Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

some OF the scars on his mother heart
He said to the young man to stay by
home.
The speaker referred to a condition
which has always been-as soon as dis
sipated man loses all his money his
friends leave him. The friends are not
true friends-when his money is gone
his friends are gone. The boy in the
parable lost friends and ate shucks with
the swine. He said that some men
have to lose all in the world aud be driven
in order to make them appeal to God
Have you not felt that YOU had no
friends but God. The orly time man
is honest with himself is when he is put
in the condition of the prodigal-who
said he was unworthy the name Of son
of such father. He was honest for
the first time in his life. Down in our
hearts there is honesty. There was a
hidden story in every life. When you
want to be honest with yourself, you 90
and open the door of your heart. How
sweet and natural the story. The father
and mother loves us better than any
one else in the world, excepting God.
The murmuring of the elder brother
of the prodigal reminds us of the proud
pharisee. The reproof Of the father
was ample-his answer was, thy broth
er who was lost-who was dead. This
was the lesson that Christ taught. The
aristocratic pharisee was the brother of
the publican. This thought teaches US
the grand brotherhood of mankind. 1t
is our duty to seek after those who have
gone astray-no matter what their con-
dition-whether they be thieves, har-
lots, gamblers-they are our brothers.
The object of the christian religion is to
seek to save men. Sometimes we wor-
ship forms aud leave the substance. The
christian religion is to save men and
women. Any reform whose object is
the salvation of men from vice. drunk
enness, &C., is a part of the christian,
religion, whose object is to save men
and put them on better and safer foun-
dation The speaker said that dissipa-
ton does not destroy manhood. Ifyou
get down to the hearts of men you will
discover gold. 1t is like gold mining
you have to tunnel to get the pure,
royal manhood. This is the object of
the christian religion and temperance is
upon the principle of Divine love.
The exercises closed with the choir
singing:
"Who hath SORROW,
Who hath Voc,
They that tarry
Long at the wine."
The afternoon exercises at the Pres
byterian church were for the benefit of
the children, and the house was comfor-
tably filed.
The evening lecture at the court house
was grand meeting. The house was
completely packed, not an available
inch Of space, and many people left
failing to get even standing room. The
services opened by some excellent mu-
sic by the Baptist choir. The lecturer,
Mr.. Campbell, was introduced by Rev.
Mr.. Sheldon, Elder Collins having pre-
ceded the introduction with fervent
prayer.
Mr.. Campbell said 1t was matter Of pleasure
to see 80 full house. He had q double work to
perform, which would require patience. He want
ed n tom sifN tiOn I'M sp
the wants of this State and Dodge City, He would
explain the work Of the Temperance Union, and
would give an opportunity to join the organiza-
ton. He would explain the work as an agent Of
the people-he was not selling anything He hoped
the next visit he made here there would be no ne
ceesity for any one to explain his coming During
the past eight years he had visited various sections
Of the country, north and SOUTH and in addressing
people every where, he would be kindly welcomed
again. He knew Of no place whore he could not
CO. where he had been speaking, and be kindly re-
ceived. Dodge City would be no exception. He
was free to come and talk about the situation.
The question to US for our solution in this state
was not the question Of prohibition. that problem
has been solved. He did not come to discuss that
question exclusively he came to talk on this sub
wv
without knowledge Of any ones political proclivi-
ties. He would discuss the question candidly and
plainly. Discuss it SO a wayfsring man, even he
be a saloon keeper, that he may not err therein.
He bore no malice against any one. He hated the
business Of liquor selling with much feeling as
IS any body in the world, and hoped all would I'M
derstand that the business be separated from the
man. He would apply the law to the facts and
zee whether there was anything to better the sit
tuation of affairs In Dodge City. 1t was not ne
cessary to discuss the question Of temperance
Every man, woman and child knew it was hard
vice to deal with. All admit it. II a child pre-
'ents question to the father about going to a So
Don, the father will always advise his boy to never
drink and never 60 in the saloon. The mother is
Always in trouble about her child lest he be led
here. Another proposition no one will deny,
crows out of selling liquor. The one who sells
Ind the one who buys whisky is all there is in the
outfit Of tho vice Of intemperancs. The man on
he outside Of the bar and the man the inside Of
he bar are both in the whisky business. You
never buy anything without You have some oIe to
leal with. When man steps up to 4 bar and
psys IS cents, and says give me some whisky the
nan on the inside takes down the bottle-both are
Engaged in the whisky business. One feeds the
lppetite-thc other feeds the avarice-cnly diff
,rence Of motive, but both were in the same bust
ness. To get rid Of the outfit Of vice you must
strike on both sides. In little while it will soon
TO- That is the way we doing in Kansas. He
believed that in Dodge City, well as everywhere
Else, the American people would do right about
his question when they understand it. If we are
xv;ll md in frny tO-
lay there will be no drinking Of whisky in Dodge
city. The speaker said he was John the Bap-
list, moving m front there was q greater power
behind hint was the public conscience. The
'ooner we make up our minds to it the better.
The argument that whisky can be controlled by
license was discussed. The facts are that whisky