The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-02

! the Lord depart from evil" are injunc-
tons of holy writ and many others
! could enumerate that are ignored by
| divers in their zeal for the twin relics
of barbarism, enumerated; and holding
exalted positions in the councils of the
| church. If | were moderate or eX-
ceSslVe chewer or smoker Of the noxiouS
weed. infested by a loathsome green
worm in its embryonic stages of growth
and maturity, and were to sign a pledge
to abstain from intoxicants and
become staunch prohib
would be constrained to utterly re-
nounce the weed if 1 cherished ans
| hopes of keeping the same; and as other
vices are so intimately interviewer it
might he a crying necessity and absO-
lutely imperative il one is even slightly
| addicted thereto to say unto gambling,
get the behind me satan" corruption
| thou art no longer my father. neither is
the worm my sister and brother" with
the abolition Of these besetting vices and
others and adamantine and gibralterian
frmness and stability to resist tempta-
tiOn and the dire encrOachments Of the
adversary in his many guises. like
roaring lion seeking whom he may de-
YOUR" and the guidance of the divine
spirit he can remain an implacabe foe
to inebriety to the end of his pilgrimag &c,
and as he diSrelisheS doing things by
halves and all semblances of retrogres-
sion he would then be eminenty be-
come a veteran and steel-clad warrior in
the redeemers cause like Wesley, Baxter.
Knox, Luther and others, who attained
the lever of regeneration and the royal
/! diadem and impeTishable crown of glory
at the end Of their race. awaiting the
cOmpaniOnship of Sir Matthew Hale
England's renowned Christian attorney
whose favorite saying was that a Sab
bath we'll spent brings week of con-
tent" Paul Quac" is under the bans of
been the recipient of their bounty To
slight extent but, oh. "Arenmore." you
and / have done gone and launched out
on politics and the instability of our
rulers, and are under the bans of the
recipient: and he Opines i'm no uncertain
terms and great mildness of mien and
gesture that politics should be forever
eschewed and kept aloaf from the II.
l.. c.. and as it has no tendency to the
! upbuilding OF Zion the moral improve
ment and spiritual advancement of the
household and engenders ill-feelings in
the ranks Of the opposition parties com
prising the II. l.. G.. who are just as
good or perhaps much better than we
are. and / am partial to none. The con-
tinued agitation of political questions
only tends to harass the minds and
wounds the feelings of the members on
the opposite side of the political house
hold of faith quite positively can We
assert that the 'mene tekel upharsin''
over against the plaStering OF the wall
has been inscribed against all political
parties, they have all been thoroughly
weighed and amply tested, and are
found wanting. and long ere the presi-
dents mandate went forth have been i'm
bued with the idea that politics should
be kept aloof from the page; though
there are other questions just as un-
popular and no one can please every
body.
Christ and the apostles and the great
and the good Of every race and chime
from the remote periods of antiquity to
the present memorable era could not
come up to the standard of universal
satisfaction. and it is quite as certain
as the earth rolls its seasons presenting
her rich benefit TO man that we can't.
Doubtless you have heard of the boy
who tried that same. but met with i'll
success and lost a valuable mule in adj
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