The record-union., 1892-07-02
MAKING MISTAKES"
The Subject of Mr.. Beauchamp's
Closing Lecture.
An Interesting Discourse on an In
teresting Topic-Some Apt
Illustrations.

Lou j. Beauchamp. the temperance ad-
yocate, last evening delivered his closing
lecture of the series given this week at
the Congregational Church. The lecturer
had announced that he would lecture to-
night also, but owing to the illness of his
wife he closed with last evenings address.
The lecture opened with hymns and
prayer. Mr.. Beauchamp stated at his
opening that he had asked the local COM
mlttee TO release him from last nights
engagement, as he was up until 2 o'clock
yesterday morning at his wffe's bedside,
while he has given one hundred and
thirty-nine lectures in as many nights
between Pomona and Sacramento, but as
the committee did not excuse him he
would do the best he could.
The subject around which the lecturer
grouped his thoughts was that Of ''Mak-
ing Mistakes" He said it is easier to
make mistakes than to do anything else,
and everybody makes them.
As an instance of one kind Of mis-
| take, he related how a man went into a
blacksmithshop with a pocket full of
gunpowder and sat down on the anvil.
| When he left the shop he made hole in
the roof. Heintimated that even preach
Il
bers of their congregations as well. Even
worthy deacon once made mistake.
His mind was bent on disposing of some
new hymn books, of which he had a few
left" and the minister was urging bap-
tiSm Of the children.
The preacher asked that all those hav-
ing children would bring them at GER
tain hour to have the ceremony per-
formed, when the worthy but inattentive
pillar of the church arose and said: And
all those who have not got them may
have them by applying to me and pay
ing rs cents"
| The speaker thought the church was
not doing all it was capable of doing to
| suppress its mightieSt enemy, the drink
traffic carried ON at its doors, and that if
| the churches would combine and act in
unity they could shake the hold the
mighty traffic has on the country,
| He stated that only twenty per cent of
the population were given TO drink. and
the other eighty ought to be capable of re-
sisting its power. He touched upon the
number of saloons in Sacramento, as
compared with her grocery and dry
goods stores. He referred to the Sunday
concerts as disgracing Gods day for the
benefit of the devil, and believed they
were inaugurated for the purpose of max
ing business for certain liquor dealers.
This he thought great mistake, and be-
scientiously patronize them.
The greatest mistake, he said, was
made in the selection of our political rep
resentatives. The first thought of the
voter seems to be whether the candidate
is good Democrat or good Republican
whether he has been true to the party
and not whether he is a good, clean
minded citizen or Christian. He thought
men who do the thinking should be
put in places Of trust and responsibility,
and not those who do the wire-pulling.
"We make mistakes in choosing the
wrong men, said he. 1--WE have dema-
gogues and demijohns in the high places
often times instead of the right and rep
resentatlve citizens. We are rather in
clined TO ask If man scratches his ticket
or votes it straight, and disregard the
qualification of the candidate.
ut used to be with our fathers" con-
tinued the lecturer, "that mems heads
were measured to see who had the brains;
but now their barrels are measured to
see who has the most money to carry the
election. The laws are never better than
! the makers of them, and when we put
bad men in Office and look for good laws,
we make the greatest kind of mistake"
His platform, he said, was the simplest
and best kind of a platform. He was
like the Dutchman who rode the mule.
The animal was pestered with flies, and
kicked at them with a great deal of
ability until he got his hind foot in the
stirrup: The man said, ''Well, ofe you
vas goin' to get on, I viii get otf!'' THAT,
said the speaker, is my platform-when-
ever / see the wrong men getting on [
will get OFF,"
he concluded by referring to the mis-
takes OF young women in selecting for
husbands young men who dissipated,
with the idea of reforming them. In
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred they
fail. During his lecture Mr.. Beauchamp
related many incidents coming under his
observation in various parts of the coun-
try, and he closed his very able discourse
by thanking the press for generous
notices and the local committee for favors
extended to himself and wife. He is 4
very rapid and eloquent talker, and has
devoted many years to the cause he rep
reSents.