The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-06-04
W oman,s Temperance Column
The Lord of Hosts IS Nth as, the God
of Jacob is our refi,ga.'s 4 u
Law and .ReljglOn.

On recent Sabbath each Of certain
largely patronized lines of street cars in
the city of Brooklyn, bore conspi-
cuous announcement to the effect that
the "bsr was open all day. at one ofthe
Coney Island hotels. This fact was also
made patent later in the day by the in
cbriated condition of many young men
OH their return home from the seaside
in those very cars. And the desecrated
day was brought to close BY riotous
jubilee in this city over the liberation of
a convict from richly-merited impiison-
ment, at which the speakers, both male
and female, apparently viedI wi'hfeach
other in the shocking obscenity and
daring blasphemy of their language.
These defiant violations of all ideas of
decency, and of law, both human and
divine, may go for time UNPUBLISHED,
but the honor of Gods holy day will be
grandly vindicated If, by observance of
these very attacks upon it, the Chris
tan public is reused to greater zeal and
earnestness. The truth appears written
every day in more and more vivid
characters that Christ came to bring
not peace, but a sword into the world,
that by The sword, (may we saw; the
sword of the Divine WordO His fol.
lowers might win perfect peace. Men
may talk of moderation and conserva
tism; but when the devil flaunts insult.
ing defiance in the face of Gods sol
diers, it is time to wage aggressive
warfare against him. The watchwor(
of the true reformer must be, "No com
PROMISE" for compromise with an,
form of sin Is treason to God.
Human government is, we believe,
divinely appointed agency for orde
and virtue, and such fragrant assault
upon it as we have mentioned slloul,
not be allowed to pass nnopposed.
just here we are reminded that man,
persons, even protesting christians
strongly object to anything like uniol
between law and christianity; the cal
rying of temperance on the Sabbath in
to politics, is in their eyes somethin
dreadful. We do not advocate the Dol
STEERING up of the church by state laws
but we do believe that the law shout
protect christians in their lights as VOL
shippers of God and observers Of tb
Sabbath day. And when saloon-keer
er impudentlv advertises the fact thf
he is engaged in breaking the enac
ments both of Sinai and Albany, and
exerting all his power to destroy an
trample upon the privileges of the Goo
given and time-honored christian Sal
bath, we call for the civil arm to inte
pose its might between virtue and vic,
between order and drunken revelry.
AS for carrying temperance prime
pies into politics, by refusing to vol
for rum dealers candidates, and
striving to secure the passage of prob
bition laws, let it be borne in mind thu
such tactics were first adopted by Il
other side. The Nations' Prohibitio
Party was not organized until 1856
while two years previously, in Jun
1867, at the Seventh National Congre
OF Brewers, held in Chicago, it was
Resolyed, That we will sustain no candidate,
whatever party, in any election, who is In al
way DISPOSED towards the total abstinence caus
and vii. patronize only such business men
will work handin hand with u.s."
AT fully score of mass convention
of liquor manufacturers and dealer
since that time has that resolution bee
re-affirmed, Let no man say that I'll
Christian has not as much right to !,
conscience rule his ballot for tempe
ance and for holiness, as has the run
seller to allow self-interest to contr,
his vote for intemperance and sin.