Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-12-22

suicide IN she midSt Of Luxury and
plenty, who, confronted By the evil
life be has led, snuf4 DOT hiS breath.
And we hear the answer come back,
the same answer, The wages Of sin IL
death
How many here tonight are dis
obeyinF God and walking In the ways
OF sinful qualification. Oh, think Of
IL, before Is 10 too late. That Old mas
ter Of yours, that old satan, will turn
on you, and the end will be inevitable
and eternal death,
Have you ever asked yourself"
the speaker went on, what you have
accomplished? Have you ssked your
self what your end is going to be?
You know IL has been said that Sll men
are created half dog, half man. You
know in 80 many cases they have
starved the man, but fed the dog, IN.
oil the man 10 all dog. You get to the
staRe where q man will come up to you
and say where is your way leading
youP
"Thst reminds me Of the predica-
ment Of q man down by our court hOuGe
who was, while very much 10 his cups,
trying to saddle a team Of mules.
Another man came along and said :
Say, Bud, you got your saddle on
hindSide before The intoxicated one
turned around and replied: 10 none
o. your business, II isn't' But you've
got your saddle on hindside BEFORE
repeated the other We'll, how do you
know which way Pm going2' de.
msnded the drunken man,
That's the case with 90 many men, I"
resumed the speaker, after the laugh
which greeted his aneedote had sub
sided. "Some sinner says IN turn
around when l get ready forgetting
that Sin iS binding him until he 10
hopeleSsly bound forever"
Dr.. strouSe here took up the special
theme 70 which he devoted moot OF the
rest Of HE talk. II was the question
OF dFinking-itS inception and its re-
suits. The man who Gays that wine
can be served at the home, the speaker
asserted, utters "damnable hereSy,"
This, too, set hands clappiBR, and
the evangelist proceeding spoke OF the
ideas Of some people that il young
boys we're allowed to have all the wine
or liquor they wanted at home they
would be 90 Surieited when they grew
up that they would care nothing for IL.
DO 700 think" he demanded, that
that 10 any more Of logical conclu-
sion than TO say IL you give q little pig
plenty Of SlopS he won't want any
SlopS when he gets TO be iull.groWn
hog2 No, you can't get away from II.
The result Of intemperanee is drunk.
enneSS,
Dr. StFouse had his RIea: audience
leaning forward now and strAininR to
catch HE every word Thus enTapt,
they were ready for HE next illusions
to the prostitution Of the Christmas
season by drink" and on this point be
dwelt with extraordinary vigor.
1T isG Sad commentary on the Joy.
Que OCCASION" he declared, that in
many q home Christmas morning IL
uSheFtd in with an egg nog May God
help the Christian home where this
poison IL set before he young men.
May"
Continued applause compelled .
brief pause, and then the speaker pur-
sued: "Whiskey 10 just ~ mean 10
eggs 80 iI IL DOT Of them, IL doesn't
do anything but spoil them, aud /
don't care for spoiled eggs."
Again the great crowd Uttered and
when Dr.. strouSe picked up bic thread
IL was 60 apply he earnest iuvsctive 10
the men and the habit that wrecked
homes, breaking wives hearts and pun.
i,hing innocent Children. ApropOs OF
this he Fecited . number OF incidents
o. these conditions. He met q little
shaver on q certain Christmas morn.
ing. looking very, very dOlsiul, and
iust ready 20 cry. What WaS the trou-
oles he asked, and the reply came be.
tween sobs. There ain't no Christ
mas &c our house. SOMEBODY told me
santa Claus was dFunk."
A feeble EigRls swept over the
hnnse. nnaihla enough % PEompl q