The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-04-10

Whatsoever u man soweth, that
shall he also reap" There is very
general sense in which this is true =.
Now 1 want you to answer one q,les-
ton for me- Will YOU answer it in the
halting. staggering gait of every drunk
ard that curses this city tonight? If
SOW whiskey, | shall reap drunkards.
DO you doubt il? Is there man here
TOMS ght that says That logic won't
do?" Is there one? don't care whether
you SOW whiskey at your wine suppers,
or whether you SOW beer for your
health; l care not what your excuse
may be; every glass drank by yourself,
and passed 10 others. is sowing q seed
that shall produce harvest Of drunk
ards that will curse the country when
YOU are dead and gone.
Then again, we say, SOW profanity.
reap profanity. can put up with any
other sort Of a case better than l can
with one of those cursing fellows, one
of those swearing men. You are the
most contemplate animal that walks
this earth, to me- \ cursing man, a
man that can't talk business, can't talk
anything without injecting his oaths
the most VenemOuS, cruel oathS in his
conversation. ! have thought many a
time that every swearing man ought tc
command some lonely island TO himself
get off like Robinson CrusOe on some
island and curse it out among the
goats. Down in my
country | have never been in souls
way that | knew of. In hundred
different instances have | been notified
that habit YOU are given to. is a
stumbling block to souls in this city :
Now want to say to this congregation
tonight that from this day until we
meet God in heaven, you can tell this
world Sam Jones has got no habit
that is a stumbling block to anybody
have quit chewing tobacco. And to
you. brethren, | will say this, where
ever and whenever there is fault OF
mine that will lead any soul astray, OF
that is stumbling block to any one
God being my helper, if know it, that
thing shall go down forever with me,
" have had fight that
no one but lie knows anything about
| have struggled, and thank God,
have the victory. / give him the glory
and give you the benefit, and may he
bless you all and start you tonight to
give yourselves unreselvedly and for
ever to God. For your prayers and fol
your sympathy am grateful, and if
don't do any good in Chicago, thank
God Almighty she has done the poor
little pale southern preacher some good
the balance of his life. -Ertmcts from
.Wr. Jones as published IN The Adronce
The National headquarters of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Tn.
ion. will, next May, be removed from
New York City to Chicago.
Miss Francis +. Willard, president OF
the National w. {. T. L, has accepted
the care Of new department among
the forty and more pretaining to the
society. Its object is the promotion OF
social purity, and cooperation with the
White Cross Army. recently organized
in England, bv the Bishop Of Durham
and in America by tine Rev. DR.. Costa
Of New York Peoples Friend, Win.
fred, Lake county, Ddk.
Resolution of the White Cross Army
Ipromise by the help of God:
!. 10 treat all women with respect
and endeavor to protect them from
wrong and degradation.
,. To endeavor to put down all inde.
cent language and coarse tests.
3. To maintain the law of purity as
equally binding upon men and women
!. To use every possible means to full.
fiji the command keep thyself pure
). TO endeayor to spread these princi-
pies among my companions, and to try
and help my younger brothers.