The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-23
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81 Inch bind the modern
! "Deli!ah,"
Political partisaHship surely constitute
those shackles, the breaking OF which
| will cement as "a unit the greatest and
most powerful party that has ever been
organized for the enfranchisement of the
world aud the social, economical and
moral uplifting OF mankind.
That cOnsumation is feasible, practical
and within reach. and needs only to be
thought upon by each individual mem
Der % Chris $ church III a prayerful and
candid manner in order to crystalize into
a complete and permanent victory Who
will help to get these thoughts before
the Christian Church? She has the
numerical, moral and financial strength
t. the accomplishment of this work, and
the liquor traffic lives to day only by
her grace.
She is responsible to-day before God
for it's existence, because she loves a
political party better than she loves her
God, aud the burning truth of this fact
is manifest to every candid observer.
The scriptGral truth that ''the children
of this world are wiser in their genera
ton than the children of light" is very
clearly seen in the skill Of the politicians
in dividing up the Christian temperance
men and so apportionlng them i'll the two
i ., 81,
harmless against the willy foe, while he
dictates our legislation and selects our
legislators, and runs the machine of gov
ernmeut.
Aud when ever any one seeks to lift
his mask and disclose his tricks, in order
that the temperance men may rally upon
the centre and drive him from his strong
hold, the air speedily turns blue with
sulphurous flame, and curses loud and
deep are hurled at the "Cranks aud Fan
atics" who have tried to expose his hid
ing.
When will the church learn that her
great leader prohibits her compromise
with the world along any of its lines,
and that He has called her to be leader
in every reform, and not camp follower
for the "Loaves and fishes?"
This has been her history in the past.
Is she to turn traitor now, in this the
most important epoch of her history, and
be false to her record and fail ignomin-
ously in the grandest achievement to
which she has ever been called?
o for shame that she has faltered and
hesitated in her course SO long! Forward
then, all along the line. Throw down
your idols. Hear the clarion call of the
Master from the heights of glory. "Quit
you like men." Who is on the Lords
side? Buckle on your armor and strike
for God and the right, land 10 am with
you always even unto the end of the
world" and ''aS | overcome and sit down
with my Father on his throne, even SO
| shall you overcome and sit with me on
my throne"
AS God has instituted the church for
| the salvation of the world from sin,
while she compromises with the world
and adopts its maxims, and votes and
! follows its lead, Just IN so Tar Will she be
compromising. her power and her success,
aud become the jest and jeer of the
scoffer and iufdel, and be helpless aga
inst the infiowipg tide of sin and world
| liDess.
If she would accomplish her mission,
she must deal with the concrete sins of
the people to whom she ministers. and
if her course is equivocal and apologize
and compromising, the obscene jests and
jeers of the iufidel are but the natural
outcome of her avarice and cupidity.
o for true apostolic church in spirit
and orOrki One that has a living resur-
.ected Christ abiding within the heart of
each t2ember whose life is allow with
his spirit of as s.ressive warfare against
sins. political, soc;cl; financial either
organized or personal.
Here is her high privilege &C day!
VIII she be equal to the requirement?
That she may rise TO the magnitude of
the enterprise let every true member of
Christs spiritual body earnestly pray.
JOHN G. ROBINSON.