Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-11-06

and ASK Himself IL They Are Right-H
Right, VIII He Go Over to the Other
Side, Which Must BE Wrong?
Reader, are you Christian?
Can you trust God?
Will You talk with God before you
cast your Republican or Democratic bal
lot and ask him if he will bless your IL
cense party vote?
YOU DARE MOTT You KNOW
that the Almighty Jehovah is against all
the liquor curse and is waiting and
pleading with his children to vote it out.
But" you say, "it can't be done. I"
How do you know? God asks you to do
YOUR part, and your hands will be
clear of the curse. If every Christian
would do that, the saloon would go in
less than year.
Methodist Doctrines.
Read over the following declarations
of tho churches and hear the voice of
God speaking to you: "We recommend
all members of the Methodist Episcopal
church who enjoy the elective fran
chise to use that solemn trust so rs to
promote the rescue of our country from
the guilt and dishonor which have been
brought upon it by criminal completely
with the liquor traffic. WE DO NOT
PRESUME TO DICTATE THE PO-
LITICAL CONDUCT OF OUR PEG
PIE, BUT WE DO RECORD OUR
DELIBERATE JUDGMENT THAT
NO POLITICAL PARTY HAS A
RIGHT TO EXPECT NOR OUGHT
1T TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF
CHRISTIAN MEN SO LONG AS 1T
STANDS COMMITTED TO THE IL
CENSE POLICY OR REFUSES TO
PUT ITSELF ON RECORD IN AN
ATTITUDE OF OPEN HOSTILITY
TO THE SALOON.
The Presbyterian View.
The general assembly of the great
Presbyterian church adopted this reso-
luton in June, 1892;
"No political party has the right to
expect the support of Christian men SO
long as that party stands committed to
the license policy or refuses to put itself
ON record against the saloon"
This resolution was expressly reaffirm-
ed at the Presbyterian general assembly
at Saratoga on May %, 1894.
The Congregational Attitude.
The National Congregational council
adopted October, 1892, this resolutions:
"The claim of such Qicense) laws to
be restrictive we think misleading.
They may lessen the number of places
of sale, and this is all we have ever
seen claimed for them. This is differ
ent thing from lessening the amount
sold and drank. CHRISTIAN PEOPLE
CANNOT C CONSISTENTLY INDORSE
A SYSTEM WHICH GIVES LEGAL
SANCTION TO AN EVIL AND CON-
CEDES 1T IN IT'S VERY TERMS ITS
RIGHT TO EXIST. Parties seem to
be necessary to the attaining of COM
mon ends, but Christians should use the
party to do good, and not let the party
use them to do evil They must not
permit policy to draw them into the
support of bad measures or bad men,"
Views of the Baptists.
In 1890 the American Baptist Home
Missionary society in strong resolutions
declared that the liquor traffic "has
no defensible right to exist" The
Wooster Baptist association Of Ohio
passed last month this resolutions:
"That if no political party can be
found that is pledged for the destruc-
ton of this monster evil (the liquor
traffic. then IT is THE DUTY OF
ALL CHRISTIAN VOTERS TO GET
TOGETHER AND FORM SUCH A
POLITICAL PARTY. BUT UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES is 1T A CON-
SISTENT ACT FOR A CHRISTIAN
TO CAST HIS BALLOT FOR ANY
CANDIDATE OR POLITICAL PAR
TY THAT UPHOLDS THE LEGALI-
ZATION OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
IN ANY FORM"
The Barnstable (Mass.) Baptist as
sociation in June, 1894, resolved:
"That the word of God alike con-
demns drunkards and drunkard max
ing; that as Christians and Bap-
fists we are impressed to utter our
earnest convictions that HE WHO
GIVES HIS INFLUENCE AND HIS
VOTES FOR MEN OR PARTIES
WHO SUSTAIN LICENSE, HIGH OR
LOW, OR THE GOTHENBURG SYS-
TEN OF LICENSE, OR THE LAWS
OF THE STATE WHICH PERMIT
THE MANUFACTURE OF NEW
ENGLAND RUM, WHICH is SENT
TO AFRICA AND OTHER FOREIGN
PARTS, SUBVERTING CHRISTIAN
MISSIONS, OR ANY MEASURE
WHICH LEGALIZES THIS afro
CIOUs LIQUOR TRAFFIC. is SIN
MING AGAINST JEHOVAH, WHO
WILL NOT HOLD HIM GUHTLESS >
Where United Presbyterians Stand.
Tho oaneral assembly of the United