The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-03-31
rUBLIc sENTIMENT AND moaALIrY.
LECTURE NO. II.


Ladies and gentlemen:-One of
the great causes of so much wide
spread immortality is corrupt
public sentiment. Wherever in
any community or country hs d
mon arc respected and honored
and there is no distinction made
between the "strango woman"
and a lady of The very highest
>noral development, the public
sentiment is corrupt and the
morals of that place are bad.
To exalt and honoc bad men ana
women IS curse to the young.
have known men to be guilty of
the most atracious crimes and
whose private habits would be a
burning disgrace to band Of
apes. And yet these men could
enter the highest ranks Of society
sAd be the acknowledged leader.
and advisers of those who are
noted for their integrity and
virtue.
And to You, young men, the
company of such men ls the
same as frost upon flowers. Az it
is universally conceded that In
temperance is the giant vice of
the world-that fills more graves
and destroys more homes than all
other vices combined, it will not
be out Of place, | trust, TO
make few remarks relative to its
damnlng tendency. : public
sentiment that tolcratcs the curse
of intemperance is corrupt, whose
way is not tlIe way Of peace; but
whose feet are upon the crumb.
ling verge OF eternal ruin; whose
mission is to blight and destroy
every moral sentiment.
The prevalent use ofintoxicating
liquors is hugo revolving mill
stone whose aim is to grind our
moral life to powder. 1t is de-
structin2 and death in velvet-lts
doctrine is misery and ruin clothed
in soft plrases and paraphrastic
expressions. When tho veil is
lifted from tho real aspect of the
question--when it has been fully
urmasqned--whcn we look beneath
The surface into the uuwrIttcn
history of desolatpd hearth -stones,
blasted hopes, Lost morals and
broken hearts that fill countless
lives with despair, We cannot
wonder that the advocates of tenn
perance reform are using strong
measures in resistance to the
ruin:
Nnw thcn, the advocates OF true
virtue aud higher manhood are
a great army goinS forth conquer
ing and TO conquer. But what
must be done first of all If
possible we rust first get rid Of
our greetest enemy,-the liquor
trsfiic-lt is related that at one
time the whole Roman Army was
arrested and detained long time
by Il single huge serpent-this
serpent was So poisonous that the
Whole atm, sphere around was
tested with its poisonous venom
Regnlus. the Roman general, said:
''The safety of the army calls for
the destruction oi the serpent,
even if the forfeit of many lives
be the cost" So the progress in
education. morality, religion and
civilization. calls for the destruc-
tionof lie whisky traffic, which
as n serpent of monstreus growth.
hath placed itself direct in the way
OF this army of temperance re-
formers. What we need is a
public sentiment in which dis
honesty Is d;sgra .eful-ln which
virtue alone is honored, respected
and exalted. In conclusion,
never let your self be envions
against those that do iniquity
and gain richer thereby! was
cnyious at the foolish, when / saw
the prosperity of The wicket.
They have more than heart could
desire. They are corrupt and
speak wickedly cocerning oppres>
sion. They have set their mouth
against The heaven and their
tongue walketh through tho earth. |
Ihou costeIh them down INTO
destruction as IN a moment. The
Lord shall. destroy their image.
There's as nothing in charcter solid
but virtue and personal worth and
there IS no pure virtue outside of
religion. HI. STEELE.
Al the theater. Miss Barlowe. |
who Is somewhat shnrt-siuhted--
'.Oh, mamma. look at that beau
iliul white bcnnrt on the front
row, center aisle p
Aamlnn-"S- S-h-h, Child. That is
Old Mr.. Watson's bald head
W hen o question heoon,as r,o}itf