The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-01-16
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Prohibition and Drunkenness



1t is sad that sometimes "extremes
meet, and possibly this has never been
more clearly demonstrated than in Pro.
hibtion and Drunkenness. Calm, so.
Der Judgment, good sense and sound
reason, are alike dethroncd in both, and
men are us thoroughly intoxica ted, in
some instances, on the Prohibition ques.
ton, as ever any man can be upon whis-
ky, brandy or rum.
Temperance is the proper and lawful
use mot abuse Of such things as the
Creator has given to man. 1t Is "habit-
ual moderation in regard to the indul-
gcnce OF all the natural appetitcs and
passions" so that everything is kept in
proper subordination to the divine law
Drunkenness o. any kind is wrong
and sinful, whether religious, political,
or on whisky. 1t is alike drunkeaness-
reason is detlroncd, and riot, violence
and bIoodshed may be expected. No
greater curse can befall any people than
to be given over to drunkenness, wheth-
er religious, political, or alcoholic. The
scriptures speak Of some being drunk
en-, but not with wine they stagger,
but not with strong drink; for the Lord
hath poured out upon you the spirit Of
deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes
the prophets, and your rulers, and the
scers, hath he covered. lisa. xxx. 8.
Improper and extreme excitement Of
any kind is drunkenness, and even on
this, so-called, temperance question and
prohibition movement, have we not
heard drunken speeches from both the
pulpit and the stump?
1t is an admitted fact that the evils of
drunkenness are alarmingly great. 1t
is horrid to contemplate where our
country is drifting to in this direction /;
but, "shall We do evil that good may
come" y? Can society be bettered by
overcoming one horrid evil and substi-
tuting another, even worse, in its stead I?
Prophecy tells Of religious fanatics
whose influence is so great rs to make
the inhabitants Of the earth "drunk
with the wine" or doctrine of their re-
ligious fornication, while they them
selves are drunken with the blood Of
the saints, and with the martyrs Of Je-
sus. "-Rev. xvii. 3-6.
That there is both political and re.
ligious drunkenness embodied in this
modern Prohibition movement, there is
no doubt; and that it thirsts for blood
there can be no question, as the follow
ing extract from an editorial in a Meth.
odist paper will show. In speaking ON
the Prohibition question. the editor of
the northwestern Christian Adrocate, of
I Cincinnati, Ohio, says:
"The combat has been in vigorous
progress for fifty years The time
seems long, but it will be remembered
that it took hundred and fifty years
to destroy the lion, slavery; moral sua.
sion was tossed aside, like straw in Il
cyclone; legal suason had no effect ;
bullet and bdyOnet suasion had to rid the
world Of that foe to God and man. The
liquor question may die equally hard !;
but If it costs five thousand millions of
treasure, five years Of Jloody conflict, u
million Of men, and the life of Il Lin.
coin, rum, like its ally, slavery, must
go"
Is it not clearly evident that the muir
derous spirit OF this modern "Advo-
cate" is not the spirit Of Him from
whom it has blasphemously taken its
lovely name, Christian Advocate y?
The blessed and glorious ADVOCATE for
the church of God had no such murder
Gus designs to fulfill, as are bechod out
in the above extract. He rcbuked his
disciples for cherishing such revengeful
spirit. and tells them that he came not
to destroy mems lives, but to save
them"
In some instances the Lord has put
drunkenness-evcn religious drunken.
ness, as Il curse upon n ianatical religious
people who magnify themselves against
the Lord. !" Make ye HIM drunken
for he magnlded himself against the
Lord ; Moab also shall walow in his
vomit. der. xl., 26. "Babylon hath
been golden cup in the Lords hand
that hath made all the earth lruLken
tho natives have drunken of her wine
therefore the nations are mad -
Jer. H., 7.
Babylon signifies confusion, and it is
figuraiivcly used by inspired writer's to
represent all prosecuting, ianatical reli-
5lous sects and anti.christan denomina.
ions These sccts are the "nations"
mentioned in the above text. They
nave drunken of the doctrine of Baby
on, the wine, that dcthroues reason,
md exctes to religious frenzy and vic.
cncc. Therefore, the nations are
mad" With what maddened fury has
ny religious sect been seized and in.
uenced, when even one of its principal
rgans shall insist upon the wholesale
murder of "One million of men" to en-
'rce its doctrines. We know that the
scriptures muse be fulfilled, and were it
ot that they speak of such state oil
hings coming upon II wicked and erring
eople, we could not believe, that in I
his so'called, enlightened nineteenth
entury, any religious sect protesting
he name Of Christianity could he found
endorse IN editor who would boldly
End forth such sentiment as is found
! the extract from the Northwestern
tristan Advocate The extract, as we ri
ave given it, was handed us by an or.
erly, sober'minded citizen, who holds
responsible official position under the
of the United States. We
ave no doubt of its authenticity, II
lOuph tho data /, $40. 49,: