Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-15
One Thing mt a Time.

are often persuaded to think, is pro-
ductive of more harm than good,
and strange to say. this objeciiona
bic element is all on the side of the
professedly religious classes. In
every community there are apparent
ly we'll meaning men and women
who turn their back, upon the tenn
perance cause and ignore tie good il
isaccomplishins everyday, solely be-
cause, as they allege, there is no re
ligion in it. If our Jealous friends
want the sou! of the poor inebriate
to be washed in the "blood OF
Christ" let them first lit him from
the gutter into which intemperance
and dissipation have placed him; let
him be cleanscd, at least, from the
pollution of physical sin and clothcl
in his right mind before being pre-
sentod far that higher and more
spiritual cleansing which men of all
religions fir, ely admit can only be
wrought by "A baptism in the fount
ain OF divine purity. Surely, it were
better for our religion teachers t.
begin tue work OF regeneration on Il
temperance man than on a confrme,'
lrunkard.
The unfortunate wretch who falls
into ccsspool must first be lifted
from tie horrible pit before he can
be rcsuscitated. This is what the
! tenNcYance reform undertakes to do
and only this. 1t ,Datters not how
/ low II man has fallen III dissipation,
! the 90 Il sSamaritans OF the temper
unce cause will 90 down and lift him
/ w, purge him from his uncleanness.
! feed and rlO,hc him, and 50 far as hui
nan sympathy and human love can
go, make ANN once more man ana
stamp upon his countenance the i'm
age of his Maker. This, then, is the
great and good work undertaken by
the MODEST types Of humanity i'll our
land And to secure its fulfillment
the men and women Of all true tenn
perance organizations have devoted
their best energies; nay, TO wipe out
the curse Of intemperancc and ran
som The drni,kard, many have
pledged .Ecii lives, their fortunes
and their sacred honor.
These being the facts in the ease
it appears in bad taste for an enthu-
siastic temperance worker to be col
ly rebuhed by bis sanctimonious
neighbor and told that the only way
to better the condition of the drunk
ard is to convert him to the religion
OF Jesus Christ. We believe il
would be u sure antidote for the evil
in question if the religious sticklers
would but study well the policy
which Christ himself pursued and
SO much as in them lies, profit by its
teachings. Christ first heated the
ieper and then referred him to the
law of Moses for his spiritual enlight
eminent and guidance. So it is the
province of temperance people to do
They essay first to heal the leprosy
wrought by intemperance and ther
point the new made man to higher
and more glorious plane of advance
ment.
The unwarranted and sinful es
trangment which exists between mos
of the evangelical churches and de
voted temperance people is a burn
ing disgrace to both true religion ani
the Temperance cause. 1t is STUN
bling-block to the sinner who il
, starving for the bread of heaven ant
utter foolishness to the slave O
, strong drink. To the everlasting
honor, be it said, of few of ou
, most devoted and consistent clergy
men, they have donned the garb o
laborers and are working side b,
side with their unsanctified brethren
i'll the great field opened to then
t by the temperance reformation. w
. believe in small beginnings, and w
believe those beginnings should b
, made at the bottom of the ladder
If our friends, the jealous member
e orthodox churches, want to CONVEX
= the world, we'll and good. But il
t. our opinion, they will find that Their
e is vast deal of preliminary work t.
i be done. Drunkards must be mad