The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-03
d3 G. q. u. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED NY MRS N. l.. HOBBS.


Waterman, con tanning an excellent ar
,icIe under the above heading, showing
again where the responsibility lies for
the continuance OF the Am3ricah salO IN.
The paper says:
After an evenings lecture on the sa-
loon. the Rev Mr.. Munhall received the
followin letter:
DEAR SIR:-I attended yOnr meeting
last nigh, and think you were, 10 ssy
the least unfair in your denunciation OF
the saloonkeepcr. differ with You as
10 their having no conscience. ] am an
ex. saloon keeper. kept "respecisbe
place. besides that rented my place
nf deacon in Baptist church, my
bondsmen were one Meihodist. the
other = Presbyterian. The officers
whose siyusiures were fixed 10 the doe
ument which gave me the right 70 sell.
both belonged 10 my church. On the
day Of election. Baptisis, Mefbod's's
Presbyierians. Congregs'ionaIists. Ep's
copalians. Lpthersns, Catholics. Spiri'u'
,aIisis, uniyersslisis. infdeis. atheists.
saloonkeepers. and highway robbers, All
voted 20 grant me The privilege to dann
The souls YOU are trying 10 save. ana lei
me prophcsy now. that many who arose
hast night 10 he counted m~mber OF
some evangelical church. will this fall
cast their vote Tor license TO sell liquid
dsmnation.
II il strange that evangelisfs arc whip
lping HE saloonkeeper with lash that
ought 20 be used upon the backs OF the
professeh Christians, who nae their
prayers 10 mock Gpd and their votes 70
huila up the kingdom Of the deviI.
You quoted scripture last night 10 prove
mat The saloonkeepers inherit the sbohe
lof the damned. but no reference vas
, made 10 the final summing Up OF the
ny nocri.e.
Let me give Won few quotations
from NE Scripture: "Woe unto you
Ilhypocrites. who under the cloak OF the
Z rhnrch. sell your principle for price
Who pave your streets with human sous
and paint yonr asvlums with the blood
: of the innocent victims Of vonr legslzed
rum" "W or unto those who sianh ~
'he synagpgups aud pray God to drive
lin,cmpprancc from orr land and stand
/, in the exit with vour vote ~ drive y
hack. For IN the last dsv Won will "
cast unto the lake Of whisky set on hr'
= by the demons Of hell
A aaioonkrepor is not hvrocrife:
' Christian man ~ htains who vote- Tor
license j.. and II ! understand the Bihl
fright, Goo hates a hvpocri'p worse iha'
: the devil hates s,int. Deaf fairlv wit
: al aud We sinners will find no fault.
q AN Ex-SALooNKFE FIR.
= p am 50 ash ,med that wa
= ever engaged Ia the sstanic business .
!, lsalliny the deviI's tea, j will not g'v
sko q - rh mo
:, he converted aud saloonkcepers drive
!, from their lcgalizrd dens. ! omit
! EpuroRrAL NoTF: We believe 'h
q, "ex. sa,oonkeeper"h has got hold OF "a
10 richt end OF the saloon isng'e. So lon
h. "a member of churches lease their prof
r Icriv for saloon purposes, 80 long "a w
ne pamea of Christians are attached 70 -
nsIloon licenses. 80 long as men vote
M nro,ect the husiress nv law, so long WI
4. ,bcre he found men who will sell
=. We have repeated. time and time agai
sif All Christians uniiedly washedsth
.. hands ~ this curse. II would be SUI
-. nressed IN a single year. We regai
IA ,ba ,cga,iz,pg Of this awful traffic ~
Inlerime sgsinst humanity for which Gd
NJ will hold us responsible.
80 In her ~elcnme address on y cveni'
'ha Al the Denver W G T. ". cnnven'io
~ Miss Winifred Spanlding saii: Nv
~ call the Young men Of our land 10 D
A. ,er n,th than the world has trod
an IL them to leave the valley Of self-i
~. dulyencc and climb the heights of &c
III s.critice. We demsnd for our YOU
o,h men purer atmosphere unclonhen
,he fumes Of wine AMI tobacco
,he ask Tor our Young women hrosd
=. vicw unhinlared bv ancient associa'io
and restrictions. and the DEGREES Of Ms
am Cruudv. We would urge them bf
inc. "a leave the broad valley road where
CAV dance Of folly. vanity and fash'
red hreeds lust and appetite aud seeks e,
the GOAL Of EARTHLY satisfaction.
oud would have our Young men as pure
our maidcns. our girls AZ elfr"liant
!. we'll equipped for life as our 90
Bsy For him we demaud purity, sohri
and honor: for her sound mind ~
well.developed, untrsmmelcd DO
side hy side, we would have them
rlia- through life, sharing its responsih'il
and jts pleasures; no resort NJ Tor '
that il not At for her also. and denv
her no field that her abilities fit her
tish enter"
,use.
the ~. :. True TO day.
r., us be diverted by none OF "
ID sophistical con,rivances wherew"n
Mon are 90 indu-triously p'ien ana or'a
ed contrivances such ~ groping
some middle ground between me
rk and the wrong, vain a. the search Y
imac. man who should he neither living
dead msn. Neither LEI us be
a dared from our duty by false ac'
,ro & tions against ne, nor frightened tro
bv mensces.
Va. Let IA have faith that right y
might. aud in that tsith let ns 70 To-