The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-13

SGEa44 DIS IL shOuI0 O evil AS al
evidence statistics show that crime il
on the increase. But is not the whis
key business responsible for this9 The
The father makes whiskey, or &C
casionally drinks and thereby power
fully antagonizes any advice that he
may give to his SON not to do these
things The father that drinks or votes
to sustain the saloon can never teach
his o not to drink nor reasonably OBJ.
ject to his patronizing the bar room.
There is a great deal of sophistry used
by the advocates of the whiskey bust
ness to justify moderate indulgence.
They say that to be temperate means
to use some but not too much. They
do not seem to understand that tenn.
perance as taught in the Bible when
applied to good things means legiti-
mite use-when applied to bad things
it means total abstinence or PrOhibi-
tiOn. Tt is sbsured to say that the
Author of the decalogue has given an
other law in which he has made pro.
vision for me to do a little meanness,
to kill a few persons not many-to
steal q little, not much, just in order
to be temperate. Whiskey as a bever-
age ia almost universally denounced as
an evil. Then, if such denunciation
be just, the smallest quantity taken
as a beverage is wrong. Let the father
be consistent and drink none at all if
he would teach his son to live a sober
temperate life. IL the father even
denounces the saloon and then votes
for parties controlled by it, and pleged
to protect it, he need not wonder if he
should live to see his own son needing
the influence of his act instead of fol
his advice. IL he denounces the
saloon let him denounce the party or
parties that foster and project it. The
whiskey business, anita
COMICS the dearest interests of the
home. 1t destroys domestic peace.
Enter will you the home Of the drunk
ard If you would see traces of sorrow,
impotence and unrest. The saloon
opposes industry, economy, honesty,
t~ruthfulness and religion. Tt ruins
health and it shortens life. 1t directly
with education by wasting
the means necessary to obtain it. tide
prives of good clothing and shelter for
the same reason. 1t entraps about
every seventh boy in the land, and
drags him down to shame and misery.
1t burdens the weak and inocent with
q load of degradation from which they
cannot free themselves. It endangers
the lives OF women and children, faith
ers and sons all over our land. Tt
qualities the son of Christian home
for crime by holding out promises of
It burdens the State with
taxes and paupers. It fills our land
desolated homes and broken
Under these circumstances
what is the duty Of the home9 Tt must
plead for protection, recognize and
obey the laws of God which he or
to perpetuate it. Practice
sobriety and enforce prohibition of
wrong. What is the duty of the
church9 To-avoid the very appear
ance of evil. 1t must apply remedies
that are not vicious in principle, but
powerful as remedies. 1t must make
no compromise with a known enemy.
What is the duty of the State7 To
protect its grandest institution-the
The law should harmonic
with reason and revelation. Prohibit
ion for the State and Nation as well as
total abstinence for the individual.
What ia the duty Of the citizen-the
He must clear his conscience
at the ballot box. He must learn to
live right, vote right, trust God; and
the country will be saved. righteous
ness exalteth a nation, but sin ia a re-
proach to any people," We must pre-
serve our bodies ht temples for the in
dwelling Of Gods Holy Spirit. We
must remember that God established
the Christian home and not the saloon
and that it's purity must be preserved
or the fate of our nation ia sealed. In
the light of duty to God and to our
fellowman let us prepare to go from
the Christians home to the Christians
reward.
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