The Irish standard., 1894-12-29

ployment, and the main question they.
see to determine is Does he drink
And to the young women he would say,
never accept the hand OF young man
who drinks.
At the close Of this address, Mayor
Eustis took the opportunity to speak on
the question Of the saloonist. The liquor
dealer, he said, would talk to him about
the liquor habit much as the gentlemen
on the platform. There is good among
them and 1t must be brought out. He
had endeavored to do it by exercising
his power to revoke licences, for the good
of the community.
DR.. Geo. 81. Wells. Of Plymouth church
said he was one of those pleased beings
who had never kno IN the taste of liquor.
He had had he benefit of careful instruc-
ton in youth. Temperance people were
said by some to be fanatics. because the
bible does not forbid drinking. But the
bible teaches by example as we'll as by
precept; and shows total abstainers lifted
to the highest positions and the greatest
favor with God and man.
He drew. strong lesson from the life
OF Sampson, the total abstRiner OF bible
history as an example Of physical perfec-
ton.
The mental nature of man, also, was
best served by total abstinence, as in
stanced in the bible by the story OF Dan
iel and the Hebrew children III the conrt
of Babalon. And John the Baptist, the
Nazarite Of the New Testament, was q
great spiritual power, who drew tie
whole city into the wilderne-s to hear
him. Tue highest perfection Of man is
only attained by total abstinence.
DR.. Hunter, of Westminster church,
said he would speak of the home, in it's
relation to the drink habit.
It is true that the nation has great
influence on the home, but it is also true
that the home is the greatest influence
in the making of nation. To the young
people would therefore say, prepare
yourselves for the making of an ideal
home.
Hold up before you the ideal OF a
home, home which you own and love,
which is always impossible in connection
with the habit of drink. There are $50
saloons in Minneapolis, and they take
in say $40 day each. Think OF how
many homes could be founded by that
money in q mouth. And that money
comes mainly from the young men, the
prospective owners Of homes. There are
many homes in Minneapolis full of sor-
row that might be full of happiness we're
it NOT for the saloon.
It becomes every man who has stood
at the marriage altar 20 take the VOW of
total abstinence. .a.
caring for the children. Every young
man who expects to be father should
take care what he makes of himself, and
should SEQ that his own body and his
own soul should be as pure as that to
which he hopes to be joined. For the
sake of those who are to come after you,
don't make the battle hard for them
Don't let them come into the world
already doomed by an inherited appetite
for strong drink. ....-.
It becomes us as men to look this
squarely in the face and decide once fol-
all for home and happiness or liquor an6
hell. to decide to be success, it no.
where else, in the home.
| In conclusion of the meeting Father
Cleary expressed his thanks personally
to those who had come and given thei1
services on the platform. He also reac
note from Rev. M. D. Shutter, who was
| to have been present, regretting his in
ability to attend, and speaking in com
nendation of the idea of meeting f.,
all denominations.
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