Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-03-30
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
EDITED BY JoNEsBoRo W. C. T. U

highly appreciated wherever they
have been. w. w. Case, Pastor Cen
tral M. E. Church, San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey were greeted
with a good audience at Fifth Avenue
Church. Their singing was interesting
and instructive. The address of Mrs.
Bailey was thoughtful in every way,
commendable and helpful. N. A.
Chamberlain, Pastor.
l have not heard such sweet singing
In many, many years. Rev. DR.. Her
rick johnson, Chicago.
l have heard in my church, with
great pleasure and profit, the singing
OF Brother and Sister Bailey, also have
seen something OF their valuable work,
and wish to give them my hearty en-
dorsement and commentator to all
wherever they may go. G. A. Lotion,
Pastor Central Baptist Church, Nash
vile.
l have heard Brother and Sister Bal
ley several times in my church and
elsewhere, and heartily add my test
monial to the foregoing, and commend
them and their work to the favor and
patronage Ct the public. D. C. Kelley,
Pastor Elm Street NJ. L. South Church.
Nashville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Bailey will be
in Jonesboro in the neal future, dates
not yet fixed. But they will problbly
be here next week, and we bespeak for
them an audience of the refined and
cultured people of Jonesboro.
The South Dakota Senate has passed
a bill comforting on women the right
to vote at school and municipal cleo
tions.
The committee on judiciary of the
Illinois Senate has reported favorably
on the bill to extend township and mu
nicipal suffrage to women.
The legislative assembly of Arizona
has passed a bill which it is conceded
will pass the Senate and also receive
the Governors signature, authorizing
woman suffrage in the territory.
Tho joint resolution providing that
an amendment to the State constitution
giving equal suffrage to women be
submitted to a vote of the people at the
general election of 1894, passed the
Kansas House of Representatives last
week.
The Rev. Sam Jones says: "a preach.
er must just be a little 'meanester' of
the gospel and preach truth and
truth justified, and not meddle with
politics. What is the gospel? 1t is
to help every man to be good; it is to
help every country to be good and
pure ut is the power that makes heaven
better than hell; the power that makes
heaven better than this earth, and it is
as much my duty to preach against
the things that are evil as it is to preach
sanctification.
Did you ever take stock of the
moral forces of your town? Somebody
has said that it has been declared that
no member of the Church should ever
hold an office in this town. When the
righteous rule the people rejoice. l
was told the other day that the saloons.
gambling houses and shameless houses
were running the politics of the State.
When you combine whisky, gambling
and base women you have the three
trump cards of hell. Down in my
State if Gov. Colquitt, Gen. John B..
Gordon or any nine OF the eleven Con-
gressmen should be called on in a
meetign like this to pray with sinners
they would do. it. There is not an off
cial in my country or my town, nor
even a bailitf, but would pray ii called
upon. Think of some of Your gang in
a big meeting praying for it.
Prayers is like te%legraphing," said
ne. If l wanted to send a message to
my wife, and the wires were down, |
could not do it until they we're up and
properly insulated, Before you can
pray, your wires to heaven must be up
and thoroughly insulated with every
good word and work. Take the old
borkedown Family altar-think you are
going to get any prayers through with
that on the wires? You theater going
people will go and take your families
to see half nude women dance before
the footlights. Do you think your
prayer will reach heaven? I'd as soon
expect my dog Nero to read a chapter
In Greek as to expect an old theater
gong woman pray to. Come, children,
put away the cards; we are going to
have prayers. Prayers with cards on
the wires. Got anything in the demi-
Johnr How are you going to pray2 Is
THERE a widow living there by you
who is in want and you have not re-
lieved her? How are you going to
prayY"