Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-09-04
For the Beacon.
DOTS On TEMPERANCE.
MeSSrS. Editors,


WeSSrS. Editors,
IL is admitted that th
church ought TO be temperance sOciet,
enough. IL is her lofty privilege s.
10 be. As the Lambs wife, thi
high position is assigned her in th'
Sacred Scriptures. The Savior saiC
10 his church, the purchase of hi:
blood, "let your light so shine before
men that they may see your gOoC
works, and glorify your Father which
is in heaven And but, for the
imperfections hanging about his
people, its restraining power tor good
must be so potent that no necessity
could exist for these outside organiza-
,ions. There was an Achan in the
camp of Israel, Judas among the
Apostles, an Ananias of Jerusalem,
Simon Magus IN Samaria, and q
Jezebel at Thiatyra. Even in this
day OF exalted privileges a mixture
is discovered-.he good and the
bad, the pure and the impure, the holy
and the upholy, and they that serve
God and they that serve him not.
Cast your eye along tie track Of time,
and what q glorious contrast is dis
covered in the mlllenial glory of the
church compared with this shrouded'
condition of tie saints, battling
against temptation and the accumula-
ting weights Of ungodly-yea, un-
sanctifed-membership. See the
Lambs WIFE," in the day of her
triumph, coming up out Of the wilder
ness, Leaning on her Beloved, as
clear as the sun, rs fair as the moon
and as terrible as an army with ban
ners." Satan is 10 be bound
thousand years. This glorious
destiny is hers by right OF purchase.
In the midst of this transcendent light
and purity, every grade Of wickt dness
hides itself, and no enemies are found
on Gods footstool, to dispute the
complete elevation and sanctifcation
of the sons and daughters of men
No need of temperance societies
drunkenness will be unknown the
Distilery and the Dogery closed up
forever; none left to say to another
know We the Lord, for they shall all
know him, f.om the least unto the
greatest"
Satan's aim is to put down every
thing and everybody that lifts a hand
against the appliances used in peopling
his dark domains. The most sue
cessful agent doing his work in our
world is ,ohisky-this harmless
beueraQsl" To increase its flow
every fn1uence is brought into requisi-
tion. To bring about this desired
result he takes q walk through the
church of God, and from the shabby
specimens of christianity selects
leader and gives him letters OF
authority to carry forward his plans
for the overthrow of the temperance
movement. Working under false
pretences, he tells this honored agent
of his that the church is being greatly
damaged by these secret institutions /;
"this thing ought to be stopped at once.
Permit it to 60 on o little while
longer and you will not have the
privilege left you of taking one of
Gods creatures yea, not even for
thy stomach's sake. Arouse from
your lethargy and dispute every
inch Of ground with this insiduous
foe, laboring to destroy your liberties
and corrupt the purity of the church
of God. Will you lie still and permit
him to manacle your limbs, thus
restraining your free locomotion
'enroute' to the Grocery to lay in your
necessarily supplies? Forbid it
God! Forbid ii Heares!y NY
mind is made up never to strike my
colors. My heart responds to the
lofty sentiment expressed by Patrick
Henry, the greatest orator ever
Graded on the soil Of Virginia, Let
others do as they may. hut as for me,
give me liberty or give me death
Never! no, never, will | show the
white feather while there is a gallon
of whisky left in our world"
Satan, to eAcel all other liars, tells
us that the members of this secret
institution places it above the church
of God. In these "Dots" he is
branded as liar from the beginning.
What are the facts in the premises
These secret temperance societies in
the past have all been short lived.
The United Friends of Temperance"
born in the Crescent city," of earth
ly parentage, is only some three years
old. In a few short years its name
NAV cease to be spoken in our world.
Not so with the church of God, the
"Lamb's wife" This glorious
spiritual edifice is to be the admiration
of the ranking Angels before the
throne of God, ages upon ages after
the destruction of our world aud the
of the stars beheath our feet. |
Look aloft and see her glorious
destiny! In this spiritual Temple
going up in our world there is no
mixture. They are saved with an
everlasting salvation. No contingency
left. He places the purchase of his
blood in his Fathers keeping; and,
as if to silence forever any argumenta-
lion in our world as to the final pre-
sercation of his people, tells US "none
are able to pluck them out of my
Fathers hands" Placed above the |
church of God! Ah! could we in |
Imagination stand and witness the I