The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15

rite, over the nalne Of Henry Arch.
e.: 10 the writer t is II TO"1cf
that Mir. \. j., for whom ! have the
greatest respect, should thus place.
| himself u,,pn'lrcurl. Being il min
lister, more is expected of him than
others. Il expected better things
OF him, though | thus speak; aI'i
things that arcUn,pduy S.lva:lOn.
! 1t IL il >i,t nr-a burlliD. sl ,n",-
ii blot upon civilizations. to .>ly 40
thing of christianity, .nr IL herald
OF he cross to a;lvur ttc the u>t ri!
ardent spirits, through the columns
of ii newspaper, lis Il beverage, Is
the Rev. gentleman crazy: Does
he know what harm he is io;n: !:
Coming gcnrratjo rs will receive
the impress of his life and teaching.
He il sowin. '.Jtsi,lr all waters,
the seed Of decentralization, pov
cry, vrc!chc,lncSS, shame, aIn!
degradation: and postclity vii
reap the bitter fruit.
His position and dyd;;',' i''Hs ar,'
calculated to do great harm.
make no attempt ut ansverln. Ais
arguments; that has been done.
already, to the entire satisfaction
OF all those who are in favor OF IT,
formatory measures This sYaib is
penned merely to express my deep
regret and surprise that snch 4
man as the Rev. Mr.. Archer-a
preacher Of righ,cousl ess, az liz
Processes to be-; Il leader ofthe pco
pie, whose duty it is to stand on
''picket' ground in all measures
looking to the elevation CT morals:
and the advancement Of christi
anitv-shou!d be found on the OPP
posite side.
AS n minister, it is required Of
Mr.. Archer that he be an 'sexample
i'll word, in conversation, in CHAIR
ty, in spirit, in faith, in purity-in
all things showing himself apat-
tern of good works." His position
is a blot, blur upon his record
and we can but exclaim: '.How
are the mighty fallen!'
For the Rev. gentleman, person.
ally, have the lest Of feeling, but
must conclude that his position is
the result of d bewildered br;in, 81
a failure upon his part to ilve,ti
gate it from a proper standpoint;
Henccforth, saloon men, and all
others who are ':fond Of d,'am,"
will regard Mr.. A. as the '.Gatlin
Son Of Thunder"-a
''Boanerges." Yea, twill rise up
and call him blessed" But those,
who look upon the sale aud abuse
Of ardent spirits as the matchleSs
crit of the land-lilling sixty
thousand, annually, in the United
leaving thirty thousand
widows and ninety thousand Orpl-
aus, and being the prime or remote
cause Of nearly I'LL crime; entail:ng
poverty, shame, wretchedness and
misery upon an innocent pOste,ity
will regard such leaders, or
teachers, as Mr.. A. as an enemy
to the best interests of mankind.
The feeling against all intoxi-
cants, asa beverage, is growing
rapidly. The "war-whoop' llassone
up from Maine to California, fol-
God, and home, and native land.
The women of this land (GOd bless
them) are in front, where shot ard
shell fall the tlIckcs,; their prayers
are gone up: as sweet incense, and
have reached the cars Of the 'Lord
God Of Sabaotl'" pleading for the
emancipation Of their husbands,
brothers, fathers and sons from the
tyrant "King Alcohol" Victory
will come after awhile. 1.-The
sw"r'! of the Lord and Of Gideon
is waving its FURNISHED blade, and
tho "MOnstcr" must yicll-thc
walls Of Jericho must crutnble and