Blue-grass blade., 1891-11-28

Ou SccIu W iSCt CuoI W lohC
the ministers out We would not
have so good a time for Prohibi-
ton as now. They and the very
best and most earnest men in the
chnrch are Prohibs, and we should
encourage them.
The Fruhibitionists are getting
70 be the backbone OF the church,
but we must have patience.
The Prohibitionists should not
leave the church, but get it right
clean out the license hypocrites
and make the church what Christ
intended it to be.
l am a Methodist, and have
been a trustee for perhaps eight
years. We have a good church
and a true Christian minister
We pay him $4,000 year.
Now suppose he should go to
the polls and vote for a license
system. l would call him a hyp-
scrite and prove it to him, and l
would make things so hot that /
would bring church trial and
find out who was right, he or 1.
This is what every church that
pretends to have any religion
should do-purge itself, clean the
house and get the old buns and
bats out of the pulpits and
churches, and let those that are
trying to follow Jesus run our
churches. So 1 say to the Pro-
hibitionists stick to the church
but pnrge it and make it pure.
And now Bro. Moore l don't
believe in all that you say and do.
Some time last summer you
spoke of working on the Sabbath
day. l think man that does that
sets bad example, and is doing
an injustice to his fellow men.
Suppose we abandon the Sabbath
Won't the laboring men have to
work the whole seven days in the
week?
Freight and passenger trains
and steamboats, would run as on
other days in the week, which
would make it very hard for the
laborers and animals and every
thing else that now have a day, OF
part of a day to rest.
Hove to drive out on the Sab
bath day, but not with a team
that has worked all the week.
love to look at the beautiful
grassy fields, the flowers and foil.
age, and see the beautiful fields o.
grain and many other grand ant
beautiful things God has given tt
us to make us happy, and 1 wan
my fellow men to enjoy the came
But when we throw up the Sab
bath day the manufacturers will
soon take advantage of it, and tel
their employees they must work thu
whole seven days.
No, No, we can't spare the Sab
bath day-let us keep it and lie
us keep the church and Sabbath
School and the true preacher, bu
fire the bad ones.
/ am a Prohibitionist because
believe it to be right Hav'
spent some money and time-rod
, hundreds of miles, paid every tim
my own expenses and talked as
pleased. 1 think if our speaker
would charge less and do NOR
,, work the thing would com,
! quicker. A man who will charg'
, fifty dollars for one speech ant
! take it out of the pockets of a few
|, Prohibitionests is scoundrel, an,
should be retired. If any of tn
great reformers had charged fft.
dollars a night there never woul'
have been a reformation.
! Such men as do that are in TO
the money and not for the love o
the cause, and / say away witt
them. People can't be made t.
believe they are sincere.
Now Bro. Moore 1 am glat
they have let you live. Yo1
thought at one time that the run
element would feed you to the vul
lures of the air. l hope you ma.
live to do lots of good for Prohi-
bition.
1 wish you would have a Gu
1 made from photograph and prin
it in your paper right along. =.
am anxious to see how you look
1t will be good scheme and will
take, and when l. o. U. anothe
dollar send me a postal card, ant
l will remit.
Yours for the best reform eve
; started.
l d. r. WOOD.