The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1898-12-09

present to the other continents this assort.
ment OF religions and give them unhin-
dered choice, we have no doubt OF their
selecting this religion OF mercv and kind
ness and good will aud temporal and eter-
mi rescue. Hear It! America Is to take
this world for God!
On the map which we will put on the
cradle OF the new century we must have
very soon u railroad bridge across Bering
strait, those thirty-six miles OF water, not
deep, and they are spotted with islands
capable OF holding the piers OF great
bridge. And what with America and Asia
thus connected and Siberian railway, and
n railroad now projected for the length Of
Africa. and Palestine and Persia and India
and China and Burmah intersected with
railroad tracks. all OF which will be dono
before the new century is grown up, the
way will be open to the quick civilization
and evangelization of the whole world.
The work of this century has been to get
ready. All the earth Is now free to the
Gospel except two little spots, ono in Asia
and one in Africa, while at the beginning
OF the century there stood the Chinese wall
and there famed the dres and there gilt
tered the swords that forbade entrance to
many islands and large reaches OF contin-
ent. BoInesian cruelties and Fill Islands
cann:balism have given way, and all the
gates Of all tho continents are swung open
with a clang that has been a positive and
glorious invitation for Christianity to en-
ter. Telegraph, telephone and phonograph
are to be consecrated to Gospel dissemina-
tion and instead Of the voice that gains
the attention Of q few hundred or few
thousand people within the church walls
the telegraph will thrill the glad tidings
md the telephone will utter them to many
millions. oh, the infinite advantage that
the twentieth century has over what the
nineteenth century had at the starting!
In preparation for this coming century
we have time in the intervening years to
give some decisive strokes at the seven or
eight great evils that curse the world. 1t
would be an assault and battery upon the
coming century by this century IL we
allowed the full blow OF present evils to
fall upon tho future. We ought somehow
to cripple or minify some of these abomina-
tions. Alcoholism is to-day triumphant,
and arc we to let the all devouring monster
that has throttled this century seize upon
the next without first having filed his ac-
cursed hide with stinginC arrows enough
to weaken and stagger htm2 We have
While we have been waiting for the law OF
tue land to prohibit intoxicants we have
done little to quench the thirst Of appetite
in the palate and tongue OF a whole gen.
GRAFTON. Where are the public and enthu-
siasttc meetings that used to be held thirty
years ago for the one purpose OF persuad-
ing the young and middle aged and old
that strong drink is poisonous and damn
ing? When will we learn that We must
educate public opinion up to prohibitory
law. or such law will not be passed or II
passed will not be executed?
Seven or eight years ago on the ami
versary platform OF the National Temper
ance Society in New York deplored the
which moral suasion only could do and
said on that occasion, "If some poor
drunkard wandering along this street to-
night should see the lights kindled by this
brilliant asSemblage and should come in,
shouf1 ASK fo- tempsrancs pledge, that
he might sign 1t and begin a new career, I
do not believe there is In all this house =
temperance pledge, and you would have to
take out n torn letter envelope or a loose
scrap Of paper for the insbriate's sigma
ture." I found out afterward that there
was one such temperance pledge in the
audience, but only one that could hear
Of Do not leave to politics that which
can he done now in 10000 reformatory
isrssst asst ms aUu,iaE 81 u2XsE sen.%. The country
Of national redemption! DO not put upon
tue cradle of the twentieth century n m morn-
tain OF denijo Inns aud beer barrels and rum
rugs, and put to its infant lips wrctched-
ness. disease, murder and Abandonment in
solution. Aye. reform that army Of inc.
prlatss. All" you say, "it cannot be
doneF' That shows that You will be o, no
use in the WORK. 80 We OF little faithr'
Awny oaek IN early times President Davies,
In utter despair BECAUSE OF the throII 90
strong drink. The President said TO him.
''Sir, be OF good cheer. SYou can be s,yad
S,sn in rct; tns p'eiTs %An the despair
but 1 have always broken<Ny piedceT'
But" said the president, "I %Il he yonr
strength to keep the pledge. 7 wfSbe yonr
friend, and with loving arm aroINd YOU
will hold you up. When your apf-tita
burns, and you feel that on mUstt # frfbasHt9 fbgs -
.t-S-Se j Shield to o vou IN .ns s Parlor; ,a;
pathv n,n oi you with my books. nv svm-
my money, iiiehes viii ao my my society, my love,
"Ppetite and master it." A Ioot He your
S,o%ea on the poor mans face md ha aope
P'ed; i;, sir. % Will you do all that" "Snrs,.
signed the pledge and kent ~ me-, He
VI resident Davies which snvsd nna pan
mon. Will save million
banquet at Babylon. and .ho mn imperial
'eeh drinking the health OF gnests n1 aI mac mac
iiHhe ana all next day, the second ntoi,e ohe
40 oI uuu twenty guests, and he dronl. tha
nr th ot each separately. Then coIl;n"
ter cnp. he n f,Ied afreuiss the giant, a mon,
10 10" ms endurance; but, as he fnish.S 10
is. uIale from the cup OF HercnIaa th
avar no cropped in ft. from which be
,,ova5 5SScoyered. Alexander, who had coz
hu conquered Asia and connnoras m'ssus
- H. coulu not conquer himself md tbssro
onrl .nlensening ng peril that this good Iand
ours, ours, having conquered ali with whnna i"na !
,erthrown Sr Sy S@fs ts. into n battle may yet be
10 land that Hercules OF I'M nm' "a evil OF
ont:, INK. DO not let the staggerinc onG @
~ ana embruted host Of drun,ards O
,,iI Ito tho next century looking Tor insans
.ns ,nis -, ana almshonses and delirium ire.
~ ms ana dishonored graves. 'ie- il
mas oeen custom in nil Ch;., n
'oI oI, ior people to keep watch NIGHT ~.
naa ye"r goes out and n new van VI
,' s IN. People assemble in chnr.,,Haa \