Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-02
WINE AND WOMEN.
Revs. Cushing aud Afford Discourse ON
Two Potent Evils.

Two Potent Evils
Rev. Afford. of the Third Presbyterian
Church, delivered an interesting sermon
To a large congregation, selecting rs his
theme, Down with the Saloon. lie
said
The saloon has become 4 power-a
political, social, degrading power.
IL assumes 10 be an oligrachy and to
dictate % States and cities what thei
policies shall be. In these cities are the
switches which direct the lines OF
thought and action in the nation; and
she saloon power is rapidly getting hold
OF these switches.
VIII you tell me why the saloon pow
er will use money and beer in Wheeling
TO get their men elected to City Council
an Office without salary? Do you
think il is disintereSted friendship? Is
il broad-spirited philanthropy? No.
II means something, and the people oil
our city who are opposed to saloon
rule will wake up too late II they DO
not soon become active and united.
We have .; policemen In our city;
were it not for our saloons. one IN
each ward would be an abundance.
The revenue from our saloons IN
lSoO amounted To so .G34.jG, while the
expense of the police department was
500, mis-, independent OF court eX-
pcnscs. One of the most prominent
LAWYERS of this city said that ii costs
us not less than 100000 To take care
OF our saloons each year.
Drunkenness and the saloon Is not
necessary evil. but ii is an evil that you
and /. rs American citizens. permit to
exist in our midst, and the evils lie at
our doors, for allowing il To exist. The
cry that prohibition does not prohibit
is untrue. The power that makes a
law is able to enforce II. have been
i'm both the States OF Maine and Kan
sas. and the prohibition laws are as well
enforced there aS our laws against thelt
Ii am not conscience for You. nor do
| dictate To any Christian how he shall
vote; but | can say FOR myself, that |
vote as | pray, and pray that God will
give every Christian courage To help
throw the saloon overheard. II we re-
fuse to do it in peaceful way by the
use Of the ballot. it will 20 down with
crash. aud We will have to suffer with
those engaged in the business.
IL am not prophet, but am going to
make prediction II We refuse to de-
stroy this evil, Gcd will severely pun
ish the nation. Terrible riots will rage
in all our great cities. Like in the
days Of the Commune in Paris, it Will
be the Reign OF Terror. The evil IS not
like slavery; it has no Mason and Dix
on's line. but is everywhere. This Jo-
nah must be thrown overheard. or the
Ship of State will 20 down.
REV MIR. CUSHING's REMARKS.
Last evening there was good atten-
dance ut the Fourth Street Methodist
Church to hear Rev. c. w. Cushing IN
discourse Of special interest to young
men. The story OF the Prodical Son
formed the basis Of his remarks, and he
began by saving that fourteen years
ago while occupying a paStorate In
Cleveland there was exhibited IN that
city remarkable painting which had
been executed abroad, and Cleveland
was one of the first places it was shown
i'm this country. II was OF great size,
and graphically represented In sections
the story of the Prodical Son. MIR.
Cushing then went on to explain III de-
tail all the features of the master piece,
and drew such conclusions from the
portrayal as was calculated to deeply in
tereSt all present.
The preacher then went on to say
that of ali the evils which besct young
men there were none comparable 10
wine and women. Wine Of itself stu
pefeS the brain, Stultiiies the conscience
and bewilders the brain, but this evil Is
powerleSS, beside OF wanton. attractive
and dcludcd women. The great Solo
mon Succumbcd TO their aliurlng
charms: even David, the sweet singer
of Israel, the man 'of GOD, fell before /
the fascinating power OF women. SuS-
pect there are boys in this city who |
ought to be here tonight who are even |
now surrounded by these fascinating |
influences. deluding and firing the pas
sions. VIII it be possible for these
voung men 10 ever escape the dangers /
about themP | thank God there are . |
few here in the church tonight who |
but short time ago were In the whirl-
wind of evil.
Mr.. Cushing then spoke OF tue mum
Der OF young men in the city who do |
not attend any church, and repeated |
the statement that there were 1000 /
such young men Ia Wheeling, and II all
the official statistics were reliable, even !
more than 1000.
FRS. spasms. St. Vltus dance, drunken
ness. opium habit cured by DR. Miles |
Nervine. Free samples at the Logan Drug /
Co.'S and r. b. Burts and at Bowie Bros,
Bridgeport.
The Vienna Bread ut the Wheeling |
Bakery Is made with sweet milk.
To the Mardi Gras via u. %.
For the above occasion the b. Il o. |
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9th. 9Th. Sth aud 9th, 1891, to Mobile,
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