The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-02-14
"HIGHER AND
HIGHER"
A Christian Woman Gives Her
Views on the Open
Saloon.
THE TEMPTATION
is TOO GREAT.
Woman viii Suffer rlost Anything
For the Pride of Her
Family.

Prohibition is still waving its banner
over the little town Of Cloverport, and
may it continue to wave higher and
higher until many who are now living
Incorporate lives may see their error,
and step out on the side Of God and the
right
God says we are not to fear those who
kill the body, but to fear those who kill
both body and soul. Ii not that what
saloons and whiskey are doing for thou
sands OF our boys and men ell over this
broad land Of ours today? We are so
thankful that God has come ia his love
and mercy, and opened the eyes OF some
OF our people to these great evils, and
God grant that the time will soon come
when the eyes of others will be opened
those who either by their vote or 81
lence sanction these evils.
We find in Gods word that there is a
curse pronounced on those who drink,
those who sell it and those who cause it
to be sold. Listen-"No drunkard shall
inherit the kingdom of God" "The
drunkard and the glutton shall come to
poverty and drowsiness shall clothe a
man in rags" "Who hath woe 4? Who
hath sorrow? Who hath contentious?
Who hath babblinRs? Who gath wounds
without cause2 Who hath Tedness OF
eyes? They that tarry long at the wine;
they that 20 to seek mixed wine"
"Look not thou upon the wine when it
is red, when it giveth his color in the
cup, when it moveth itself Alright" "At
the last it biteth like serpent and
stingeth like an adder" Proverbe;-23:
81, 30, 80, 81, 80. swine is a mocker,
strong drink is raging, and whatsoever is
deceived thereby is not wise" Piov.
20:1.
Woe unto them that rise up early IN
the morning, that they may follow strong
drink; that continue until night until
wine inflame them, and the harp, and
the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine
are in their feasts; but they regard not
the words OF the Lord, neither consider
the operation Of his hands" Isaiah, 81
IL, II. "Woe unto them that are Nigh
ty to drink wine, and men of strength to
mingle strong drink. Which justify the
wicked for reward, and take away the
righteousness OF the righteous from
him. Therefore as the fire devoureth
the stubble, and the flame consumeth
the chat, 30 their root shall be as rot
tenness, and their blossom shall 20 up as
dust, because they have cast away the
law OF the Lord of hosts, and despised
the word of the Holy One of Israel"
Isaiah, 5-22, %, IA.
"Woe unto him that giveth his neigh
Dor drink, that pulteth the bottle to
him and maketh him drunken Also"
Hsbskkuk, 2: 10. Do not the men who
by their vote or silence cause.-The naked
to lodge without clothing, that they have
no covering in the cold?" "They cause
him to go naked without clothing and
they take away the sheaf from the hum
grY." Job, "A: 7, 10. "Woe to him that
buildeth town with blood and estab-
lish city by in!quity." Hab. ?: II
"Shall the throne OF iniquity have fell
lowship with thee, which frameth mis-.
chief by law" Psalms, "a: 20. "Op.
press not the widow, nor the fatherless,
the stranger nor the poor, and let none
OF you imagine evil against his brother
in your heart" Zschariah, 7: 10. "Are
we our brothers keeper? and can the
love Of God be in the heart where there
is no love for our fellowman ?"
There are all sorts OF ways to tempt
our young men into dens OF vice; music,
dancing, speaking,games and all kinds Of
immoral conduct, such as would make
the hardest faces blush for shame, and
yet some people who have precious boys
and say they love God (at least they are
members OF the church, voted to con-
tinue these places of vice, in direct OPP
position to Gods law and all that is
pure and good. "He that turneth away
his ear from hearing the law even his
prayer is abominstion." Prov. 2S: o.
"Cursed be he that doeth the works OF
the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he
that keepeth back his sword from
blood" jeremiah, As: 10.
Surely some men do not realize the
responsibility resting upon them. God
has put it into the hands Of men TO make
the laws Of our land, and no true wo-
man will ever want to take this liberty
from them, but will stay where God has
put her, in the home and in the church,
to use her influence in quiet way for
the good Of others through her prayers
and godly conversation. But since she