The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-14


Sunday evening the Rev. d. H.
Bailey delivered to very large audi
ence Of the first of series OF dis
courses on Popular Routes to He'll
From Marion, Ohio" His theme last
evening was by Steamer" Text,
Prov. 23:24.
Mr.. Bailey began the sermon by a
description of the boat in the storm
of last week, where fire broke out In
the boat and for hours the passengers
and crew were in great peril. SOL
omon," said the speaker, had such
ia scene in mind, when he gave this
description of the drunken man. :"
The discourse covered three PROPOSE
tions: First, the Liquor Route is
very popular in Marion; second, 1t
leads to hell; third, opposition is the
true attitude of the christian.
"The test OF popularity is people.
Patronage alone counts The saloons
of Marion are in great favor with
the people. The people spend $1,000
per day in this city for drink. More
than 23OO of the citizens of this town
believe in the saloons. They so ex-
pressed themselves at the ballot boxes.
III there is a saloon keeper here to-
night" said the speaker, you need
not hang your head like kill-sheep
dog, you have more friends in this
town than I have"
Popularity is no test Of merit.
Two yellow dogs fighting on the
street corner will draw bigger
crowd than the best concert company
in the state. The saloon is the one
place where a man may spend his
time without the restraint Of civiliza-
|tion. There Is good deal Of the
beast in the average man. Here he
lean let loose all the bear there is
in him. He can chew, smoke. spit,
swear, blackguard, drink and no pro-
test is offered.
Hell is the place for souls ban
ished from God because of their
Iwickedness. He'll is condition as
well as a place. That condition Is a
demoralized nature with all its at
Itendant sorrows.
The use OF intoxicants dehumanizes
man and prepares him for the place
of lost souls. The saloon is the
great enemy of the home. Mr.. Bailey
spoke of attending the funeral OF
man who had died Of drunkenness
He ws a product of our civilization
No drunkard shall inherit the King.
dom of Heaven" But the Bible offers
no more hope for the drunkard max
err than for the drunkard himself
Unless the 23O0 repent as see 1t,
said the preacher. "they will be the
companions of the drunkard in hell
1.-THE only two political issues toda,
are law enforcement and the temper
ance question. These issuey are tri
nmphant in Georgia, Tennessee, Texas
Oaklahoma, and elsewhere. If thu
Democratic party had sense enough
and conscience enough to nominate
VIM. Jennings Bryan on temper
ance platform, he would sweep tn,
country from Maine to California.
Mr.. Bailey read some extracts
from the Ohio State Journal, showing
the attitude Of leading citizens OF
the questions of the saloon and Law
enforcement. These are the issues II
Marion and Marion county. Poll
ticians may pool thir interests an,
among others secure the nomination
of men for office who blaspheme tn
name Of God, curse the churches an,
who are In active sympathy witt
saloon keepers and law breakers, bu
they ought not to expect that christian
men and patriotic citizens will vot
for such candidates.
"The young man. In buying his frs
drink, pays the first installment OF
his ticket to hell" The speaker close,
with an appeal to the men and espe
cially the young men to keep ava
from the saloon and to live temperat
Lives.
Sunday was the annual rail-