The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-11-08

round the ballot. box; these Chriftian
men doing their political duty, and
then coming back to the prayer meet
ings and Christian circles rs pure as
when they went out. But that is not
the ordinary circumstance; that Is the
exception. How often you see men
coming back from tho political con-
fict, and their eye is glazed, and their
cheek has an unnatur flush, and they
talk louder than they usually do, and
at the least provocation they will bet
and you say they are convivial or they
are exceedingly vivacious, or you ap-
I ply some other sweet name to them;
but God knows they are drunk! Some
of you, q month or six weeks ago, had
no more religion than you ought to
have, and after the elections are over
to calculate how much religion you
have left will be sum in vulgar frac-
tion. o, the pressure is tremendousl
How many mighty intellccts have
gone down under the dissipation OF
politics! | think of one who cape
from the west. lie was able TO stand
out against the whole American sem
ate. God had given him faculties
enought to govern a kingdom, or to
frame constitution. His voice was
! terrible TO his country's enemies and a
mighty inspiration in the day OF ma
tional peril But twenty glasses OF
strong drink day were his usual al
; lowance, and he went down into the
habits Of confirmed inebriate. Alas
for him Though costly monument
has been reared over his resting-place
the young men of this country shall
: not be denied the awful lesson that the
4 agency by which the world was robbed
= Of one Of its mightiest intellects, and
!. our country of one Of It's ablest consti-
!. tutional defenders, was the dissipation
: OF political life. You want to know
y who mean2 Young man, ask your
u father when you get home. The ad-
Q verse tide is fearful, and | warn you
n against 1t! al .h0
; vvorn-out politician. Here he Is, STUN
. bling along the highway, his limbs
., hardly able TO hold him up. Bent ovel
"a and pale with exhausting sickness
s! Surly TO ANYBODY who accosts him. HI
Is last decent article of apparel pawnec
70 for strong drink. Glad II, when goinl
st 10 a grocery, some low acquaintance
v, invites him in to take sip Of ale, ant
:. then wiping his lips with his greas.
~ sleeve. Kicked off the steps by mel
ne who once we're proud TO be his con
nc stituents Manhood cbliterated. Lip
1d blistered with curse. Sears OF bruta
d. assault on cheek and brow. Fou
b. mouthed A crouching, staggering
wheeling wretch. No friends. n
nv God. No hope. No heaven. That
~, your worn-o,ft politician. That is whi
ho some Of Won will become unless by thI
morning. S warning and the mercy
IN God your steps are arrested. ., thel
ost are no words enough potent, enoug
rat ,ortentous. enough consuming. enoug
vo 5amning to describe the horrib
an. drnnLenness that has rolled over tn
80, land and that has bent down u
iyu rocLs ~ some of the mightiest int
'hy lects until they have been compeii'
int 10 drink out of the trough OF beastiah
IND and abomination! | warn young I'M
ris- against political life, unless they u
lse- teetotalers and consecrated Chrlstl'
e is men. " - =,
"A. ,o 20 The ballot-box at the city, or I
state. or the national elections, y.
Vi recognize God, and appeal TO HIM
lon His Blessing. There Is power high
the than the ballot-box, than the gub
nay natorial chair, than the president
day white house. 1t is high time that
lse- nut less confidence in political pl
into forms and more confidence in God. ;
,ors what weak thing is human toresig
- How little our wise men seem 10 knO
'ou' See how. every autumn, thousands
nta- man who are clambering up for hig
e as nositions are turned under. God ups
lies them. Every man, every party ey'
our nation has a mission to perform. +,
hall inn TO perform it, down he goes.
,rn God said TO the house OF Bourb
- =. "Remodel France, and establish &c
III 10 ~. House of Bourbon would
do IL. Down II went God :
tian 20 the house Of Stuart m
mis- the English people free, God.fear
OF and happy" House OF Stuart wo
nent moi do IL. Down II went. God say
INIT the political parties in this day,
10 the principles of Christianity reno
seuf Govern. educate. save the peop
ior Failing to do that down they 90, b'
for inc in their ruins their disciples
for advocates. God can spare al the
slider Htical intriguers Of this day, and
o an raise ND another generation who
nent do Justice and love mercy. II God c'
- snare Luther before the rcformn
LIZ 'n,.s was done: and If He could spare WI
olivF ington before free government
VINO been fully tested; and il lie could s.
otter, Howard before more than one out
and thousand dungeons had been al
ainst ated: and II He couN spare Ro
ne of M'Cheyne Just as Scotland was gat
,trv inc TO his burning utterances al
a. He could spare Thomas Clarkson
.ne vet millions of his fellow-men
noun chains rusting TO the bone, then lie
stan snare any man, and He can spare
ooA' party. ..,,.
man That man who, through cowardl'
your blind idolatry OF party, forsTifes
, that cause of Righteousness, goes down.
-. the armed battalions OF God m
Ioel, over them.
! asn Christian men! take out your
nrseli this afternoon, and In the light OF
over word make up your mind as to VIII
1t no YOUR duty as citizens. Remember
al life The highest kind Of a patriot is a
litical tian patriot. Consecrate yours
mat first TO God, then you will know
sonds TO consecrate yourselves TO your
nleen- tryi yy, mn na'' RaIIot- -boxes and o
ter an wa,oriai chairs and continents
'ening smoke In the final confagration
rising those who love God and do theii
nation shall come TO lustrous dominion
some the stars have ceased their sni
r COM and the ocean nus heareu % iss ia'
1 meet low, ana tne co SnI so,i ~ tha q,
stake JuogmonsSs r.ansra Tor that