New-York tribune., 1895-12-17

ULN EMDEIh 80 Ao"' '1AN
Inherent necessity Remember the Sabbath ,. day
,l citizens OF so-called Chr stan State vote
dne ahsr by hey Snacmen % en W Of that hat
Of God the revelation Of the Will of God the oIdss @
I MN is to be made the subject of decision by a
majority vote is to be declared legal in one p,ar
( a1d Illegal IN another. Is to be made depehuen,.
s,thcr at the polls.
; THE FACT NOT AFFECTED
/ warn YOU. my friends that this calling "evii
/ cood' ard darkness light and bitter sweet
/ does not alter affect the fact. You cannot
! clange the immemoral. immutable. eternal VIII OF
J God. II was attempted once in the dark days vi
the revolution of France. and the resn,t sui, sess
O. blood wiped out the insult done to the instincts
OF man AID the sovereignty OF Goa. ! am an, iiol i
n1,nSS manSs. language stronger ina" '"' O'a'
Thls is deliberate attempt to legal!zes We law Hy
breaking. In that splendid element or God-lke,,
ress which Is In every man, namely ms power p VI
I lie these wS nngs opon but
the only choice that IS given to any man and the
SScpes Sg of h light anG KG' truth are nVcve h
liberty to obey or dsobey. the choice to do or not
It is quite true that there are nnumerable mat.
+ concerns. about which any man any community
may exercise option and choice. within the limits
low license or no license. You may vote excise or
tax You may vote patronage and protecuon WIN n
fesponsbilty for the sale of liquor bit you can,
o make sroEa9 the ea5 w OF God at h pc %
can do nothing about the question Of the observance
av 81 soFqs of ths State of YORK defines it, except to
brand yourselves wilful violators OF the Divine
Tndertaklng tie mad effort to set the suffrage up
superior to n to t d he Get Wbaf *
called the right of the ballot. by defying the VIII
! This is a divine question. human question and
a humane question: . ..o ,o ,,oro r,sht n
vote local option upon the desecraton and destruc-
ton OF the day Of rest than to vote local option
non the sacredness Of property, as revealed IN the
commandment Thou shalt not steal; or TO vote
oca option upon the sSa Of do no oS
vote local option upon the sacredneSSs S OF % mar
aSe not commit a9 adutery And these are not mpos
sibc magnations: for the violence OF the agrarlah
The murderer and the frightful laxfty OF morals
on the subject of divorce are gradually corrupt, %
! Violate and abrogate these commandments OF
Il is human question Man is so made by God
that he needs rest day. You make this @ imp9s- tso
tenders and the servants and the keepers OF these
places to seven days Of the most arduous ana odl-
his place of rghtf rest into place of dissipation
and exhaustion that wastes his physicai powers Pnat
hSH1S h@ for 'n TIE Work Of the week to come and
secular day I knew full well that the liquor dealer
stands TO-DAY as privesed person % m taf of
! this State for the last twenty years DO not Won
! der al his insolent assumption. but once grant
! Mover of ;abor every other covetous lover ol
money would demand that his shop. his factory ms
/ nace of business shall he open too, ana Woih uoli,
and six days wages paid for seven days WORK. ana %
mechanic and artisan and laborer ma maze y? ,o. ne
/ cessity demand.
\ HUMANE QUESTION. TOO.
And so It Is a humane question. The Sabbath
was made for man" Which does not mean 'ha' II
vas made for man TO violate and desecrate ana 40 40
away with; but that It was made for man 10 use
and enioy to claim to demand. to delight IN; ana ana
,ou are selling the priceless and prlmeval right oi
! liberty with which your Creator has endowed !ou'
NOT for a ness of pottage but for drink OF liquor
II YOU take this first step toward the desecrauon
and violation OF this day Of repose .,.
rorce thsn any words of mine can have; The grea,,
John Winthrop in the speech wnGn ne n
urnachment trial made this definition OF inerty
1geTaI The first common to man with beasts and
| 9ood II is incompatible and inconsistent with ~ au,
| tb0rtv and it's exercise makes men grow mo :, +
owl. ana in time to be worse than brute peas.s, ~
j., tbat Great enemy of truth and peace, that WIZ WIZ
+ Ist tn"' whicb all the ordinances OF God are ben,
against to restrain and subdue H. nav Ut"e also be
termed moral in reference to the covenant i,.'
God ana man in the mora aw songst an st men them
syes This liberty IS proper end ana oGeG, Scb G Is
authority IL is n9nes1 3er You 10 are to stand FOR il
With the hazard. not only OF your gooa ~ tp's s moi
vG, he6G but d,scmper thereof. This liberty
e and exercised in way ra Of sgOfSs9 % Strp
wvbcrewjth christ has made us free" SO much fof
pe% pe,n%I aver sssnst this fanacal fad this dab9ica
catrhword this dangerous delusion OF IOrh inc,De u
m U" yI of COD and bv the law. the experience
the Instincts the necessities the common Gonseps pnG
,rrlcomnarob.e ~ Jingle in his second Jungle book
''' TSesn are the laws of the jungle
And many and mighty are they;
Du the head end the h2ot OH o, rne is e; obev
rR. THOMPSON SPEAKS FOR DIX HALL
When Bishop Doane had ended his cddress
IN. chairman had 10 make the first apology OF
,ho evorino He announced the illness or Dr.
! Iobn Hall Of the Fifth Avenue presbyterian
I cburch which was of SO serious a nature as
/ IN preyent his attendance. and then eraceiu''s
| introduced the Rev. DR.. Charles l.. ThompSo"'
! nastor of tire Madison Avenue presbyterian
Church. who had kindly come forward TO pridee
the threatened gap. Dr. Thompson said:
It is dicut thing for ne to s{and { even "f lust
few minutes in tn Pc9s Pa9se % Oh vou about our homes
The saloons are the Ineradicsipie iTe was in scot
h.m9 bone and hore o saw that magnificent structure
ihe great canteyer bridee You all tir kmo" evsTv s
oot Of weight projected the water s6IS 6nSTS
must be corrsspondns s s3ot Gt Wesrs .ba nanfievey Clever
briIee OF temperance reform. The saloon business @
an week days and on sundays Is Co"h, iis
emv Of :nanni because delivers It's heSoes' Sons
The saloon on Sunday breaks the unity or the nome
! ibe saloo rs draw away me husbands anu sons ms
return them at night blessing to NOBODY. ,o
vb".hor The German saloon or the American nome
w ,,,ror - secure Of an answer. II | understand
! .ha' femper OF the women Of New-York.
| '"T, hreadvlnner has difficult task in providing
| ~ al. family ard for his home. Henry ", OF
| France hoptc for the time wnen every peasant
! roipbt have a chicken for his dinner. That might
H. g., ~ ne work,nemen OF this country II II were
not for the saloon. People tell US that the working,
I IN I.rs rot 90 TO church. Give him "A chance
Say. open yorr churches Close your sal saloons in
Ni,ne @ y, sunday Praisc the Lord you can't
,ay that ony more here In New-York The saloon
-, ,,ee davs as we'd as Sundays Is going 20 re-
! ,ivr lis Wat.rloo at the hands Of the outraged