The leader., 1900-10-03
THE BOGUE CHfTTO ASsocJa
TIoN AND THE LIQUOR
TRAFFIC.

"oh, Ieceutly Deld IN
Osyka. 1t was said to be the best ses-
sion ever held by that body of Chris
tians. Advance steps we're taken all
along the line in our denominational
work. The sermons, the speeches. the
entertainment were all up to the high
water mark.
The association unanimously passad
resolutions recommending all churches
within her precincts to withdraw fell
lowship from every member who is an
habitual dram drinker. Nearly TWEEN
ty years ago we unsheathed our sword
and threw away the scabbard and from
then until now we have not ceased To
clash swords with this monster evil
strong drink, which is sweeping down
upon so many of our young men and
dragging them down to drunkard's
grave and drunkard's hell.
Were it possible that you could I'M
cap hell today and hear the piteous
cries of the damned, with "wailing and
gnashing of teeth" they would hurl
the awful charge against many profess
ed Christians as being the cause of
that which leads to their eternal dam
nation. Yes, they would charge many
professed Christians with having
drunk it themselves and induced them
to drink it; with having elected men
to offica ubo u;pLoJ ot tho II;x,1 a..
that sold them the whisky that lead to
their ruin; with having found an adul-
ferrous union between the government
and the grim monster that seeks to de-
stroy the peace and happiness of every
home in the land; with establishing
canteens in the army, which are ruin
Gus to our brave boys who would fight
for their country; with having put the
bottle to their mouths by the time
they have buckled on their swords or
shouldered their muskets.
The two leading candidates for
President of the United States are
both in league with the Internal thing.
and are ashamed to confess it, Among
the many grave charges that Mr.. Bry
an has brought against Mr.. Mckinley,
he has never accused Mr.. Nc of "being
in league with the liquor traffic. Nei-
Their do Messrs. Roosevelt and Hanna
bring a like charge against Bryan.
They all flaj ellate old scratch around
the remnant of tree, when they come
TO deal with this question.
And again: The Bogue Chitto AS
ISOLATION unanimously adopted reso-
luton recommending that none of her
people patronize any lawyer who de
tends an individual who sells blind
tiger whisky. This is an advanced
step, and some of our lawyers are
going to feel it. A man who was ex-
tensively engaged in raising pork, had
neighbor thief, who engaged extern
sively in stealing many of his hogs.
Knowing that his neighbor was thief,
he one day made the following propo-
sition to him, towit:
John, you are stealing my hogs; l
know it, you know it, everybody knows
it, and want to say to you that if you
will not steal any more of my hogs, I
will give you a thousand pounds of
pork every year when kill hogs"
Well, that looks like a good propo-
sition," said John. However, l will
take the matter under advisement and
consult my wife and let you know to-
morrow"
Next day John made the following
report:
Il and Sallie have agreed to accept
your proposition, to keep down hard
feelings, but we are losing d
sight of pork by the arrangement"
Now some of our lawyers may "lose
pork" if the better class of our people
carry these resolutions into effect,
which they will surely do. Does he
defend blind tigers?" is question that
presents itself to every Christian man
when seeking the advice and counsel
of a reputable lawyer.
We have no war to make on lawyers:
many of them are good men and are
our warm friends. Be it said to the
honor of the Hazlehurst bar, they have
long since taken high ground on this
question and not one of them today
will defend man charged with selling
blind tiger whisky, and we believe
that all of them enjoy an occasional
mess of pork. Let the bar of Brook
haven and Magnolia and so on through
out the entire State follow the exam
pie of their Hazlehurst brethren, so
worthy of imitation. Let every citizen
cooperate with our officials in the
matter, without which they are help
less, and soon the blind demon which
now turks in many secluded places
will be driven from our borders.
Similar resolutions to those men
toned above will be offered in the
Fair River Association that is soon to
meet at Pleasant Grove Church, and
we trust that every Baptist Church
and association in the State will deal
with this question as it deserves. We
rejoice in the near approach of the
long looked for day when no man can
spend his money for red liquor aud re-
main member of a Baptist Church
Amen and amen. j. A. S.
"For three days and nights | suf
fered agony untold from an attack of
cholera morbus brought on by eating |
cucumbers," says M. E. Lowther, clerk
of the district court, Centerville,
Iowa. Il thought should surely die,
and tried a dozen different medicines
but all to no purpose. ! sent for a