The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27

more distress to this nation than all
the other causes combined. If.this
law were repealed and alls the evils
it promotes were abolished, we,should
know but little of hard times, or of
pauperism andscrime.
The slums of our country and cities
would soon fade away, and general
prosperity wouldsvi the nation. If
billion dollars ere left in the pos
session of the poor laborers, where it
should be, instead of being dropped
into the till of the saloonkeeper,
peace and plentyswould exist in thou
sands and tens of thousands of fam
lilies where now poverty, vice and in
describable wickedness hold sure
control.
his,deploiable state of society is
saddled upon this nation by an inor-
dinate greed for money. The Slate
and Nation legalize this traffic, which
in other words is saying that this is
done by the people; and as the peo
pie through their representatives. per-
NIT these evils to be done, they have
the power to say this work of sin and
death must stop.
And why is this prohibition de-
| layed? And where is the Christian
who is not anxious for this great re-
form? But how do Christians act
with reference to this reform? They
pray earnestly that the sins of the
nation may cease-that sin may be
fini shed and an end made of trans
gression, but do they try to answer
their prayers by their efforts? If all
professed Christians would empha-
size their prayers every day in the
year as they do in the prayer meet
ing, /" the saloons must go" and with
them the greatest curse of the nation.
How doChristians expect this nation
is to be converted to Christianity while
the evils of the alcoholic business ex-
ist, with it's controlling power in the
political world? What is this mur-
derous business doing today with our
boys and girls? 1t is corrupting
them that money may be realized by
their depravity. Can the Christianity
of this American Republic be indif-
ferent to this horrid iniquity? How
much longer will this apathy exist9
Not for one hour, if each one were
consistent with his or her profession.
In exercising our citizenship we
should be separate from the liquor
faction, and make united effort for
1 temperance and purity. We should
labor to bring the world as near
to Christ as possible. This is
the legitimate work of all the mem
bers of the great Christian FAM
| lily. Hence, all our efforts should &C
cord with righteous principles, with
the spirit and teachings of Christian
ity. Christ never made any COM
1 promise with evil, or taught his fol-
lowers to do it. He would have all
our consciences void of offence to-
ward God and men. He would not
have us do evil that good might be
the result, either in religion or poll
tics.
I should be most happy to see all
the moral forces of the world turned
against the evils of the world, what
ever these evils are-especislly the
moral forces of Christians of America
against the making and sale of al
cohol. We are glad to know that the
people are thinking upon this SUBJ
ject, and would urge upon all Chris
tians to be faithful to their right of
Christian citizenship-that they make
no compromise with evil in the exer-
else of this sacred right,
MANSFIELD, Pa.
MI O.