The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-12-08
w. c. T. U. COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. NJ. L. HOBBS.
MISSION or THE W. c 7. u.
l. the Mission Ended?


primary mission Of the W. G. L Z.
l. the abolition ~ the saloon and al
coholic beverages from our fair land,
a. though our name was The Tenn
perance Union, forgetting that there
comes before Temperance the pri-
mary word Christian. While the
annIhilation OF the saloon j. oi very
great Importance To " and 10 our
nation, and forms a very large part
of our work, and while the de-iruc-
ton OF king aIcohO, would 20 lar
toward destroying many OF the evils
that have brought into existence
many Of the branches Of our work,
vet whatever l. for the advance
ment Of Christianity claims our prl-
mary attention.
First and forem ,st then l. our
Evlngeli-tic work-the salvation OF
souls. When W. ct a soul thol-
|0ughly converted aud a new ciea-
ture IN Christ Jesus we know we
have Destroyed the iuhuerce Of the
saloon, the gambling den, and all
thai l. evil as tar a I. at Individual
d. concerned. And not only have
We succeeded in purifying that man
or woman, boy or girl, but also so-
'cietv AMI state, a. fai a. that irdi-
vidual i related to either.
Therefore when We a. local un-
ions spend tens aud hundreds Of
dollars to bring To our cities and
towns the very best and purest
evangeli-t- in our unions, we feel
that we have gone 10 the very
foundation Of all purity and right
leouSness and the destruction Of all
evil.
While evangelism can be and i
easIlv at the head of al our differ
ent departments Of work, there are
many others which are lot 20 easy
to classify a. to which l. first in inn
portance. Therefore We simply list
few Of our many missions without
regard to position.
We have a department Of Eiuca-
tion. which seeks to teach our
youths the effects Of alcohol and
other stimulant- and narcotics upon
the human system, believing that a
ltull knowledge Of what the effect
will be NAV deter many youth
rom irdulging in those thing.
which might be begun in careless
ne--. and without a thought ot what
he result might be- We nave sue
ceeded in educating our Legislators,
and leading men and women, until
n0w nearly all of our states have the
compulsory education law in regard
to ,hese things relating 10 temper
ance.
We also have a department OF
Social Purity, where We seek 10
teach white lives for two. We be-
ieve that in the sight OF God there
IT, neither male nJr female, Jew nor
Greek. bound or free, but that all
NAV be one in Christ Jesus. There
lore the old social custom. which
has obtained from beyond the dark
ageS. and which the Master 20 clear
lv condemned, Of stoning the one
while the otner holds a chief place
in society. church or state. we be-
'Iieve % be founded on wrong prin-
cipleS and we teach that all have
-inned and come -hort of the glory
'of God. aud that all need aud many
have pardon, and that they 70 whom
much has BEEN forgiven may te
and generally are those who love
I'M Il. The Master counted among
his Immediate followers the one out
|ot whom had been cast seven devils
- the complete number - and
though one may have sinned sew
.enty times seven yet ought we not
shut the door Of mercy, OF pity, Of
forgiveness of charity. OF love, OF
fellowship. To such, but remember
that they are our brother. our sister,
and children 81 the all Father. We
would not lead them 20 cover up
their past or present impurIty. and
under a mask appear outwardly a.
whited sepulchers, but we could
lead them to the foot OF the cross
and the bleeding side where flows
remission for all sin and unclean-
ness
Continued next week.