Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-10
TEMPERANCE DISCUSSED BY MRS.
HAMPsON.

The Opera House was well filed last
night, 90 hear Mrs. Himpson's address
on Temperance from an English stand
point. The lady evidently felt herself
i'll at ease as an English woman before
an American audience aud she hardly
knew where to begin.
English vsmen had sent petitions to
Parliament until they were sick OF it.
She had delivered one temperance leo
ture twenty-five years ago, with the
Gospel out Of 1t. and determined never
TO repeat IL. She called upon the women
10 take hold of prayer, as in the crusade,
not at the senate house, but at the sa-
loon door. She proposed that all those
who had come to Christ during the
meetings come forward and sien the
total abstinence pledge, and burn the
bridge behind them. Surely the Chris
tianity of Seattle does not echo the cry
Of Cain Am my brothers keeper
Christians should come out frsm their
heaven of luxury into the world of self
sacrifice and save she young men. Sare-
ly, | need not speak to the pastors of
Seattle. Surely, need not urge the
ladies in their palatial homes to refrain
from lifting the teTnpter's cup with
their jeweied hands to ruin the youth
Who IL too weak 10 refuse them.
A Bible class teacher IN her city had
drunk glass Of beer in the presence of
bis pupil, and that pupil, tainted with
hereditary stain. had followed and was
intoxicated before night. She had fol-
lowed both, and by bringing both to the
total abstinence pledge had saved them
and gained a point on the tempter. A
teacher and preacher In her mission had
talked with whiskey ON his breath to
new penitent, and that penitent rushed
into q shop crying, Brandy" Work
era, watch your breath. That preacher
only took glass Of wine after dinner.
l went with broken hearted mother TO
kiss her son. y years old. before be
vent to the gallows. and there be told
her never 70 put the glass on the table
again, for this was the sole cause OF his
ruin. Do you wsnder that thai Chris
tian p mother walked the floor OF
iunatic asylum crying, have cursed
my boy"
You, fathers, should show ysur sons
what 10 de by your actions. Never
mind the words, 10 example is right. A
father climbed . dangerous cliff TO
catch the view. when be heard his lit.le
boy cryiso below. Father, take the
safe path. for am coming" Fathers.
your sons are following you. The same
father said TO his son one day, Count
all the stars you can see, and remember
there are As many saloons In this sity
OF London as stars seen in the sky"
" Papa said he, +" dou't you wish they
we're as far of p
There are many English ladies who
drink at the groceries. Who ride in their
carnAeea. vha can no more control their
shirst than they control raging FEVER.
she had had saloon keepers come to
her and urge her on, saying: You shut
the saloons, and We will sweep the
streets for living.e Pat the coffee
house by the aide Of the saloon, and
give them the Gospel. She had had
bottles Of beer. bad eees ard stones
thrown at her, bat kept right on tfii she
Que saloon keeper had broken faith
with her committee, ksd got . troupe to
tRke her place. The Prc-oy terrain min
lister opened his charch; her Voice rang
through the windows. After few days
the proprietor begged her 20 come 20
the bnlldipg. and enc thousand signed
the pledge
The lever that vii save The dsunkArd
Is the Cross. And IL the saleoa keepers
give up their business the Lord Is q
better paymasses than the devil Sixty
thousand die of drink In England every
xaar ~ 49,. th.ss.. ara A.a.t rbs ma ~
sixty thousand come. not from the total
drinkers.
Three physicians had ordered her
husband 90 demand her ooedience 20
times dsy. He hroaght the
wiae. her narse loeAsd IL IN the
pantry aud fed her on beef Tea ull
we'd. when she confessed her dsssoe-
disacs before the physsesans. and eau
tsooed them nst 10 deal cot death IN
Tie mama Of life. Again her physician
had ordered Der vice. while wcrkir2 in
. nats<aoo. ess ske tod him Jesas made
Stne out Of ustsr. and she voaid driak
TIE pare water and ssk 5esAs 10 iaru u
INTO wine IN her stomach, n neoesssry.
Les yoar xtsss bind themselves not ~
pas their arm On sns uAo takes vine,
and the ycas9 inca gill sosn fsllox.
GiFis, there y year power. Bald az
yoat iouDg Meas Associations make .
place toe theaa 10 b ssesAl. By and hy
tas sAlooa keepsr sali san.s - ths froas
and be eonvsssea- tina wonderfsl
ctty lay tie fsznd2tsoa Of al esrp.re
vhieA shall stand for 4 glory % sae
world.
Mira Dcai~sn stated tAss the sxpensss
Of TIE meetings had e<en nss. boa nos
zoe cellar had yss reached Mrs. HAmp
son, aud called tor . csiisesisn %. which
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