Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-02
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Rev. j. T. McCrory Discourses ON the
Keeley Cure for Drunkenness.
Rev. ]. 7. McCrcry, Of the Third o. p.
Church took for his subject last night: ''The
Kelley Cure for Intemperance-Is There
Anything Better to Offer the Public" The
minister took his text from Proverbs TX,
L. He said that no thoughtful person who
reads the Bible need be told of the conse-
quences of strong drink. We read that the
drunEard cannot enter the kingdom OF
Heaven, but there is deliverance for them
and there is great joy over that de-
liyerance. ''Men need not continue IN
the use of strong drink for there
is cure, and think that word OF encour-
agement is due on behalf of the Kelley IN
stitution. I am satisfied that from results
proven to be true the desire for drinK can
be eradicated. We hear men say that they
cannot pass saloon door but that the desire
comes over them for drink, but, thank God,
in His benefcient mercy He has enabled
DR.. Kelley to make this wonderful diseoy-
cry, SO that this appetite can be cured IN ~
days. and the man so treated will be as free
from the desire for strong drink as L
am. 1t is truth in science,
one of Gods truths, that mas
lain hid all these centuries, and while we
thank DR.. Keeley for the discovery we may
also thank God for giving through him the
remedy and placed it in his power to save.
mo man can say he cannot resist tempta-
tion to drink, for if he does we can offer
him the remedy, and if he refuses ne doesn
want to be cured"
"Dr Kelley worked for 20 years, and
people said he was crazy. He said it was
disease, this raging thirst for alcohol, which
can be taken away. He has proven 1t. l
venture to saw there is not church
within the city to-day but what
has member who gives way
to this appetite, and when he recovers
comes with tears in his eyes and says oh
do not cast me of, know have fallen by
the wayside, but give'one more chance.
fold and pray for them. - They want to do
better.
sThere is the treatment, and in 30 days
they may be cured, and then let them prove
their sincerely by their conduct. They
needn't be disgrace to the church any
more. Then again the excuse of the young
man who is about to be married, that he
will reform after he is married, is taken
away. They can't fool the girls now with
that. If they tell you that, just tell
them to try the Kelley cure for
~ DAYS and then come
to you. This reform after marriage is a
falIacy and my young friends it is the
argument I want you to use. I tell you
the drinking habit is the most horrible
disease in existence. 1t produces vice,
vulgarity, profanity, madness and insanity.
That is the effect of this disease. 1t is
worse than the smallpox or yellow fever.
"Has the Government any right to estab-
1ish centers for the development. of this
disease. No, thousand times no. There
is in this city over 800 Of these disease Gen.
ters established for no other reason except
there are some people who want to get the
disease and others who want to sell it. But
I thank the Lord that through the efforts of
DR.. Keely we may be able to prevent the
spread of this terrible disease.
"Murphy's doctrine is that man is
saved if he signs the pledge and keeps it,
but say he may be cured of his disease
but his soul is lost if he does not go to the
Lord for assistance. 1t is the duty of the
Church and the people to 60 to work to
save the drunkards"