Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-09

THE CRUSADE.


Temperance is part of religion. Its
special work is to teach self-denial, to
keep the body pure, that it may become
the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit
1t is among the lessons that God has
been teaching the race from its earliest
infancy, and yet one most difficult to
learn. 1t is shocking to see the rioting
and drunkenness to which many of the
race have given themselves up, the fear
full poisoning in which they have so in
dulged, as to unfit them utterly for the
service of God, and by which they have
ruined themselves, soul and body.
Wherever the Gospel has been preach
ed, men have been called upon to leave
the lusts of the flesh in which they pre-
viously walked. The modern temper
ance reformation was begun, and for
many years mostly conducted by Chris
tan ministers and people. At last. by
steps now easily traced. the work be-
came separated from the Church,
which largely lost its interest, and
ceased its efforts therein. Then the
work languished, and men talked of it
as of a failure.
But this was not in accordance with
the will of God. The cause must not
languish the Church must work for
temperance and God knows how to find
workers. His Church is largely made
up of women, and when the set time to
favor Zion had come. He placed the
burden upon them. And oh, what a
burden it was ! What an agony of soul
it rolled upon those women who gave
themselves willingly to work, and how
wonderfully did God make them willing
in the day of His power How perfectly
did He sustain the unaccustomed hands
and inspire with Heavens own boldness
the timid speech, and strengthen the
weak knees, and enforce with courage
the demands made upon wicked to cease
the Internal traffic.
1t was a great work that God did for
the land against the liquor traffic in that
day; but it was greater, a mightier,
and more far-reaching work that He
did in awakening the women of the
Church, and setting them to labor with
heart and soul for temperance.
The Crusade, as many say, is now a
thing of the past: the Crusades as we
look upon it, is but just begun. The
first demonstration was but tocsin
rousing from indifference many who
were at ease in Zion, and putting into
the hands of many others the work they
had hardly dared hope for.
We propose now to follow up this
Crusade in all the ways which the LORD
may open to US, till the rumsellers are
fain to hide their diminished heads il
the caves and dark corners of the earth
and no man shall dare to openly poison
himself with "that which maketh a lie.
To this end we shall use our eyes t,
read all that God has written in natur
and in Revelation concerning this poi
son we shall use our hands to distrib
ute to all who are willing to read; W
shall use our tongue to expose its abom
nations, and warn all the people agains
them; we shall use our brains to devils
all sorts of plans for work that promis
good results. We have friends and W
shall cooperate with them to carry on
our plans; we have churches, and W
shall throw them open for the proclaim;
ton of a temperance gospel; we hav
time, and we shall give that: we hay
! money, and we shall give that (; we hay
knees, and we shall bow them daily
/ prevailing prayer for toe success of tn
great work. And, sisters, if we do a
this heartily as to God, and not uni
men, We shall be co-workers togeth,
with Him. The world will learn
practise the self-denial and lead ii
lives of purity that God designed. The
God Himself will come to dwell amor
men, and this Crusade will end only
the Millennium.-Union leaflets.