The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-08-03
A Man Can be II Christian and Not be a
Prohibitionist.

CLAYMoNT, Del, July 2S.-With the mercury
playing hide and seek with 90 and 90 degrees,
the fields becoming brown and the roads dusty
for want of rain, the corn at n stand still for
the same reason, and the truck gardens almost
Il failure, l sit myself to pen this letter. Our
harvesting is about over and fairly good crops
have been gathered.
Train load after train load of watermeions
pass our doors daily for the northern markets.
They seldom retail for less than % cents each,
and the best of them bring rs cents, with an
average price of 40 cents.
Coxey's army browne contingenD passed
north during the week. Browne promised, if
allowed to make speech in Wilmington that
it should be moderate, respectable and conserv-
ative. He broke his promise, and gave a regu-
lar harangue, and abused about everybody
who does not think that Coxey's methods are
in August, but according to recent issues of the
Wilmington papers, he will get warm recep-
ton if he ventures to come. / notice by to-
days papers that "a members of the army
were arrested at Camden, N. j.. and lodged i'll
jail.
The current number of The HgiS brought the
shocking news of the death of two old friends,
whom knew intimately years ago. | refer to
Mr.. Thos. II. e. Reed, formerly of Darlington,
for many years the operator and lineman for
the Western Union Telegraph Co., and Mr..
Sias W. Barnes, formerly of Lapidum. l first
met Mr.. Reed in the early part of 1878, and as
student in his Office found him q pleasant
gentleman, fond of u joke and kind hearted.
May his rest be sweet. Mr.. Barnes had known
from the time knew anybody, us our fathers
were near nelgnDOrS ana iflenuS. remember
him particularly as member of the Hopewell
Debating Society, which used to meet in the
HOpewell Sons of Temperance Hall, since
burned down, and located immediately in front
of what is now Leve! store. Mr. Barnes was
all at1e debater and held his own with the best
of them. Among others who took part in these
debates | call up the names of Messrs. Charles
Cooley, Harris Archer, John g. Rouse, George
Baldwin, Reese Gorrell, (who always raised a
laugh,) and DR.. Smith, now practicing his pro-
fession in Havre de Grace. ] knew Mr.. Barnes
business man ut Lapidum, and always
found him kind, urbane and atfable. | met
him last about six weeks ago at Perryville, and
Although not in good health then, had no
idea that death would come SO soon. May his
joy be unceasing i'll the palace of the King.
There seems to be general relief among the
people that the strikes are ended.
Can a Man be IL Christian and Not be Pro-
hibtionist Z" answer yes with a capital "Y."
who vote with the other parties to insin-
uate that they are not Christians? 1t seems
so to me. God never made two men alike.
Men may think differently, and yet be perfect
Iy honest in their thoughts. by being over
Jealous man hurts the cause he champions.
For instance. man is Il Presbyterian, and he
goes so far as to say that the Presbyterian
Church is the only true church. We are ready
to cOncede the great good in Presbyteriansni,
but most assurredly we are not willing to adj
NIT that is the only true church. And the
same may be said of the other denominations.
Let us be honest. Let us acknowledge frankly
the good in any church, III any society, in any
man.
God knows abominate the liquor business.
have boys of my own, and in teaching them
the danger of drinking, teach by example as
well as words for thanks to Il kind mother and
the grace of God, have never yet taken my
first drink. And to-day, were it in my power,
| would Danish the accursed stuff from the
face of the EARTH
Rather than say, Can Il Man be a Christian
and Not be o Prohibitionst." will state it this
way when we are all well enough educated
in this matter. we will all be ProhibtionistS,'
and believe we will. The more we know of
rum and its results, the worse we hate It, and
before closing on this subject | want to say
that orr government that permits the continu-
ance of this great wrong, need never expect to
prosper until it is righted. 1t is of the Devil,
and while we pose as Christian nation, We
spend more money for the Devil, than for God.
What lie What n libel! God open the
eyes of the people ON this rum subject, and
meanwhile may we all, with malice toward
none, with charity for all, live and do Gods
blessed will, as we understand it, and as we
may understand it more and more as we seek
wisdom from the Source of all Wisdom and
Truth.
With love for all mankind,