The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-16


into the irivolities aud amusements OF
the world Is the greatest curse the
church ever had. Protested friends arc
often the worst Of enemies, will give
you a picture-A dusty saloon with
greasy cards and bloated bumsi IN ele'
CANT parlor Of n respected Christian,
with all the appointments Of refinement
aud culture, noble, pure-minded young
men and women, white silk cards, play
ing progressive euchre for an elegant
vase-which is worst2 l say the last,
for II is high up in liiel and ruins the
noblest and best, who would scoTn to
enter the saloon. Ii there is any difler-
ence there is less harm in playing
seven'up for quarter than progressive
suehre.
Another; An old saloon-forit is hard
to get anything woTse-a few old buns,
an old banjo andtwo orthreedancng to
its dlscordant tones; then an elegant
tea CONGRATULATIONS issued in style
everything to please the most lastidious
taste-a beautiful woman at the head
OF the table with an elegant decanter
and glasses filled with ruby wine
which is worstP The latterl for this Ia
the place OF naturalization, the other OF
graduation, | tell you tho saloon will
never be banished from this land until
the wine is banishod from the houses OF
the worldly church members.
Another decoy OF the devil is the
dancing church member, who pilots
the innocent and unsuspectinG from
tho path Of purity to the glddy whirl
OF the DEVILS dance, and sits at his
table while they are pushed off into the
mouth OF hell. once saw an educated
turkey, q iine fellow OF the bronze
variety, and his keeper used to send
him into the woods to gobble, aud
when the wild turkeys began to gather
around no would call him back. Did
you ever see the DEVILS gobbler2 He
has several. There is old Colonel Cob
leri I've seen him, so have you. He
lives at the social club. Do you know
what that ISL 1t is the enemy OF the
home and OF every boy aud girl in tho
land.
preached this sermon once and at
its close Colonel GobIer came to me and
said, stuart, you have misrepresented
us. Come with me and | will show
you" And went. II was beautiful
building, and on the outside was the
stone figure OF woman with her face
hid in her handkerchief | said, "That
is a very appropriate ornament for this
club room will cause many mother
and wife to weep bitter tears" We
went up to the third floor, and there
were billiard tables and church MEM
beers, some that l knew, who were play.
ing billiards, aud at one side was what
they called buffet, fitted up with
glasses and bottles with liquors Of all
colors, and l said, "Whatis thisP You
have taken me into q saloon. Take me
out Of this" And then he began to
gobble, gobble. II think a man can
take glass of liquor once in awhile
and 1t don't hurt him, and It is no harm
to play game Of billiards, and gobble,
gobble." And so he went on gobbling
Tor the devil while he claimed to be a
friend Of Christ,
Did you ever see Sister Gobble? She
is about. | saw her at the sea shore
sitting as n wall flower aud watching
the DEVILS dance, while her pure young
daughter was being swung in the dizzy
whirl, about which she knew nothing,
and II she had had the whole truth
about her che would have taken her
home and saved her from u terrible
fate.
And that is not all. When she has
collected few OF the pure and innocent
about her, she commences to gobble:
Il don't SEQ any harm in the dance or
in cards. have danced all my life
and-gobble, gobble, gobble," and some
innocent girl Is lured into the range OF
the DEVILS guns and shot to the death.
But you say your church does
not forbid dancing. Either you are ig-
norant OF the facts or you are liar.
Do you belong to the Episcopal?
Hear Bishop Cox. 1.-THE line would
draw would be total exclusion"
Are you Baptist2 John the Baptist
lost bis head on account Of dance, and
the Baptists have never forgiven it.
Are you Presbyterian There has
never been conclave OF that church
that did not thunder against IL.
A Catholic? II Is fought by them
continually.
A Methodist They have been claw
ing the devil on these grounds for gem
erations. Then taking the other
implements OF capture used by the
fowler, with forcible and apt illustra.
tons the speaker sent the shafts Of
truth to the hearts of his audience with
such force aud rapidity that some al
most held their breath in anticipation
OF what was coming next.
In closing he related in u very touch
ing manner his own conversion and tho
conversion OF his father In old age, and
tho recital touched many hearts, as was
manifested by the impressive silence
and the unbidden tears; and amid the
hush that followed he thanked God
that he had tho power to deliver any
one from the dominion Of sin. His in.
vitation to the altar was answered bya
number who came either for them.
selves or for friends, and tho services
wcrG closed with prayer by that old
soldier OF tho Cross, MIR. Dun, OF
Moundsville