River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-05-10
Christian Temperance VS.. Political
Temperance.
tRY JOEL POSTER. ]
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There is no doubt that the Devil thinks
more Of prohibitionist than he does OF a
drunkard. The drunkard does not appear
to be on his side; in fact he is on no ones
side, not on his own He does not attack
any great principle, to do away with it, like
the prohibitionist; he violates a law of God
and takes the conse .uences. The Devil did
the same. Misery loves company. but there
can be no great admiration between them
The Devil hates a temperate user OF Gods
blessings one that lives up to Gods plan,
uses and not abuses. So does the prohi-
bitionist. How often do we hear them say
that the moderate d-inker is worse, doing
more harm to the cause Of temperance than
the drunkard. The Devil and the prohi-
bitionist are working against the great prin-
ciples Of God. They are both on the same
side in this great fight. Now. the Bible tells
us how they came to get on the wrong side.
Men most always do when they get drunk.
The Bible tells us they are drunk, and tells
us who keeps the saloon aud makes them
drunk, and what the consequences are to be.
Let us turn to the record. Isaiah, Chap 80,
verse 9:
''Stay yourselves and wonder, cry ye out
and cry, they are drunken but not with wine.
They stagger but not with strong drink"
have often stayed in their drunken ca
rousals, the same as did when young when
party of men would go in for drunken
spree for the purpose of studying character,
whilst the men and women were on one of
these DRINKS, and ind that the drunks got
up by the false teacher without drink are
more far-reaching and fatal to society than
the DRINKS from drink, and they are more
inconsistent in their talk The Potter spree
gotten up ON the eve of our spring election
a year or two ago. was a fair sample OF the
DRINKS got up by that class OF tramps in the
interest of political temperance. We will
give the close of his remarks before calling
for converts:
ave will all get aboard of the no license
ship OF River Falls and go booming into
Heaven, our banners flying, singing our tenn
perance songs"
What surprise party, got up on the Dolly
Warden principle without any regard to
color, taste or decency Here was every
thing aboard (bnt the true temperance tolks),
men, women, children, preachers and all.
Then commenced the yelling for converts:
"Come up among Gods people and sign the
pledge!" | could not help thinking how
often that drunken brute had probably given
the same yell in places where they used
strong drink as well as women to intoxicate.
but where the results were not as bad ON
society, as it did not so to posterity as in this
case where the present and future mother
were made drunk in the interest of political
temperance. Whilst the drunk was at its
height an old gentleman, saloon keeper,
came in and looked things over and saw the
plan on which they were running their
drunk, ard he kind'r hung his head, and
much as to say, 81 know where you got that
plan" Those that had been on sprees of
that kind with drink included, appeared to
be more cool than some of the preachers
they acted more like country lad in for the
first time where the drink and girls make his
eyes sparkle. This was by far the most
demoralizing drunk River Falls ever had.
In the same chapter we have louted the
Prophet tells how, when on these sprees,
they always call ON God with their mouth.
Verse 10:
Wherefore the Lord said, " Forasmuch as
this people draw near me with their mouth
they are great in chin music) and with their
lips do honor me, but have removed their
heart far from me, and their fear towards me
is taught by the precept OF men,"
How perfectly this describes the present
state OF things Human nature is the same.
The same old passions stay with u.s. Christ
found it was the same when he came ON
earth and used the following language, found
in Matthew, Chap. IS, VS.. 7, and 9:
rye hypoorites, well did Issiah pophesy OF
you saying"-(using the same language.
Mark gives the same, chapter Z, verses 6
and Z.
Christ found the political priest allied with
the moneyed power the same as it is to-day,
and he showed us that it was case where
lynch law was iustiiable, as it was the only
case where he went for lynch law, but it cost
him his life.
we find that God says it is the priest that
is doing this, saloon keepers have nothing to
do with it. God complains in kzekiel, Chap.
%, verse Co.
''Her priests have violated my law, and
have prolaued mine holy things. They have
put no difference between the holy and pro-
fame, neither have they showed any differ
ence between the unclean and the clean, and
have hid their eyes from my sabbath and |
am profaned among them. =
Here we see the same as is going on to-day.
The priest wants to put temperance and in
temperance under the same law. They put
no difference between them. and they are
profaning the sabbath to carry OH their po-
litical temperance. We notice where Christ
quotes Isaiah he calls these political temper
ance preachers ..hypocrites." NOW hypo-
critic is a monocraI cut OF power; he is in
disguise, playing good and humble to get
power to govern. If be gets it he viii be-
come bloodthirsty tyrant if necessary to
keep his control up.)
TO BE CONTINUED