Daily Republican., 1877-04-16
FIRST EDITION..
Rev, J. B. Mann's Sermon.

onor traffic, filed every available space in
the Union N. e. Church. Instead of
text in single part of the bible, be had
the following series OF texts: haDakuH'
I'd chapter 18th verse, "Wo unto him
that eiveth his neighbor drink, that put
test thy bottle to him and makest him
drunken also;" Matthew 9th chapter,
18th verse, "Lead us not into tempta-
tom" Romans 18th chapter 17ih verse,
"Recompense to no man evil for evil.
Provide things honest in the sight Of all
men," 1st Corinthians 10Th chapter, 2lst
verse, "Whetber therefore ye eat or
drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the
glory of God.'
The first verse needed no explanation.
No matter whether the bottle contained
the liquor or some other curse, it was
all tie same. No better description
could be gwen of the rum traffic.
In reference to the second text, Mr..
Mann said that as our Saviour never
leads into temptation, 1t evidently
means, "Sufer us not to be led into
temptation"
As an illustration of the third text, he
said he knew q man now engaged in
preaching the Gospel who was educated
on the profits Of a whiskey shop on Mar.
ket street, a thing In variance with the
Spirit of the text.
Referring to the last text he said no
man could sell whisky TO the honor and
glory of God. No rum seller will deny
this, but all will admit the immortality
of 1t. Many of them say 1t is dishonest
way of making a living, but they are
just closing out bar, or they can't
make a living at anything else, or the
family has always been used to a good
living.
Mr.. Manu- said he had been Motif ed
that his life was in danger. but that they
had been killing him for 20 years. He
was not fit for q martyrs crown yet, but
he would notify bis rumselling friends
that they have plenty of opportunities for
carrying their throats into execution as
he walks up and down Market street.
He maintained that 1t was dishonest to
engage In a traffic that will injura others.
He then noticed some Of tile arguments
made use Of by the rumseller, one Of
which was that business is a necessity
for the travelling community.
Then again, another argument was,
that 1t shut up the little doggerles, and
opened up respectable drinking places
This was fallacious argument, for men
lid not begin their drunken habits at
the low places. They generally took 1t
over the marble top counter, beneath the
flashing chandeliers. Besides, this Is a
very selfish argument. yit was undetno-
cr:ticto say that any lfor mar could
not take his tin cup and' bucket, and 60
into the streets aud sell whisky.
Then it is said that the licensing the
traffic secures a better class OF men to
sell liquor. He (MaDn) knew something
about that. A first class hotel had been
opened at New Castle, and it was rot
long until the sons of some of the lead.
ing citizens were picked up drunk from
the streets at u O'Clock at night, and
nearly all the hotel property in that
town was held by church members.
Houses of entertainment said MIR.
Mann are necessary, but that was no
reason why guests should be furnished
with whiskey. A man can be accommo.
dated as we'll and better without it than
with it. A liquor seller had said to him
that all his profits were IN the sale 80
liquor. This however was no reason
why about 400 places should be opened
up in the city for the sale of liquor, very
few of which can provide decsht night 8
lodging Or a meal for a man.
Another argument Is, that they will
not sell to drunkard. He had never
yet seen a liquor seller who would not
sell to drunkard. Show me one aid
Mr.. Mann, and I will show you white
b ackblrd. He would say God bless the
men who are getting drunkaIds to sign
the pledge, but there was not one in ten
who keeps it, for they have no moral
resolution left. Mr.. M. thought much
the least sin wss to sell to a drunken
man.
Then again they say they will not sell
to minors. He had seen several young
men to day Sunday who were drunk.
Every last liquor seller In Wilmington
would soil to a minor. Liquor sellers
cannot keep the law. 1t is a moral i'm.
possibility. He had talk with "Big
Frank" in the New Castle jail. and he is
a perfect gentleman, compared with nine
tenths of the liquor sellers. Why says
he "Mr. Mann, my business only needs
legalizing to make 1t as respectable as
rum sellng."
One Of your papers here abuses me
because stand up for the rights of suff
ering humanity, while 1t stands up all
the time for It's friends, the whiskey sell
ers.
Mr.. Mann sharply criticized Ministers
of the Gospel whose salary was paid by
men whose property was rented for the
sale of rum. Sometimes these kind
were advertised deliver a temperance
lecture. It, of course, was to be bic
thing, because 1t was from the grea,
Rev., or DR. (, or Bishop so and so.
The time comes and We hear the rum.
sellers touched lightly, drunkenness con-
demned, and the poor unfortunate vie
tim of intempelance who would drink
too much, Denounced in unmeasured
terms, but the moderate drinkers are lei
of very easily, and not word is said in
condemnation Of those who own prop
erty used in rum selling.
"If was their PASTOR" said Mr.. NJ
II would make their seats in the church
so hard that they couldn't sit on a dozer