The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-08-19

one lni"ses night principles into the
mind, and Christians are true freemen
because they avoid drunkenness willing
ly and not by compulsion. To be
compelled to abstain from vine by
law IS to make those men who have
always used this gift Alright, slaves. on
account Of those who have abused it.
At present We have liberty. A free
dom in this matter which has the sane
tion Of Gods word and ChrisPs ex-
ample, and it is the vesy boast Of
Christianity that it Is the glorious Iiber-
ty wberewitb Christ bath made us free.
Adultery, selfabuse and gIuttopy are
just as crying evils ss this of intemper-
ance and have degraded inep Just an
low in the scale Of humanity, and IL
would be just as wise to e1nascalate
humanity or forbid variety Of meats
aud vegetables to cure these evils ss to
fo7bid the use Of liquor
Christianity teaches man to control
lis passions and sppetites. The
druDkard reformed by Christ and who
abstains from drunkenness for His
sake has his soul cured as well as his
body. IL should then be an appeal 10
christian women when advocating
christian temperance not to force but
to lead. We believe that our Savior
Christ was God as well as man, and
that could the true cause have been adj
vabced by total abstinence, He would
have put forth His mighty power and
destroyed every thing on earth that
conld have rendered the commission Of
any crime impossible But His cause
IS 70 be advanced by no legions Of an
gels, or armies Of men and women
forcing their fellow men inso rsnks,<
The drunkard must be soa if
our work is to stand.
All right minded men and women
conld combine TO render the evils of
drunkenness far less deplorable than
tney are. To tax liquor above meas
nre is to put premium on it. But
good laws and moderate restrictions
could easily be obtained, IL the intoI-
erance of the advocates Of total abstin-
ence did not prevent those Who wish
70 aid temperance from joining their
ranks. We would like to see the
drnnkard whc heats bis wife, shipped
at the whipping Pous -slesr he iFcoHpex-
sober. We would Ike 10 hnxe lie.
man who refuses 70 give his wife Just.
share of his wages, in order that he
may waste it on drink, compelled by
: law to account for what he receives.
We would like TO have men who have
been convicted of drunkenness com
; PEELED to show permit before liquor
e would be sold them, and every saloon
e keeper who sells liquor to a man
0 evidently drunk, heavily fined or his
license recalled many statutes have
$ enacted the most wise provisions which
: could be adopted by all. But as long
o as reformers are Incorporate in their
means Of checking an evil they weaken
i
If and hinder the cause Of morality.
l. But my remarks are inieaded 70.
; christian men AMI woraes. Nho ere
{ thoroughly in earnest in their desiie tc
e do good. Do not lie wiser than youl
's Savior Christ but teach as He taught
=" Do not be afraid TO take wine at the
- Holy Communion because He viii
- furnish the moral power to prevent i
. harming you, and to doubt this is t
doubt Him. And when yon drinl
wine let it be, as the. Apostle says
P sanctifed by the word of God ans
= prayer. In teaching christian Tenn
&c perance let men know that as Go,
= made the wine it is our duty to use i
70 as God directs, and that it's abuse /
~ not only punished in this life bu
iS that which is to come.
i, / acknowledge that was led {,
Il these remarks by The column devote,
:. to the so-called temperance departmer
oe of last week. There Was not the frs
4. reference to the temperance taught :,
= Christ in it. The "most terribly sue
gestive statement" was headed by Il
i fact that liquor cost FIVE billions year
= as though the greatest objection to i
was its cost, an argument the mieh
:. be applied to ladies' dresses .
q mems cigars: in telling the erils tie
!. wine has done for women, il nrs :.
! them to oppose it everywhere Is III
y worst enemy of their sex, as though th
: detective training that fathers an,
. mothers give their children were no
: the real cause of intemperance. aud
:. drunken wretch calls on his fellowmel
: not to follow his example. Drunkard
,e who cannot control their appetites ar
7 not the proper persons to teach Chri,
- tian temperance.
IS The bible and the bible only is th
ne sure foundation for every principle Q