Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-10-04

mihiStef OI the BOspel Sn0uld preach
and continue to preach the gospel OF
teetotalism. Every pulpit of every
church should be a broad. white desk
before which the victims OF strong
drink could bow at the throne OF grace
for mercy and Their arise and with
trembling hand sign the temperance
| pledge and blot 1t then and there with
their falling tears OF penltence. The
church OF the Lord Jesus Christ must
and shall lead in this successful tenn
perance reform. The church of the
Lord Jesus Christ can destroy the sa-
loon II she does her full duty, as the
prayer meetings OF the country meet
Ing destroyed the political candidacy
or Robert G. Ingersoll for the govern
orship Of Illinois. The temperance
movement will fail, and surely fail. II
1t Is carried on purely as a secular
movement. 1t Will win, and surely
win, II 1t is carried on as q divine
movement In which Is enlisted the
strong arm OF church inspired Of the
Holy Spirit. 1t is by you that the call
for a gospel charge against the grog.
shops must first be sounded.
Lastly, and most important OF all.
with the help Of the church Of God. we
should try to kill the adder OF strong
drink by making our civil laws SO
stringent that the young should find It
almost impossible to get at the wine
cup even II they would. 1t is easier to
keep 100 young men from acquiring
the evil habit Of strong drink than 1t
Is to reform one debauched drunkard.
IL Is easier to prevent than to reform
sin. / suppose the chronic drunkards
who have been drinking for twenty or
thirty years Will lind their poisonous
serpent Of the wine cup no matter
where they may be. But it is possible
by law to protect the young. 1t is pos
sible by law to keep liquor away from
the young men and the young women.
1t Is possible to protect the rising gen.
Grafton 30 that they may not be able
10 find this adder's lair and to feel his
'oui breath or his poisonous fangs.
And not only by stringent laws should
The destroying wine cup be kept from
he young. but the young should also
De taught why the debauching inhu-
'nce Of strong drink is kept out Of their
each. The evil results Of indulgence
n the wine cup should be taught in
'ur public schools as we'll as In our
schools. They should be taught
lpon the public platforms as we'll as
n the private home. The evils OF
trong drink should be presented 80
learly and vehemently to the young
hat the rising generation should some
ay by the grace Of God be able to
tand up In their might and declare
hat America must and shall forever
e free from the evils of strong drink.
hey shall be able TO declare 1t with
lr help at the church altar; they shall
Q able to declare II In the nominating
lanks Of our great political parties;
icy shall be able to declare It at the
meriean ballot box; they shall be
Die to declare 1t by telegraphic COM
unications before sin cursed, alco-
,l poisoned world.
Christian men and women. north
ST. south and west, let us one and
rally to the temperance cause. Let
e ministers consecrate the pulpits to
Is work. Let the laymen consecrate
e pews. May we one and all be
idy to die for the temperance cause,
t never to surrender: never to cease
hting the saloon and its intrenched
wer until we are summoned before
: great white throne of heaven.
yer, never, never let up In the strug.
against this hemisphere evil until
, home and the church and the
lgdom OF God shall forever be free.
y God give US one and all SUPER
ural strength for the struggle which
before the temperance cause Of the
lrch. OF America and Of the world.
Copyright. 1902. Louis Klopsch. N. ~