The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-08-19
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Temperance in .he 5. S.

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paper read before the Boise County s. s.
Convention, by Ms. Carlson. o: Horssshoe
Bead. at Marsh. Idaho. Aug Il tn. 1898
That the use Of alcoholic drinks lies al ,
the foundation Of large part Of sabbath |
breaking, and that il is one OF the most |
fruitful sources Of backsliding in most OF
orr churches. no one will, Cor a moment
doubt. Sabbath schools are training
schools for time and eternity. To the
home. church. and the Sabbath School
is left the training OF the soul. The moral
and spiritual welfare Of child is Of inf
nils,y more value than his mental trim
ing; with the former two. education will
greatly enhance his power and usefulness,
bnt without these it will be valueless.
The training that the state gives, is at
hest. one-sided We need men Of charac-
der; men. who dare to stand alone; men,
who feel that. to be ,lone with God. and
the right. is TO be with the majority; men.
who dare say YES or 20; acieeinc. that.
drunkenness is a sin and a crime; We mast
70 back to the formation Of The habit; TO
the indulgence Of the appetite which pro
duccs IL.
Sabbath Schools. dealing with the begin
ming Of life. should logically, deal with
the beginning OF the SIN. Temperance is
a part of religion. look upon this tenn
pcrance cause as vital part Of christian
work. The more | work in this part OF
Christian effort, the more importance
attach TO prevention, and less TO efforts
TO reclaim. We must begin with the
Young; we must attack the formation Of
habit: we must begin at the beginning.
To the Sabbath School teachers | would
say, do not neglect any opportunity OF
teaching temperance in your classes.
Where have we better chance foi
teaching the youth the habits OF sobriety
than in the Sab bath School. Training
and example are Of the utmost import
ance in youth 1t is. iodeed, scarcely pos
sible to ovcrestimate the Importance o
training the youth IN temperance habits
In youth they are easier formed an'
when formed. they last for hie
We should make special study OF th'
temperance lessons in our Sabbath school
The men and women Of the future arr
in.our hands - and this being fact from
which there is no appeal, let our live
he pure; let our thoughts be pure; thel
our conversation and our acts VIII D.
nure also. We must remember we ar
living examples to our children, ," hateve
virtues we would haze them practice W
mnst be sure to practice first ourselves
No individual in the universe stand
alone. for by his acts. he either increase
or diminishes the sum Of human goo
now. and forever. The lives Of our fore
fathers still, to a great extent iniluenc
MS. So are We, by our daily acts coniri'
uiing to form the character oi the iutu'
generations. Are We using the opport'
nitv we now have TO the fullest extent!
The Bible SAYS. rs we have opportuni'.
therefore let ms DO good unto all men.
How can the christian world believe
YOU when YOU fail to do ought TO destrc
this temptation when you DO not Vi
vour influence to decrease this occasl'
to sin. have You not allied yourself v''
and given your personal influence p'u
saloon rather than to temperance
We may not. aud positively c"nno'' 'fa
shs influence working lIseiI n az. s'''