Year: 1874

dent that he Understands the Case.


3a9. WHEELING, April %.
Editors OF the IutellIgeneer:


Please favor me again by publishing
the following article:


Two great armies are being called TO-
gether, one by the Enemies of Alcoholic
and Brewed Liquors. The other by the
slaves of alcohol and also the dealers in
the stuff. 1t is war in which all are
taking part, right or wrong. The ladies
seem to be the leading characters in this
great war. But do you think the ladies
are in their proper sphere, or are they out
OF placer


flatter myself that am one in favor
of temperance, but am also one greatly
opposed to the course being pursued at
present. think they have begun at the
wrong end OF their work, and are doing
the work first that should be done last.
Let them first stop its manufacture and
then stop men from dealing in it, but
don't take the right to sell it from them
and still allow it to be made. There is
nothing just in that; nothing at all. As
long as whisky, or any other liquor, is al
lowed to be made, or is made, it will be
sold, and there is no use in thinking other
wise. You cannot stop its sale as long as
it is manufactured. There is no earthly
use in trying it. -..


twill be failure, and l may say that
in this city it Is already failure. But the
time will come when set of persons will
go forward, determined to tear up this
demon by the roots. They will not hold
mass meetings OF ladies and pass pledges
around, but will do the work in the proper
manner. 1t may be score of years yet
before our country is free from the grip
OF this demon of destruction, but 1t will
come sooner or later, and when the men
who will come prepared to do this work
make their appearance, it will be in the
halls OF Congress that they will accomp-
lish the end. OF course they will have to
advocate their cause before the people to
gain the sympathy of the public; but
they will have no pledges. tso 81


Our ladies have done no good whatever
thus far, aud the prospects are that they
started wrong and will undoubtedly end
wrong. Ladies, don't you begin to see
the folly OF the course you are pursuing ?
1t is time you should. JUSTICE.
From Another Youthful Correspond


ent.


Editors of the Intelllgeucer.


In Thursdays issue you gave place to
some questions from q youth who signs
"JuStIce" at the foot OF his commun1ca-
tion, and who, / suppose, is impressed
with the belief that he has set at rest all
the honest doubts of minds which are
not merely receptive, and which have
possibly given his subject a fuller and
more candid consideration than he has.
Will you please give room for the follow
ing Yankees answer-a few questions ?


Is it better to believe doctrine be-
cause our fathers believed 1t, or to search
all things, and hold fast to that which is
good"


Is there any means of proving the truth
OF the Christian religion without the BIZ
BILE, or anything derived from it


II there is material hell, Sohere is it
: Cannot the religion of Mahomet or OF
Mormon be as incontrovertibly proven by
means OF their books of faith as Chris
tianity can by means OF the Bible?


If "Justice" will satisfactorily answer
these queries he will have the triumph OF
converting one who believes and has al
ways believed that


''Whateyer creed be taught or land be trod,


Mans conscience is the oracle of God"


And that If that oracle be wrongly edu.
Gated, he who educates it, and not he who
acts by it, will have the wrong to answer
So