The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-23

to approve what we believe to be
| right, and disapprove what we believe
| to be wrong "What is right" and
"What is wrong" must be learned by
the exercise of reason and Judgment,
Just as We learn other truths.
Some people think that so long ds
I they are sincere and conscientious 1t
will he all right, no matter what they
do. This is mistake and fatal de-
lusion. Let man take arsenic be-
lieving honestly it was only quinine
or flour, his sincerity would not save
his life.
A man with a conscience is honored
by both God and men. The church and
the community have confidence in
him An educated Christian concience
is the chief corner stone of society. 1t
| regulates our conduct. it makes US
| honest in all our transactions with
1 others.
1t is at the bottom of all integrity,
and fidelity. O What is it that holds US
together? Is it our laws, our police,
our prisons? No
| 1t is conscience. What we need is
more conscience in public affairs, as
| well as private. No law is any higher
or better than the conscience of the
men that make it Our town laws are
just as good as the men that made
| them.
Pace men In power that have con-
| sciences. Elect men to the Board of
| Aldermen that have convictions and
| scruples and principles, and you will
| have no licensed saloons in Winston.
Elect men to office who will be govern
| ed by Christian principle instead of
| personal policy. Men who are free
| men and net owned by the saloon.
Men who will work for the purity and
| morality of our town, and the happi-
Il 80 IA ru,; Il /.
| ferent condition Of things than at
| present exists.
| What is conscience ? 1t is the tele-
phone of the soul, through which God
] speaks to the soul, in a voice that
| none can hear, but that soul to whom
| God is talking, and whose ear is list
ening at the phone.
The Evangelist described sin as fol-
| lows:
Sin deflles and debases; disturhs and
! disgracesZ degrades and deadens, dims
| and damns everything it touches.
Sin is the cause OF all crime and
| corruptioD; disease aud destitution;
| despair and death; drunkenness and
deba achery; depra,ity and deformity;
misfortune aud misery; pain and pow
| erty; poorhouses and penitentiaries;
| paupers and prisoners; sickness and
| suffering: sorrow and shame: struggle
and strif,; trouble and tears, that
burden and affiict humanity.
Sin blighted the happiness Of Eden,
| and hlighted the flowers of Paradise.
Sin harbed every rose. with thorns,
mixed every pleasure with pain and
adulterated every crop of joy with
dregs.
Sin blots and blurs characters: il
breaks hearts; it blasts hopes and
blights homes. Sin infficts every
pang aud produces every pain; blanch-
es every cheek and pales every corpse;
causes every death and Marshals every
funerali weaves every shroud and
makes every coffin; digs every grave
and writes every epitaph; composes
every dirge and tolls every knell.
| 30 cursed. cursed SIM Traitor to
God and ruiner of Man, Mother OF
Woe and death and He'll"
Thou child Of the devil! thou parent
of vice thy arst born is death and thy
last born Is despair, and thy birth
place is hell, and thy grave Is the bot
tomless pit.
Thou foul, filthy fount of iniquity
thou slimey serpent Of perdition! thol
foe of humanity thou enemy Of mo-
rality and deadly bane Of society thou
cruel despot! heartless tyranti unfeel-
ing master; Unsuitable monster! We
bate thee. we detest thee! we abhol
thee! and we now renounce all ale
glance to thy rule, we rebel against
thy authority, ana by the grace OF
God, we will burst thy shackles anC
break thy fetters that have kept US il
| bondage
Thou shalt no longer have domin
| ion over US.
ONE OF THE BEST.
The subject of the discourse las
{ Thursday night was Memory"
The Evangelist read the 18th ant
26th verses of the 18th chapter OF st
: Lpke-LaSarus and the rich man. HI
? then announced that his subject wa
l memory" and in his introductory b
: touched up the saloons and officer
, | again. He thought the town needle
D men who would enforce the laws. Fl
I was NOT sprprised that we had blin
! tigers here after being informed tina
. our chief-of police had been suspende
e for drinking. He asked why it wa
r Salem has no bar rooms ? Said the
t had principles down there. .'Woul
e to God we had some of the good Nj
l. varian principles along this line," sal
e the Evangellst. Continuing he sal
!, he expected some of our women ha
e wine in their houses to put in PUG
a | dings, etc, and that they would nG
join the W. G. T. z. on this accoun
Il object ii their husbands and boy
,e come home drunk.
er During the EYangelist's remarl
d DR.. Greasy asked: II didn't tell yo
It promptly: mo; you didn't tell %
but got 1t from good source
The Nvangelist's sermon was one
the best he has delivered. It WI
d strong, pathetic and touching. 81
st reference to the memory of "mothe
~ brought tears to many eyes. His d
ce scription OF memory was grand al
- effective.
pc a writes has said; "The soul is
monarch whose rule Includes thr
IN realms. Its throne ia the present, b
tu its sceptre extends backward oy
:. yesterday, and forward oyer tomorro
ne The divinity that presides over 3
past is Memory today is ruled
rk Reason and tomorrow is under t
of regency Of Hope. !"
tsMemoryn as rule is an unpopul
Fe goddess, and is oftened pictured
ruins aud WitheFing leaves, looki
he back upon the blasted hopes and
~ appointed expectations. VII
ne aHope" is crowded with worshipe
vii and her shTines are loaded with +
DO. grant flowers and sweet songs.
Ith Memory Is gallery full of 2
1il- lures OF the past. It is library
)ni of recollection and "reminiscences 0
lon reflection.
aMemory" reyels in retrospect, a
ger M scenes scenes Of childhood, and lives lives o
9 again the life of years ago.
Ia srho raanllactiona Of former n,