The Newtown bee., 1897-02-05
3l7 MAIN ST., BRIDGEPORT.

out of Galilee within very small circuit of towns. Most of them belonged to the same craft or vocation; they were simple fishermen.
 You can readily see from this that Je- sus believes in kindred working with kim dred, in friends bringing their friends to Him as Saviour, in mothers leading sons, in wives inducing husbands to ac. cept the invitation to the marriage sup per of the Lamb. I often wonder why more wives do not plead with their hus- bands to accept the Saviour. I wonder why the subject of personal religion is not more frequently discussed in our homes. It may be Jericho, it may be thing hard to do; but have faith in God, think of the example of Christ, and the difficulty, the Jericho, may tumble down before you.
 One great Jericho. I might say the great Jericho, which
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 to-day, Is intemperance. This Jericho Is so strong and so buttressed and bulwarked and intrenched that many good people are coming to believe that it cannot be dislodged and that we might as well let it alone. An, no; what faith is that? I believe the demon of strong drink is to fall. believe the gilded pal aces of sin are to be overthrown. I be- lieve that rum Is to be washed out of the land. When? I do not know; but I believe in God who has promised the reign of peace, righteouness and love. What Jericho King Alcohol is ! How he stands at the doors in the halls of our State legislatures and National legislatures and makes laws for us How he buys votes and warps con sciences and twists truth and dams souls! was standing on the platform of the Newtown depot the other day and saw keg after keg of liquor rolled from the. freight car as supply for one of the saloons in this place. I was amazed then at the indication of the amount of liquor consumed here, and more amazed still when I learned the amount of liquor received at this depot in one week in the summer time. could not help think Ing, after I was on the train: "Here we ministers and others are doing all ir our power to uplift the life of this com. munity. We are trying to bring all possible streams of good influence to bear upon the people, but all the while overpowering streams of evil are flow ing in.'
 TAKE THE SALOONS OUT OF THIS TOWN and can hardly imagine the contrast there would be. can hardly thint what beautiful town it would be- how we should all delight to cal this place our home.
 Take the saloons out of this town, aye l take them out of this Nation; and iwha, would the result be? No more hard times. It is useless to heap up words about the cause of the hard times. The cause of the hard times is not the tariff, the want of protection; Is not the non. use of silver; is not the greed of great syndicates and trusts; is not the strain. ed relations between labor and capital is not production is not unrestrict. ed immigration; is not the natural se. quence of long period of fictitious values and of the mass of our people liv- ing beyond their means. It is not any one, or all, of these things 50 much as 1t is rum. It amazes me, say. when l know the amount of liquor that comes into this little town; what shall I say when know the consumption of liquor by this Nation: Whenever study the figures pertaining to the liquor trafiic I am swept of my feet. Listen to this Our Nations drink bill ia $90O. .Oo0. GOO. This Is the amount spent in one year directly for drink; bnt when you add tho