The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-02-08
THE FIGHT WELL begun.
4 Fearless EIcoriation Of Those Who
Invite EVil Temptation.
REV. ROSES SERMON SUNDAY NIGHT.
The Awful Curse OF Intcmpcranee
and Those who Develop 1.-THE
voters silent Completely in n
GREAT Moral Crime.

on the evening OF the first Sunday Of
each month, are increasing in interest,
cope and effect very remarkably. Last
Sunday evening the hall was crowded to
the entrance. Rev. NJ. L. Rose, who's rap
idly achieving distinction as a speaker OF
ability, force and popularity and whose
fearless attacks upon evil influences Of
every kind and in whatever form locally
apparent are winning for him laurels
worthy of his untiring zeal and sincere
devotion to his work. His sermon, or
lecture, on Sunday evening attracted
unusual interest. 1t concerned the recent
revival OF interest in temperance work in
this city. Being pointed, forceful, fear
less and frank, We are constrained to
crowd space for salient part OF ii.
Taking his text in Habakkuk, 2:l2, Is,
he proceeded TO show the enormity of the
drink curse One thousand deaths
occur annually in the United States from
the use of liquor. Every FIVE minutes
some one passes out from life, DESTROYED
by the hand OF this monster. Use Of
strong drink is the gigantic evil of modern
times. "If woe were pronounced by the
prophet upon those who gave drink to a
neighbor in the days Of mild and COM
paratively harmless drinks, what must
be the curse on him who, through greed,
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when logwood, nux vomica and strych-
nine enter largely into it's manufacture, I"
exclaimed the speaker. The church, he
declared, is to blame for the continuance
of the liquor traffic. while | look upon
the church of Christ" he said, "as the
best institution on earth and divinely
appointed to do Gods work, yet the
church has been asleep upon this great
question. In ages past when the Bible was
not used by the people and when even the
priesthood took no part in denounciug
this evil, the church is in measure ex-
cused for its indifference; but today, with
the wo'd everywhere taught and the
evils OF intemperance known, there is no
excuse for silent church, and II is i'm
possible for me TO place full confidence III
the christianity of man who, by vote or
influence, fastens upon the people the
fangs Of the serpentine saloon power.
TITS The whitening curse of God upon
divided church! Rouse, then, chris
tions Let us unite upon this one great
Issue and work in earnest; and let every
right minded man work with us until the
demon OF drink is driven from our land
Society is to blame for the prevalence
OF intemperance among men and women.
Men successful in public life are especially
endangered by the social glass.
II DO not know by experience the
burning thirst for drink; but by observa-
ton know the blighting curse of it.
have seen promising young preacher, of
splendid intellect and culture, step into
the pulpit with tongue thick from intoxi-
cation. have sat in an audience where
a multitude had assembled to hear the
master orator of the aye, author OF the
great lecture on the sublime theme The
Man of Gallilee, and my face has burned
with shame when | learned that the
cause of his blunders and confusion was
have attended an
evenings reading by the great Hoosier
poet, and the entertainment was cut
sho:t one-half because. tire speaker, who
left the platform and went into side
room between each two recitals, became
unfit to appear before an audience If,
these mighty minds are thus overcome by
drink, are we who are not so strong as
they free from danger? Perhaps it was
through success that these men fell
They visit city. The people are de-
lighted by them. After the lecture they
are banqueted. The are toasted, and
drank. Is that right? Voices in the
audience: Yes; that's it'll Well, then,
they are drunk
THE social glass has overthrow many
a man who had determined upon better
things. A Young man who had quit
drinking attended a party. When the
wines were passed he refused to drink.
The lady who sat at his side said "Why,
Mr.. Blank, you will drink with me' He
did, and, continuing to drink, he was
taken home drunk. Oh. women! You
u ho a % tho 1raataet suffaxa.s fro,, Az.
demon-I call upon you to aid in this
great temperance reform. Danish from
your homes this vile stuff and tempt no
more, for you know not your power. 1t
matters not how fair the face and form,
nor how refined the manner, uor how
elegant the home in which you dwell;
il you with the ruby cup at festal board
tempt one to drink the draught of death
you are-shail | say it Yes, yes the
the truth will out-you are an emmissary
Of the arch fiend of hell and are prepar-
ing the souls OF those you thus delude, for
an eternity of woe.
"The saloon-keeper who, through greed,
engages in the nefarious business OF
making is responsible for the
present proportions of this evil. Aud the
time will come when he will stand face to
face with his customer, with no bar be-
fore HIM but the bar Of God and then in
justice he will be judged by the woe and
misery and death that he has caused. As
women, with tear-stained faces and de-
monical glare, look upon them and say:
You sent us here unprepared to meet our
God,' they will turn to flee only to meet
men who will say; This awful burning
thirst you fastened upon us?' And then
there shall come up from the abyss of
woe the bitter wall OF the multitude that
have been sent to ruin by their Infamous
work. Then the hands of these their
victims upon earth shall push them over
the crags of despair and there shall echo
and re-echo in their ears: Woe to him
that gireth has neighbor drink
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