Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-29

satanic, AppOllN ONE and GlaboIlc, II
is beyond all human effort to over
throw this Bastille OF decauters OF
capture this Gibraltar of rum jugs
And while | approve Of all human
agencies of reform, would utterly de-
SPAR II we hau nothing else. But what
cheers me is that our best troops are
Yet 10 come. Our best artillery is in
reserve. Our best commander has not
yet fully taken the field, If all he'll is
on their side, all heaven is on our side,
Now. Let God arise, and let His enc.
mics be scattered"
Then look al the impurities of these
great cities. Ever and anon there are
in the newspapers eNpositions of social
life that make the story of Sodom
quite respectable; for such things"
Christ says, were more tolerable for
Sodom and Gomorrah" than for the
Chorazins and Bethsaidas of greater
light. 1t is no unusual thing in our
cities TO see men in high positions with
two or three families, or refined ladies'
willing solemnly TO marry the very
swine of society, If they be wealthy.
The Bible all atiame with denuncia-
tion against an impure life, but many
of the American ministry uttering not
one pointpIank word against this
iniqmty, lest some old libertine throw
up his church pew. Machinery organ
lied in all the cities of the United
States and Canada by which to put
yearly in the grinding mill of this
iniquity thousands of the unsuspect-
ing of the country farmhouses, one
procuress confessing in the court S that
she had supplied the Internal market
with $50 victims in six months. Oh, for
500 newspapers in America to swing
open the door of this lazar-house of
social corruption! Exposure must
come before eXtirpation.
While the city van carries the scum
of this sin from the prison to the
police court morning by morning, it
is full time, if we do not want high
American life to become like that Of
the court of Louis Nv, to put million
aire Lotharios and the Pompadours
of your brown-stoned palaces into a
van of popular Indignation and drive
them out of respectable association.
What prospect of social publication
can there be as long as at summer
watering places 1t is usual to see
young woman of excellent rearing
stand and shipper and giggle and roll
up her eyes sideways before one of
those tirst-class satyrs of fashionable
life, and on the ballroom floor join
him in the dance, the maternal chap
eron meanwhile beaming from the
window on the scene? Matches are
made in Heaven, they say. Not such
matches; for the birthstone indicates
the opposite region.
The evil is overshadowing all our
cities BY some these lmmoralities
are called peccadilloes, gallantries, &C.
centricities, and are relegated to the
realms of popularity, and few efforts
are being made against them God
bless the white Cross" movement, Is
it is called-an organization making
a mighty assault on this evil! God
forward the tracts on this subject dis |
tributed by the religious tract socie- |
ties of the land. God help parents in
the great work they are doing, in try
ing to start their children with pure |
principles! God help all legislators in |
their attempt to prohibit this crime! /.
Not only are the affairs of this world |
so a-twist, a-jaugle and racked that
there seems a need OF the Divine APP !
pearance, but there is another reason. /
Have you not noticed that in the his 7
tory of this planet God turns a leaf |
about every 1000 years? God turned !
a leaf, and this world was fitted for I
human residence. About 5000 more
years passed along and God turned i
another leaf, and it was the deluge. /
About 1000 more years passed on and
II was the nativity. Almost 1000 more
years have passed by, and He will
probably soon turn another leaf.
What il will be ] cannot say. II may
DC the demolition Of all these mon
'trosities Of tnrpitude, and the estab.
ishment Of Righteousness in all the
'arth. He can do it, and He will do II.
am as confident as II IL were already
accomplished. How easily He can do
t my text suggests. II does not ask
'od TO hurl great thunderbolt of His
lower. but Just TO rise from the
hrone on which He sits. Only that
viii be necessary. Let God arise"
IT will be no excrtion Of omnipo-
encc. II will be no blending or brac-
ny for mighty lift It will be no
ending down the sky Of the white
'orse cavalry of Heaven or rumbling
var chariots. He will only rise. Now
lie is sitting in the majesty and pa
fence Of His reign. He is from Ills
hrone watching the mastering Of all
he forces Of blasphemy and drunk
nness and impurity and fraud and
sabbath breaking, and when they
ave done their worst and are surely
organized He will bestir himself and
ay: MY enemies have denied Me long
nough, and their cup of iniquity is
ull. have given them all opportu-
ity for repentance. This dispense
ion OF patience Is ended, and the
aith of the good shall be tried no