Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-07
HOW THEY should VOTE
REV. LYNCH DEFINES TIE DUTY OF CHRIS
TIANS IN THE COMING ELECTION.
Prohibition Meeting at the Opera FOuss-Dr
Riksr Tells Of the Evils Of Pasiimes
for the Young.

The Prohibitionists held meeting at
the Opera House yesterday afternoon,
which was fairly we'll attended. Appro-
pirate music and songs were rendered,
and addresses were delivered by Rev. F.
n. Lynch, pastor of the Chapline Street
NJ. E. Church, and others. Last even
ing good congregation assembled at
the Chapllne Street church, and Rev.
Lynch delivered sermon upon the
liquor traffic, and the duty Of Christians
in the coming election.
After special music, rendered by the
choir, which was strengthened for the
occasion, Rev. Lynch took his text from
the 23d V. 9TH CD. of Jeremiah-"Obey
my voice and l will be your God and ye
shall be my people, and walk in all
ways 1 may command you, thai it may
be we'll with yOu," and also goth V. OF
the 5th Acts-"We ought TO obey God.
Rev. Lynch said he was glad TO see
manifested such great interest in the
destruction of the liquor traffic. Our
duty as Christians is to investigate
everything we may be called to pass
upon, and learn what God says and
obey Him, rather than man. We should
obey God for several reasons. First,
because we are the children OF God.
The true Christian belongs to God by
every consideration. He gave US our
being, mercifully and graciously spared
US, and shielded US from harm. We
belong to Him because We were re-
deemed by the blood of Jesus Christ,
aud brought into fellowship with the
Trinity, and thus have greater reason
to admire in body and soul the owner
ship of God. He has made the cove
nant of grace with US that il we hear
his voice and obey his will, we shall be
children of God.
We should obey God, because obedi-
ence to Him is the only way to please
God. No man has any assurance OF
salvation until he Is willing to OBEY
God. There is nothing more pleasing
to Him than obedience. This IS the
price Of the favor of God. We should
obey Him, thirdly, because His law is
higher than any human law. When
ever any earthly law commands us not
to obey God, we should do 1t anyhow
In ante-savery days the South asked
that nobody interfere with its institu-
ton, as it was protected by the consti-
tuition, but the abolitionists amended
the constitution. 1t is not only the best
thing for US, but it is our duty to obey
God. Obedience belongs to Him first.
We should obey God, because we have
to answer to Him. He is to be the
Judge, Tot man. AS all men must rem
der an account of their steward ship be-
fore the throne of God, His will should
be obeyed and not that OF any earthly
power.
This introduction brought the speaker
to the responsibility OF Christians in re-
gard to the legalized evil Of the liquor
traffic. One great consideration
brought him to the position which he
occupied-his responsibility to God.
He recognized the fact that from hui
man standpoint it might be better for
him to do otherwise, but he TO lght the
LIQUOR traffic because it was against the
law of God. A mans ability and light
is the measure of his responsibility.
There exists here to-day great organ
lied evil, which is not only connlYed at
and sanctioned aud endorsed, but is le-
galized. The voters are the lawmakers
of the land. Every man ought to exer-
else the sacred right Of suffrage. Pro-
hibitionists cannot be felt as power in
the field of politics until they join to-
qether. The history of the United
States has been the history OF It's poll
teal organizations. 1t is the duty OF
every Christian to cast his ballot, as to
break down the liquor evil. The great
saloon power is in politics, and the enc
nv must be met in its chosen fields.
The Lord said: "Woe to him that juSti-
fes the wicked for reward" There is
no clearer case of justifying the wicked
for reward than in this city, this State,
and this nation.
Where stands the church on this
great question? Methodists are proud
of the record of their church, which
has placed itself squarely upon the
rock of prohibition, The Methodist
church has declared that the liquor
traffic can never be legalized without
sin. The political party that legalizes
it is sinner against God, and the man
that votes for party which legalizes
Il, or which refuses to publicly con-
denim it., is a sinner. Rev. Lynch closed
with an earnest appeal to the male
members of his congregation to vote
the Prohibition ticket on Tuesday, 'for
God, and home, and native land"