The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-23
FLEW THICK And FAST
HOT SHOT FROM THE EVAN
GELIST.S GUN.

The Great Meeting for Men at the
Gospel Tent-Forty or More Ask
| for Prayer-Step Taken to Or
| ganize Anti-Saloon League.
The meeting for men only at the
Gospel Tent Sunday afternoon was
great occasion probably the great
est as to fervor and interest during
the series of meetings, up to that
time.
1t is estimated that the attendance
| reached two thousand. Forty or more
manifested desire to lead better
| lives and about hall this number went
| forward for special prayer.
A collection was taken towards de-
praying the current expenses, and
with larger results than usual, about
SIS 90 being contributed.
During the Bible reading, Evangel-
ist Lee again turned his guns upon
the city government in connection
with the liquor traffic and shot and
shell flew thick and fast. "Woe unto
them that call evil good" That's
what the Aldermen did when they
voted for the saloon, said the Evange-
list. Justify the wicked for reward :"
! No town can succeed that violates
Gods law for the sake of money Gould
it have been possible that the Prophet
looked forward twenty-Seven hundred
years and saw little Board of Alder
men voting for the liquor saloon be-
cause they needed little money. You
Rk,~N
be there. They are not enforcing the
law. How can they enforce the law
in the face of those who put them
there
Jack Fine was loed S22. so for sell
ing beer on Sunday when be ought to
have been put on the public road.
Men plead guilty and are fined
nominal sum and then re-licensed to
prosecute their devilish business
again. The leading men Of the COM
munIty are responsible for these
enough to run the town the other way.
Some of you think more OF money
than you do of your God.
The Evangelist said it was his pur-
pose to organize an Anti-Saloon
League, which is inter denominational
and omni-partisan. After explaining
the object OF the League, those will
ing To join we're asked to stand and
fifteen hundred, probably, arose. For
lack of time to take the names 1t was
announced that committees would be
appointed and places designated for
that purpose.
DR. Greasy said he was gratifled to
see so many stand up. "Bro. Lee is
on the right line. Organization is
what is needed. It's the thing and /
recommend it, We can run out the
saloons in six months"
BEsETTING SINS.
The subject of the Evangelist's SER
mon s"Besetting Sins, "and his text
was Hebrews 12:l. 1t was a strong
and earnest effort. The two sins
and drunkenness" We have only
room for the following extracts from
his scathiug Indictment OF the saloon:
Drink deadens the conscience, de-
strOys the will, darkeps the Judgment,
diseases the mind, degrades the char
acter and destroys manhood.
Drink is the common enemy of mo-
rality, the disturber of community,
the destroyer of humanity and the
deadly bane Of society.
Oh the happy homes it has blighted,
the noble characters it has blasted
and the bright hopes it has buried.
The grand minds it has dulled, the
intellects it has dimmed, and the
souls it has damned.
The LIQUOR business with one hand
takes its millions from the poor, aud
with the other sows misery and woe
1t ruins character, engenders strife.
encourages vice. abets crime, creates
criminals, desOlates homes. blights
the nobility of men, and blasts the
virtue Of women, wrecks bodies, ruins
brains, crowds prisons, fills poor
houses, pOisons morality, and de-
bauches humanity.
1t has been indicted for every Of
tense in crimes black catalogue and
convicted on every count.
If you want to see its blighting and
blasting, degrading and damning
WOrk-look at the rivers of human
tears, the agony of broken hearts, the
misery of ruined families and the
wretchedness of its victims homes.
Look at the poor wife of the drunk
ard who has squandered all his money
in the saloon.
Look at the poor mother whose son
has been made a sOt; look at the
widow whose husband died drunk
ARDS death, and now fills drunkard's
grave.
Look at the orphan, who has been
cast by drink on colo charity OF stran-
gers.
Look at the maniac, as he mutters
in the padded cell of the Asylum, in
| delirium, or chained to the floor In
| frenzy and despair.
Look at the condemned felon as he
| stands on the scaffold to expiate his
| awful crime of murder.
Look at the dying drunkard, stand
( by his bedside: no hope gladdens his
heart; no light brightens the gloom;
| but death, with it's black wings of
| despair, like pail overshadows him.
| The saloon is the sum of all villiaa-
| les; the source of all crime; the foun-
tain of all misery, the DEVILS best
| friend, and 10 ans worst enemy.
MARCH DOWN TOWN.
| After the services at the tent, a
large number of the congregation
formed procession and marched
down town singing the songs of Zion.
Arriving at the Courthouse, the pro
cession halted and few timely re-
marks were made by DR.. Greasy
After which the benediction was pro-
| nOunced and the nrOceSsiOn dis.