The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-06-20
THE LOGIC OF 1T.
ut Can Never be LOCALIZED
without Sim"

DR.. A. B. Leonard at the Great
New York Meeting.
x 1 say to you, my friends,
that never in my life have l felt so
proud of the Episcopacy of the
Methodist Episcopal Church as I do
to-day. There is just one short sem
tence, containing seven words-and
you know seven is sacred number
-one short sentence that contains
seven words. l don't know whether
the man who wrote that sentence
knew all that he was writing-men
write words sometimes that are
greater than they designed to write
but I am under the impression
that the Divine Spirit inspired the
heart and moved the pen that
wrote that grand sentence that is
to be the motto in this country un-
til the rum-shop is known no more.
That one sentence is this: ut can
never be legalized without sim"
These are the heights, my brethren
in the ministry, to which our Bish-
ops have led US. Let US thank
God. IA voice-Amen!1 They
have led US up to this mountain
height, where the air is clear, and
and the sky is cloudless. There are
no mists here. There is no ming
ling Of light with darkness here.
That one short, crisp sentence says:
"It can never be legalized without
SIM" Applause.
A CHAIN OF LOGIC.
How is the drink traffic legal.
lied? You answer: 1t is legalized
by the Legislature. Then l say the
Legislature thatlegalizes that drink
traffic is a sinner against God and
against men. If the statement
made By our Bishops is true, that
man that sits in the Legislature
and votes for the enactment of IL
cense law is a sinner against God
and against morality.
The Legislatures are made up
through the organization of politi-
cal parties. Political parties make
platforms. And [ say that if this
statement be true, every political
party that in convention assembled
makes a platform that proposes to
legalize the rum traffic, is sinner
against God. Applause.
And carry the logic OF this az
gument just a little farther. There
is legitimate conclusion to which
we must come, and from which
there is no escape. If our Bishops
have told US the truth, then we
must reach this conclusion: Polit-
ical parties are made up of individ-
uals, and an individual that votes
a ticket that represents party
that legalizes the rum traffic-that
man is a sinner! Tremendous ap-
plause. A voice-"Hit 'em again"
Laughter.
My brethren, see many of the
members of this General Conference
in this audience tonight. I hope
we will go to our homes to repeat
this grand utterance of our Bishops
in all the pulpits of this land. A
voice-"We will!"l 1 say from this
standpoint, that the Methodist
preacher who goes out to-day and
stands in favor of license, or regu.
lation in any form, is not a worthy
son of the Gospel under the Bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
CONSEQUENCE OF AGITATION.
Now, brethren, this is the logical
conclusion to be drawn from that
one brief sentence from the Episco-
pal address. I Say before you to-
night, if that Episcopal address is
true, if the Bishops are rig ht in
their utterance, every man-be he
minister or layman-who votes
with a party that endorses license
Is simmer! CApplause.] That is
the logic of the Bishops; that amt
my logic. Don't let anyone 60 away
from here and say that that 10 my
say-so. I say tonight that that is
the logic of the Bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, if
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