The Portland daily press., 1884-04-19

Hts Observance I'm the City.


Fast Day was wet and disagreeable. There
was very little moving about in the street in
consequence.
The Personal Responsibility of Every
Citizen.
There was good audience at the Payson Memoir
al Church, where DIR. A. K. P. Small addressed
members of all the Congregational, Baptist and
Methodist churches, taking his text from John XIX
IL. HE that delivered me unto thee hath the
greater SIM"
The preachers subject was 1.-THE personal respon-
sibility of every citizen in connection with the
work of the Law and Order League and the words
OF the text were those used by Christ to PLATE Just
before the eruciixion. AS last effort to intimi-
date the Savior, Pilot said to him. ''Knowest thou
not that have power to cruelty thee and power to
release thee?' The memorable answer suggesting
an important principle was, "Thou couldest have
no power at all against me, except 1t were given
thee from above; therefore he that delivered
to thee hath the.greater SIM" In community action
thei Is often singular mistake about which indi-
vidual has the greater responsibility The man ar
rested Is often the tool not the criminal public
abuse occurs, and each Individual when appealed to
declares it Is none of his business. 1t belongs to
public sentiment to amend it. Instances were
cited such the great wrong of slavery the terri
BILE fate of the Jewish to show that The larger
the copartnership OF wrong the more terrible and
inevitable is to be its doom. Public sentiment is
the aggregate of individual sentiment But how
often the public control is delivered over to the
most insignificant few. whose sway is most wicked
outrage of public sentiment, the many allowing the
few to do what they would by no means do them
selves, as if thus avoiding the responsibility But
there can be no such shifting of citizen respon sb-
ity as to annul the famous legal dictum. "Qui
faeit per alum facit per SCI through whomsoeVer
you do 1t, it is done by you.
Is the actual majority of public wish in favor of
legalized, poisoning misunderstanding? don't be-
Heve it. There has been no suitable concentration
OF the real public wish. Private ten erance socie-
dim thair
much excellent sentiment. 7Eut their members hin
represents but fraction of the la ent temper nee
wish. The church Of Christ has one united senti-
nent about it. Partisan leadership may riot have
b en- such to Concentrate the best sentiment et
the citizens irrespective Of party sect creed pas
io's, deacDns teachers, law yers Judges physitius
merchants, bankers and mechanics who's re Al wish
is alike in this M tGer. let theal stand in lust such
Law anu Order League as may give ancs III It
It's no ephemeral, inefficient spAsm but m ans an
opportunity for the real sentiment of tue people to
be KIN ~n, and believe it will be the most sublime
and triumphant mani iestation, that GU ever saw;
triumphant ifestation which should be- not IN ~
the duty but the special pTivilega of the State of
NJ inc, and most particul try of the city of Port
land, which has had such honorable and br DAD dis
policy OF law ALREADY so benetcent tn It 10 party
dares assail 1t. The very prominence that Port
land has gained makes it iudeseribaby important
not only Tor herself but for all beholdefs that she
now secures tue full fruit of her achievements
" hlle the true sentiment is raj wing all abroad
ne struggiers everywhere must not Maine fall.
lug behind even the victorious Iowa. Though so re-
peateiy cheated out of it how CALAMITY have thew
declared that the controlling public sentiment here
several men from the very table Of the operating
surgeon, and from beds of suffering being carried
to make their sing votes part of their triumph
ant O.OOO majority OF true sentiment.
But Is there law enough this State for us to
use? Law! What is law but embodied public SEN
timent! Let the societies Represented here today
with all the good citizens ready join them with
the queens of social power and Sunday schools rise
IN the ajesty of their proper Influence and they
can be such law of pubic sentiment that drunk
ard-Inaker would no sooner think of walking thesa
streets than putrid, Ostracised rotten leper, He
would be ashamed OF his own sha low.
do you wish TO have it done? Do you wish for the
true protective sentiment of the two people 10 be
he controlling sentiment? | believe il only re
quires the true manifestation of the real existing
latent sentiment, to show the august and solid
assemblies of power this city ever saw against IN
crime most prolific OF poverty, misery, wretched
ness and death.
Supremacy of abe Divine law
Rev. Mr.. Hayden preached sermon at the First
Parish on THE Supremacy of the Divine Law
The text was taken from Kings, viii, 0.
We are called together to-day, said the preacher
by the civil authority OF our State to hold services
appropriate to general fast. We know what such
fast ought to mean. It should imply loosing Of
the bonds of wickedness respite from evil doing
limitation of the amount of food we grant to un
lawful desire; and taking away from bad pro
peusity the selfish indulgence by which it il
perpetuated We are to starve out unholy lust anC
passion from within us.
What shall we say for the interests of our civi
community? Better become true Jews in Chris
Jesus; observers and upholders of law-civil
moral, virtual. 1t is the palladium of our safety
No other assurance for our country. This CRANE
galaxy of States, stretching from ocean to ocean
and from the Lakes to the Gulf; gathering into it
vast bosom, year by year, the continent streams O.
all the nations; fraught with so many elements O
disorder, antagonism and confusion: what is tt
increase the numbers and power of the "savins
remnant among us? What is to keep our ciyiiza
ton from decay, preserving us moral and united
people, but heartfelt obedience to Divine law? Lei
this be our prayer and effort, then as a church
individuals and nation. And when our lives are
explored in the light of eternity, may the command
ments of this holy law be found inscribed there il
the Divine name, on the imperishable tables of the
soul and heart
The Shooting Match.
The shooting match for the championship
| medal presented by the Ligowsky Clay Pigeon
company occurred at the grounds of the Will
lard club in Deering Thursday. The reEeret
was George Ell. Pierce OF Portland, and thu
judges were F. 81. Loveioy and q. M. Cushing
The contest was ten single shots, followed by
five doubles. The Lewiston club won the
badge by the following score: