The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-23
w. G. II. u. Column.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. l.. HOBBS.
Good and Evil.

II has been said that "all men are el
dowed with certain inslienab
rights such as ''life. liberty, and Ii
0 pursuit OF happiness. II has els
been said that good and evil is set b,
fore him and that be is capable (
judging between the two. II thes
statements are true. here comes Ia ou
> accountabilities TO God and man. N
: man has right to claim protection 10
himself without being willing to pro
tect bis neighbor. Thou shalt low
thy neighbor as myself" DO we d
this? Ii not, then we must confes
our ignorance, or that we are con
demned under the law Of God -th
law Of our being.
Az q nation and ss individuals, no Y
do we stand? DO we not demand
protection for onrselves? Certainly
We have that right, but what are w,
doing when we vote for aud suppor
the rum traffic In our land ls thii
not violation Of the laws OF God. al
we'll as the laws of our being? Are
we willing to admit we are fools, and
do not know good from evil? Moth.
ing would cross your grain quicker
than to have this said Of you. do you
not know that the rum traffic 10 an
awful curse to our nation and people ;
that 1t breeds more crime. poverty and
suffering. than any other curse OF the
land2 Visit our county jails, prisons
and gallows or electric chairs OF death,
aud inquire how the subjects came
there. Listen to the answer, and then
ask the question, who did this 2" lis
il 1! is il IL" Your ballot answers
your question. You, the people, rule
in our country. "When the wicked
rule, the people mourn" Choose men
to rule that will rule 10 the fear OF
God" Do you do that? Don't dodge
the question like Cain, Am | my
brother's keeper?" Certainly you are.
You were placed hero In this world to
love God with oil thy heart. and thy
ueighbor as thyself. Without this
YOU had better never have been born,
for you are sustaining the works Of
the devil which Christ came to de-
stroyi DO you 60 TO church and
pray, Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on earth % it is iu heaven" and
then 20 to the polls and vote tor IL
ceusiog that which destroys your
usiRh6ors and sons and daughters :
Hitch up your carriage and drtv:
arouud 10 the poor.houss. hospitals,
children's homes and other benevolent
institutions, and inquire how came all
this poverty and suffering. Let the
coincidence and goodness God has cre-
sted In you answer, and see II II is
not the saloons that you have licensed
that have brought about the moot OF
Il. Then drive through your towns.
cities and county aud see the poor
with broken windows.
lesky roofs, with . sad faced mother.
ragged children, re.footed and half
atsrved. no coal or wood 10 light .
fire. no -four In the barrel or meat In
the cellar. Seeing oil this unthriti.
ness, then inquire for the husband and
father, only to be told that be went to
the saloon, got drunk, was arrested,
was fined olO aud to be imprisoned
30 DAYS. and his time 10 not up yet.
Didn't you vote for that saloon! Do
ION claim TO be Q Christian Called
Of God BY the word aud spirit. you
10 enter the worlds great field -
: lsborer. Whether Ia the home, or
shop or Office or store, or In the field
or mill or mine, you are Code work
man. The pew, pulpit and editor's
. !. rct;on Are 10 be alike cOnsecrated to
lhe relief of human sufTering, that the
wandering and the lost may be
hrouoht back 10 God and the true use
81 life. you are not doing this your
mission is not for God, and your life
n the world Is worse than blank, mol
matter what your profession may be.
You are condemned already. "You
cannot serve God and mammon."
ETHAN LANPHEAR.
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