The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-12-05
W. T.U.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. n. L. HOBBS.
From Patriot Phaianx.
KEEP SWEET"
By DR.. w. n. BOles.

By Dr.. w. II. Boles.
We often hear this advice or in
junction. What is meant by this
oft repeated expression? Is it
meant to keep in a good hnmor?
II so that is exactly what every re-
lIligious and political rsformer should
1 do.
4 Is it meant to be pleasant and
kind, personally, to alloppos'r rs as
far as they will permit you 10 be?
If so, every gentleman and lady
should not fail to do this.
Is it meant by this for public
||teacher in religion and reform poll
Itics to hold back some rugged
Thoughts and awful facts, which he
knows by their presentation sre 60
ling to stir up the enemy TO the
depths and produce anger, wrath,
hatred and deep seated prejudices?
If so, then he is coward. Is it
meant that no invective, sarcasm,
wit, irony, repartee, and even r.di-
cule shall be used by speakers
lin religious and political work?
Then who OF all the noble reformers
are guiItless?
Does it mean that sharp rebukes
aud denunciations shall not be Civ
en- to wrong doers? Then who Of all
the prophets and the great reform
ers-even John the Baptist and
Christ-were not guilty?
1 We believe that there is much
sickIy sentimental and hypocritical
talk in these days about keeping
sweet" Every man who voted
1.-THE Democratic ticket in 1864 was
characterized as rebel and trait
or by Republican orators in un-
measured terms. And why? Be-
cause it was said they voted a tick
ct that upheld secession, rebellion
and traitorism.
If you would read the speeches
Iof Phillips. Garrison, Brownlow
and others, on slavery and rebellion,
you would find parallels, similes,
and illustrations full OF irony, ear
cssm, satire, ridioule and inveciiye
that made Democrats tremble.
II II you will turn TO the prophets,
Christ aud the apostles, you will
| get lessons as how 10 meet wicked
perverse generation OF people.
/ Did Isaiah keep sweet when he
lold Isreal that they were ''like
Dutrefying sores from the sole Of
the foot to the crown vf the head?"
Did jeremiah keep sweet when
ne told the mobiles and kings that
they "were thieves and robbers?"
Did John Baptist keep sweet
when be called the great people
known as Pharisees "a generation
To- viper-?"
Was Jesus very sweet when he
preached that sermon reported In
the 23rd chapter Of Matthew, in
which he denounced the church
members and politicians as hypo-
critics and compared them to the rot
IIeness and dead mems bones" in
the graves Of their dead?
Was he very sweet when he said:
|"Oh, We generation Of vipers, how
can you escape the damnation Of
hell?" And when he said, "Ye are
of ycur father the devil, and he
was liar from the beginning?"
We believe that the above exam
pies are sufficient for one Install
ment. l imagine hear some one
whisper, "We live in a different
age; our preachers and speakers
are not Isaiahs, Jeremiaha, Chr;sts,
Ior apostles; nor are they Phillipses,
and other great reformers."
No, but should not q preacher
take Christ, apostles and prophets
for their examples, rather than the
housed-up colleged professor OF a
Theological seminary, who knows
but little of human society and the
evils Of the day?
And in the great prohibition re-
form, should not Prohibition or
ator rather pattern after the brave
and successful reformers on the
slavery question than the conserva
tive, temporizing temperance Re-
|publicans and Democrats, and
weak -kneed Prohibitionists, who
never fought real battle for the
cause in their lives?
As to this being different age,
I most solemnly protest, If you
mean that the enemies Of the Apos-
ties, Christ and prophets are not to
be met to day. We have the same
enemies to meet only in a worse
form.
We have organized meanness,
cussedness, villainy and anarchy
now that the Christ never met.
Every form Of devilment and
shame Il commercia'ized now, and