River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-17

beng given over to prostitution tthe saloon
keeper amt in this) and shan't raise an,
children.
No one over so years of age who has paiC
any attention to this subject and kept sober
but must realize that this judgment Is leint
carried oat at fearful rate ON this nation
and the parts of the nation that have haC
this false teaching the longest are the farthes
along. Take New England Before this
commenced everything was free; they were
taught moral freedom; they raised large
families. In the town OF Meriden, Conn
where | was born, in one school district
the roll called for 40 children going to schoo
belonging to eleven families, and one of the
families belonged to the Baptist preacher
My mother had nine brothers, all stout and
able men, no drunkards One of them was
on the scout with the grandfather OF neigh
Dor Putnam when he performed his daring
feat in craftsmanship to get away from the
British. You go there to-day and you will
ind few children raised except those raised
by foreigners
We will quote from Ecelesiastes, Chap. ?,
verse "a:
"rhere is nothing better for man than
he should eat and drink and that he should
make his soul enjoy good in his labor
This also saw that i. was from the hand OIL
God"
Here we see that prohibition steps between
God and man and says to the christian tenn
perance man, e'You shan't do this Sd chap
ter, 18th, 18th and l4th verses:
81 know that there is no good in them
but for man to rejoice and do good in his
lie;
"And also that every one should eat and
drink and enjoy the good of all his labor.
1t is the gilt of God.
81 know that whatsoever God doeth il
shall be for ever Nothing can be put to il
nor anything taken from it, and God doeth
it that men should fear before Him"
We see from this that God don't need the
help of the prohibitionist; he has got His
work done and done for ever.
Let US look at the teachings of the disci-
pies. Corinthians, Chap, 9. VS.. 8 and 4:
s'Aline answer to them that do examine me
is this;
Paul appears to have the same trouble with
wrong teaching we have to-day, but he al
ways tells them that they must rely on their
religion, and not law We quote from Gala
tians, Chap 2, verse Is:
"Knowing that man is not justified by
the works Of the law but by the faith OF Jesus
Christ even we have believed in Jesus Christ
that we might be justified by the faith oil
Christ and not by the works OF the law, for
by the works OF the law shall no flesh be JUS
titled"
Paul appears to have clear view OF these
great principles belonging to the God of reve-
lation as well as the God of nature that
Christ came on earth to teach. See the same
chapter, verse ii:
81 do not Illustrate the grace OF God, for il
righteousness came by law then Christ is
dead in vain"
Paul appears to use the word "grace" &c
represent this great principle Of self-govern.
ment. We quote. Chap. 5, v. A.
s'Christ is become of no effect unto you
whatsoever of you are justified by the law yt
| are fallen from grace"
Tor in other words you have lost sight o.
the great principles that ought to govern
you'll Verse 10,
"For brethren We have been called unto
| liberty, only use not liberty for an occasion
to the flesh but by love serve one another. Il
We quote from Colossians, Chap 2, verses
90 and 81:
"Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ iron
| the rudiments Of the world why as though
| living in the world are ye subject to or
dinaHces.
"Touch not, taste not, handle not
| Here the christian is given to understand
that he must trust on his religion aud not OF
prohibition laws for his government; but thu
political christian of to-day is at work t.
make prohibition laws, and make men b,
governed by them even ii they are opposed
to them and want to follow Christ. W.
quote from Timothy, chapter /, verses
and s:
s.Desiring to be teachers of the law, under
standing neither what they say nor whereo
they affirm;
sfBut we know that the law is good if ;
man use it lawfully"
1t would be well for the prohibitionist Ii
read this whole chapter aud find out wha
are subjects of law. 1t appears that ignor
ance and passion were doing the same ther
as they are now. We quote from H. limo
thy, Chap 3, VS. a, 8, and 6:
''Traitors heady, high minded, lovers o
| pleasure more than lovers IF God;
sHaving form OF Goodness but denyinG
the power thereof, from such turn away;
stFor OF this sort are they which creep int
| houses and lead captive silly women ladeI
with sins, led away with divers lusts."
Here is perfect description Of politica
christianity of to-day We quote iron
Hebrews, Chap. 10. VS.. l6 and IL:
'.This is the covenant that will make will
them alter those days saith the Lord, / vii
put my laws into their hearts and in thei
| minds will write them;
''And their sins and iniquities will | re
! member no more
Here we are told by God where we are t.
look for the laws that govern true christians
We quote from James, Chap. Nv. %;
ssBut whose looketh into the perfect law o
| liberty and continued therein, he being not
a forgetful nearer but doer of the work
this man shall be blessed in his deed
Here is the true principle laid down and it.
true rewards given.
air. Editor, have given few OF the many
passages in the Bible to encourage true chris
tianity and condemn false christianity. w
close the record. My plan is to go back to th'
teachings Of our fathers make no distinc
ton in any kind OF business; make all free
as the Bible makes them; increase the pen,
atty; hold the drunkard responsible, as :hs
law OF God does lbut not put him to DEATH
take away his right 10 vote, his right to have
| 3 wife-make him responsible, no one else;
i no license in it. We would have so manI
saloons at the start there would be little
profit in them, then as we made the drinkers
responsible they would be more careful: tlIi.
would lessen the customers Of the saloon,
and make them still less profitable. Some
| OF them would have to quit the busines s.
But this wen q ruin the pr0hibitionists' plaL
4 to govern his fellow man He will oppose ii
and viii be ready to 'sdie with love Tor the
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