The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-01-03
w. T.U. COLUM N
CONDUCTED BY MRS. n. L. H0BBS.


The Great Sic Of Tie chssch.
The great sin Of the church is the
licensing Of the liquor traffic.
Luther raised his protest against
this very thing in the Roman
church, and brought about the
great Reformation. The thing was
then known as tho "sals of indul-
|gences, and undertook to justify
men before God from their sins up.
on the payment Of . price into the
Roman church.
License undertakes to justify
men for q price before the law oi
our lsnd--to sbsolve mon from any
|complicity in tho fearful crimes
committed within the saloon and
committed without, for which the
saloon is responsible, for, as is we'll
known, every sin in the calendar oi
crime is committed in and by the
authority and power Of tho saloon /;
and for all these, those who have
sold tho article (Which takes from
their customers all power to do
Iright) are held absolved by q gov.
|ernment a. great and powerful q
that Of the United States OF Amer.
Iica.
Yes! tho government, held up in
|her positson by men as good and
noble as the world ever knew-none
Iother than the noble manhood o'
the church OF Jesus Christ. These
men, like Paul, are persuaded that
they do right when they walk TO th'
polls and vote . ticket that sanctiopi
lsuch an unholy thing as the license
of the liquor traffic, which equai'
every crime known to mankind.
Disprove the statement below, u
followers Of Jesus Christ, before yor
dare to cast another license ballot:
The Liquor Traffic = every crime
known to God or man.
License OF the Liquor Tratfic -
complicity in every crime (by tn
power granting such license) known
Ito God or man.
A vote for license Of Liquor Traf'
flc - the voter % an accomplice il
every crime known TO God or man.
Be careful do not cay it is . LIE
let. Take paper and pen and oil
down and write the name OF every
lcrime known to yourself, and those
which God has named, and asl
then in earnest, II tho saloon has
not been an agent, in any manner,
Ito bring about any or all OF these
crimes?
I'd. Ask, as you pray God fol-
guidance, (and you q lover OF Jesus
Christ have no right to ask other
wise, } If the power (the govern
ment) which sells to . man, or any
set OF men, or allows to . man OF
any company Of men, the right,
whether upon the payment OF Q
price or not, is not directly respons'
lible for such crimes?
Sd. Ask Of yourself, while you
pray God to show you where the
guilt lies, (and . Christian wants
Gods opinion, if the voter whe
votes the power Of his government
to license the sale OF thu
privilege 70 sell intoxicants to make
men drunk, that men may commi,
all manner Of crime, is not guilty q
Ian accomplice Of the crime tha
Imam commits?
Now, Christian, stick to this mat
ter until you are able to prove be-
yond . shadow Of doubt that wha
/ say is false. You owe this e
! your country, yourself and .ou
|God and your Savior Jesus Christ
lLet the church thus "come out from
among them and be ye seperate,
|for God has said il. Then will th'
|rain fall in its season and the esrtf
bring forth Z bountiful increase
Then shall souls be saved.
Obi Christian, dare to hold your
self 10 account. For We shall al
lstand before God and give 40 &C
count Of the deeds done in the body
Isnd I am certain that we shall ans
wsr for our votes a. American sov
IereiQns and those men Of the church
are the government 10 this grea,,
land Of ours. Awake! Men and
Women Of the church, for . decade
|vill not pass until the saloon is M
more, when the church Is ready e
|cleanse herself Of completely viii
this unholy thing.
J. r. Henry.