Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-23


Y this question rs never before. The
! We see God is calling Mo his servi,
/, some of the brainitst men of our nj
ton. such AS Hanley of Indiana. Fol
of --issouri. and Colby of New Je
sey. and many others who might b
{ mentioned, Who refuse 10 lie bought O
bribed by liquor or money. men who's
records are clean We see that til
prohibition territory is rapidly increas
ing. Thirty-five million of our peopl
today are living under legal prohib
ton of one kind or another Soutl
of the Mason and Dixon line, out o
twenty-seven mii,ion, over seventeen
| million are living under some form o
prohibition.
An Appeal to Young Men.
In closing Mr.. Lowry appealed tc
tho young men to taste not. touch not
and handle not. because the liquor
| business is a ieper. It rots everything
| ii touches. rots the very shoes from
the feet of n man who dispenses his
poison behind the bar Rots the fin,
gers from "a man who makes the poi
sonous decoction. Iiois the body of
the man who drinks its fiery juices
of taking a social glass. You proba
bly, look with scorn upon the man
who has become sot drunkard. You
say man IL fool who viii drink TO
excess. You say | can drink or let
It alone as ! please. Yes, that Is
what that poor drunkard once said
| am speaking TO those here tonight
who are just as sure to fill drunkard's
graves II they do moi change their
course OF life. as you sit here and
listen to this appeal Men that have
been just as strong and many strong
er. have come down under the power
Of drink have become murdefers and
filled drunkard's grave.
Rev Hoagland was sitting at his
breakfast table on sabbath morning
when he WAS called to his door by the
ringing of the bell There stood boy
about "A years of age, poorly clad
but tidicd up as hest he could. lie
was leaning on crutehes one leg off
at the knee. In a voice that trem
bled with emotion, and tears coursing
down his cheeks, he said:
"Mr Hoagiand, | am Freddy Brown,
have come to see II you viii go TO
the jail and talk and pray with my
father He is To be hung tomorrow
for the murder of my mother My
father Was good man but whisky
did II | have three little sisters
poor. and have no friends We live
In a dark and dinGy room. | do the
best | can to support my sisters by
selling papers. blacking boots. and
odd jobs, but, Mir. Hoagland. we are
awful poor. WIN you come and be
with us when father's body is brought
home? The governor says we may
have his body after he IL hung
lie was deeply moved to pity. and
promised. aud made haste to the jail
where he found his father He ac-
knowledgcd that he must have muir
dered his wife. for the circumstances
pointed that way, but he had not the
silghtest remembrance OF the deed
He said he was crAzed with drink, or
he would never have committed the
crime. He said MY wife was q
good woman and faithful mother to
my children. Never did dream that
my hand could be guilty oi such
crime" The man could face the pen
atty OF the law bravely for his deed
but he broke down and cried as II
his heart would break when he
..ought OF leaving his children In "a
destitute and friendless condition
him and left him TO his fate. The
next morning he was on his way to-
the miserable quarters of the children,
He found three little girls upon a
bed OF straw III one corner Oh tHt
room. They we're clad In rags; they
were beautiful girls had they had the
proper care; they were expecting the
body OF their dead father. and between
tneir cries and sobs they would say,
.'apa was good, but whisky did It."
| In little time two strong officers
| came, bearing the body OF the deao
father In a rude pine box. they Sc
IL down on two old rickeiy stools. The
cries OF the children were so heart
rending that they could not endure
| it, and made naste out. of the room
leaving MIR. Hoagland alone with TIE
| terrible scene. In moment the man
ly boy nerved himself and said Come
sisters. kiss papas face before it Il
cold" They gathered about his face
and smoothed II down with kisses
and between their sobs cried out
Papa was good. but whisky did 1t
papa was good. but whisky did it.
He raised his heart to God and said
% God did | fight to save countr
that would derive n revenne from
traffic that would make one scene lik
mis- possible?" In the whole histor