Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-10-19
Written for THE HERALD.
SAVING, COURAGE, SHADE, Gov
ERNMENT, DEVIL, HELL.

ciples governing the Operations of
the B. & o. r.. r. and other such cor
porations is economy and SO it does
appear to the public frequently, when
'thands and hours are lessened, or pay
of employees shortened, but there is
one custom that is very prominent on
the B. & O. that certainly with practi-
cal business people disagrees with
economy and proves to observer and
stockholders that there is unnecessary
and really lavish waste. j refer to
, the running of trains on the Sunday,
and doing work in the shops on the
same day, for some of which extra
pay has to be given to hold the work
men. The necessary work, the puolic
is informed by the workmen, could
be done on the week days. All know
that if there was no Sunday travel, all
who have to travel would do SO on the
week days in the trains that are run,
and thus the company would be saved
the expense attached to the running
of trains on Sunday. BY employees
we are informed that on account of
4 running freight and freight cars on
Sunday, that on Monday there is a
great deal less in general to be done
than on any other day. Thus Sunday
is made the day of traffic and Monday
the off day, and that largely to the in
crease of expense to the company.
Why cannot the work be regulated
for the good of the company and the
employees, to rest as much as posi-
BILE on Sunday and to work fully on
Monday as on other days. Have not
the leading officials sufficient respect
for Gods iaw,--if not for mans, to
direct the great enterprise to accord
with His revealed will as far as posi-
BILE, and thus answer the cherished
wish of their law living servants.
Courage on the part of an abused
and injured public is necessary to
bring the remedy for the drink curse.
DenunciationS from the pulpit and
resolutions by temperance gatherings
are no more effectual in removing or
lessening the evils of intemperance
than the farmers tufts of grass in
fetching the thief out of the apple
tree. Violators of the law, who find
their violations financially profitable,
are not reformed often by beautifully
worded advisory sentences. A com.
bined force of the law and youth low
ing citizens, who will demand ODE
dience to existing laws is essential.
Gentlemen, unite. agree, watch the
evils and guard the officers:
Are we people of Martinsburg al
ways both summer and winter, to
live in the shadows. 1t is very nice
to have some shade during the heated
term of the year. but then, even in
damp times, such as we have had in
the last summer, our houses have
needed the SUMS rays. Shade vs..
Sunlight is theme for sanitarians in
physicians and parents. Much shade
and little sunlight, is far worse than
no shade and much sunlight. We
have the former, that is some Of us.
1t is in order to give us the light as
sent directly from above.
What shall be the government of
the present monarchical governments
of Europe, is question among them,
ever calling for solution in the pres
ence of the menacy of the French Re-
public. Switzerland so little, has of
fered no danger either in gunpowder,
or educationally in the success of pop
ular government. France, however,
is not small in territory, in number,
in armament, or in aggressiveness.
With these United States in the dis
lance, and the popular government of
the people in France, at their doors,
the governments of Europe know
we'll enough that they cannot displace
the French Republic by Monarchy
with less than gunpowder. But said
Republics are educational menaces to
the governments of Viena and Berlin,
and such their governments fear,
and the people crave and probably
need. ,.... ..-.
The denial of a personal devil,
wicked in his injury TO man as he is
represented to be, and as unnecessary
as he may have been to the welfare of
our race, to deny that he has been, or
is, as personal devil, is of a piece
with the denial of personal God,
thoHgh it may be regarded as small
er matter. There is from the Bible
as positive statements concerning a
personal devil as a personal angel,
such as Gabriel or Michael. The an
gel who in answer to Daniels prayer
was caused to fly swiftly and say to
him, "Thy prayer is heard" and
"Thou art greatly beloved" Did
not the devil say to Jesus :" / know
thee whence thou art, the Holy One
of God" and What have / to do
with the, thou son of the most High
God" Jesus called him "The Prince
of the power of the air." 1t is easy to
form beautifully worded sentences, to
show the proves of the human, to
postulate spirit of evil and endow
him with human form. AS though
the devil were only a something of
human fancy, and not being ofreve-
lation. When men know more than
God. they may reveal myths, but not
devils.
Jesus foretold the destruction of
Jerusalem forty years before it came
to pass, and among other things that
not one stone of the temple should
stand upon another, which was liter
ally fulfilled, improbable as it appear
ed to them who heard him. Jesus
also foretold that, "These (the wick
ed) shall go away into everlasting
punishment" Does it look improba-
bic that "the wicked shall be turned
into hell with all the nations that for
get God ?" That like the rich man
who, in hell, lifted up his eyes, being
in torments. The wicked of our day,
who fail to hear Moses and the
prophets" Jesus and the apostles,
and who fail to be guided by the word
of God, who in other words reject the
one revealed way, will the prophecy
be fulfilled in them? and will they
be in such torment? The first
prophecy was fulfilled to the letter.
Has any one any proof that the latter
will not be fulfilled just as truly on
the disobedient. The Lord Jesus Ger.
tainly told the truth, that none but
God could have foreseen about Jeru-
salem. Is not this presumptive evil
dence that he spoke the truth to come
to pass on the impenitent sinner,-the
one who will not have Christ to reign
over him? Gould Jesus, proved as he
is to have been so pure, have had any
motive but human wellbeing. when
He said "These shall go away into
everlasting punishment" Where do
men get their knowledge from that
there is no ell,-no everlasting pun
ishment ? Is it not their wish that
there was not father to the throne.