Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-05-11
FRANK ERRORS" AGAIN.

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notice communication entitled Crank
rors."
"That temperance is the handmade
christianity, which was affirmed by
Penniman."
Webster defines handmade as ga maid
1t waits at hand; female servant or
endant." 1t is true in literal sense
It temperance is neither a maid nor fe-
lie servant. Still who can doubt that
suppression of the manufacture and
G of alcoholic liquors for drinking pur-
ses by Christian nations would be
|st helpful to the progress of Christian
throughout the world.
"That protection for American homes
be safely separated from protection
American industries"
was not aware that any one had pro-
sed such separation. | believe, how
,r. it may be safely said that our AM
|can industries are in far greater dam
from the lack of protection to our
nerican homes" than from any reduc-
n in tariff that is likely to occur. The
bple of these United States can not
allow 90O,000.000 worth of liquors
Try year without doing incalculable
I'm to American industries, to say
hing of her homes.
"That temperance may be legiti-
(tely promoted. or even promoted at
by casting votes that will inevitably
p to elect men who are avowedly OPP
Eed to temperance.
Which means. | suppose, that it is
lnk error" to vote with the "so-called
rd party" Let me say in reply to this
.
cessarily or "inevitably help to elect
Il who are avowedly opposed to tenn
rance" but may. and often does, the
erse. On the other hand. one cannot
te for the regular nominees of either
the old parties without directly help
to elect many men who are opposed
Temperance" Why: Simply because
ny persons are placed in nomination by
h the old parties who are opposed to
bhibition, not always avowedly but none
less really. And not unfrequcntly
they placed in nomination because
" are opposed to prohibition. Every
w thought. every new movement or
parture from the old ways, as rule.
cts with opposition in this world. 1t
not vet 300 years since Calico was
urged with teaching that ''the sun is
center of the planetary system and
erpreting Scripture to suit his own
korv." and solemn sentence pronounc-
against him and he required to re-
unce ''his errors" But lit does move
all that And so it has been all
wn the ages. More than 40 years ago
+ anti-slaverv agitators received their
IRE of denunciation for entertaining
hnk errors yet today we crown them
roes who paved the way for the grand
party. 1t is Il very significant fact.
it seems to me. that the "so-called
rd party" from one end of our country
the other is composed almost wholly
earnest, conscientious Christian men
d women who claim the privilege of
linking for themselves. and voting ac
riding to the dictates of conscience.
4.eiving rs their reward denunciation
d condemnation with a consciousness
doing right. What the result shall
who can tell: c.
Editor Register My genial friend
of. Wager appeared in your last issue
tn some corrections and restrictions.
lich he directed toward a Mr.. Penni
m. the Woman's Christian Temperance
lion, and possibly toward the so-called
I'd party. He summed his ideas into
heading Crank Errors" and distrib-
ed them as follows:
First. Rank Error No. l charged
on Mr.. Penniman the statement that
temperance is the handmade of Chris
nifty" Our professor corrected this
ank error" by saying that "Mr. T..
ould have said and shown that temper
ce is Christianity" This would seem
e very broad application for ''tem-
rance'-a term that nearly all later
hge has restricted and made technical.
I'd even the professor himself was not
tistied with this wide use of the term.
d. though he parts company with his
gic, he says in the very next sentence
hat Christianity is essentially "A Christian
inciple." 1t must appear to all that
ERE is vast difference between the
itement "temperance is Christianity"
d the statement temperance is essen
lily Christian principle" TO which
es the professor hold? No matter.
not see that he has any better footing
AN Mr.. Penniman. | should say that
tn these gentlemen have used language
ther carelessly. Instead of calling "tem-
rance the handmade of Christianity,
saying "temperance is Christianity,
that temperance is essentially Chris
IN principle" it would be more correct
speak of temperance as IA Christian
tue. 1t is surely not necessary to de-
Enate to Prof Wager the plain differ
ce between a virtue and principle.
much for Rank Error No. l. Let
c dead bury their dead"
Second. Rank Error No. =: this in the
ofessor's Indictment admonishes the la
es of the w. c. 7. L. "that protection
b American homes cannot be safely
parated from protection for American
lustries. He says that "God made then,
american homes and American indus
es) to be kept together as mutually
Importing and helpful to true life" 1t
to be hoped that the ladies will accept
is special providence and arrangement
the Almighty for their welfare and
at they will not be so stupid and I'M
ateful as to sue for a divorce in order
the cruel separation of American
Pmes from American industries. If the
ofessor had shown wherein the ladies'
ere moving for this divorce | could sup
|rt him as against them but he did not
I'd as do not myself know in what way
at all, the ladies of the w. c. L. L. are
lying to break the nuptial bonds between
nerican homes and industries. Il can give
further advice.
MIhird, Rank Error No z. thinl, the