Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-28

polisin Cox a. { woula mnsh pe.e.,
:, have liquor dsn1ers . ort e uoaf1fea :
AmerIoa,s ooseruien 4 ths uuncle- -
QUESTION 4. what kind % d eoverufcn (,
best for %, GOOD OF BAD oos n :
x0oa enc then lct our chur .heu ana 81
yhrisfian .srRanizatisos unite - insurs
Ths opporsunfay - 81 eons fou
|pxessntt0z - ths pocp1o cur psrfec61r~
of temperance pF0hib4fiou.
- cdusstion and by taking advsn.
tage OF every opcn door we srs Rrsdu.
ally attaining oar objooeivo point. Oniy
the Crsa9or has ssid = L. there -
iIRat,r aud there waa lieht.n lnnss
purp1sss have been acoonp3iuhed II
pstsert toll and strong endsavos. Lei
"a not weary, for IN das sess0n we shaIl
reap n - faint NOT. m
We Gan bat think that - ala wisely
in netpin9 70 elect cur CITY o<Hnrrs
what confnsion they have wroo0YII Ia
businsss 9 circles
Of iats Ne have had an opportuuity
TO study the pros and cons Of the sun.
day Law, which for three years has been
q dead letter 50 far ~ car offy 4 con.
cerned- We are more than ever con.
vinced that the beauty of truth Il ea
hanoed and thRt errur ouiy ehOws more
ptAfnfy his soiied Rsems11x uhsn ths
calm light OF reason IL thrown anon
them. Ths signs Of the TINES are "a
vorAble. we think, when men oome 0as
fairly and sqnsrsiy for - sgHinss .
What = ssssdniIi iifs lsould hs e he
0ne Day oE yGst, og ohamns, veeo dsniod
70 asn. We DO n0t oxp8ot 70 ouunpeI
men 10 become Ohris<ians bat lying
behind every Chris&isn principIs is {
moral and physical Law whish it b uu-
wiss 10 disobey.
We have oniy 10 compare the .lov
plane upon which tho opponents Of The
Suaday Law bees tleie aeQumeuts with
the moEe sxaitcd nsed by thoos favor
ing it 10 show their respective merits.
We only need 70 ascertain the clnns Of
men composing the majority of th0ee
opposed 10 1nd that ~ must b. in favor
Of lie enf0roemout. AZ Christians, ~
wish the day kept separate from busi
nsss cares and oblieatious, a. far as
possible !; bat aside from our deepaf
sentiments concerning Il. we know that
our dear rciigion IL founded On snch
broad, comprehousive prinoiplos a 30
embrace all that IL good for man.
II il a matter Of which 70 may wsll
feel prond that the leading seoulxr news
paper Of the Territory - ths Posr
bfrELrrokNcEn--has espoased the side
Of right IN this controversy, - 10 has In
others during the year. We cannot
overestimate the value Of stauuch,
fearless uewapapef, when IL stands for q
priaciple. Oar estsemsd NationAl Su-
psrintendept Of the Press Depart ment,
Mrs. Housh, has said "The years are
continually casting nov mouids for hu !.
man life, and the Press, ever keepinQ
pace with the advance Of the age. Ia
itself reformed BY rsformers-" Let rs
soe 10 it that 10 keep oar U<andard for
newspaper high, and let ~ be satisfed
With nothing In this line that does net
sssk 10 elevate public soutiment, or
tend to the parifioasion Of sooisty.
There are several dep ailments VI
work which Va have undertaken. that ]
have not mentioned. not became they
are Of less importance, bat because
they have had iess time for results than
ssae which have claimed our attention
throughout the year. Many difIioulties
attend the Iabofs Of some Of our COM
nitteea, bsSt we believe their work Ii
right, though not ~ promising AZ along
other lines. Father Taylor, Of ss5ea-
mans Bethel fame. once told q de-
spondsnt Young missionary mot to take
| together With him into the field the
SEED bssket and the sickle" There 10 3
sermon in the sentence let as remem
ber IL. The coffee house We have hoped
tv establish, 10 ssili In the future. IL
has occurred 10 me that we should not,
| In these dull business timcs, attempt
anything that would seam like opposl-
tion 70 any one already engaged In
legitimate business tt is doubtful IL
We would succeed. and should We. it
would be at the expense Of some one
depending on his custom for living.
When the proper time oomes | have no
doubt we will fnd q s0ieAble location
| for our coffee house.
The Ladies' Relief Society has reliev-
ed us of some of the responsibility with
which we commenced the year. II is a
blessing 20 the poor and 90 10 the CON-
munity. Every organization ef women
should prove itself 20 be q moral force.
| Is cannot afford 10 do otherwise. Char
| table acts and deeds "blcss him who
gives and who reoeives,~ but ! should
be Qiad TO hear o public statement from
the Relief Society, Of what We know 10
| be the fact, that the one great cause Of
poverty is-love Of the drink.
pray that We may be fortunate In
our aeleotion and election OF officers f0s
the coming year, and that or eosamjt
tees may be wisely appointed. buoccss
depends 90 largely ON the efficiency OF
ell Of thcse.