Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-05-19
Temperance Lecture.
Delivered by z. Mitchell, at t
Christian Church Nav the I1th 1Q.

whom
will We that release unto your Barabbas or Je-
sus which is called Christi.
We desire to paraphrase this scripture little
/ IN order to make the application TO the subject
You may think strange that such selection for a
text, incogruous, hence impertinent to the sub
Jeet. We desire our text 70 read Which Of the
twain, Tor two, BarabhaE or Christ will We that I
release unto your" We have up for cisscussion
TO night tive great questions, that Of Christianity
Alcohol" Christ was arraigned by the Jews be.
/ fore PLATE; according TO their custom one muEt
be released at the feast. .'Barabbas was a prison
/ er for some capital crime. The Jews in ans
wer TO '.Piate.n cryed out ''Iteease unto us Rar-
abbas but cruelty Jesus" Many are saying to-
i TO tie Destruction of Christianity We Ioctt
around us to-day and we see the earth garlanded
with green prospects good for d rich harvest We
are also sowing seed with the prospect Of a erss1
/ harvest of palatauons this fall. This with other
reasons are ne discussing temperance, or ratheF
lntemperance. am not politician. God bless
you no. am not going TO discuss politics IAN
open confession is good for the sonl" hence, 1 au
not not an alliance man, republican or = democrat.
whether know enough abos poliscs 70 vote in
| telhgently or not, but do know something about
temperance. My appreciation OF Phillipsburg rs
more exalted tonight than ever, when 1 look over
| this vast assembly, am inspired 20 ask ''God,s
/ temperance workers, God bless the W. C. 4. T.,
God bless the young men of the Good Tsmplarsi
society, Sou bless our politicians. am SO glad
/ to see the interest in this work. ] want t. en-
courage the work II there is anything that the
pulpit should cry aloud and spare not about il
s the subject of temperance, politically ana other
wise. The temperance workers OF this town need
| encouragement Bro. Mitchell EynDGtniZcE with
you, and you VIII always find me on the side OF
/ right aud temperance. (which of the twain
| (whiskey or CHRISTI Will ye that 1 release unto
your This is great problem, and should be set
tied at once, lnstantaniously, now. regard Whis-
Key As the monster eVll, the great enemy Of man
kind To-Day; IL Is attracting the intelligence OF our
nation; the wisest, the best and tho purest minds
are interested IN its downfall. On the other hand
whlskey calls ignorance, deDAuchery, and deprav-
/ ity TO its support. But want 70 say, that the
rum element needs sympathy they in the
ullchi we should De IKE the good Samaritan, pour
oil in their wounds, lift them from the ditch with
kind treatment, and then they Will not think we
are a SET of cranks and the warpath; aitnough
/ Il crank is good thing il il turns the rignt way;
you all know what II is to turn d crank especially
the kind attached To grindstone, used for sharl1-
enIng JOOlsi 30 temperance crank is good 10
/ sharpen public sentiment when necessary. What
s II thAt moves lhat yer on the ROCK Island rail
road but crank: What is il that propells the
Great Eastern that plOughs the Atlantic but a
crank! SO you see crank s good thing when
turning in the right direction. Kind friends lei
us show to the world that love them; let us
show the whiskey element that love them In
spite Of their traffic ana VIC want TO do them good.
| Temperament '-Prohibition.' 1 40 not expect
/ 70 say much on prohibition" but will say THAT
the cry that prohibition does not prOhibt,'i is a
farce it does prohibit as much any law accord
| ing TO iIs chance II is difficult enforce when
there is one TO enforce it. There lie no IaV,
/ that prohibits entirely, that is, absolutely; we
/ have 4 law against tneIt, yet men steal; we nave
laws prohibiting fraud and evils, yet they are yio-
] lated. II prohibition does not prohibit, do
men fight itg 1t is evident that it does ,eyen orr
enemies themselves being judges" will not try
TO give the statistics Of the number of gallons OF
liquor that IL being made and drank, but Will give
you an item from the christian InteIligencsr:'i
| There is more French champagne used ia Amer
| lea alone than Is made in all france There is a
! hundred times a. much port wine $50 called
! from OporUo) sold and drank as can be made from
| all the grBpes raised in the region of Oporto, in
] Guiding the whole DouFo Valley II the whole
| Douro Valley were thousand miles long instead
Of only sixty, it could not furnish grapes enough
TO produce all this ocean of port wine. The while
world is drinking wine out OF the little handful of
| grapes grown on the banks of small creek ia
| Portugal" Madeira grows $1,000 barrels of wine
| yearly, and America alone drinks $1,000 barrels OF
Madeira How is that for christian natIoT,y
a Madeira wine, which few can tell from genuine
Is mane IN lhlE country at Pront OF bOO per cent.
BY mixing with cider, ralnwater, sulphuuc ACID,
and other ingredients. hope the time will coma
when prohibition VIII be fsut only stats states
but national question: IN spite OF the cry of the
| heather hundreds OF dollars rolling into their
ports III barrels Wnlch lie enough u make Hot
LenIot blush II we would bring one OF them 10
this country aud turn him loose in some OF our
citys, believe he would be tempted TO swim the
ocean to get back to his nativity. will vote ma
tional prohibition every chance get. 1 Will give
you my experience IN Kansas, what / have OBJ
served: a few years ago 1 in Norton at A
fourth of Juy celebration; there must have been
300 people ON the grounds, and " my SURPRISE
daring the entire day, never heard iiddle NOR
saw u drunk man, or the shake OF foot to music
| in the way Of IA dance amidst that vast conc.nrso
Of people, which was due 10 prohibition AN
plause.) Last winter u year ago, L went to Mis-
| souri on a missionary tour: (which ia 1919,
needed in some locatIes.J hadn't beeu In me
city OF ST. Joseph over twenty minutes until I
Forest City, about Christmas time and saw -
man in the ditch and another appFOximatlHQ the
same gutter; soon atterward was IN Barnard,
and while in barber shop getting shaved / look.
ed out of the window ana saw q me team Of bors-
es running away ran 70 the window just as the
his mead and shoulders; besmeared with fiIth the
loones got onto his feet and walking up 70 u build
ing began TO pat the side Of the house saying flo
no, who boy, no. as il it were his team which was
a quarter OF u mile away Well might a mas saw
while travelling on board of train coming from
Missouri into Kansas, Ont OF Hell into Kansas
Yes and the worst of all Missouri il nv ma
tive state lLSughter1 don't want to 20 back
tRenewed laughter.) Prohibition does prohibit!
1t does check drunkenness. you needn't tel me IL
does not! IApplause.) You see 1 have had a
l chance 70 know: Hold on friends Of temperance,
we will win in time. Educate your boys and girls
that il what we need, is education the subject
am glad that our schools are largely being TAU ht
by the young LADIES' they Will drill The little lei
lows that narcotics is poison 70 their little sys-
tens. (which Of the twain Will ye that release
r unto ysuY' hich, whskey or .'JesusY" Church
lost It's power; well said, for so it has; whyg be-
, cause church members are go inconsistent-pray
3 one way and do another. preach one way and vote
another. / heard Of a preacher who was IN need,
ana some of the lady E.ssEnbers got up subscrip.
ton paper hoping 70 supply his wants; after CAN
cindes hest 10 can On q CERTAIN German :aloon
ing the paper to him he replied: ''Yell tells ye
yiulHiin, cot preacher prays against my bizniss
und be talks against my blzniss, und feel il my
| bizness 70 not give him one cent. Laughter
So the ladies thanked him and departed Ia few
weeks election day came, and tue saloon keeper
| raw the preacher preparing mis- ticket and went
up TO rim and SAID, Led me seid yOurn ticket. 4"
Inc preacher exposed his ticket TO him and the
German exclaimed with surprise, 'Misther breach
l. er youm vlmmns was too mine saloon to get
1 YOU
Il breach und bray against my bzniss, und see
you vote for my biznisr II VIII be all right send
dem und l giD Ten Dola. iLaughtsrl Out AZ
} Colby the LADIES' Of the church thought they would
T. reform the town, 50 they got up reuORstrance
in order 10 have the paint removed from the win.
dows OF the Billiard Halls that they might see
IL who chauce 70 be inside. The saioon- Keeper
: granted the request on condition, providing they
would in return remove the paint fr0m their faces
)f Laughter. SO they went away FOrrOwfully.
: iLaughter.I We must be consistant know Of
Elders Of Inc church who VIII arraign young
man bring him before the "eanhedrim'' and Judge
him for dancing or playing crap OF tiddledeWnk
and that same eancIimOniOus Elder Will 20 to the
polls the next day and vote for resubmission.
want 70 tell you, kind friends, that mans name
e will be erased from the Lambs Book OF Life.
Z have d contempt for games aud dancing t0O, but
IL love consistency we want vote as We pray: W.
l. must preach Ne vote and vote We preach IL
a practical way. Do you want 70 know why thu
church has no power Il is because We are court
2 ing the world and fasniOning after Rome aud mod
ern theatres; some churches are almost Ne good
- as q theatre IN the way OF entertainments. LOoi
}, at some OF the churches In New York City, witt
> the drinking class OF the town, singing Come K
l. Jesus" ana ''1he Great Physician Is near,
r while the invitation is given 70 come and be saved
and some OF them ifequenting the saloon whil
the preacher IL preachings aud returning in time
TO close ths program. Churches should reform
Liberty some people always crying liberty
4 and that prohibition destroys their liberty, WhsI
= they really do not know what liberty Il aid couit
II INST dehHe the term II they would try. What &
J. liberty: at is the right 70 do right" Is it RICH
n sell poison WhEkey 10 The detruent OF the com
" munityg lie II right 70 get drunk aud offend you
3 neighDOr abuse your wife and Etarse your child
r reHY How can christian men or men Otherwis
1 raise the cry, ''You destroy our liberty" whea
= we would grant Euch liberty IL would enslaye NOR
" people than il would HDeraJe; slaves constan
toll slaves 10 misery slaves 10 starvation, EiaVe
70 drunken husbands. The state has been send
ing aid 70 western Kansas for The poor who wen
a in want. when large per cent Of tbs want !
q, brought about By Whlskey. just as certain as ~
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