Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
JUMPED ON AS JUDAS.
DR.. ]. N. Hays Hitches Pieces of Sill.
yer to Anti-Amendmentites.
SOME SCATHING COMPARISONS,
Alleging That Glassblowers Put Con.
science in Beer Bottles,
AND FARMERS AND OTHERS SOLD OUT

Rev. 1. N. Hays, D. D., pastor of the
Central Presbyterian Church, Allegheny,
and one of the foremost, jealous workers in
the late campaign, preached a very warm
sermon on the defeat of the amendment last
night. In his introduction he said he did
not court popularity, and had no excuses to
make. He felt called on by the overwhelm-
ing defeat to preach sermon on temper
ance. Then, at once launching out on his
subject, he said:
call your attention to the gospel of St.
Matthew, chapter XVI. and verse IL: "And he
said unto them, Win ye? and will give him up
unto you; and they covenanted with him for 80
pieces of silver" This was the price of our
Jesus when He was betrayed by Judas. It was
the work of ecclesiastical politicians. Judas,
when he got the money, was not satisfied. 1t
burnt his hand like hot iron, and the Jewish
nation, which sanctioned this sale. was obliter-
ated from the face of the globe.
A great question has been presented to the
people. The question was to decide whether
we were to have prohibitiSh, to wipe out the
saloon. or let the whisky element go on
CRUCIFYING INNOCENT PEOPLE.
You ask: What did this? and refer you to
my text. The politicians of Pennsylvania did
it-betrayed the State for 80 or more pieces of
silver. The Executive Committee of the oppo-
sition at Philadelphia was made up
of 81 men, taken equally from
each party, and at the polls the paid party
workers were the same. All drew large sala-
ries. Why was this? Why did two parties
control the AFFAIR." Neither party would come
sl.s
tion.
Every leading political newspaper in the
State was either neutral or against the amend
ment. A newspaper in Philadelphia was paid
81 line for reporting an anti-prohibition
speech. They refused to report prohibition
speech. Thousands Of dollars were paid to
other papers. Nothing else could SO subsidize
the press as has been done in the late cam.
paign.
A business man complains of the possible
increase of taxes If the saloon is wiped out, and
sells his principles that the saloon may pay his
taxes; the glassblower puts his conscience in
beer bottle, and goes to his home singing Hap
py home;' the farmer looks over his fields of
rye, feels of his pocketbook, gulps down his
human compassion and, when the brewer
comes around, like Judas of old,
HE SELLS HIS SAVIOR
for 80 or more pieces of silver, and says, "Let
them cruelty the innocents; must have the
silver" Oh, the liquor men paid for this de-
featI Over Sl,0O0,0O0 flowed from their cof.
fers. One hundred Thousand dollars
went to the press. Over $4,000 was sown
throughout Allegheny county. On election
day SIS. 900 more was given to the Judases that
the crucifxion might 60 on. There is crucifix-
ion going on, ten thousand-fold worse than that
on Calvary. Men are being crucified on every
hand. Picture innocent child stretching
its arms from the portals of heaven in the
judgment day and asking for papai Back
comes the answer, ''Sold for 30 pieces of silver!
Crucifed for the demon drinkr' Friends
fathers, mothers. would ye have it such? Yet
Could speak to that man who runs the sa-
loon would ask him, Can you, for 1000
pieces transform the drpnkard you have
80 pieces of silver? know what Judas did.
They burnt his hand until he brought them
back to the feet of the priest, saying they were
burning his soul ont.
DRINKING TRoUGHs SUGGESTED.
Can it be that this grand old Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, for 80 or more pieces of sill
yer, can roll up majority of $4,000 against
the right? Let another million be added to it.
Let drinking trough be put at each cross
road, with drinking cups to match. No;
it can't bel There will be day of reckoning
1t has come to some. 1t will come to Others
A man voted against the amendment on elec-
tion day because it might make his taxes
greater That very night his son came home
dead drunk. He sold his son for 80 pieces of
silveri That man is now like Judas. The
money he hoped to gain is burning his soul out
He is praying that the Lord will save his son.
and take the guilt from him.
never have, since 1 was born, seen party
lines melt away as they have since this election.
These men who have been sold out say: If my
party must affiliate with whisky it is no longer
mine" A grand party is rising Gods party,
with Gods own standard, ard it will wipe out
this curse. this crucifier of innocent souls!