Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-03

! would rebound to the good of the COM
munity he represents. II he does not do
| that, he Is not the man he ought to be.
[ As in the legislature so ia our congress;
that being the fact. it involves upon that
representative. when he mas taken the
onth of office, to faithfully perform his
| duty. He should be faithful to every
i interest of-his constituents. He is there
| as long as the legislature or the con-
gress IL in session to watch the ship OF
state. That being the fact, We ought 10
be very careful into whose hards We
commit these responsibilities. We have
not reached the apex of civilization yet;
and we have loug journey before We
get our world to the
HIGHEST POSSIBILITIES OF CIVILIZATION.
The church lie the watch tower, and the
ministers of the gospel are the watch
men. They stand upon the wall and
warn the citizens when the state is in
danger. As watchmen, we cry when
perils threaten any portion of the re-
public, danger ahead! l say 1t is the
business of the church to cry out 10 the
state when the civil interests are threat
ened. danger ahead!
Brethren, the way to judge men cor
rectly is to note the small things they do,
in church and in state. A friend of mine
whom ! saw in the congregation q few
moments ago said to me recently, in
speaking OF the lieutenant governor of
the state, that u great many people
thought he ought to be the governor.
The man said TO me yesterday i'll speak
ing of him, l set him quite often ut the
state house. / asked, what kind of
man is ne? He said tina: ''many years
ago when going along n muddy road in
heavy logded wagon, which sunk into
the bog, and he could not get it out,
the man who is now the lieutenant-gov-
ernor OF the state came along, jumped
of of his team and saId. 'Uncle, let me
help you He took ont his horses,
hiiched them to my wagon, ana helped
to pun my wagon out of the bog. That
happened some twenty years ago. /
look upon HIM as one of the best men in
our great state. At that time he made
an impression upon me that has never
been erased from my mind. He is q
good man. He is approachable by ali
and we can commit our interests to his
care and keeping. and when l got an
opportunity 10 repay him l did IT.. -
How II man does little things will enable
you to judge how he will act in great
ones.
From every cline, from every country
and from every state house, we hear the
irterrogaiory: Waterman. what of the
night? / would ask yon to-day, can
you answer? "The morning cometh. -
Not fully so. Why3 Because the church
has not reached the point where il
CAN CONTROL PUBLIC SENTIMENT
in our land Governor ireland said to
me once that law not backed by public
sentiment Is no law, because you cannot
enforce Il unless you have public opinion
to sustain il.
Now, my brethren, on last Sunday at
Wnxahachie dwelt upon the point that
] will not approach: an one man who
heard me SAID on Monday that he would
close up his liquor business in which he
Was embarked. | want TO ask you,
brethren, is 1t right for you 10 rob your
wife and children of your earningS-burn
out your soul with liquid FIRE? Is il right
for the government to license man to
deal out dsath and ELIMINATION 20 his
neig hborf And then when the saloon
keeper has rendered IA man crazy with
drink which he is licensed by the govern
ment to sell, is il right for the govern
ment to fine him S25 and cost for getting
drunk? | ask the statespen who are the
watchmeu of the state, AMI l ask the
preachers who are the watchmen of the
church is it right 10 deaf OUT poison to Il
man! Two or three years ago some of
you citizens were with us in very eXcit-
ing contest against this enemy. When
We come 10 count that there are about
1900 preachers in the state, ana only
three or four hundred went in the fight,
il shows that the sentiment of wicked
ness has good strong hold upon tho
church. Some say that we should leave
such matters 10 the politicians TO man.
age. Is it not right for the preacher to
cry out against evils and speak
for righteousness under all and
every circumstance. The church
cannot have its influence III
the community nor over the country uu-
til Christians of all denominations are
willing TO fight against this and that
wickedEess. Watch in all things, ] be-
seech YOU. If the ministry fail to do its
duty, the blood of the nation will be re-
quired at its hands. | would say 10 the
preachers of Nil denominations, you may
just az well come out on clear square
ground, and cry out against the saioous
that are
btALtN" WI DbAi II AM ba"-'hii'S
TO our sons and daughters. The govern
ment has no right 10 license this traffic;
for all laws over men come from the
decalogue of God S laws that wero Civ ell
upon Sinig g smoking top. You have no
right to advocate laws that viii! ruin the
nation. You should call upon the state
TO shut mp the gin mills, and ! charge
you 10 preach righteousness; and if you
do, you will in time close the jais ana
penitentIaries. When the religion of
the Lord Jesus Christ reaches the homes