Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-07-07

tide has gone out. Soon another
wave rises higher, washes his feet,
and flows back. Again he says, the
tide has now certainly gone out.
Wave follows wave, each rising higher
than its predecessor. Fifty years
ago the Washingtonian wave of Tenn
perance rolled against the beach and
receded.
"Ah, "said the anti-temperance men,
"spasmodic temperance soon dies
OUT
The Sons Of Temperance wave rolled
in and receded. Then the Father
Matthew wave, thcu the Knight Tenn
plars wave, then the Prohibition wave,
each extending higher up the beach
than the preceding one. Sooner or
later the w. G.. Il. u. wave will cover
the land drowning out the ants who
stand like Canute, the Danish King of
England, before the rising tide, and
say, "Thus far shalt thou go, and no
farther. and here shall thy Troud
waves he stayed"
When the minister Of the gospel in
Sioux City, Iowa, headed the saloon
closing party, they assasinated him,
but like Sampson, he killed more Phil
listincs i'm his death than in his life, for
the saloon was closed at once in that
city.
When Louis XIV had placed his
hand upon the neck of the French
people, and asked, "Wbatis the Slater
~ am the State" he thought that
Freedom was dead.
Truth crushed to earth shall rise again
The eternal years of God are hers,
But error wounded writhes In pain.
And dies amid Its wOrshippcrS."
Temperance is only the humble
handmade of Christianity, but she has
accomplished grand work in fifty
years.
John Ingalls, said, ten years ago
that no one advocated Temperance ex-
cept short-haired women and long
haired men,"
When Prohibition became thorough
ly established in Kansas, John Ingalls,
suddenly became convert, but when
he lost his office, he said that he was
mistaken, and that Prohibition did
not prohibit.
Neither does the law against steal
ing prohibit stealing, but it lessons it
to wonderful extent. | saw more
drunkenness in Kansas in one-half
hour, under the original package law
than had seen in the previous FIVE
years under the Prohibition law.
The enemies of Temperance pay it
too high compliment, when they ex-
pect it to accomplish more in fifty
years, than all other good influences
have accomplished in six thousand
years
Why is this called the WOman's
Christian Temperance Union Be-
cause Temperance without Christian
ity is nothing worth. l have heard
Temperance lecturers say that the
church of God was opposed to Tenn
perance. AS well say that the church
is opposed to liberty, and this is what
Anarchists do say. And yet the world
owes to the church all the civil liberty
that exists to-day. 1t is the word OF
God that teaches Temperance, and
appeals to the only proper motive, viz:
''Duty to God" Appeal to mans
self love to be temperate, and he will
say. "My self love prompts me to in
dulge." Appeal to his philanthropy
and he will reply, ''Am / my brother IS
keeper 2" But appeal to his duty to
his God, and he will acknowledge the
obligation. The higher the motive
the more will it move a man to effort.
Why are you Christian women
banded together in Temperance
Union Because you can accomplish
more than by individual effort.
When was living in Florida, Miss
Willard appeared before the Legisla-
ture aud obtained the passage of the
local option law, giving every COM
munity the right to exclude the sale OF
whisky from its midst. Hundreds of
precincts did Danish it, and hundreds
of boys have grown up in that State,
and many other States, who have never
acquired the habit of drinking.
In Corinth the w. C.. 7. U. excrted
Il great influence in the passage of the
prohibitOry law. Organization renders
effort awaiting.
1t has been well said that no law
can be executed which is in advance
of the moral sentiment of its subject.
We have law in Mississippi that was
passed largely through your influence;
it is not so far-reaching as we wish,
we would gladly welcome the Prohf-
bitiOn law instead.
Having accomplished so much fol
our State, charge you, that you
build up a public sentiment, that will
uphold the law as it stands. Let the
present law be only stepping stone
to the law of Prohibition.
The question of tariff, free coinage,
and labor will he settled sooner OF
later, and then the question of the
rescue of our boys from drunkenness
will come up Instill principles OF
Temperance in the minds of the boys
to-day, and they will cause them to
triumph when the day of trial comes
Scotfers tell you that you cannot
legislate men into morality. That is
what the bribed newspapers said of
the lottery in Louisiana. Men tell
you they are in favor of Temperance,
but opposed to sumptuary laws. 1t is
the kiss of Judas. Beware of these
morality sbouters who fear that men
will be legislated into temperance.
When | was five years old my moth
er made me swear on tie altar of God
eternal enmity to liquor. Mother
Fifty-one years have passed away
since then. Your lips have long since
mOuldered away to dust, but if l for