The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-25
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were probably the most impressive.
The Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra was in at
tendance and nearly all the Christian
ministers in the city occupied chairs on
the stage.
After prayer by Rev. McLain, Pres
ident Silver introduced DR.. Munhall.
The speaker took for his text EccleSi-
acticus 11-9. He began by asking how
many of those present had attended
church in the morning. About %, eX-
elusive of the ministers on the stage,
rose to their feet. This preliminary
was resorted to for the purpose of
ascertaining the kind of crowd he had
to address. and having learned this,
the evangelist began his talk. 1t was
straight talk, too, and there was no
mincing of words.
AS q preface he advised all young
men to attend church in the evening
Take your sister or some other fell
lows sister with you. 1 know of moth
ing that will so much aid young
man as to get in to the company of
some good young lady and then go to
church every Sunday. Now don't you
think that would be infinitely better
than spending your Sunday around
pool table in the filthy aroma OF
whisky and beer2'
A round of applause greeted the
question, which indicated that the au-
dience took a similar view of the mat
ter.
The speaker then began by empha-
sizing the fact that man is a free
moral agent He can go to heaven or
hell as he chooses. God only calls
upon man in the exercise of that free
moral agency TO hear him, pointing TO
the inevitable judgment which shall
come to every man.
To gain wealth is a noble ambition,
fc. 4 hon w I'D
says lou can make it honestly or dis
honestly, but remember there is day
of judgment coming. A man may go
into saloon and have a good time.
God does not forbid ii, but the day of
reckoning viii come. A man NAV
drink whisky until he falls into
drunkard's grave. God does not stop
him from doing it. but Will hold the
man responsible when the dav of
judgment comes.
The speaker -dwelt at some length
upon the evils of intemperance. He
declared there was not one gallon of
really pure distilled whisky to be
bought in the United States. Beer was
almost as bad. Not many of the brew
cries in this country turned out pure
malt and hop beer. 1t was very little
short of ordinary slop. and if a man
wants to make a Stop pail out of his
stomach, God does not stand in the
way. but at some time or other will
call him 10 account. IN old Mexico,
said the speaker whisky was used for
a rattIesnake bite. If left to a choice
he would prefer the snake bite. Whis-
ky never did any good The only time
on record when it saved mans life
was near Raleigh, n. c., a year ago.
\ man was engaged in digging we'll
and when he had got down about 10
feet he stopped sufficiently long to go
to the nearest saloon and get drink.
While away, the well caved in, and
thus whisky saved fne mans life
DIR. Munhan condemned the obscene
literature and pictures with which the
country is being Hooded. Some of the
illustrated weel1lies publish pictures
that have no other purpose than to
arouse the passions. 1t was for this
same reason that many of the theatre
cal productions should be Stunned by
men and women calling themselves
ladies and gentlemen. Many plays to-
day, he declared, were nothing more
nor less than appeals to the passions
Having thus gone over the field, Dr.
Munhall spoke at length upon the
growing tendency of our nation toward
RIGHTEOUSNESS. He pointed to the fact
that in France q premium is offered to
every family producing more than six
legitimate children, the government
we'll recognizing that if the alarming
increase of Legitimate children is not
stopped, France in % years from now
viii be wiped off the map. In our own
country he believed the tendency was
in the same direction, though not so
pronounced.
The speaker then discussed the ply
steal effects of dissipation.
In closing, DR.. Munhall made a fer
vent plea to all young men to begin a
better life. The result was that about
20 men stood uD and declared their
good intentions.
Evangelists Munhall and Birch leave
this morning for Oakland, Cal, where
they win hold a series of meetings.
and then go north to the sound coun-
try.