Mr. World and Miss Church-Member

convey students and visitors from one college t

r and her cherished esc

e of these up-to

field?" asked Mr. World as they

uggested. But her manner indicated that she did not wis

miled, as he sank back into the com

harmonizing with the work of this college which was known among the pilgrims of the King's Highway as The Devil's Temperance College. It covere

ounds, and saw more closely the magnitude and beauty of the edifi

ered the gigantic building devoted to the subject of Temperance and the Bible. They ho

f one hundred feet in height and a seating capacity fully capable of accommodating the visiting multitudes. The acoustics were so perfect that one, at the farther end of the room, could easily hear

he stage spoke at intervals, or answered questions

illuminated letters: T

n the two comrades took seat

schools to decide. It is our province to show what the Bible teaches on this important theme. Temperance is a word so misused and

le and offered to explain, or to have explained, any part of it

member arose with Bible in hand. "Did Christians, during the li

Expert who quickly stepped forw

" he affirmed, "but tha

that day not to di

le ordered that one should speak at a time and that they

in kind, that Noah drank,

ntic

is used to-day in t

ne that is used to-day. There

from London then obtained the floo

like to know whether you conclude by your former assertion concerning t

How could it do so con

's ex

ing: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.' How do you harmonize t

gainst Jonah because he refused to preach the truth to the people. So in this passage, 'strong drink is raging,' because so many church-members and ministers refuse to preach the real truth to the people on the subject of strong drink. (Prolonged applause.) If there were as much said against me falsely, as has been spoken against strong drink, I would not only ra

hosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.' How could a person be wise who allows hims

r," cried out a brewer f

ert, "who are woefully deceived, and who are ende

n from Kansas, U. S. A., as he violently

a fair specimen of a deceived man. (Laughter.) He is lean and bony, and if any one of you never before saw such a man, take a full view of him now. Suppose you," he said, as he continued pointin

till till the voice of the

Rum Devil. (Suppressed applause.) If Mr. Venerable thinks I am the only man present who comes under his classification of 'dec

m out!" "Away with him!

to the Rum Traffic, let him rise,

hundred from Maine; yea, a thousand more until over seven

, to visit. Stand up! Show your colors! If you remain seated you will be classed with the enemy. The time to honor

sings, whispered to an excited saloon-keeper: "Let them

calmed by these personal words from the venerable chairman: "Let these people go. They will soon get int

"You, who are too cowardly or indifferent to rise from your seats, are throwing your influence this d

"I want it distinctly understood that I am just as good as the man from Kansas, and just as much of a temperance man, but I don't believe in this way of showing my colo

stantly at his side. "Come, come, don't spoil that fight; suffer rather than have them combine a

embers to express their indignation at

r my protest against this manner of procedure," s

ance man, to express my indignation at that Kansas prodigy," were some of the expressions

misjudgment in starting this factional display. This provoked some radical leaders of the W. C. T.

brewers, whiskey politicians, and the professors on the stage were smiling in ghoulish glee. They e

d to blows. Others scrambled to get from the room. The elevators were put in quick service, and I s

r building," suggest

ding of all the Temperance College. It stood centrally amongst

e fight between the temperence factions was greatly enjoye

r floors. Proceeding, in obedience to the advice given, they soon beheld a room of greater size and magnificence than the one which they had just left, and as they we

is not to ask his servant, the stomach, whether it is willing to do the work of transformation. He is to give it the work to do. The stomach will do it, unless that particular digestive function is lost. It is claimed by some who know more about ditch-digg

to be buried," guessed

(Laug

e speaker, but you have

ng," said the proprietor of a beer-sal

y from my idea," s

rum-lawyer. "It is b

pla

nks too much, he is liable to trouble, just like a man who eats too much, or sleeps too much, or even talks too much about temperance. (Applause and laughter.) I tell you, my good friends, a little of that elixir of life is just as good for my stomach as it was for Timothy's, a

An announcement came from the platform that in an hour the eminent Dr. Strauss of Europe would discourse on "The

t of the audience dispersed in varying groups, an

members, many of whom were favorably and deeply impressed

me of presenting the untruth, and declared that they would

-members of the same faith and those of separate creeds. These disp

lecture was a very convincing argument in favor of what is called the "Normal Use of Malt Liquors." He declared that moderate drinking could have no evil effect on the action of the hea

trated the second division of his lecture by the use of pictorial charts. In

y a second series of illustrated charts the lecturer intended to show how alcoholic beverages, in coursing through the human

his seat, there was a deafening roar from all parts of the vast hall. To the mind of Miss Church-Member the argument of Dr. Strauss was unanswerable, and consequently she w

e other buildings of the group. Miss Church-Member was so filled with the doctrines of

nducted his ever-faithful friend through some of the fash

le beverages, had she not been so strongly influenced by the prolonged visit at th

ns of this whole college and, look

such an impish work-covering truth an

d those in his kingdom find chiefest delight in thorns, and not in flow