The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-01-28

some remarks Oh Jndge about mem
bers of churches praying like saints and vot-
ing like sinners y which were objected to by
two or three of the other laymeu. but heartily
endorsed by the pastor, Rev. James Murray.
We are pleased to know that Rev. Murray is
consistent on this question and is not afraid
to say so to his congregation. Dem
0crat.
"Wonder where Brother Gould got his in
formation? Was he there, or did he get it
from his consistent prohibition friend whose
temperance principles only consist in the
amount of gas he can generate while making
cross road" prohibition speeches. He. was
never known to turn his hand for the p-osecu-
tion of v~iolators of the law, but wonld 'anni-
hilate' the whole liquor business by voting,
gas and prayer. These are the kind of tenn
perance men Bro. Gould endorses. He has
no faith in PRAYER and very little fellowship
with praying men. There was not an object
or to the Judges" h~arangue, (and there
were a score or more, J who are not regarded
in this community as better practical temper
ance men than himself. There was not a man
or woman among the laity, in that prayer
meeting who do not heartily endorse the tenn
perance cause, and yet aside from a few reli-
gious '.dead-beats" and "political cranks'' the
speech was condemned."-Register.
No, neighbor, we were not at the
M. E. church prayer meeting on the
evening of the temperance discus
sion, nor did we get u informa-
ton from our consistent prohibi-
ton friend" but from a person who
was present and is not a.. strictly
Prohibitionist and votes the Demo-
cratic ticket!
Have you V e turned your hand
for the prosecution of violators of
the law? Or don't you regard your
self as one of the "better practical
temperance men"who was present?
To make a consistent Prohibition
list must a person turn out police
man, Marshal or a smelling com
mittee?" Then why not measure
the consistency of the Christian,
who passes every day along the
street and hears profane language
and sees violations of law on all
sides of him, by the same tape
string?
We endorse and admire all con-
sistent and honest temperance men,
but utterly detest and despise the
loud mouthed church member, who
howls and whoops about intemper-
ance and it's evils eleven months
and twenty-nine days ofevery year.
and on election day walks up to the
polls and deposits a ballot for an
incorporate candidate in preference
to a Christian temperate one, sim
ply because he happens to be on
the opposite side of politics to suit
him. There is where the praying
like saints and voting like sinners"
comes in so beautifully, consistent
neighbor. We can't endorse such
bald faced hypocrisy; and as far
as our faith in prayer is concerned,
we confess we have none in the
prayers of such creatures as the
writer of the above and have very
little disposition to affiliate with
them. It is a very kind and beau
tiful custom when practised in sin
cerity, but we have known a mum
Der ofmen who could pray the boots
off of any of their church brethren,
and yet were very greatrascals. We
have never avoided praying mems
company, nor sought it because
they did pray. We think it makes
but very little difference whether
men pray or not, so they are honest,
upright, not selfish, mercenary, I'M
kind to the poor, uncharitable to
others, bigoted, domineering, mar
row-minded, intolerant and given
more to minding the business of
others than their own. The truly
good and honest man, who in all
cases and under all circumstances,
does as he "wishes to be done by"
needs neither prayer or the fellow
ship of praying men to fit him to
enter the college in the Great Be-
yond.
In the opinion of the writer, all
who endorsed the temperance Char
angue" of fudge Chambers, are ere
ligious dead-beats," and political
cranks!" Sad, isn'tit? But what
a sweeping, unkind and unchris-
tian allusion this praying" broth
er makes! His effort to complete
ly annihilate all opposition to his
views, with one fell swoop of his
mighty pen, reminds us very much
of the attempt of Jumbo" to butt
off the track the Canada train, but
was crushed to death! Good bye,
neighbor!
The chief of the bureau of sta
tisties reports that the total values
of the exports of breadstuffs from
the United States for the month of
December, 1885, and for the sixand
twelve months ended December 81,
1885, as compared with similar ex-
ports during the corresponding
period of the preceding year, were
as follows: December, 1885, &c.,
117,242; 1884, $14,361,5 43; six
months ended December 81, 1885,