The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-06
From a .Loutsauu- Proh,brnou1sr:
CAsToR SuIruuR SPRINGS, La,
july, 1885.


! DEAR LEADER - You having met
me at this point several times | take
this method of returning unto you
my thanks tor Your kind visits
After seeing SO many valuable
pieces on the subject Of Prohibition,
| feel like giving YOU few notes
am thankful that the demon in
temperance is giving way To some
extent in this country. The morals
of our rCoplc are more literally dis
cusscd than in years gone by, and
especially is this true touching the
light Of the people to suppress those
places oil resort which destroy the
manhood aud usefulness of our
young people. The manufacturers
and vendors of alcoholic liquors,
from the worst stomach bitterS to
the best distilled wines, are now
looked upon by the best thinking
people, as the very specks and
bIemishes Of our political, religious
and moral horizon. The time was
when men purchased their political
places and power by opening the
gateway to hell, aud turning down
( the throats OF the voters perfect
>luicc of distilled damnalion, with.
i out regard to educated intelligence
+ 1t Is changed now. The demand of
/ the people is for men who are not
even moderate drinkers to fill places
/ of honor and trust. As soon as II
man is before the people for an
/ Office from President down to Con
/ stable the inquiry should be, How
is he Oh the liquor question = We
should demand brave, outspoken
men-mcn who will not shrink
from duty. Ii a man has the moral
torce to resist the Establishments of
Satan's power, then the people can
and may trust him rs their servant.
fhe tiuIc has been when the ques-
tion was discussed with batcd
breath. but now meH can discuss
the propricty of le4iolating the
tNI Al + tam ,
Slavery, once Il curse to our moral
and religious institutions, was
wiped out It'll in blood and in fire
and This terrible liquor curse must
go, and 60 it will, and that in the
near future. The time has been
when all our churches, Bapti>ts and
! Protestant, tolerated liquor drink
ing. Members, deaconS and pastors
would accept from these member,
vhe blood money wrung from
orpans and widows tears. No won
der there is religious death in tn,
Ialt iIclc tHfSG Ii'i al II lfi9 Il
permitted to remain as members O.
the body of Christ, and then per
mitted to sow The seeds Of religious
and moral death in the very house
Of the Lord. | appeal to christians
every whore. We can stop these
tL;,.,c DO ,,>Crn ,.,,n,io4.Dt ia an,
duty, Withdraw from him thai
walkelh disorderIy, and especially
do appeal To YOU to purge out tho
leaven Of uncleannceS, known as
whiSky-drinking and whisky deal
inc members. We can do this
We want the law to withdraw its
protecting power from this ours,
and prohibit it like murder, thell
aud other crimes, tori is well known
hat nearly all the crimes and pau
perism OF our cOuntry is caused by
This curse. IL is the swcet-scentcd
hloated liquor dealer under the
SancI IN and protection of the law
tLat deals out to miserable victims
OF appetite, liquid fire that nerve
The arm that wleldl The pistol anG
knife in their work of drstrucli nr
aud death. Our legislatures impos,
heavy penalties on the pistuI-carry.
ing, but if they wish to ahoIi>I
most etfrctually the evils Of this
practice, they must 10 away will
p the lcgaIzed whisky traffic, without
which the pistol and knife are harm
less, no matter how carried.
Now in conclusion | speak to all
christians, let US not only preach
upon the hou,etops and pray in the
closet, but let us 90 out in the high
ways and prc&ch, pray and talk
. Prohibition whore ever we go.
w. p. NJ.
: Chewing the cud." Do you
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