The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-12-05

CnurCn memOer deacon OF minister VINO
would not offer it to the callers, was con-
sidered stiDgy. Especially during the
past twenty years, while the manufao-
ture of intuxicants has so rapidly in
creased, the temperance reform has
made wonderful progress, and the pro-
portion of teetotalers is much greater TO
day than ever before. And yet the
amount of liquor used per individual is
much more than ever before, showing
the great excess of those who use it.
Brethren, when we realize that the fu-
ture of our beloved country depends up
on the character of the young men and
women of to-day, ana then real zs what
hold intemperance has upon the young.
Seeing as we do-young men, aye, and
young women too, beas,ly drunk, is it
not time for us to cry with unit ID voices,
o God, deliver us. | dwell a moment
longer upon this subject, because feel
that it is the greatest evil with which
we have to contend, and remark that
there can never be a pure Government
with the present strength of the liquor
power. -.
A pure Christian man cannot be per-
suaded to run for Office, and If he did he
would be defeated. There would be too
much strength against him.
The North american RertelC estimates
the capital, invested in this traffic to be
one billion of dollars, which is surely a
low estimate if Joseph Cooks statement
IS correct when he says that there are
seventy-fve million of dollars invested
in Boston alone. 1t is generally con-
ceded that we, as a Nation, pay $780,
900, 900 each year for drink. Now see its
power. 1t controls the polls and con-
trolls the men after elected. 1t not only
bribes but it intimidates The following
resolution was passed in the Brewers
Seventh Convention
Resolved, That we find it necessary,
In business point of view to patronize
only such business men as will work
hand in. hand with u.s." And this ie
fully carried out. A blacksmith who
was employed by brewer, was on jury
which convicted saloon keeper of sell
ing liquor contrary to law. He was i'm
mediately discharged. By their own
confession they freely expended money
10 accomplish their purpose at the polls.
And see how its power creeps into legis-
lative halls. The liquor lobby at Albany
before legislative committee, admitted
that during the session Of 1889, they
had expended about 800 600 to influence
legislation. Now If rum drinking and
corruption are the prerequisites to public
office, | know that every father and
mother will earnestly pray that their
cons may not enter into the political
field. The young man who starts out to
follow this path might be elected to
4ome high positiDD--if he ltUed, but with
theintensity of life at the present day, he
would die drunkard before he was 30
years of age. And from what source
shall we obt in rulers? The answer can
be found in the 2l Great Peril of our
land, Uiz
ULTRA SOCIALISM.
Among such can we find willing lead
ers, but to what will they lead? To ruin
and National death What is their prin.
ciple Away with private property.
Away with all authority. Away with
the State. Away with the family.
Away with religion"
quote few facts In the meeting
of the Internationals, held at Pittsburgh,
the following was unanimously adopted
The church finally seeks to make com
plete idols of the mass and to make them
torego the paradise on earth, by prom
ising them Fictitious heaven"
Truth, a paper published in San Fran
cisco, CAL, says "When the laboring
men understand that the heaven which
they are promised hereafter is but a
mirage, they will knock at the door of
the wealthy robber tcith mIsket in hand
and demand their share of the goods OF
this life now
Freiheit [frihile meaning freedom, a
paper published by Herr Most, thus con
cludes an article on Fruits of the Belief
in God" Religion, authority and
state are all carved out of the same
piece of wood to the devil with them
ALL" The same sheet advocates "a new
senealogy traced from mothers, whose
names and not those of the fathers, de-
scend to the children, since it is never
certain who the father is."
Their law is force. 1t is related OF
their parade in New York city Sept 5,
1888, that many banners were inscribed
with riotous sentiment. For example
Every man must have breech load
er and know how TO use it," Prepare
for the coming revolution. .'etc. And how
many men do you suppose were in that
parade and believed in the sentiment
ItApTtFhtu NtdIll lO,NUO.
Truth again says WAR to the pal
ace. peace to the cottage, death TO lux.
uriuus living. We have no moment to
waste, arm / say to the teeth, for the
revolution is upon US"
When the explosions took place in the
Houses of Parliament and in the Tower
of London the following declarations
were made at meeting of the Socialists
in Chicago:
This explosion has demonstrated that
Socialists can safely go into large con-
gregations in broad daylight and explode
their bombs"
Again, "a little hogs grease and a
little nitric acid make terrible explo
sion. Ten cents worth will blow 9
building to atoms"
Again, dynamite can be made out ol
the dead bodies of capitalists as well al
out of hogs"
Brethren, it is estimated that there
are 100, 100 such men in this land to- day
and God only knows what the influence
of such teaching upon the minds of un
educated and besotted men will be. The
elements of Socialism are many. men
tion but few.
/. A disregard for human life. Their
is but one remedy for this. II was Jesu
Christ our Lord who said, what shal
. il profit man to gain the whole worlC
and lose his own soul" thus showing
, that every individual was precious a
, Gods creature. This sentiment is grow
ing and at last must conquer, Yet So
cialism would do away with 1t, and thu
send many men out into the unknown
eternity without moments warning
simply for self qualification.
2. Element is
sKEPTICisM.
/ A widespread lnfidelity preceded th
. French Revolution and helped to prepar
= the way for it. There is always DANCE
e where skepticsm has it's full play in tn
& country.
I The 3d element of Socialism is idle
g ness. They talk about starving yt
r. won't work. They want others to wor
e and then give them the benefits. II
}. contrary to physical, natural, moral an
n spiritual laws. Yet they would bull
n up a system upon it. But the questio
r may be asked, From whence came thi
thing?
1t The answer is found in the Sd Peri
D which mention.
u IMMIGRATION,
r Possibly not one out of a hundre
question our future. There is a proven
l. which says "God cares for children
r fools and the United States"
n During the 90 years preceding 1881
: we had 10000, 600 foreigners make the
rs homes among us. Why
ID l. Because of the wonderful chanc
N here of getting on well.
J. 2. Because the old world grinds dow
J. so hard they are glad to escape.