The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-05-22
- We been IN the army SO long,
And Iain't got weary YETI

Come with me now to Mrs. Bratten's
gospel temperance meeting. 1t is Sunday
afternoon. Ihe audience is smaii-num-
bering by actual count fifty persons. While
tsey are singing a hymn a corpulent young
man OF about thirty years of age, dressed
in a very plain but clean suit, walked in
aud took a chair beside mine, He Joined
in the singing. He was a good singer aud
l took him TO be a leader in a church choir
or teacher of a Sunday-school class. After
the song service Mrs. Bratten called for
testimonies from reformed drunkards pres
ent to show what can be done for fallen
humanity. A gray haired gentleman who
had come over from Philadelphia was the
first to speak. Il once was,' he said.
ZONE of those miSerably debauched crea-
lures until God came into the tavern to
save ne. / moved into Jerusalem, the
city of peace, in the fail of AZ. When |
was a young man | was foolish enough to
go into a far country and wandered down
to Jericho, and after I strayed off I got
into this drinking habit. Lager beer had
just then been introduced into this coun-
try, and the Germans said they were going
to tatten US American boys. I saw nv
college mates drink and | got at it myself.
On the 29th of December, in II, after a
five weeks spree, | said l would never
again drink another drop of the internal
stuff. That was my first temperance
speech. | went home and was afraid to
go out of the house for several days from
fear OF being again overcome by tempta-
ton. | was 40 years old when ( quit, and
am now over go. God has prolonged my
life. L feel as young today as ever | did
and do as much work as the young fell
fArG n q .Yr& Eat,sa.J - - II
drinking only, but stopped using tobacco.
l am a saved man and clean" Another
song and then another testimony. The
stranger who came IN a few minutes be-
fore and was sitting next to me rose TO
mis- feet and said: For eighteen years !
have been a slave to the devil, but | am on
the right side now, and if sinners ike l
was knew the peace of mind I experience
to-day they would certainly turn from
their evil course. Sixteen years of nv life
has been spent in some state penitentiary.
One night only four mouths ago | dropped
into a religious meeting at Eighth and
Vine streets, Philadelphia, to get warmed
up, as l was feeling very cold. While in
the meeting | made up my mind to lead a
better life, and am now striving TO do
right. | want you one and all to pray for
me. l cannot tell you bow happy l feel
since l have come to Jesus and put my
trust in Him." His testimony effected
some to tears. Brother" asked one,
''for what offences were yon sent to
plison?'' "Tbieving and burglary" was
the answer ''0ut or the jaws OF death,
out Of the gates OF he'll, ~rejoined the first
speaker. Here We hear Of the fame of
Jesus. Oh, my young brother, the Lord
Jesus can save you and nothing else. You
will have much to overcome. You will
have to fight hard. Shun temptation and
keep drinking at the fountain of Gods
everlasting love Another man iuhrm
with age desired to say that he had never
drank q glass of liquor, never had used
profane language, and knew nothing about
gambling: yet he felt it as much his duty
to praise aud thank God for His saving
grace as those redeemed from debaueher,
and crime. PANTsINBooTs.