Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-22

education was struck ss the keynote Of
the Methodist religion, great things have
been accomplished. Millions of dollars
have been raised and expended In this
work. 1t Is the aim of the board to
make possible the securing OF an educa.
ton by every boy or girl who could not
otherwise obtain it. We have $4,000 in
our institutions of learning at the pres.
ent time and are graduating them at
The rate of of 1000 each year.
We also undertake to assist other wor-
thy institutions, and many Of the poor
struggling schools of the south and
west have been kept in existence by the
timely aid rendered them by our Board,
said be: "There is no hope for the
boy or girl who cannot read or write,
and 10 the mountain districts of some Of
our southern states there are thousands
of them in this condition" The Board
is now turning it's attention in that d.
rection and great results are already be-
ing accomplished. The speaker then
went on to tell of many personal cases he
had known where education and the
right influences had made highly re.
spected and useful citizens out of many
boys who seemed destined to occupy the
criminals cell.
After another hymn by the congregs-
ton Rev. Mr.. Leitch introduced Rev.
Clarence True Wilson, D. D., of Chicago,
National Field Representative for the
Temperance Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Mr.. Wilson gave ono
of the most forcible and eloquent ad
dresses for the cause Of temperance and
the work that should be done by the
churches in this movement, ever given
in this vicinity. He had no use for those
who claimed that the church should stay
out of politics, they had done that alto
gether too much in the past. Political!
leaders do not hesitate to say that they
will give more for the support of one
saloon In political election than for the
support of all the churches. Christian
people led by the ministers OF the gos-
pei must make themselves felt in the
fight for cleaner politics. The minister
who simply breaches on Sunday and
observes the forms OF religion through
the remainder of the week, ever holding
himself aloof from politics and all reform
movements is taking his money under
false pretences. He has other duties to
mankind besides those OF preacher.
Since the birth and death of Jesus
Christ one man can approach God as
we'll as another, We no longer need minis
ters to perform the duties of the priest,
but we need them to lead us in the fight
To overcome the evils Of the present
century. They must agitale reforms
and keep ut it until the desired results
are accomplished. Such action will
necessarily make enemies among a GER
tain class, but the good results in the
end will more than repay the unpleasant
experiences. This fight must be led by
the Christian ministers, there Is no one
else. Nine ten;hs of the daily press Is
against prohibition. Why? Because the
brewers money is behind the press. On
the lecture platform We hear the brewers
agents tell people that the use Of liquor
is approved by the Scriptures.
In this civic movement we need fear
less Christian men, more men aud more |
man in the men. Why license the sa-
loon? You might as well license few
men in each neighborbood to go out and
rob people, If they will only pay the
state a little revenue. The saloon is
nothing but the sale of souls for revenue |
only. Every saloon makes of your boy |
a drunkard and of your girl drunkard's
wife.
The speaker complimented Governor
Haines on his work in the interest of the |
of the prohibitory law, and |
his work with the rum pro- |
gram carried on by the Paisted admins |
iration. II the Governor continues his
good work of making the sheriffs OF the
state make good or get out, he should
have the support of every pulpit in the |
next election. The last national ad.
was also severely criticised
by the speaker for its decided leaning |
toward the interest of the brewers, and
the last effort of the president to help |
his friends by the veto of the Webb bill. |
Senators have found that they can dis |
cuss this question without dropping |
dead and now some desirable results may |
be obtained.
At the present time the temperance
workers are uniting in an effort to secure
an amendment to the constitution to
prohibit the manufacture and sale OF
LIQUOR, and there are twelve states that |
can be depended on to pass such a
measure. What we need is the public |
spirited pulpit, one that will talk dirty |
politics to it's men and have the men to |
talk to. No man can impress his hearers
in thing in which he does not believe.
We must shake of the formalities and
talk man. talk to the men. The speaker |
closed his address by quoting Scripture |
passages against the use of liquor.
After another hymn Rev. DR.. McCrea dis
missed the congregation with the bene-
diction.