The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-29
An Unheralde,l Triumph.
New yor. vo ca
contiaNed froa. Last Wesk.

chiefly ulSCusslOD ~ tHc ouoia., I
Of Inc probable immigration. The
strongest words for the Amendment
are those which we have quoted
The Boston Coagregatioaalist Con-
gregationaD Oct. 3, nothing. Oct, ~,
very good, brief letter aid sholt
news item, tut No editorial. Oct. ~,
nothing.
The Cincinnati Journal and Mes
enger, Cincinnati Baptist, ocs. J.
nothing. Oct. 10, noshlng, though
The defeat of ProhiOltioa in Connec
ticut, which happeued SIX days later,
is gwen place among the prominent
editorial notes. Oct. II, fiohibitlon
IN tue Dakotas il given one inch and
a half among Current Events on thc
eighth rage.
W. have lot included IN the above
examination the Issues later than Oss,
16 IS, because that is late enough IN
all cous cience lcr notice and editorial
discussion ofan election witch was
held III the iFst d.y VI the mona
TO pass il till ID later time wou,d De
TO slight it. Ifws have overlooked
any item We should nave notec' we
VIII make p. ompt Acknowledgements
Of &c on being informed ot The TACT.
At the same time We protest against
being helu &c psuslble for overlook
ing any scauly rei,rence " : matter
ofIlis magnitude which may lave
been hidden away in some unthol h-oi
corner where 1t would hase 70 pc
searched for with microscopc. II
q reference to such a subj.ct is Pat
where may be missed by one vino
is carefully searching for It, 1t prac
ticall, counts for nothing 70 The gen
eral reader. Such a treatment 2.
SUCH subject would be liseif the
grussest injustice,
Here, then, are twelve leading re-
ligious weekiies, easily c uniting
among their reaieIs crts OF thous-
ands Il the mort godly, tl.ongdt nj
and earnest pc ople in be United S'a.
les: nen ana WON, who are en- husI-
astic III ihtir devotion - iemperanct
principles. Ol these papsrs slx make
no mention of tie ,ietgTies Mh.ci.
have given TO Prohibition Two new
and mostp omising States. comprising
an area OF 10000 square miles. OF
considerable more than the area u
New York, Pennsylvania, Massa'
chnsetts, Connecticut Rhode Island
and New Jersey. OF the Elk which
re.er to the matter three have rs
editorial word. Two-The Nationa
Baptist and Christian Adyocate-ge
the matter wrong. even as news item
giving all the glory, most ibexpl'cably
70 North Dakota, where Prohibition
received a mHjority If but ], 100, an
completely ignoring South Dakota
where il was carried by more thar
6,OOu majority. While SINE yer.
goyd words are said in the editorial
as quoted above, yet there Is in al
not one ringing peal of triumph, no
one note OF jos ols Thanksgiving Z
Tie God Of nations and Of battles tha
large porlio1 Oi the new Nortiimes
ia rede, cmsd from the WI aid ours
Of The liquor traffic, aid the long lid
IL defeat for Prohibition checked q
last. We DO not think /: to much .
cav that tLeie is in all thee uttei
anees nothing TO rouse men in tn
license States TO hope, faith, praye
and mighty ebdeaSoI and to stalMar
fghtine--to redeem their States fIor
the alcoholic curse.
Weprytest thSt this Il not adequa
tTertnent Of such q triumph by IL
religious press, the guardian IF fat
and morals. 1t 10 not By tbs delhi
crate ignoring Of important fact
which telIfor Prohibition, nor by the
cautious and guarded mention, tia
We can hore ever in all time to shak
down the vide awake, rel ntIess, il
Suitable, continent-enc0mpassing j
quor power. Does not tie TeligiUI
nfess hope that power shall ever l
broker. and our laud ever redeems
from its tLrall3ofeT Does il not inca
10 beIp TO hss.en the dag aud vi
the glorious victory with vt whiC
the perfect triumph of tue ci.urch ca
never come, and The peace On cart
good will 70 men" never be futile,
fit does mean, 10 this battle. t. con
up 10 the help Of the Lord against q
mighty, how could j. miss such
oppor. unity fyr 8 battle shlu ill
should give countage, hope snd eBlt
siasm 70 the faith 81 wDrktrs, Of
weary. sometimes discouraged,
Though hostiIil, aad reserses, n
are "Looking loi tie right 10 brii
the dawn Of pescs."
lSut our care il not now for d
pat. but for the futures That
Is ours. WillL5t the Ill gioas pi'
stand Up 10 the iron. henceforth
this greatest coinc5 u our age,
ward which b. eyes Ui coming gems
ations will l. ~ back with joy Or griI
Will It not give tine, space, slut
ample aid timely information, {
stfoDgest Arguments and the nj