The Newtown bee., 1899-06-16
CIRCULATION:
Fairfield County
HUNTINGTON.

HUNTINGTON.
AN EXTRACT FROM THE SERMON PREACH
ED BY REV 4, j. PARK, MAY %, AT THE
CLOSE OF HIS PAsToRATE IN THE CON-
EDUCATIONAL CHURCH, HUNTINGTON.
PUBLISHED BY SPECIAL REQUEST.
know also that some of you have not
liked the presenting OF what I firmly be-
lieve to be the plain, logical and common
sense teaching of this word Of God, in re-
gard to she Christians responsibility,
yea, guilt in relation to that most terri
BILE curse, the liquor traffic, as perpetual
ted and upheld by the license system.
But to-day as for the last time, that /
may from this pulpit, be permitted to
look into your faces, as pastor, and as
we shall answer at the bar of God; /
would again ask you to try your lives
loon ira ffic, by the one touch stone of
true conduct ana prove for yourselves
with the eye of God resting upon IL you
can find any other logical solution from
the general or particular teachings of
this word of God, than that I have pre-
sented again and again. [ need to call
to mind but few of the many passages
OF Scripture pronouncing woe on the
| drunkard and drunkard makers, as in
Isaiah 6, "Woe unto them that are mighty
to drink wine and men of strength
to mingle strong drink; which Justify
the wicked for reward, and take away
the Righteousness of the righteous from
him." Now If God by the prophet had
been speaking only for our day, he could
not have more definitely condemned the
licensed system, then calling it justify
ing of the wicked for reward. The
same is most clear from Habakkuk Q,
IL. "Woe to him that bui1deth town
with blood; and stablisheth city by
iniquity." This is being done in our day
in devoting the license money to this and
that public purpose. In the 18th verse
we read, "Woe to him that giveth his
neighbor drink; that puttest thy bottle
to him and makest him drunken also that
thou mayest look ON his nakedness. Thou
art filled with shame. for glory; drink
thou also, -:he cup of the Lords right
hand shall be turIed unto thee, and foul
shame shall be upon thy glory" Here
we may see that by upholding the license
system, you are giving your neighbol
ink,putting your bottle to him, land God
declares that for this you shall reap fou
shame upon your glory. In the New
Testament we are positively assured thai
no drunkard can inherit the Kingdom OF
God, the intoxicating drink destroys
body and soul. Now in looking over oul
land, [ am sure that you must all, al
Christians, agree with me, that bust
ness which f1ourishes on the ruin of its
supporters, on plunderiug homes, on de
frauding helpless childhood, on debasina
and degrading manhood and woman
hood; which derives its support by in
flaming every vile and vicious passion IL
man, which creates drunkards, thieves
gamblers, wife-beaters, murderers, etc.
which brutaljzes and degrsdes the com
munity; yea, you must agree, that suct
a business ought not to claim, or have
any countenance or support from those
whosare Christians or believe this wore
Of God. But such is this saloon traffic
which ia protected, upheld, made legal
and perpetuated by license, 1t debauches
disgraces, impoverishes and Injuries ths
public; this God defying; it seals fol
eternal doom, as many or more souls
than all the church workers In the lanG
gather for the kingdom Of Christ, it IL
the most aggressive enemy of the churct
of God and yet holds its terrible cursina
power, by the sanction of the church
members who vote for license parties. A
few weeks ago (from the daily papers,
man named Sullivan in New York City
made himself maniac on licensed whis
key and beer, went home, beat his wift
into insensibility, then turning to thu
cradle seized his young child by It's fee
and dashed it's head against the door post
Now let me ask, where we shall plac.
the responsibility for this terrible deed
You say Sullivan did it and was guilty
Of murder. Yes, but he was insane; ye
in measure responsible for getting in
to that condition. But the saloonkeepel
tempted him and provided the liquor anC
80 also was responsible for his drunken
deed. But the saleonkeeper received
his certificate of good character and hit
license from the state, so The state mus
be held responsible for making this mar
commit the deed. But the state acted
through the party In power, hence thai
party was responsible for this terrible
crime. But the party Ia made mp of in
dividual voters many of them church
members and each one of these is re.
sponsibie and guilty before God, not on.
ly for this crime but also for hundred
OF similar crimes every day in the year
As it is written, sFor he that biddeth
hin God speed 10 partaker of his evil
deeds.'
Now the one who votes with license
party on election day saith, by his vote,
TO the saloonkeeper, "Hail!" and bids
him God speed. For every such voter
may or ought TO see the devil through
the saloonkeeper stealing the clothes
from the wives and children of their fel.
Town an, 90 also the health, strength,
mind, yea, the very souls for which
Christ died and by voting the license
party ticket he Ia consenting with the
thief 30 In Psalm 30: Is. Now as the
liquor trade IS sinful and aeurse, so the
licensing Of It's sinful and . curse. III
the licensing on II issinful, then the vos-
Ing Tor those, 80 for the party who an.
Ithorizss the licensing of 10, Ii ainful.