The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-24
PULPIT AND PEW.
4 Lay Sernon-

Il Is rare occurrence to meet . person %
diligence and moral character taaE vii
not declare himself IN f4Tor Of the 1.szal
,,r.,.,i ,5e,,, Of the liqler traffic. II i sill
rasgTs r4Te ~ nee. with a professe1l CHRIS
tan who : not ready 10 utEer wonds OF
bitter condemnation 81 the vile traffic ana
declare himself heartily in favor Of the en-
tire suppression Of the manufacture and sale
of an intzsxiea1i1s. But the most pienom-
easE sight 20 be found in our land. III this
year of grace. Iss4- Is Christian clergy
nan WHO 5 not prompt and ready with
good and aIl-sufiieienE reasons 1oF the
faith thai J. in him. when he declares
that --rllEs eIegny Of ali righteousness
should be outlawed At the earliest possible
hour. L J. then allowable 70 say that the
humiliation Of this carse i the first and
r.sst earnest desire 81 nearly all good
citizens. YEA. more. il j. the almasf WHieer-
~ ggqseg oT a7 AsIrts that this nation be
speedily delivered from the cause Of shame
zsd crime. NJ social disorder and CONNER
cal disaster. Of individual shame and nat
t;aa.al 7isgrAee. - much being admitted,
Ne ask: are these people. and especially,
are tlse moral agencies through which this
graf work 4, 10 b.e accomplished, doing all
they ougB.t. and AZ they ought 10 fulfill this
dessrs. and to answer this praye-?
Bishop Foss. At the Cal ~ {. Confer
e.,e.. bet.i l.,,t g8oaflt In san Francisco. in
shaking II tie Church Extension worl,
said.
The victory Of temperance will not come
till the reused conscience Of the church de
u.auds II. and every pnlpitin the land shall
ring with total abstinence and prohibition.
If this victory shall BE- gained By blood, !
knox not. Blood shed i'll this canse will
" As holy as blood she'l in any other.
Ii then. it lie desirable that this day of
deliyerancs shall come. and come quickly,
and if il y Ill hot come till every pulpit
shall ring with total abstinence and prohi-
bition. Is il ll8t about time the Christian
clergy begau 10 make their pulpits SO
rings Tie ''roused conscience of the
pew-thouel. a mimority--t.as right to de-
mand ringing pulpit In turn. ringing
pulpit 'sill arouse conscience. and tlieli-
al.d not until tLen-will the church. the
whole churcli-called to lead and not 10
follow public opinion-take her position Oh
this great question OF the age.
Is there any reasonable excuse Tor delay
in entering upon this plain and inevitable
duty? l. there "A more convenient sea
son sonlew here in tie uncertain future ior
the Church or its ministry 70 enter upon
this crusade against this blacklist OF all the
powers of darkness p VIII it be an
easier task after cowardly, time-Sersing
party-wACse candidate for President dar-
cd not vote Oh the question in his own
State-shall have again fastened itself upon
the nation for another four years by the
aid Of the rum power and the votes OF
others who ought To have had their con-
sciences aroused by an awakened pulpit ?
Never has there been a period in our
history 50 propitious for placing tile nation
in the direct way Of securing prohibition as
the present. -tVb- = tHc uAis ti4iS ever
named by Him who sent men 10 preach
'-deliyerance to the captive. Noe, when
the occasion is great and the peril imni-
nent, is the time ior the pulpits to ring with
earnest words OF advice, of warning OF
admonition. II blood shed in this cause
will be as holy as blood she'd in any
other. then it surely follows that words
spoken. sermons preached, and votes count
ed. i'll behalf OF this eaase. will be holy
words, holy sermons. and holy votes. And
more than this. money spent in futheramce
of this holy cause will be exceedingly
bright and weighty treasure laid up i'll
heaven Now is the accepted time. :
C.tl. ProhiJitioaisf