The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-26

give away as much tobacco as /
please, but, as Christian, you know
yourself Charles / can't afford to sell
it on Sunday"
"Marse John you sholy is a gentle
man and Christian
People don't go to all that trouble
in these days to whip the devil around
THE stump. Men are hired to stay in
drug stores and at hotel cigar stands
TO sell tobacco and cigars and they
trade as they do on other days.
Some years ago DIR. Harris told me
the reason he could not attend church
was because so many people put off
being sick until Sunday. They were
feeling badly perhaps all the week,
but they hated TO lose the time to
take medicine, SO they put off sending
for the doctor until Sunday and ex-
pected him TO cure them in time TO go
to work on Monday morning bright
and early.
Isn't human nature q queer com
pound? And didn't Paul tell a ire
mendous truth when he said 1.-THE
carnal mind is enmity against God?"
And haven't we all found his further
statement true, that this "carnal mind
is not subject to the law of God 2"
But, how wonderful and how cheer
ing the further statement of Paul,
But we are not in the flesh but in
the spirit, if so be that spirit of Christ
dwell IN you
OF course the House will pass thu
Ward bill. The question when mar
rowef down and brought To its final
analysis. is this: Shall we stand for
God or Old 'Nick?' Should we legislate
TO remove intemperancc and make ii
easier for men to serve God accept
|ably. or should we, to make ourselves
popular. legislate to promote and
popularize an evil that is doing moro
mischief than war, pestilence and
famine?
have voted for Democrats over
fifty years, and I think, with the late
Senator Zebulon r. Vance, that
Democracy is immortal" / never be-
lieved, however. that, as a party
Democracy stood as high on some
moral questions as it ought to have
done; but, it cannot be denied that,
since the war at least, it has led all
other political parties in every move
ment that looked to the uplifting Of
our race to higher safer ana happier
conditions.
In 1882 The Republicans conducted
n campaign hostile to temperance,
charging that the Democrats were
p
the entire black vote of the State was
hurled solidly against the Democrats,
and every appeal that could be was
made To incite fear in the minds of the
people. as to taking away rights and
demoishine the temple of liberty; the
great hue and cry against sumptuary
laws and the intolerance and
fanaticism of churches and preachers;
and Notwithstanding tinle-serving
t., IEkr1
thor boots. afraid to commit them
party, won q victory over the Liquor
Dealers Association, called the
Liberal party. but in fact Republican
party, by electing Judge BeVcnett
CongreSsman-a large. Since that time
the Democratic party has gradually
but surely gone on and upward, until
today the church of God is looking
to IL for the final overthrow in this
State of its most formidable enemy.
Two years ago the Legislature made a
long stride in the direction of n final
conquest. Now the opportunity and
the responsibility are in other hands
and upon other shoulders. To the
House OF Representatives all eyes are
turned and the question is will our
representatives be true to the trust re-
posed in them?
| have faith to believe they will
that when the present Legislature adj
journs It may be truly said that the
Democratic party is still moving its
forces forward and driving the enemy
from its oldest haunts and strongest
holds.
T.. s. Again I say IL you wanta
copy of my book send I'm your name.
And II the $150 is handy you'd as
well send that too. First come first
served.
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