Telegram-herald., 1890-07-28
A BLOODY MONSTER.
o.. TALassE or TIE CURSE or
laTEHPERAscE.

Hss Master uaad Psrtrays ths Evils OF
Driak IA LuTid coIOrs-"It Is a1y son'.
cezs; An Esn Beast Hath Dssoarsd
Hila.''
BEO0ELYs, July z7.-Dr. TzimAge's ser
mon today vs. devoted 10 the curse Of in
tslaDerance. With the hand Of master
he drew IN vivid co!ors the appalling tEag-
e1ies which this renorssless damon hAs
perpetrstsd. His text was Gen xxxyii.
33: IN IS my son 5 coat, a eFll be3st hath
devoarsd hia. "
Josephs brethren dipped their brothers
eoar IN goats blood, and then l-roaght the
daoSled garment 10 their father. ehesting
him with the idea that fsrocio1s animal
had slain him, and thus hiding their in
famous behavior. But there Is no decep-
ton about that which we hold up 20 your
observation today. A monster such as
never ranged African thickst or Hintostan
Jungle hath tracked this land, and with
bloody nav hath strewn the continent
with the mangled earcasses Of whole gen
erations, and there ars tens OF thousands
OF fathers and mothers who could hold up
the garment Of their slain boy, truthfully
exclaiming, 1T Is my sons coat; an evil
beast hath devoured him" There has in
eli ages and elimes been a teadeac$ 20 ths
improper U.s. Of stimulants Noah. as II
disgusted with'the PREVALENCE OF water in
bis tirne, took 70 strong drink. By this
vice Alexander the Conqueror was con-
quered. The Romans at their feas.s fell
or their seats with intOxication. -Four
hundred millions OF our racs are opium
eaters. India, Turkey and China have
groaned with the desolation, aad by it have
been quenched such lights as HALEY and
De Quincy. One hundred millions are the
victims OF the hetel nut, which has special
" blasted the East Indies. Three hundred
millions chew hashish. and Persia. Brazil
and Africa suffer the delirium. The Tar
tars employ murowa, the Mexicans the
sgavs, the people at Guarapo an ineoxicat-
ing quality taken from sugar cane, while
great multitude that no man can number
are the disciples OF alcohol. To it they
bow. Under it they arc trampled. In its
trenches they fall On its CHASTITY holo-
caust they burn. Could the muster roll Of
this great army be called, and they could
come up from the dead. what eye could en-
dure the reeking, fostering putrefaction
and beastliness, What heart could endure
the sroan OF agony
THE DEMON OF DRUNKENNESS.
Drunkenness. Does it not Jingle the
burglars kcys Does it not whet the as
sassin's knife, Does it not cock the high
waymans pistolp Does it not wave the
incendiary's torch? Has it not sent the
physician reeling into the sick room, and
the minister with his tongue thick into
the pulpit? Did not an exquisite poet from
81 It F-fI -
sot into the gutter on his way TO be mar
ried to one Of the fsirest daughters of New
England, and at the very hour the bride
was decking herself for the altar, and did
be not die of delirium tremens almost un-
attended il q hospit.ls Tamerlane asked
for 10000 skulls with which 10 build a
pyramid TO his own honor. he got the
skulls and built the pyramid. But il the
bones Of all those who have fallen as
prey TO dissipation could be piled up it
would make vaSter pyramid.
Who win grid himself for the journey
and try with me 20 scale this mountain OF
the dead, going up miles high on human
carcasses to find still other peaks far above,
mountain above mountain white with the
bleached bones Of drunkards9
SACRIFICE OF THE SABBATH
The Sabbath has been sacrificed TO the
rum traffic. To many Of our people the
best day Of the week is the worst Bakers
must keep their shops closed on the Sab
bath. It is dangerous to have loaves of
bread going out on Sunday. The shoe
store is closed; severe penalty will attack
the man who sells boots on the Sabbath.
But down with the window shutters OF
the grog shopsl Our laws shall confer par
ticular honor upon the rum traffickers.
| All other trades must stand aside for these.
Let our citizens who have disgraced them
selves by trading in clothing and hosiery
and hardware and lumber and coal take
/ OF their hats to the rumscller, elected TO
particular honor. 1t Is unsafe for any
/ other class Of men TO be allowed license
| for Sunday work But swing out your
signs, oh We traffickers in the peace of fam
| lies and in the souls OF immortal men!
Let the corks 1y, and the beer foam, and
the rum 90 tearing dowl the half con-
| sumed throat of the inebriate God does
not seei Does he, Judgment will never
come, Will it,
do not know bat that God is determined
| to let drunkenness triumph. and the hus-
bands and sons of thousands Of our best
families be destroyed By this vice, in order
that our people, amazed and indignant,
may rise up and demand the determination
Of this municipal crime. There is a way Of
driving down the hoops of barrel 50 tight
that they break. We have in this country
AZ various times tried TO regulate this evil
by AK on whisky You might ss well
I try 20 regulate the Asiatic cholera or the
smallpox by taxation. The men who dis
I'll liquors are for the most part Unscrupa-
/ lous, aud the higher the tax the more in
/ ducement u Illicit distillati0n.
CONTRASTING SKETCHES
Oh the folly OF trying n restrain an evil
by government tariff If every gallon Of
whisky made. II every flask Of wine pro
/ duCed. should 5e taxed e thousand dollars.
/ it would not be enough 90 pay FOR the tears
/ it has wrung from the eyes OF widows and
orphans, nor for the blood = has dashed on
the Christian church. nor for the cstsssr0-
phe Of the millions it has destroyed forever
sketch two houses in this street The
first X bright As home can be TIE father
I comes az nizhtfall. aad the children run
out 70 meet him. L1xuriant evening meal
Grssulstion and sympathy and laughter
Music in the psrlor. Fine pictures on the
wal Costly books on TIE stand Wei
F clad household Plenty of everything %
/ make home happy
House the secoad Piano sold yesterday 2
/ by the sheriff Wise's f1rs st pawnbrok-
+ ers shop Clock gone Daughters Jew
/ siry sold 20 get aour Carpets gone OF the
+ floor. Daughters in faded sad patched
+ dresses. Wife sewing for the stores. Ifttis
+ child With 81 uzly w0'g1d on Der fsce,
7 struck ia an angry blow Deep shallow =
E wretcte3ness fal Ing n every room Door
7 bell r.nzs Little children hide D1u gh-
+ tsrs 1ara pale Wife heids her breath
I Blunderinz sfsp - the ball Door opens
riea3. brand saiag his Est. cries. 0at