Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1884 — Temperance Column. [ARTICLE]

Temperance Column.

Pt'eparad by the ' Womens’ Chi iff tan Temperance Union of JSchfiselacr Ind., TbeW. C. T. y. on last Saturday Wt with Mrs. R. S. I)wiggins, a called meeting was appointed for Monday evening, at which a programme was adopted for a temperance entertainment, most of which is to be given by “The Band of Hope". The programme will appear in the next issue of The Republican. Owing to the funeral and the rain on last Sunday afternoon, the attendance at the Temperance School was small. A special effort is to be made to build up the school' and revive the interest in temperance work, and the loaders in this, very much desire the help q 1 all good people. THE FIRE TIIAT OLD NICK BUILT. Intemperance. This is the lire that Old Nick built. ■ ■ - Moderate drinking. This is the fuel that feeds the fire that Old Nick built. " Ram-selling. This is the ax that, cuts the wood that feeds the fire that bid N ick built. Love of money. This is the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds the fire that Old Nick built. Publie opinion. This is tlie sledge with its face of steel that batters the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wopd that Laid* the fare that Old Nick built.

A temperance meeting. This is one of the blows that we quietly deal to fashion the sledge with its face of steel that battens the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds the fire that Old Nick built. , Temperance pledge. This the smith. v that works with a will 10 give the .blow that we quietly deal to fashion the sledge witty its face of steel that batters the stone that grinds the ax that cuts the wood that feeds the fire that Old Nick built. Sternal truth. This is the Spirit, so gentle and still, that nerves the smith to work with a will to g.ve force to the blows which we quietly deal to fashion the sledge with its face of steel that .batters the stone that grinds the ax That cuts the wood that feeds the fire that Old Nick built.— Selected. The Gospel Temperance Meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening was a success. The sermon, by the Rev. B. F. Ferguson, -fras upon the subject of Temperance. He was assisted by Rovs. Dwiggins, Small and Webster. After the sermon Mr. Webster sang, in an impressive manner. the song entitled, “Where is my boy to-night"? Tbe Salmon Business Defined. „ It is a business which is opposed to svery clergyman in the country. It is a business which every merchant and business man hates and detests. It is a business which is the standing dread of every mother. It is a business which is the constant fear of every father. It is the business which is the horror . of every wife. It is a business which makes 90 per cent of the business of the criminal courts. . It is a business which makes 90 per cent of the pauperism for lax payers to support. It is a business which keeps employed an army of policemen in the cities. It is the business which puts out the fire on the hearth and condemns wives and children to hunger, cold and rags. It is the business which fosters vice for profit, and educates in wickedness fpr gain. Drunkenness comprises all ether Vices. It is the dictionary of vice, for —iT includea every vice.— Drunkenness means peculation, theft, robbery, arson, forgery, murder—for it leads to all these crimes —Cien'ral Methodist.