The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-02

70 aid the nonpartisan prohibition
movement DR.. Murray preached an inter
esling sermon at st. Panl's Church, sun
day evening last to II full house. Many
believe his church would be crowded at
every service but for the pew system. 1t
is not generally known that the gallery
sittings are all free and that there are no
more comfortable seats i'll the church.
There is no church in our city where
strangers and visitors are treated with
more consideration and where they are
made to feel more at home.
In Dr. Murruy's former pastorate Of one
year there were one hundred acGessions to
the membership, since the first of April Of
this present year thirty have connected
themselves with his church. We heard
his sermon Sunday evening last so highly
spoken of that we have asked him for a
synopsis. His text was Psalms, "a; TO-
''Shall the throne Of iniquity have fellow
ship with thee, which formeth mischief by
II law?'
The liquor traffic is q throne of iniquity.
The Psalmist question Is equal to a dec.
laraton that no throne of iniquity which
frameth mischief by law has fellowship
with the throne of God which opposeth
mischief by the law. The time of abuse
has passed and the reign Of reason and
righteousness has dawned. The battle
now Is II DtttlU VI law Nhcthtl NV Jaw
shall be for Or against II battle Of the con-
stitution, whether prohibition and tho
referendum shall be in the constitution or
whether the organic law of the State
shall be in favor of the legalized continu-
ance of the liquor trallic
We claim that the constitution ought
to be based upon the Ten Commandments
and tho sermon on the mount. That its
provisions ought to be in harmony with
the teachings of Moses and the Saviour of
men. There is no contention against al
cobol in the arts and sciences nor as "a
medicine but there is q contention against
it as a beverage. 1t can be clearly shown
to be sin to drink alcoholic liquors as
beverage for they poluto and poison the
body, becloud and often dcthrone reason
and bring train of abuses and most dire
full CONSCIOUSNESS upon those who persist
in Its use.
Even the moderate use sets a bad exam
pie before the young and weak, who often
fall n prey to the enemy. If it is sin
to drink the Intoxicating cup, it is II sin
to ill 1t. There are many who say strike
at the root of this matter. Stop tho dis
tillery. That is what We propose to do.
Believing it to be u sin to mako intoxi-
Cants as n beverage, we desire to have
clause in the constitution of this State to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of the
same.
1t is also sin to sell intoxcants and
evon those who are in the business are
ashamed of it and will apologize for 1t und
tell you they do not like it. They are only
in it for the money they hope to make at
it, or il they do not sell it there are others
who will Tho State knows the evil lurk-
ing in it and hedges 1t about by every
possible restriction. 1t Is considered u
dangerous business and the State declares
who shall sell, to whom 1t shall be sold,
and when.
The curse of God is upon it. His word
SAYS: "Woo unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink, that putteSt thy bottle to
him and makest him drunken" If it is
a sin to put the bottle to the neighhor's
lips it Is a sin to legalizc the traffic, God is
against license, high or low. What he
has declared is morally wrong the State
cannot make morally right. With tho
legalized saloon in our midst 1t is very
hard for many to do right 1t is the duty
of the State to make 1t as easy as posi-
bic to do right and rs difficult as possible
To do wrong
Therefore believing as we do that it Is
evil and only evil, that It's workings are
of crime and poverty, let us do
all we can to frame the new constitution
against it. We now have n rare chance.
The opportunity to frame new Cousvltu-
tion Is not given moro than once or twice
in n century. This is not partisan
uucston 1t is a question of morals. A
question Of putting the organic law OF the
state against sin and in favor of righteous.
ness.
DR.. Murray will givca fourth Bible
Reading, Friday, rs p. N. Ills subject,
The Book Of Numbers