The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-01-05

and clothing? The fact is, we have toe
much law already. Sumptuary laws are
fast becoming unpopular.
There is something in every honest,
patriotic heart, something inside of every
that revolts at them-lt athes them.
Their advocates never use an argument
that child cannot defeat. Bro. Watson
says that if thing is right why license
it?-and leaves us to infer that every
thing licensed is wrong. Are not law
yers required to have license to plead?
Do not steamers have to be licensed be-
fore they can carry passengers-and do
not preachers have to be licensed before
they are permitted by the church to save
souls? Were all these lice nsed because
they were "bad," as we are told? Was
Briggs, who was licensed TO preach Pres
byterianism, branded as hereto and
turned out to browse on spiritual thistles
and sage brush on the storm-beaten sides
of Mt. Hepsiddm because he had acci-
dentally struck Methodist note on a
Presbyterian iewsharp, cor demned by a
law made for the "bad,' as Bro. W.
says laws are?
Bro. w. is down on salccn keepers be-
cause they "never help to Lrild churches
or send off missionaries. Is that q
crime? Shall their places { business be
shut up for that, with 10 out of 20 of all
the dry goods houses in the country?
Did Christ or any of the apostles ever
help build a church? (r did any of
them ever darken the doors of either of
the churches that John Calvin or John
Wesley built in Jerusalem a few days
after the crucifixion? Or does any sane
man believe they would do SO now?
Perhaps the saloon keeper is better
student of the Bible than our friend
Perhaps he has read in rk xvi, Is, II:
"These signs shall follow them that be-
lieve. In my name shall they cast out
devils; they shall speak with new
tongues. They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any dt adly thing it
shall not hurt them" Isn't it reason
BILE for saloon keeper to ask the would
be missionary when calling on him for
quarter to show his "sign" to prove he
is "called of God" to pres ch, by requir-
ing him to eat plate of toadstools and
then wash it down with bottle of sa-
loon whisky? If he stanGs the test, is
there q saloon keeper anywhere who
would not throw in dollar emblazoned
with the motto, In God We trust?" But
If he refuses to try this IT rtasonable test,
is there saloon keeper alive mean.
enough to want to ''prohil it, him from
going on his own hook to carry the "glad
tldings" of eternal torment to some Mig
ger wearing a breach clout, or to an OPT
um-smoking and rat-eatilg Chinaman?
If building churches and sending mis-
sionaries is to be the test of sanctifica-
ton, the Roman Catholic church will
bear off the blue ribbon, for they have
spent more money this way than all
other churches combined.
Christ says, ~ will dril k no more Of
the fruit of the wine till / drink it anew
with you in my fathers kingdom" II
expect to be there and enjoy his wine.
Will prohibitionists be admitted there?
Perhaps so, after all good temperance
men and publicans and harlots who,
Christ said, "go into the kingdom be-
fore you" are comfortably seated. If i
there be any room left, St. Peter may
let in few who are able to give an ac-
ceptable bond that they will not get on
one OF their tantrums, upset the Lords
table and smash all our Nine-glasses.
Bro. w. seems to feel hurt that he and
should differ on prohibition after about
10 years of pleasant association and at
tributes my heresy to the infirmities of
Did age, and thinks he is very chari-
able in doing so. Not TO be outdone in
charity | have attributed his idiosyncra.
'ies to his tender youth, and ignorance
II history, sacred and rrofane. If he
ives to be as old as | am, and grows
much in grace and knowledge, he will
seek immunity from criticism
I his present views and practices on
he ground of youthful indiscretion.
ie seems to feel that owing to old friend
hip should not interfere, but like the
'evite pass by on the other side"
hen saw my dearest friend dragging :
~ Christ by the hair of the head to the
'ott OF the cross to cruelty him afresh
eels up, or raise my hand to parry the i,
low when see poised in mid.air a i
sadly weapon, when my friend is about t
punch to death the goddess of Liberty c
ith prohibition dung fork. !
Should ! not rather, in my usually
lid but forcible manner, try to ''teach b
m the way of the Lord more perfect =
7" Am | to join in the cry to "pro- y
bit an aged and venerable preacher a
e use Of the camp ground and its ada. 81
Mt thlckets-one who has long since r
ssed the mile stone Of youthful in Il
scretlon." Neither will l try to pro- :,
oit the use of good thing" like wine I, i.
this aged brother because now and