Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-08
wha, of Temperance TIL. Year.


Christian people are playing at the
reform of intemperance. To many
the entire subject Is bore. and a tcm-
pcrance meeting or temperance les
son In the Sunday school ID something
stale. hat. and Improbable. and only
to be endured. The conscience of tho
church has not been touched with n
quick and hot indignation against this
drink abomInation. We pass rcsolu-
tions. as n matter OF course. but when
II comes to working rcvolutions-w.il.
that Ii no; as much a matter OF eourse
In their conventions christian Eadcav-
orcrs speak strongly asains; tn. sa-
loon and in many eases work yisor-
ously against Il. Platform speeches
are made by the hundred every yeas
TO the effect that Christian End-ayor
will yet overthrow the saloon. though
everyone who know. anything abont
Christian Endcavor knows that IL can
not. as society or aa an organized
movement. overthrow " anything. Newer
,hclcss ~c can do u powerful .duca-
iioaai and inspirationai work In the
lives OF our members and In our CON-
muniti-s, Therefore ws are given
four opportunities every year in our
Christian Enacavor weekly meetings
TO study this great subject OF temper
aner. All tina, has been said eonerrn-
ins the advantage Of q systematic ar
TanEemeni OF missioanry meetings ap-
piles also To this case.
Having devoted an evening to the
saloon. and one TO the tcmp~rat. life.
give the mex, meeting over to the
question of the druakard-th- poor.
sodden creature who 10 the finished
product Of the saloon. Pu, In a strong
~oFd against a too common habi; OF
treating the drunkard as a iudIcrors
spectacle. and of making jokes a; his
expense. There IL nothing funny IN
drunkenness. IL IL all sorrow. shame
and sin. Help the members TO look
s1uareiy at the relation Of the drunk.
ard TO socscty-his effect upon his i'm
mediate family: the question OF h-r-d-
~: his cos; TO the public in iaiis. po-
lice force. hospitals. aiHnshous-s. o,
ccicra. Discuss tho problem Of ''prt-
sonai liberty" and public welfare.
Take W frankly the subject Of ho1 vs
should trra; the drunksri. the need of
labor for him. and Of endless patience
with him. Mos; Of all. remember that
no drunkaTd shall enter the Kingdom
OF heaven. The most important as
pcct of the liquor question Ia tn. gem
cTal one. The saloon has become an
issue for all patriots TO decide. stu
dents Of social problems NEE, IL a,
every turn Its part in the labor aues-
,iun is not small. and II is simos, one
with the problem Of the rrca, cities.
SO II Is veil to give up this last tenn
peTanee meeting OF the ycar-to the
treatment Of the subject akin to that Of
the FIRST meeting. The topic is: What
intemPeTsnce costs our nation SHOW
the cost to the nation in dollars. con-
tras;inE our expenditures for strong
drink with our expenditures for the
necessities OF life. Point out the ter
fihlc effect Of the saloon upon the
politics of the land and the common
use Of liquor In elections. The wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
Woman's Temple. Chicago. snd the
National Temperance Society, New
York. will furnish tracts giving more
Information OF an impressive nature
than can be used In one night. As
suggestive of the place the saloon
has come TO occupy in our national
life, II may be mentioned that liquor
is sold in the basement Of the national
capitol. at the foot Of the statue Of
Liberty. New York hsrbor. and on the
site Of the Boston tea party. The uues-
ton uf a silver or a gold standard. of
national expansion or anti-eSpsnsion.
Of trusts or no trusts, are Of far less
Importance TO our nation than the
question Of the acknowledgements
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