The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-03-08
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Frank billiard, who has been visitin.
here during the winter, has returned {,
Denver, Colorado.
Rev. VIM. Vanderherchen preached hil
farewell ermon at the NJ. T.. church Sur
Cay evening from I'd Corinthians 49, Il,
During the year he has been in our midst
he has done much good work for the
church and community.
The Loyal Temperance Legion at this
place will give an entertainment in the
school building tomorrow Saturday
evening. The previous entertainments
given by this society have been excellent,
and this promises to excel them all.
Mr.. Edwin J. Grosseup and Miss Han
nah V. Davis, were married at Salem, on
Feb. 9th, by Rev. Rev. \. II. Sembower.
On Saturday night they were visited by
their friends at the brides home. An eli
Joyable evening was spent and the visitors
were treated 10 d generous repast. We
wish the happy couple a long and pros
porous life.
Eliakim Smith, one of the oldest resi-
dents of this township, died at his home
near Harmersyille on Feb. 18th. Tie
funeral took place Oh the 25th ult., con-
Quoted by Rev. J. b. Written, assisted by
Rev. ]. j. Davies. The interment was at
the Baptist cemetery. Canton. The de.
ceased was a lifelong Christian aud an in-
d~ustrious man.
The last number of the Union Spray,
the paper published by the Y. p. T. t.. at
this place. contains an article on Slavery
written by a member of the Union under
the assumed name Of Nina, . from which
we make the following extracts: "When
we hear of this word we think almost i'm
mediately Of the time when that great
blot. traffic in human beings, rested upon
the civilization of our fair land. But to
my mind there rests to-day a far greater
blot, and a much deeper stain upon our
country as a Christian nation than ever
the slavery of the poor negro was. The
slavery OF i~ntemperance and sin in other
forms Is binding with strong cords many
of the otherwise best and noblest of our
land. Many people are of an easy DISPOSE
ton and through fear of offending their
companions. or else fearing their ridicule.
they are tempted to take their first glass
OF an intoxicating beverage It is much
easier to take the second and third glass.
and thus the habit grows until the victim
is bound with a chain so strong that it is
impossible for human power alone to
break it; in fact he has become a slave to a
Rt' " AA1aG AIO 10 CHRISTIANITY AIfNaffE
him to drink as a remedy for every all
ment Of the body or trouble Of the mind.
How pitiful it is to see a human being
thus enslaved! Oar heart aches when we
see a man Keeling along the street making
an imbecile Of himself and bringing dis
grace and poverty upon all those who are
nearest and dearest to him. When we
look at such q wreck, an outcast on earth
aud with no hope of Heaven. for the
Bible tells us that ''no drunkard shall in
herit the Kingdom of Heaven we think
African slavery, with all its cruelty and
barbarity, bears 10 comparison to this.
And Why should sixty thousand OF our
people go down to druukard' graves every
year, Is it because many of US neglect to
hold out a helping hand to those that are
weak? Is it because We do not take the
time from our own work or pleasure 10
speak a kind word to them and to tell
them of the Great Helper OF Jesus WHO
came to seek out and to save the lost and
straying, and who is willing to save them
from a slavery worse than Egyptian bond
age?9 Let US become more
in earnest, for though fun is good. truth
is better and love is hest of all.i-love for
those who are spending the best of their
lives as slaves to alcohol, tobacco or
opium, and a sincere desire to help them
from the miry clay and to see their feet
planted firmly on the Rock that is higher
than we are. Though we mas not be able
to do any great deed, let us keep oar
records clean and show by our example
that with Gods help we will not be
slaves" WM. J. SMITH.