The daily gazette., 1879-10-30
FIRST EDITION.
"THEY Sd >"

REV. JOSEPH CHANEY's OPINION OF
THAT "ALLEGED AND ALLEGING"
PATTY.
Rev. Joseph CLANCY is a little man
with small, PHEASANT features and a pa
triaI chal beard. He does not look to be
more than thirty but his hair is gray.
One would not suppose that there was
much fun in him, and those who had
not heard him before and attended the
NJ. s. X. A. held last night for th at pur
pose, were surprised at the end ess flow
Of genuine humor he delivered for near
ly two hours.
Previous to the lecture, the NJ. s. r.
A. choir rendered some sacred music
beautifully, and President J. B. Cook
made an interesting address. He said
that the rum traffic was not being
fought enough, and that while this curse
of mankind was rap dly advancing in
our midst, the people were growing
more and more lax. He would sound
the alarm to all men, and urge them to
come to the front and grapple hand to
hand with the great des royer of peace,
moral happiness and life.
The Reverend Joseph was then intro
| the character of this tickle and fictitious
party called "rhey Say" and gave a
humorous description of him. 'In these
days." said he, "walking is all the rage,
and that stern joy Which Weston feels
| in blisters on his toes and heels, is
known TO many men. But l tell you
what, ii Mr.. Rowell, Hazael or Weston
were to stand after the mystic genius
"They say" they could not begin to
overtake him. If they were to start
even with him on a street corner he
would be around the next before his
competitors got under way"
The speaker said that one of the COM
monest things id against the temper
ance cause "they say" VAS that mod
crate use of whisky was good. In cold
weather they want ii to warm them in
hot weather to cool them when they are
dry they want IL to make them wet I;
when wet, to help dry them; when sick
they want it to make them well, and
when they recover, to keep them from
getting i'll again. All these excuses and
a thousand and one more are offered.
We see enough OF the effect Of this
"moderate" use of drink in high life.
Go to your State capital at Dover and
you will see 1t, and then go to Washing
ton and you will see more I've been
there. Oh yes; l was in the U. s.
Senate for two terms. You did not
think of that, did you and if had told
il before last night | might have had a
larger attendance. But aint proud
could be there all my life and not be
proud the secret of 1t is that spent
two terms in the Senate, but was in the
gallery all the time. Laughter.]
The lecturer then turned his attention
to the Is Bile and drew from that source
several illustrations. The first of this
was that OF Sampson and h mother, tn,
latter of whom, was instructed to drink
no wine that she might be better be able
TO raise her son to accomplish the end
for which be had been crealed. After
touching upon this subject with some
earneslness, the lecturer turned to tn
New Testament and took the cha: acteI
of john the Baptist as anotI er ex amp'e
lie pointed out the fact that in The first
chapter of st. Luke, where temperance
was mentioned as the first element in his
character. 1t is well, said he, if all
church people would follow this injunc
ton ; christians can't be filed with al
cohUl and the gospel at the sane time.
The lecturer turned to Matthew, xl
chapter, 18th and 10Th verses. Here said
he, is a place that "They Say" places
much stress upon-"John came eating
and drinking, and they sag he hath q
devil" Why don't you see that "They
Say" has gotten into the wording of the
Biole even. The turning of water into
wine by Jesus was next mentioned as {
target, at which "rhey Say" AIMED fire
quent arrows. Now, some one will ask
# Jesus made wine out of " ater, what |!
to hinder me from doing the same? Wei
don't know, if you want to try step VI
here IS a pitcher full. (Laughter.) Som'
say the wine was Intoxicating and other
say it was not. say it wasn't aud yol
can say what you please and If can
J prove that it was not, you are as bad OF
and can't prove Other~ ise.
; The lecturer went on at great lenStl
and with "in6nite jest" but space for
bids, a more extended report than tina
given above. He urged temperance co
operation and earnest work. He will
| ertu "a avain tomorrow night week.