Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1915 — Christian Church Revival. [ARTICLE]

Christian Church Revival.

True to prophecy, Sunday was one of the greatest days in the tory of the Christian Church of this city. Large crowdls were in attendance at all the services, especially in the evening. Every available piece of space in the large ibudlding was occupied and a large number were turned away, unable to gain entrance. The sermon of the evening was on “Booze,” and the speaker said in part: Even though I .have never known the taste of intoxicating liquors, yet I feel I have an absolute right to speak u'pon (this subject, and to Strike my blow against the nefarious liquor traffic. I Wave a right bedauise I am an American citizen, and duty bound to strike at anything injurious and harmful .to the interests of this country. I have a right because I believe in the sanctity of the home, and must attack anything that would destroy this bulwark off our nation, I have a right (because I am the young man’s friend, and the enemy off thait which would drive him to defeat and hell. I have the right because I love my fellow men. I have a right because I, too, have suffered- In the past; beeause Of Its vileneSs and fearful ravages. That time has come when every man of any intelligence must commit himself and take his stand u'pon this mighty issue. The day is here when every political party in our land must take its position upon the quest bn I don’t know what I am politically. Some people have called me a republican; others have said I (belong to the democrats; others have placed me in the socialist ranks, and some few have gbne the limit and 1 placed me among the bull moosers. Be that as it may, I feel like shouting, all honor to the old democratic party, who set the temperance move in motion dn the rook-ribbed republican south. And how it is Spreading. Were Ito (turn prophet (Or a moment it would be to say that in a (few years we shall drive the hellish saloon into the bottom off the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Where it belongs. we hear a little piping voice risking in the midst of all the tears, sorrows, broken hearts and from as, saying, we must have the saloons for business reasons I issue tonight ■a sweeping challenge to show mw one instance wherein the saloon has ever helped business. On the contrary. It has increased the taxes and made conditions so much harder. It is. the cause of 90 per cent of .the crime, pauperiv-and insane in -our -country. We must put our hands down

in our pocketfe and pay the bills for the upkeep off these institutions, While the brewer and distiller* and saloonkeeper ~ lines Ids (pocket. . ’ ■ There never ,was a law, human-or divine, that the saloon regarded as being saered and binding/ It boa alwkya been the enemy off the home; the church, the young man, and the nation. The sermon tonight will -be on “The Man Who Went the Limit.” forget the great merbher’s service Tuesday night.