The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-09-17
TO CHRISTIANS

eyes, you can save the young man.
but he who has grown old in DRINKS
enness has no hope Now we OBJ
iect TO this. There is salvation for
all. ale is also able to save them
to the mtermost that come unto God
by Him, seeing that He ever llveth
TO make intercesson for them. =
lis a short road to God through
Christ. and when he gives as such
words 'whosoever' and 'uttermost,
we can't believe that the poor gray
haired. rum-cursed sinner is lett out
No man who repents is refused for
eiveness ard God will always give
strength to resist the strongest
temptations if the tempted relies on
Him and asks fer deliverauce. This
is the doctrine Of Good Vemplarlsm
and we are willing TO work on,
though we are looked down upon by
some and are ignored by majority
of our citizens. The hearts OF wives
and mothers have been made glad
through the fundamentally Of our
Lodge and men have been placed IN
a condition 30 hear, believe aud be
saved. We shall never forget the
words Of a wife whose husbard had
grown old in his slavery to drink !;
"Since my husband joined the Good
TempIars my home has been perfect
sunshine 4 young brother Who
was fast going to ruin testihes :;
"Thc influence Of Minuehaha Lodge
clinched my determination to stop
drinking" Another says; Il love
the members Of Minnchaha Lodge.
They took me in when had sunk as
low as man could sink. They took
an interest in me, made me enjoy
the meetings and feel at home. =
They are saved men to>day We
only give some examples. We
could give more and who knows how
many have been kept from a druSk>
ards fate.
There is one question that troub-
les us much. Why do the pastors
of all the churches in our town re
fuse to Join us? Why do the ma
iority Of church members hold themN
selves sloof! A brother who has
never indeutiiied himself with any of
Christ's churches said to US one day
at almost makes me look upon
christianity as myth, when see
how christians ignore tois cause. D."
We wonder at it. When we see
christians falling by the way-hon~
dreds kept from ever embracing re
ligion and woe and suffering brought
to millions all from this one cause,
we are at loss to know how a
christian can remain inactive. 1t
the task looks hard it is only great
er reason why you should begin to
work now. God will help. He has
helped. There is nothing too hard
for Him. The church was instituted
for the purpose Of saving the lost
Has it no responsibility in the mat
ter Of saving lost druuksrds
Some persons I'VE shah not speak
Of their motivesl on Thursday, 2od
inst. gave a poor whisky victim!li-
quor till life was at stake. We have
heard Of no prayers being offered for
any Of the parties or Of any pulpit
condemning it. The only comment
We have heard from christians is
lust this: cit would not have been
much loss il lie had died. Now,
John Kirk has a soul as precious in
Gods sight as that Of the proudest
man on this continent, Queen We
toria's soul had as well be lost as
John Kirk 5, and we regret to see
christians so complacentiy thanking
God that they are mot as other
men are" This man and others
like him can be saved aud We ven,
ture to say that if christians will do
their simple duty they will be-
Have you ever asked any such to
turn about DO this and show them
that they may rely upon YOU for
help, for friendly counsel and SYM
patty. Show them that you feel for
them. DO what every Christian
ought to know how to do You say
that such man has no power over
will. God has and He has promised
to save "eyen TO the uttermoss. -
Do you doubt Him