The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-23

All rights In equal parts
| For Love alone Us monarch,
And rules us from our hearts
scarchliEht on DARK CORNERS Of f"l'i''''
A few nights ago ! attended a tenn
perance exercise In the NJ. Z. church F.
here. The program was good anu .
intended for the uplifting OF human
lity. Yet 20 me Il was only torture oil
the worst kind. for the rcciiatons We're
only o. the drunknrd's doom. the lam .
uy's misery and starvation.
Then the preacher talked for short
time. hut he only added torture 20
me Tor he spoke only Of the effects o.
this body-wrcckng. soul-damning'
Ihell-populatlng business. But do
thank God that this good brother Is
prohlbltlonist. yet he dared not ta'k
on anything but the effects OF liquor
lie could tell how the man abused his
family. what a disgrace he Is, and how
worthless liquor makes him, but he
must say nothing In regards 70 the
D getting rid OF these hell-rceEing incu-
bators -aa,oons-which are Matching
out tramps. criminals. divorces. wife
, heaters, blood. misery. poverty. heart
j. aclies. suicides. lyWhings. brokea
j. hearts. hrlbe-glycrs. brIbe-takers.
boodlcrs. riots. anarchy. ruined homes.
damned souls and all the numbcrless.
;, uamclcss vices In existence. In regard
= 20 the remedy OF this corruption Ao
" must say nothing. In the blo,iing on;
!, OF this liquor curse the preachers are
:, bound AMI gagged by resolution
! which says that the ohurgags shall not
NEEDLE with politics.
" / am q christian and a member o.
church. But no resolution can keen
me silent in debating our p0iitlca.
= rights which Is not only @ privilege but
= public trust placed upon our COM
mon citizenship. and Tor which you
and ! are the debtors TO the welfare
OF our country. ! will bolt my church
before / will betray my Master and
!. turn traitor 20 the welfare OF my
= country by surrendering my political
!. rights and leaving my country my
home and my fellowmen to the mercy
u OF these political tyrants who ar,
a swinging wide open this grinding
!, creaky. siupendous gate OF hell
- drunken debauchery. The grandes
=. and most precious crop ever grown OF
I. this continent young American man
,s hood is bcing engulied In the ravagc
\. Of the llQuo; demon. wrecked In th
m clutches 81 dlssIpated habits. and cruel
aed on the cross OF drunken reyelriel
or And their souls are sent 10 perdltlo'
N In Lost and undone condition throug
- the government giving these town cor
a. poratlons right TO allow these bel
nd holes that they may have paved street
ed and marble sidewalks from the brawJ
-v brain and blood OF American man
IDS hood.
,r. We, In the face OF this fact We M
told that Christians arc studying a
man OF Palestine and should not lntcl
est themselves In the pool OF polite.
corruption. a religion that will 20, (
10 the ballot box. the battle ground
the time OF peace. Tor the welfare
our country. and cleanse this hl,h
poll,ieal pool and drive out this deyi
sh llouor demon IL a corrupt rtl!Slc
which Is not worthy OF notice.
, "Ohr but YOU say, keep out
polltlcs. Tor they are so vile and co
y rupt." In the name o. God and HI
y manlty that only makes Il a great
reason why the Christian church,
should enter the arena OF politics. AZ
1 hear well and honoably their pa
III In dispeuing the threatening clou
and 10 avert the terrible storm O
ready mutterlng IN our nations ~
by placing at the top maris o. poll,l
our Gods mighty banner 90 r.ghteou
ness which cNaltcih a nation. and "a
sayc oui national credit as q libor
loving nation from being wrecked al
MY eruciGed on the cross of political 81
which De- o. rCproach TO any people.
Have We Christians no right 20 g
Lat In the warfare on the political bg
} OF de fields and conquer these red-han
and. I'd. hlood-thIrs,y, oflce-grahbing poll
rlsh cal machines and place Christian m
ong at the helm. TO guide the mighty sh
The OF our state and nation safely a
An truly into the port OF prosperity In {
way defense OF our God. our home. a
"a A our fair native land'
has God grant that the churches m
her soon sound the bugle call for prohl
an ton and throw out the life line oil p'
.c,i- politics.
GOA Yours truly for God and our COZ
y. trv Z. NJ. MUNsoN
abe Platteyllle. III.
rave
pply New whisky trust