Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-27
MINISTER
Of the Evangelical Church
Wars on the Sin of Hop Raising and
Hop Picking.

Following is a short synopsis OF
sermon delivered in the w. G. t. Z.
hall on Sunday, May %, by Rev. Mr.
Copley, from the text "Who will rise
up for me against the evil doors?
Who will start up for me against the
workers of iniquity ?" Psa. "a 16
Men of backbone are comparatively
few in number. The evil has at pres
ent far more supporters than the good,
The words of scripture under consid-
Grafton clearly imply this, and yet the
day draweth nigh when our God will
completely triumph oyer all manner
of eyil-GOd is calling for man, for
man who will stand against wrong
and wrong doors. He may be little of
stature, may have an influence very
limited in extent nevertheless every
inch of him is man, his voice is heard
with pleasure, his counsel is received
with gratitude, his citizenship is
clamored for, his prayers are answered
in heaven, aud he votes the Prohibi-
tion ticket. Man used to lead in the
war against sin, but now it is so diff
cult to one, that the Lord is COM
PEELED to place woman in the van, the
command also goes forth to "help
those women" The time was when
woman was considered help-meet,
but now the desire is that she should
become such. According to statistics
about four-tifths of the army of King
Emanuel are daughters of Eve. Where
are the men? What are they doing?
Our colleges and schools turn out
every year a large number Of learned
boys; our Sunday schools are
attended by many bright lads,
the coming men, we have
an army of polite young men and mid
die aged. But where are they when
principle is set over against self-inter-
est? Where are they when officers of
steel are needed to enforce just laws
and stand bodily for the highest good
of the greatest number? What is the
matter that so few can be found in
support of the very best means to sup
press the accursed rum-tratfie, Too
many we fear are prompted by selfish
ness, they acknowledge the evil of the
saloon system, and would be glad if it
were destroyed, but they are afraid
their own interest will suffer which is
the greater, the enormity of the evil
of intemperence or the profit Of any
business? If the overthrow of the
farmer can be brought by the sacrifice
of the latter, let it be done. The
world was redeemed through sacrifice.
Jesus Christ became poor that He
might make many rich. Intemper-
ence is today being conquered in many
localities through sacrifices of COM
paratively faithful few. What
higher honor, what greater reward
then for rescuing the enslaved from
r,,;Y, bora opd baro-c ftar Tbora ic No
danger in doing right. The few men |
and women who are "strong and OF |
good courage" have proven this to
be true, Caleb and Joshua were not
afraid. Observe this phrase in text |
"for me-" Here is the supreme mo-
tive of service, it is "for the Lord"
He who does everything for his own
glory is the meanest man living
and the one who does a great
or noble deed from so ignoble
a prompting is meaner still
God is calling through the charms
ana comfort OF temperate homes. lie
is calling through the. hopes Of
Heaven, and he is calling through
His written word, hear Him ye men,
hear Him ye women: "Who will
rise up against the evil doers?" Many
rise up, but they do not stand. Some
wind of persecution soon blows them
over, l believe that theSlLord will
sell the siscra of drink into the herd
of;women. believe Deborah is here.
Methinks she calls, from under the
palm tree of her 'Suiet Temperance
home, ,iand says, "Borak! hath not the
GOdof Iseral commanded, go and draw
towards the saloon power, and take