The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-11-06

the contemplated work might unduly in
fringe on the Department of Scientific
Temperance Instruction. Hence, after
consultation it was decided that no Super
intendents should be appointed in the
States. but meantime our National Super
intendent made a careful study of the stu
alton. and is prepared to report results to
the convention.
This weakest link in the glittering chain
of orr methods. demands attention. and it
is my duty to urge its consideration upon
your most careful thought. Can we not
make of it a separate Department so care
fully defined as not to encr0ach upon the
domain of any other ? There is, as we
all know by sad remembrance, a gain
saying period in every young life, when.
most Of all, we need the guidance OF a
strong and steady hand. Shall not our
Union stretch it forth and be an elder
sister ana a cherishing mother to these
tempted lives? II we world have temper
ance voters we must educate them, and
between the Band of Hope and twenty-first
birthday, tie enemy will SOW not only wild
oats but tares, unless the ground is already
leased and put under cultivation. | have
thought of Young Patriots" as a good
name for these societies, and the study of
how we are governed and the relation of
parties to principles as a good place for
their lessons to begin.
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Happily, Mrs. Thompson, is not a theo-
rctical philanthropist. She supports a
great song-service in the worst quarter of
New York. whose leader writes me of its
pronounced success. \ prayer-meeting of
workers. consecrating themselves wholly
to God, and asking the Divine Spirit to fill
them with power for winning souls, should
precede or follow this song-service, at which
the Bible should always be read. | think
we might stately furnish from headquar-
tiers responsive readings and hymns as an
could be enlisted with voice and iustru-
ments of music as perhaps in no other way.
In my own town, or Sabbath afternoon
Gospel-service, now entering on its sixth
year, has been the chief home missionary
enterprise of the community. and has
brought i'll more of the ungospelled class
than any other one instrumentality ever
put forth. $50 We into al the n0rld, p"
means our own village by-ways and city
alleys; preach the Gospel to egery erea-
ture," includes the most hopeless drunkard
in the most wretched howell. 'tLo, | am
with you arrays, : means the absolutely
pledged presence of the worlds Redeemer
at every gathering, no matter how humble,
held in his sacred name.
At the close of a charity sermon from
the text: 'He that giyeth to the poor lend
eth to the Lord" Dean Swift said: IF
you like the security, down with the dust"
May | say of this Gospel work for the un-
sought as well as the unsaved, ''If you ac-
cept It's credentials, present them at once
in the court of the King"
How hard men work for votes. They
do not assemble the faithful by bell-ring-
ing and let that end it. Nay, verify.
They obey the Gospel injunction: $50
out into the highways and hedges and
compel them to come in." Carriages are
running all day between the voters and
the polls, no matter how hard it is to
bring the two together. Thus must we go
out to seek and save the lost; as eager for
our Masters triumph in the individual
soul as politicians are for the election of
their candidate.
This work cannot be done by proxy nor
at arms length. We ought to have al
ways, i'll every local union, an active com
mittee of visitation to the homes of those
who drink. | beg you to do this, though
you do nothing else. Go into homes and
saloons, iryiting lost men to come to
Christ. We must go; we cannot send.
As an earnest-hearted minister recently
said in my hearing: Salvation by tongs
is a failure" The grip of our own hands
can alone convey the unbelicver's hand to
the firm aud tender clasp of the Hand once
pierced for MS and him.