The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-06
SHOULDER HITS
From the Pulpit-King Alcohol Likenet
Unto the Golden Image-A Call to
Voters-God's Interposition in
Temporal Affairs.

Golden Image" Text, Daniel, o;lc.
The B~abylonians were skilled metl
workers, and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS had COB
handed that an image of gold ninsy
feet high and nine feet wide be erectd
upon the plain of Dura. 1t is bellevd
that he reared it with satirlcal refe-
ence to the image OF his dream thIrtt
three years before. That image hha
only a head of gold, and Daniel inter
preted it to refer to him and prophesiet
that his kingdom would be destroyed
After the lapse OF these years in which
his kingdom has iourished and Babylon
been beautified by It's hanging gardens
and burnt brick walls, in ridicule bf the
prophecy he sets up this magnificent
column. We feel sorry for the Subjects
and serfs of such a kingdom as tie Bah
ylonish, and thank God again hat we
are free citizens of a free republic.
l. But are we not under a king?
King Bacchus has ordered hs golden
image, and it has been set up. In every
town. In our prohibition tow. Let us
view it, just in it's yearly proportions.
For a foundation, $1,000 human bodies,
killed annually by this tytant king;
100000 broken hearts of drunkards'
wives; 100000 drunkards' children in
poverty, hunger, cold and ignorance.
This is only the foundation The pedes-
tai of our column is the vast capital in
vested i IN the traffic. TheB the column
proper rises. Direct yeaiy drink bill,
8 l,2O0,0Oo,O00; indirect, los Of product
i've power, $5so.OOO,oO0; lauperlsm, &c.
129, 900; crime, S46,s22.oo,; insanity, &c.
$4,000; sickness, slo95oo,OOO. Total
cost, over s1,soO,OOO,OO. Magnificent
column of solid gold! It eclipses the
image Of the ancient KING in cost and
cruelty, yet we allow tito stand in this
prohibition city.
2. King Nebuchadrezzar issued call
to all his public men fom princes down
to sheriffs, to attend the dedication of
this image. They lame, and at the
sound of "all kinds ofmusic' these office
holders and prominent men of the king
dom bow down and Worship. King BAG
chus calls his subjects to worship also
Every election campaign is such a call,
The liquor traffic is .lways the issue. 1t
will be next Thursdsy. Do you hear the
music? In the ordinary campaign, it is
composed of ringing party speeches,
press echoes, jingle If brIoe money, click
of beer mugs, promise of ~favors, and
threats to the timd. Party worship,
candidate worship, Ill bow down.
3. There was an immortal triumvir'
ate among that vast gathering. The
three worthless. Tley we're cranks then:
they are heroes nov. They uttered oul
text. twill not serve thy goods nor wor
ship the golden image which thou hast
set up" The kin. had threatened them
with the "burnig fiery furnace" II
was his only argument. Bacchus uses
9 dynamite and seen shooters. These
young men had thee qualities that every
voter and Office hdder should have to
day. Conscience. courage and faith
Ii / can find sucha candidate, / shall
vote for him next Tuesday, whatever
party he may rpresent. Taxpayers
business-m men law4biding citizens moral
lists, prohibitionsts and christians
should combine md raze this COLDER
image to the grouid, 1t will be the
short route to the s~olution at the prob.
lem. show to bring about better times
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
"Moses' Last W,rds" furnished the
theme of the morning They
are found in the book OF Deuteronomy
chapter 80, verses 1929.
The last words of my person concious
that he is leaving this world are often
significant. They fequently sum uI
the substance of that PERSONS life and
character.
Queen Elizabeth Of hgland died cry.
ing "All my possessions 'or a moment Of
time" This was the departing confes.
sion Of one whose life hac been spent in
forgetfullness OF God.
But Moses, overlooking ,ut not per
mitted to enter the promisel land with
the people he had emancipaed and led
through the wilderness partsyrom them
with benedictions for his people and {
ringing testimony TO the goddess, love
and power of God in whose blessed ser
vice he had spent his life. WAT doe,
he say?
/. God uses his greatness and powe,
in behalf Of his people. Had he not par
tedthe Red Sea that they might eros,
and thus escape from their Egypial
enemies? Had he not brought waite
out Of the itnty rock, for the thirst
multitudes? Had he not rained dow
bread from heaven when they wer
starving? Moses could say truly, re
membering such interpretations Of divin
power IN behalf Of bis. people: .God rid
eth upon the heaven in thy heIp.p o
Ithis MA have iIluakrafinna IN o,r 10,