The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-05
AUSTRALIAN LECTURER.
Miss Murcutt Talked on Temperance Last
Night.
SHE IS A FLUENT AND PLEASING SPEAKER
says the Christian Churches Are
Responsible for the Trnf-
fic of Liquor.

ed audience to hear the address oil Miss
Nurcutt OF Australia, who has been So
cured by tho woman's Christian Temper
ance Union to deliver a series OF lectures
In Houston. She spoke on Temperance
and prefaced her talk with an incident
related by Miss Willard in one OF her an
nual reports before the National conven-
ton OF the Woman's Christian Tsuiper-
anco Union. She said; During the civil
war there was regiment whose every
member was professed Christian. in-
GLIDING the roglmental band, and religious
services were held regularly. In battle
with superior force this regiment was
repulsed and driven back The men were
rallied by the commanding officer and the
bank struck up the air OF the old familiar
hymn, My Soul Looks Up to Thee SWEEP
LamO OF Cavalry and second charge
was made upon the enemy, only 10 DC
again tepused. After being driven back
some distance the disordered ranks were
finally brought into line and with the band
PLAYING the old time a Charge TO Keep
Have a God to Glorify, these men VINO
had been raised as Christians and VINO
still relied upon their God TO care Tor
them made a third charge and won VIC
tory over largely superior force. Tnis
Is but an example of what may be ac-
compished by those who trust in tho
Lord.
II come as stranger to you, from q
/ foreign land-Australa But we are all
/ working for the same cause, that OF trying
! to save lost SOUS to Christ, We are not
/ what the world generally calls heroes. In
| the eyes OF the world those who sacrifice
! their lives and die Tor others are con-
sidered heroes Dewey takes Manila aud
the world calls him great. Schley and
/ Sampson win great naval battles and arc
| lauded as heroes. and Michael Angelic as
carver of sculpture has gained eminence
( in the world OF art The work being done
by the Womun's Christian Temperance
/ Union In the saving OF souls is OF far moro
value than the victories won or the fur
therance OF art by these men.
Not long ago q steamer took fire IN
midocean with 400 souls on board Upon
examination 1t was found that the boats
would hold only 100 persons, The women
and children We're put in first. then the
boats were filled 10 their capacity with
mon; $50 were lett standing on deck 10
60 down to a watery grave. Among this
number was young man who mad left
wife and child At home, and when learning
that he would be one OF the number to
remain on the ship and 60 down with It.,
fell on the deck aud asked God TO care tor
his loved ones far away An officer stand
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refused. but the ofnCer said y on have a
farf4+S-h have none and forced him into
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