The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-13
35. G. 4. IT. COLUMN
CONDUCTED BY MRS NJ. L. HOBBS.
Methsdis,n ". Saloon

Mcthedism W. saloon.
Rev. Louis Albert Banks, pastor Of
tho First M. e. Church. Boston Mass.' =
has delivered 10 bis people . stirrin.
scd timely sermou on their political
dutv. appealing 10 them to stand true 10
the attitude OF the last General Confer
anca HE text vas II Samuel. \, ~;
RE o, good coursge. and let us play the
. par, Of men for our people, aud Tor the
cities of our Cod"
~ Arst read the Official uttersnces OF
,hs Methodist church regarding the IL
,, censed iiouor traffic. both Of the Gener.
Il Conferences and The New Eng'snn
, Conference. These Get forth. With Oil
the solemnity and power OF which tney
are capable, three things:
Frat. The prohibition OF the liquor
traffic 10 the fret and most important
: i.eue before the Christian voter.
Second. No Christian can vote Tor or
}. With party which 10 committed TO the
license system.
:. vote for or with party which does oo'
assume an attitude oi"open hostility 'oI
the saloon."
The platforms Of the four political
parties were then taken up and tue pos
Q. ition Of each upon this vital issue 'a,l'y
stated. Reading from the fronlo''lo"
,plstform last, the faithful minister cou.
! ciuded with these weighty wosas u
truth: .h.,
J. that mesns. Al last We are on CuI''u." ~
lClaveIand nor Mr.. Harrison find time 70
ra1er ~ the question in their letters OF
TO-, ,sccen,ance: but General Bidweli. Win
rank and manly u,tersnce declares h'a
unoualified hostility to the liquor rsmc
Ths record OF his life adds tremen
Ic- don. emphasia to his declaration
Rrother Methodists Of Massachusetts
10. sub,ni, that by the very logic ot th'
s;tustion We are shut up absolutely y
ne. the one path. The only party that &C
er. cants the ljouor traffic 40 the hrst AM
foremost Issue before the people; tbs
retuses 10 be q party To licensing or pro
,ec,;n0 the saloon and that declares u
-.oo.n hostjlity" 10 the saloon, 10 u
prnhibision party, and II doea meet ~
,-lv Aud souar.ly all these co"dlt'oh
What excuae can we have for refus'n
~ follow our earnest and moral convs
Q, ,ions aud registering them st me Dali
box2
Il. Rrother Msthodists. = mighty reap"'
rjs. .;h;,;,v res,s upou ms! We hold IN o.
own hands the key 10 the situs''o".
tho Methodist voters Of the country "
ID. ,d ,,ua n The utterance OF the I've
...i rnu uference. We can force the liqm
,rsf,;c 10 a direct lite aud death Rrapp
In the national political arena VIM" =
mex, four wears We have tried ever
son hing eise. aud this monster MO'Och
Issei on,v eutrencbed himself IN greS.
nower and swrlled the number u
vic,ius. Let w Try this"
Ia;
N. womeu Can't vote hat They Can II
we. ,ris true. women who COOK. swe
ley. -.sh iron. milk tho cows churn
hn,ter. tthsn trade the butter 10 the :
er. cer Tor proceries) aud sew. mend Ga
IN. while one foot rocks the cradle = Won
vho is the slsve Of the home % wei'
,he oueen Of the home, woman w"'
1ttle. ,hs better half Of man.-snd woman
q. ons Who suffers mOet from the te'r'
Ands. cnrse that bro0ds over this Amer'
I. con,ipent, can not vote TO stay tne er'
l. est evil Of her nation. But ~ enc q
on. vo,e. she can talk aud good des'
mes. does Of Il. too. She tells . man how
! aud .hou,d and how he should not "
She can talk politics With the best
noli,icisus, end she tells them srt
,hat hit them 90 hard that somen
ryler. ,hev yet just the least bit angry :.
.nd n aha was . msn they WOu'oot
Il OF Of her. -, ~
lture y n, grand Organization OF honored
,;.vers IN Christ standing . comso'
IA body ssainst iutempersnce, nyh
for Cod. home snd native land!
.nv one beRiu 10 tell the good this y
ussey. hsna of women have done! Csn
MI see the great good they are now
lie. ;ns2 Not only do they work snd
sor ,emperance, but they bring u
snas v aud thousands to tho Masters
b5-56. AN Who IN this day doea not ace
greaf and wonderful work tho
9 y II IA doing? Dear sisters. prs!
at Scs. ,.,t on. victory 10 near. The ""
f.st coming when 10 will clay the
;. l,is,h with our ballots. ana man
IL Gen. .hont from his safe retreat 10 the
"Wsi, Retty. we'll done! That
.gricul- .ooa knock. Now take him OF
o,hsr sIde.v Or, "now take the .
he Su. snd cut hjs head ofi!" And whe
'erkins. s.va Nv laid him out, when the last :
h.s zone then man will cay I'VE
'hens. bigger giant than l thought u
epbens. BETTY: and l consider we nave
giorious'y." Ihen wo"e" WV
cKehz'c' men talk. ~.
Marion, Ind.
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