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Serpents of the Saloon The Divine Temperance Call
Chicago dispatch reports a Talmage sermon urging united action against strong drink. He likens intoxicants to a Solomonic serpent, argues for church led temperance reform, public laws to shield the young, and vows to fight the liquor evil with gospel power. He cites moral collapse and calls for pledge signing and sermons.
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