The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-21

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night. 1t was truly a wonderful work
OF grace. l believe that no less than
1000 people came upon the side OF God
and right in that meeting.
The building was 200 feet sauaro.
was told, and seated COMFORTABLY per
haps 5000 people. The crowds were
immense, and tho city was stirred and
moved from center to circumference.
saw $50 people give their hands to the
inherent pastors at one service to i)in
the churches OF the city. God only
SHOWS the length and depth and height
OF move mcnt like that. DO not Ia.
iieve that the city will &c. over q move.
ment Ike that. l do not believe that
the ci'J wlil get over q movement
that IN hundred years. II will maya
be the same city it once was.
TIE WORK AT owHNsDoRo.
Al the close of tho meeting at "a.
aucah, Brothers Stuart and Excel came
on to Owensboro and began the meat.
ing here. | ran down home on Iuesi,v
to sec the sick ono Of our home. Icame
BACK and joined in the Increment bore
on Thursday afternoon The citizeas
OF the town have built commodious
ana elegant tabernacle, seating, per
Immense and interest deepening with
every service. Last night shelied the
woods
WHISKY DOMINATED CITY.
Tbs city is the Peoria of tho Sontl,
ac!,y OF distii!eries, q whsle y.domiu-
ated city, SO said
Last night the tabernacle was fun. [
preached on the text, "0ce Sinner De-
slfoye,h Much Cool" Tho snarl,s
would fy occasionally, and the fur few
constantly. Iquote from the Messon-
gers report OF the sermon this morn.
ing:
on a LEVEL WITH THE DEVIL.
AN innocent man is on level with
zoo, and sinner is on a level with the
devil. There is no hell thar could
Wish man SO bad rs the terror of his
o"n guilty conscience. l would rather
be in the penitentiary, wearing stripes.
knowing was innocent or re crime for
which WAC convicted than 10 be- some
o. you people seo.walking The streets
OF Owensboro in your pride, WHOM Won
know you ought to be in ,he peniten.
tiary, and would be II the law was tn.
lorce SSinst YOU would not carry
around the guilty console nee @. one OF
W f'r al Of Kentucky, yen miserable,
gni q gs, you
Full ALI. TIE TIME.
81 nav heen talking an hour, bat
am not through. II any G! you want to
go, get ont Some OF you are full now,
and some Of YOU were full when YOU
came here, snd don't wonder at YOUR
being full. wonder more that YOU arc
not all full all tho time, with all the
whiskey that you make here. Think OF
the trouble that one dis.il!er can cause
when he is in old distiller. If n man
could stand on top of his dis:illery and
see where mis- whiskey goes, and the suf-
iering and misery ana degradation IL
causes, be would jump down from there
and run ike all the devils IN hell wore
after him, horns, hoofs and tails You
ola distiiier, you may ta the richeat
man III town and live in ,nc Anoss
house, bat your feet won. lie cold until
your soul viii be writhine in hell with
the aided agony of the thousands otthe
damned whom you have sent there,
'FouRrEEN TO MAKE A coon noe.
How many saloons have you? Sixtv.
they pay $500 each PEI year 10 the civ.
That makes sl2, 900. There are IL. O60
people in Greensboro. TIA. is dollar
head. 200 pound hog will bring Slf.
SO II would take fourteen OF YOU TO
make goou neg lfyol a.nc ashamed
}
like boys, you don't fee. natural
an cd distillcr can make Eve gallons
o! WHISKY ont o. one hushel OF corn. He
sells 1t and ships il Gu. Of town on it's
nlssion OF desolation, carrying ruin to
| thousands OF hearts anu homes, and
damnins the souls OF otherwise noble
men There is money in the 6usiness.
OF c1urse there is; there is money
in !Tob6ing trains. Rube Burrows
wolld get on train and make
everybody hold up their hands and get
their money. lie didn'. take their
health, their happiness. their reputa
ton and their immortal souls-onlv
thelr money. Now, WHOM is the incest
OF the two? want you preachers To
say, speak out now. (Abou. a dozsn
minister's said train robbing.o You ola
bioated distillers, do you hear that?
you reporters put that down just as L
say IT, want them to GET it.
TIE BULL. NECKED BARKERrERs.
You bull-necked saloon keeners arc
catspaws for the distil,ers. You are
dirty, little henchmen for the blosted
distillers. Bat 1 want YOU to know
that it is not you am lighting. but
your business. 1t Is a low down bust
ness can prove IL by those old
orotners who 90 in the places. Now,
orotnefs, when you go in to get a
drink don't you strike low.down
crowd? am taking You FOR sample,
now. Amt right And You saw it is
nobody's business ii you drink. You're
q liar, you dirty, red nose6 dovil, il YOU
say It's nohody's business 10 see that no
body gots drunk. L, is everyboiy's
business to see that nobody drinks, and
IL will be proved to all right hero in
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