Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-09-18

The temptation IL Too great for the average
sinner Tor saint Tor that msiier) and if''he
that IL without ain is 70 cast the first stone"
there would be a. few stones thrown AZ In
the slh chapter Of John. I fear the ''li-
censed viclualIen" can truthfully say 10
many wearer Of the blue ribbon who ~
taking Il ont" on the NJ w."
''You hug the sln that you're inclined 10,
ny damning that you have no mind To-"
The only remedy for all this M quoque bust.
ness, which is a. hateful in theology, II no,
worse, a. 10 business and politics Is 10 act
on the Law Of LOVE and give something
better ihaa that you propose 10 take awsy.
Thin chictory will never be accepted a. a
substitute for good beer by either English
or Americans; and the cheerful, well-light.
ed, well.served gin palace will attract the
wearied workman 10 the end Of time, unless
you have coffee palace Of at least equal
preten.ions to comfort with good, honest
drink, as cheap as publicans can furnish.
Alasl the average philanthropic coffee pal.
ace ~ Is dingy room. captured by lies;
floor untidy; coffee sloppy adulteration;
plates with relics Of the last occupant visi-
BILE in smearings Of mustard or gravy; forks
with parti-colored accumulstions between
the tines; spoons, that odious admixture Of
brass and silver, made by badly worn plat
ing and table.cloths where one can study
at his leasufe the history Of knife and fork
battles with various edibles; traces Of the
fray being copiously scattered around for
gratuitous information.
had the pleasure Of addressing lot Of
"Navvies' las laborers on roads and other
public works are called in England) night
before last. The rough, but sensible and
hearty knights Of the pick-axe and shovel,
ir question, had been gathered by the in.
defatigable and gentle overtures Of the two
Misses Green, who take the trouble to go
almost daily where a lot Of these men are
employed on a road near their fathers
house and during the noon rest for dinner,
read, pray and sing with them, invite them
to teas at Drill Hall, and on the occasion
when addressed them, had them with
wives and children for a whole afternoon
on Mr. Green's elegant lawn and in an ad.
jacent meadow for cricket and other games;
with a repast spread in a spacious tent
pitched OH the croquet lawn; winding up
with religious services in the evening be-
fore going home. 1t was pleasant party,
seemed TO be thoroughly enjoyed by the
men, women and children, though net ex-
actly the most hopeful place TO preach the
gospel; il being we'll understood by ell
partiel that the festivities were only trar
to catch souls and would not have been
thought OF as social enjoyment, apart
from that fact. This is the weak point in
all the philanthropic efforts. IL is only
spasmodic breakdown ofsocial barriers, for
a purpose and that purpose being clearly
discerned, the honest Briton is on his
guard at once-disliking to be taken into a
trap, as We all do, however gilded a one it
may be be. an vain is the snare set in
sight of any bird" and l began my gospel
address with the painful consciousness that
my birds had come in out Of difference to
their kind entertainers, the Greens, but
most steadily declined to have the tradi.
tional pinch Of salt" applied by the evan
gelistic ''charmer-charm he never so wise-
ly." Yet many are caught in this way,
and our good, persistent, loving young la
dies will surely get their "Navvies" in
time. / feel confident Of that There
were no confessions in the tent, but evident
impressions, and / am certain that more
than one gave the assurance by nervous
hand-shake or actual promise to our zeal
Gus young evangelists. Of the beginning Of
a new life, while the latter stood outside
the gate Of the villa, in the darkness, TAX
ing the hand OF each for a final word, as
they fled out going homewsrds. AT the
close Of the meeting, while Mr.. Green was
a few well-ohosen parting
words, this subject Of "Coiee vs. Beer"
came up and little by little came out the
reason from various quarters why the men
did not invest in the former at the noon
meal. Both were served by ready attend
ants from the public" and the "coGee
house" respectively, but the beer was over
whelmingly the favorite:
1. The "pub." gave "tick"-the cofIee
man would not credit. 2 The coffee was
like il had soda in ii, sir"-
as one Of the men explained on being par
ticularly questioned; "no strength in it,
sir" another said; "don't taste like coffee,
sir" third rejoined. This was followed
by general murmur Of disapprobation
and disgust, which clearly showed (which
way the wind blew" on the refreshment
question. Making allowance for natural
deprayity and desire to get good ex-
cuse for drinking the beer "they we're in
clined to" the fact remains that beer they
will drink until something better is given.
The reform has not reached that point yet,
so far as can see. The coffee is william
us-the beer splendid. How stupid TO
dream that the average mortal will on
"pure principle" bolt the one and abstain
from the Otherl The only thing left in the
way Of hold on the poor fellows, there
fore, is to depict the horrors Of drink,
which is in effect the sire and birthstone"
Argument of the naraona in aoul matters.