The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-11-03
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Dishonest Observation-Disclosures
Buddhist Missionary, Tells Americans
Some Cutting Truths Regarding the
Manufacture and Sale OF Liquor
Does he observe the law, "Thou shalt not
steal"
who leaves his children not q single meal1
Who robs his wife of what would meet her
calls,
And leaves her starving by her cottage
walls,
With nothing left her saddened soul to
cheer
While oil his earnings go for gin and beerl
VIII such mon give to creditors their own.
Who wrong and rob their very flesh and
bone2
Some are, know, unwilling to deiraud
But when their means become like snow
when thawed,
And they must stlll the master passion feed,
They grow dishonest. and acquire greed
For others goods, which they are sure to
spend
On cursed drink-forgetful OF their end.
All sots become so much debased in mind,
That truth aud justice you will rarely find
in scottish souls whom self-respect forsakes,
And honor files-poor, poor abandoned
rakes-
They turn from God, Whom they had served
before,
Once they the filthy idol, drink. adore,
Which most OF all doth Christian morals
tRint,
Whose social ills no words of mine can
paint.
Cutting Truths by a Buddhist Missionary,
II. Dharmapala. OF India, who represent
ID the Asiatlc Buddhlsts In the Parliament
Of Religions held in Chicago In 1898, de-
| livered an address at Lake Hopatcong on
| July last, in which he spoke as follows:
tfAC tln of and good
J will, and rs the representative OF Asiatic
| Buddhists to the Parliament of Religions,
have to announce that millions Of my peo.
pie are hurled down the precipitous abyss
OF premature death by the demon OF alco.
| holic drinks and narcotics introduced by
the clvilizing pioneers OF Chrlstendom.
An enlightened people would not tolerate
the sale or manufacture of Intoxicating
liquor; it would not allow foreign Govern
ments to send such products to our shores
A revenue that is taken by selling alcoholic
poisons to ones people is au unrighteoui
and illegal revenue. A prolific cause OF in
sanity and idiocy is due to the dissolution
of brain cells, brought on by intoxicating
alcoholic drinks. The modern experimental
psychologists have proved this. Stop drink
ing liquor. Stop the manufacturing, ant
let the Government show that II is right.
eous Government by using every method
to prevent its expectation to other coun
tries. Millions of people are killed b!
European liquor introduced to Asiati
countries since the introduction of so-calle
Christian civilization. Why should we no
have scientific religion based on universe
laws2 Why should man kill his brothe
man for the sake Of filthy lucre? Ar
Christian ethics as enunciated by Jesu
Christ practical, or not2 II not, Christian
lty must not be preached to people eithe
here OF in Asia. Is life OF self-abnegatio
and mercy posslble2 A religion that can
not make man good Is dead religion.
"Christ's religion is living religion.
believe firmly in the principles Of Christ
ethics, having lived up to them, and 1 hay
come from Asia to join hands with th
good people OF America to work for tn
amelioration of the people here and In Asia
and emancipate them from the demon @
drink and cruelty"