone
Judges, ix.. g.
Abimelocl, tho bramble-king Of 8heohen, was
q thoroughly unfortunate man. 1Io was unror-
t,.o ~ ~. ,,r,,, II. ,,,r,o ,,,a o,,,~.o+or 1,;e
friends, and his foes; in word, disaster fol-
lowed every Btep Of his careor. On small Bcalo,
Ills history illustrates tho history Of Alcohol, and
~ ano,, al, m, 10 conai1or Il thia ,nornino
Anlmeloch was tho son OF uldeon. Ills mothor
was shechcmlto, an idolator, aa tho name
(Fathor OF tho Kiug--a hoathon title) giyon tic
ehild tostiilos. 4 good name is groat blessing,
~ peage0 l.s possossoe 20 w enott 20 1eeuso 1no
qnalltios OF ohafaesor "hlcn distinguished linn
Tor whose sake tho namo is bestowed. Abime-
loch was plcdrol in bis name to tho worship of
s,ar1in<. virt,ou H. Ind do1;,orod TsrnoI trar,
;h ~, *t;,,: ~. e' 4o4a1t .toIa
A'na,eA anu Miu1an' ~ "as Military neto o.
the first class, cool. brave: decisive, tmagnani-
mou8s ana unaei11Hn. Fof aiuaaolI dnu Ills
descendants ho lol,,aed the soyoroien-
ty which q grateful peop1o pressed upou
him. He opposed tho spirit Of idolatry
which was rife In his day, yet yielded to it's in
1uonce 10 Tar aa to make, without Divine authori-
ty, costly ophod, whose Worship at Ophra!, his
wdrahip nnpojntad at Shiloh. Az Judge, for
forty years lle guarded faithfully tho interests
Of the people. In morals he was not overstr1ct.
lie had many wives, and Tas tue father Of aev-
sitimato, wife. in idolatrous shcche1n, tho
mother Of Abitnelech, who We mny presume,
was educated nttor lismothoi'A way Of thinking,
to honor Baal and to hate J0hovah.::,.
lived alternately at Oplrah and at Shcchona, md
to have boen Of Jealous, aolaah, cruot DISPOSE
tion. AZ tho timo vt which VIC write, his fathor
and. mother arc dond, and thu b1otheta are from
gotten the crown which hia father rejected, and.
nstho one loast worthy OF 1T is most anxious
towear it. Il $50
Mark the parallels thug far. Alcohol is Of ro~
speotebo orag % leet ls;S; on LIS istors
but, for all that, tas, no :. roal right
to. exist Thoroughly unworthy, Alcohol
ssoks 70 rnlo, ann to rule tor selflsh PURPOSES.
With Alcohol ~ with AolmoIeeh, we nay be suro
attain to tho highest proHlortty,; nay, that thia
existence will curry curse with 1t from first to
1ast: -,
The doaire for = prominence for which bis
talents do not .llt him, leads Abllnoloch into
conspiracy. Our Arst view Of him ae q young
man Is aB q counplfator against bis own kin.
He has aa little principle as Catalina; aud Ia
far moro oruol. no communes with tho house
Of his motlor's father. Ho appoala to anti
1erae!itish projudioes. Ho makes friends Will,
those who Into Abraham aud tho traditions of
Abraham. 1lo oxcteB their fonrs, asking thom
which is bettor, that all the aouB OF Gideon
should roigu, or that one should reign,
md that ono their one "bono and
aeBh." As mattor OF fact, tho
fears he o1citos are groundlcss tho sons Of
Gideon hayo no intontion OF trying to rule.
They are contont to ablde by their fathers de-
csioE, and to romain citizens Of State In Which
jehovah is King. But Ablmolech assumes that
they arc plottora against tho liberties OF Bhe-
chem, and tho towns in loague with ehechen.
His russo succeeds: Ills mothers brothron plead
lia cause, secure him influence and money, aad,
with tho money, no hires "yatn and light por-
sous, tho loafers Of our saloons, WHO, hav
tug nothing to do. are moro than roady to be led
by the frat man who will ,ninihtor to their appe
tito. They 80 with him to Ophrah holp him to
kill. at one blow, tho throo score and ton soma Of
his dead father. IT 10 tho first manifestation Of
that bloodth1rsty spirit which, IN. Eaatern coun-
tries, Tor moro than forty centuries has sought
the AVas OF a.! thoBo Whoeo 1nteroAta
couio. IN any poesibio "ny, clash with tho inter-
estH OF tue Would-be eoVoYoroign. Abamoleoh
may have made foast rollgions TOAST no
doubt: AZ Wofd, his onsuspoot1ng brethron
are oi1efco IN haoE!!.oG npon tae @lsar o. stoho
wa.on ~, snoy may naFo nU,pe" W 'oar' 'o'h@m
alon1e, sao yoMngoss,, m , Ps'nRos. n J.,
hna 1as gu rs wo no he III ,c nata
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