The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-26
THE REVEREND DOCTOR FRANK w
LUCE.

LUCE,
Pastor of the Maple Avenue NJ. E. Church
At the Maple Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal Church last evening" the pastor. the
Reverend Doctor +. W. Luce delivered
the third of a series OF sermon-lectu-es
on the general topic. The Home as a Fin
isfed Product of the Process Of Civiliza-
tion-" His subject last night was. The
Home and It's Enemy. the Boss Devil. -
These addresses are attracting large au-
diences. His text was: Matt. <. 8: And
fear not them that kill the body. but are
not able to kill the soul: but rather fear
him that is able to destroy both soul and
body in hades." The address was scatn-
: ing Indictment of the drink curse as an
enemy Of the home. childhood and woman
hood Among other things, he said:
''Of all the ills of satanic birth which
roam the earth and strew their pathway
with human Treckase the drink u curse, curse is Is
crime against God or man that Is not In
some cases Of its commital, inspired by
drunkenness, and when under command
of this demon all others become more
daring and villainous.
Others have slain their Thousands. but
the drink demon has slain his tens of
thousands. Though he roams defiantiy
the walks Of life. his home is in the
haunts of death. He is more to be feared
than pestilence, famine. flame. disease.
W0t or ueiuRe OF Oc<1tn neSe udNe power
TO torture and kill the body, while this
king of demons Is able to destroy both
soul and body. This evil monster Is the
legitimate Offspring OF satan: Wherever
homes. shattered fortunes. blighted char
acters and broken hearts. He disturbs
public peace, captivatcs private safety.
waviays and assassinafes childish fnno-
cences, bruises and crushes manly honor,
tramples upon womanly virtue. dethrones
human reason and enchains human souls.
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happiness here and hereafter. He is cruel.
heartless. relentless, defiant and ever ac-
tive. He Is never satisfied, though ever
ever 'tRirsting for more. yet ever quafiins
the blood Of broken and crushed hearts
mingled with the tears Of suffering inno-
emy e9nSe to the home % and M % tRe church @ an ally
Of hell and foe OF heaven.
THE saloon as an institution is the chief
agent of this master of evil, by which the
Victims are slain directly or Indirectly.
Common sense. experience and observa-
tiOn in every realm open to the consfdera-
the test assigned by the Savior of the
world as final. wherefore by their fruits
ye shall know them The fruit of the
American saloon as an ms institution ii can
ity to il. thinking thereby to rob it of ITS
deadly sting, is folly of the purest kind
and in the highest degree:
Such procedure is like decorating a
proven coward with a badge Of bravery.
clothing an ignoramus with cap and gown
and furnishing him with certificates Of
knowledge or robing his satanic majesty
with the garments of an angel of light.
The evil may be made thus to appear more
pleasing and hence more deceiving. but
place where the principal purpose is the
sale of intoxicating liquors as beverage
can never be other than an agent of evil
under the direction OF the boss devil, even
though IL he decorated with chaste art.
have an episcopal blessing and the rattle
Of the cut-glass decanters be mingled
with doxologies impiously directed to
God"