Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-01-11

10 buO dubAOlItJ tOA OCuhpOAaA ROWSA
in any portion of Cbrist's church to-
day? Certainly the apostles did not
lay claim to it. The early church
for 325 years until Constantine grew
mightily,-though fearfully perse-
cuted, without any temporal power.
They had spiritual power such as
God blessed the church with at Pen
tecost, such power the church may
always claim and use, for fhe spirit
is given to abide with the church
forever. Now, according to cable to
the american from Rome Dec. 81,
1889. ellis Holiness referred to tenn
poral power, as necessary to the inde-
pendence of the Pope, in the exercise
of his mission and declared that he
did not claim the restoration of the
temporal power from human notions.
1t was his right, and he was required
to preserve it intact and transmit it
to his successor IS one of the inalien
able treasures of the christian faith.
When did Christ change, so as to
make His Kingdom of this world,
when he said plainly that His "King-
dom was not of this world? % Let
the different portions of the church
aim to lead individuals, to repentance
towards God and faith towards our
Lord Jesus Christ. Thus to save
their souls and help them spiritually.
Then morally and educationally, and
direct them to all charitable and
philanthropic movement for the bet
terment of the race, and the improve
ment of civilization and all earthly
governments,-in the person the
family,-in the community,-state
and nation. Then the state and the
church may exist as two separate
forces, each working out its destiny
according to the divine will, and
each the better, because of the exist
ance of the other. The governments
are ordained of God, and the church.
The Lambs wife, coming down
from God out of heaven,i is of divine
origin and under divine direction.
Xxx ~ Xxx
All over the country, high-license
and local option laws have been re-
ceiving the most evtravagant praise,
while prohibition is being more
strongly condemned, (by the oppo-
sition) Massachusetts and Iowa are
two good representatives of the two
policies. High-license and Prohibi-
tion. Massachusetts has high
license and local option, and Iowa
has prohibition. Both have almost
the same population, each has
large foreign element, and the en-
forcement of laws is in the hands of
the same party. In the year ending
1888, under high license and local
option Massachusetts arrested $4,000
persons for crimes, and committed to
her jails $4,000 criminals. Prison
and Jail reports show that 80 per
cent. of all her criminals were drunk
and, during the same year the CON-
missioner of jails asked for over a
| million dollars to enlarge her prisons.
During the same period, Iowa with
prohibition arrested but $4,000 for
crimes, and her total commitment
were only 83S, IS jails were reported
empty, and many others nearly so.
Thus under high license and local
option, Massachusetts furnished one
criminal for every 20 in population,
while under prohibition Iowa had
only one criminal to about 1000 popu-
lation. 1t is such contrast as these
that insure the abandonment of high
license and local option measures
and the adoption of Prohibition
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