Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-27


anything TO prefer. and the Baptists
quit yelling water. water. water" ana
two-thirds OF their bunch going wherc
you can't ret drop. wen clean up this
saioon-fillod, brewcry-controlled coumu.
nifty for Christ I'm going to skin 'em.
You say you can't prohibit men from
drinking, Why. n Jesus Christ was here
today some OF YOU would keep ON in
sin Just the same.
But the law can be enforced against
whisky lust the same as q cam be en-
forced against anything else. ~ you have
honest officials to enforce II.
OF course Il doesn't prohibit There
isn't law ON tho hooks OF the state
that prohibits. We have laws against
murder. DO they prohibit? We have laws
against burglary. DO they prohihitg We
have laws against arson. rape. but they
do not prohibit
Would you introduce a bill 10 repeal
all the Laws that do not prohibit? ANY
law will prohibit 20 = certain extent IL
honest officials enforce II. But no law
will absolutely prohibit. We can make
law against liquor prohibit as much
as any law prohibits
Or would you introduce a bill saving
II you pay sLoOO a year you can Kill any
one YOU don't like; or by paying 500 a
year you can attack any girl you want to;
or by paying 500 a year you can steal
anything that suits you that's what you
do with the ditiest. rottenest gang this
side OF hell
You say for so much a year YOU can
have license TO make staggering. reel
ing. drunken sots, murderers and thieves
and vagabonds.
You say. "'Bill,' you're too hard on
the whisky"
] don't agree. Not on your life.
There was fellow going along the
pike and farmers dog ran swapping at
him. He tried 10 drive IL back with a
pitchfork he carried. and failing to do
SO he pinned it TO the ground with the
pronEs. out came the farmer.
Hey why don't YOU use the other end
OF that forkg''
lie answered. why didn't the dog come
at ma with the other end7"
TeIN story OF hts Convers,on.
SO. IL these dirty dogs como at me, III
come bSck. ] didn't intend 20 60 off AZ
hngeM and I'll leave with these re-
marks
Twenty-eiAht years ago I walked down
a street in Chicago In company with
some ball players who were famous I'm
this world tson2e OF them are dead nov)
and we went into saloon.
IL was Sunday afternoon and wa rot
tanked up and then went out ana sat
down on a corner. never go by that
street without thanking God Tor saving
me. 1t was "A vacant lot at that time.
We sat down on a curbing. Across the
street a company of men and women
were playing Recommendations. flutes
and slide trombones-and the others wers
singing the gospel hymns that I used 10
hear my mother sing back In the log
cabin in Iowa, and back in the old church
where / used TO go to Sunday school
And God painted on the canvas Of my
recollection and memory a vivid picture
of the scenes OF other days ana other
faces.
Many have long since turned 20 dust
sobbed and sobbed. and a young man
stepped out and said
We are going down to the Pacific
Garden Mission; won't you come down
To the mission? : am sure you will en-
JOY 1t. You can hear drunkards tell
how they have been saved and girls tell
how they have been saved from the red
light district"
arose and said to the boys:
I'm through. | am going TO Jesus
Christ We've come to the parting of
the ways" and l turned my back on
them. Some of them laughed and some
OF them Knocked me; one of them gave
me encouragement; others never said n
wosd
Twenty-elght years ago I turned and
left that little group on the corner of
state and Madison streets and walked
TO the little mission and fell on my
knees and staggered out OF sin and into
the arms Of the Savior.
| went over TO the west side OF Chi
eago, where was keeping company
with girl. now my wife Nell 7 mar
ried Nell. She was a Presbyterian, so
J am Presbyterian. II she had been
Catholic would have been a Catholic
because ! was hot on the trail OF Nell
The next day | had to go out 10 the
ball park and practice. Every morning
at 10 o'clock we had TO be out there and
practice. / never slept that night. 1
was afraid OF the horse-laugh that gang
would give mo because / had taken my
stand for Jesus Christ.
walked down 10 the old ball grounds.
I win never forget it. I slipped my key
into the wicket gate and the first man
to meet me after got inside was Mike
Kelley.
Up came Mike Kelley lie said: ''BiIl,
I'm proud OF you Religion is not my
long suit, but I'll help you all / can"
Up came Arson, the best ball player
that ever played the game; Pfeffer.
Clarkson, Flint. Jimmy Mccormick,
Burns. Williamson and Dalrymple.
There wasn't fellow In the gang who
Knocked every fellow had a word OF
encouragement for me.
Prayed for GOd's Help in BALL Game.
That afternoon We played the old De-
troit club. We were neck and neck for
the championship. That club had Thomp-
son. Richardson. Rowe, Dunlap. Hanlon
and Bennett and they could play bail.
l was playing right field. Mike Kelly
was catching and John @. Clarkson was
pitching. He was as fine a pitcher as
ever crRwled into a uniform. There are
some pitchers today-OToole. Bender.
Wood. Mathewson. Johnson. Marquard.