Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06

years tralled It's Shiny folds through
our homes and our schools.
"Citzens. Christians, church MEM
bers ] call on you today TO take up
arms against the common Zoe Oh that
we hold dear In church, home ana
state. ] know there are honest busl-
ness men who have long writhed IN Sc
cret al the ignomity OF the natter
about their necks by which they nave
been led. There are citizens who nave
the best Interests Of the community at
heart who have hung their heads IN
shame of American politics, seeing TINS
brutal whisky element debating the
government Of tho towns ana parcel
Ing out their patronage and managing
their funds and enormous gtealings OF
the peoYle's money ! know there are
church members who have felt IN their
hearts the deep shame OF bowing the
knee 10 this rum god In order 70 make
Advancement IN political life Ana
call on an these today 20 rise with me
and begin "a fight against the entire
saloon business and whisky rule In
Milton until bv the help Of the Lord
OF Hosts we have got us the victory
Men. women, brothers, sisters In the
great family Of God on earth, viii you
ltftamely down and worship the great
beast OF this country? VIII YOU not
rather grid your swords upon your
thighs and 20 ont 10 battle against this
blasuhemous Phllstine who has defied
the armies OF the living God? / have
spoken my message. Let US ask the
wisdom and power Of the Divine TO
help u.s."
Philips prayer was almost painful In
It's intensity Of feeling and expression
The audience sat In deathly silence
and when he pronounced the amen Of
the benedlctOn II was several mo-
ments before any one stirred 10 leave
the church.
Phlp went home completely ex-
hausted, lie had put into his sermon
all Of himself and had called up all his
reserve pOWer--a thing he was not Of
ten guilty Of doing and for which he
condemned himself on this occasion,
But II was past. and he could not re-
call Il. He was not concerned as TO
the results OF his sermon. He had
long believed that II he spoke the mes
sage God gave him he was not to
grow anxious over the outcome Of II.
But the people OF Milton were deeply
stirred by the address. They were not
in the habit OF hearing that kind OF
preaching. And what was more, the
whisky clement was aroused. IL was
not In the habit OF having its authority
attacked In that bold, almost savage
manner. For years It's sway had been
undlsturbed II had insolently estab-
llshed itself In power until oven those
citizens who knew its thoroughly evil
character were deceived into the belief
that nothing better than licensing II
was possible. The idea that the saloon
could be banshed. removed. driven out
altogether. had never before been ad-
yocated I'm Milton. The conviction that
whether Il could be 1t ought 70 be sup
pressed had never gained ground with
any number OF people They had en-
dured Il as n necessary evil Philips
sermon, therefore. fell something like
a bomb into the whisky camp. Before
night the report Of the sermon had
spread all over the town. The saloon
men were enraged. Ordinarily they
would have paid no attention 10 any
thing q church or a preacher might say
or do. But Philip spoke from the pull
pit Of the largest church In Milton.
The whisky men knew that II the large
churches should all unite 70 fight them
they would make II very uncomforta-
bic for them and In the end probably
drive them out. Philip went home that
Sunday night after the evening service
with several bitter enemies. The whis-
ky men contributed one element. Some