The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-09-13
OPPORTUNITIES.
BY E. ATEN.

| BY E. ATEN.
Opportunities come. Opportunities pass away. AS
each opportunity for doing good increases re-
sponsibity, happiness unhappiness is in
creased according to our Improvement or misim-
provement of the opportunity Not day passes by
hut brings with opportunities for doing good
Happy the man who embraces and improves these
golden moments, The hungry to be fed. the
ked clothed, the sick visited. These, with the many
other duties that come to each day. If faithfully
performed. will give the of the approba-
ton of Him who will finally say unto us, 81 was
hungered. and ye me meat; naked and clothed
me; sick and in prison. and We visited me. Verify
unto you inasmuch ye have done it unto of
the least of of these my brethren have done it
unto me.''
The fact that constantly surrounded with
portunities for doing good will only increase
condemnation if these be neglected: but if faithfully
improved, they will prove blessing to us and we
blessing to fellow-men. "As we have therefore
opportunity let do good unto all men, especially
unto them who are of the household of faith.'
1t is blessed thing that we have not althe same
calling. There are so many kinds of work, that no
need be neither should be idle. There vari-
kinds of both physical mental labor, Afford
ing numerous opportunities for doing good. Every
man has his mission in life. This he will be most
likely to find and fulfill, by the faithful performance
of the duties each day brings with it. Our life will
be the happier here and reward the greater here
after. if we faithfully obey the divine eXhortation
"Whatsoever thy hand fndeth to do, do it with thy
might Whether at home or abroad. on the farm or
in the school-room, at Sabbath School Church.
wherever we be- let faithfully perform duties
however humble, remembering. that. ''ff we be
not weary in well doing, in due shall reap
if we faint not.''
1t is not often that opportunity is given all to
gage in the work, at the same time but at the
present will the people of the State of Ohio male and
female, have chance to do something for the great
temperance cause, which has been agtafng the mind
of the people for many years. Golden opportunity! !!
Shall enlightened and intelligent people, al
low such golden opportunity to pass away misim-
proved? God forbid. Never before has this matter
been brought before the people Ohio it is at this
time Possibly we may never again have the chance.
offered this fall, of settling this great question by
vote. As with most every question, is it with this
There is 1rong side. and right side. There are
two proposed amendments to the Constitution
brought before the people, giving them the privilege
to vote for either, without interfering with their
ty ticket in the least AS these propositions in
direct opposition to each oher it becomes our duty
intelligent people, to find out and vote for the
one which is on the side ofright. After hearing the
discussion of the two propositions by some of
ablest and after careful consideration the
ture of each, any thoughtful man will be convinced
that the first is and the second right The first
amendment simply proposes to regulate the liquor
traffic which has been tried for years. and has proven
to be failure. Can any thoughtful man vote for
what he knows has proven a complete failure after
years of trial? Certainly not. Who wants to TcgE-
late a traffic which is evil and only evil? Certainly
who has honestly considered this great ques-
tion. Everv man who has carefully considered the
question will vote for what he knows will rcmore the
evil and not regulate it. Now this is just what the
second amendment proposes to do. 1t proposes for
to to prohibit the manufacture and traffic of in
toxicating liquors. Prohibition is the thing
want. 1t has been tried in Maine Iowa and Kansas,
and has proven a grand success in each of those
States Can we think for moment that it would
prove unsuccessful in Ohio? No no! The people of
Ohio are noble as dwell on the soil of America
Yes. but think hear say, prohibition has not
proven success In the States you have named. Who
to believe concerning these things? Shall we
believe those who are in favor of license law who
will say and do anything to keep this evil business
shall not rather believe those honest. truthful
temperance men, who working for the good of our
country? Surely if we desire the welfare of mankind
will believe the latter. hear some raise the OBJ
lection that there is political catch in the Sec
ond proposition, therefore they will not vote for it,
My friends, if you willing to. believe honest
and truthful men, cannot receive such doctrine
There is nothing in the objection. The second prop
osition nterferes in way with your politics. no
matter to what party you belong. You may belong to
| the Greenback, Republican, Democratic, Prohibit
ZIONIST, any other political party, vote your own
party ticket and at the time vote for the second
proposition. Again hear it said, the traffic of lq
brings great deal of money, and we can't af
ford give it up. The distillers consume hundreds
of bushels of our corn, for which receive good
price. We can't afford to lose this. My dear friends,
the money you receive for your is nothing COM
| pared with the cost brought upon you through the
crimes caused by intoxicating liquors. We had far
better remove every saloon from State, and feed
clothe every saloon keeper the remaining days
his life. We would receive compound interest by SO
| doing.
1t seems that some people get their eyes open
to the dreadful evil of the traffic of Intoxicating
| liquors. When see some of the brightest young
men of our land led into all manner of wickedness.
and finally brought down TO drunkard's grave, and
eternal ruin, shall we hesitate for moment to vo:e
for the second proposition, that the temptation may
! be removed from them? When we see so many
deaths, caused by this week, we true
to self true friends true to home true TO society,"
true country, to God, if allow such
an evil to continue in our midst when we have the
opportunity removing it by voting right? 1t seems
| to that who has love for SELF his
friends, home his country, for the first
propostIon will feel constrained to vote for the
second All the objections that be raised to the
second amendment are without weight, and one
who knows right from wrong will be excused for vot
ing first. 1t is kill man in way than
another, and we know that the drunkard-maker is
killing his hundreds and thousands, if we vote for the
first proposition, guilty of murder, inasmuch
| as we encourage those who commit the deed. God
deliver from such an evil. We do not wonder at
those who engage in the traffic, voting for the first
proposition, but it is very strange indeed that any
one who has not lost his power of reasoning should
vote for it. utterly astonished when hear any
one processes Christianity say that he will not
vote for the second proposition. 1nasmuch tenn
perance is of the fruits of the spirit, and the
teaching gospel from beginning to end, those who
profess Christianity should be careful they bear The
fruit of the spirit and live consistent with their pro-
fasson We should all times seek to be the side
of right Right must win. If be the side OF
right Gods side, there is no such thing as failure
| As every mans conscience approves him for doing
right and censures him for wrorg-doing. l venture
for Tho Ercf tiOl,