The Iola register., 1902-04-25
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SW. c. T. u. COLUMN s,
ETA Helfrich, Superintendent
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The W. G. 7. U. extends vote OF
thanks to the pastor and trustees of
the U. B. church for use of the same
during Miss Southard s meeting
IF WEwILL, BUT WILL WE?
In the North Carolina Christian
Advocate is an article we'll worth the
careful reading of every Christian,
and we reproduce it here that its in
huence may reach the further
Liquor men admit" says the Ad-
vocate, that whenever the Christian
vote will it can enforce prohibition
by law. Will the church vote, note the
declaration, and tell us when they
meani to 'will?' When we remember
that, two of our cities spend more to
maintain their license saloons than
all our States expend to maintain
their public schools, isn't it time for
the lChristian vote to WILL prohibi-
ton?
mot withstanding we are told that
Prohibition does not prohibit ofticia
statistics tell us that in the state of
Maine, there is not distillery, not a
brewery, rot license saloon, aud
that itsIlaboring people have millions
more money in!the savings banks that
in the much more populous states of
Ohio and Illinois, with all their reve-
nue. from saloons. 1--WE may truly
say that we are suffering and endur-
ing the burdens and curses OF the
licensed saloon today because the
voting fathers of the past failed to do
their duty, thus leaving to their child
ren as a bequeathed inheritance, this
Internal, for it is Internal, traffic that
wrecked the character and blasted the
manhood of their day.
What better are we doing for our
children and our nations manhood:
We areleaving these sameinstitution:
which from our neglect of duty have
grown stronger in power and influ
ence to blight aud blast wherever ant
whenever they can find helpful ally
or helpless victim.
He who reforms drunkard doe
well He who reforms a moderate
drnker does better. He who saves 6
sober boy from the first drink doe
best of all, in that he saves them all
1t is this fact that makes the sup
preston of the tempting licensed sa
loon the overshadowing question o
the day.
1t is not in our power to keep tn
boy from the licensed saloon, saw
by keeping the licensed saloon ava
from the boy. The history of hig
license bears indisputable testimon
to this declaration. The boy is vita
to the life of the licensed saloon. M
informed voter of todaycan Question
that fact as touching the licensed sa
loon.
1.-THE strength of sin is the law,
and that the power of the saloon
corrupted politics. Here it stand
fortified and dehaut. 1t has success
fully withstood the opposing forces c
moral supsion, pulpit denunciation
Christian prayers, and Church re
solves lOF BeucIuulOhoi NuAihB o'iObt
er and more insolently aggressive, a
time:and opportunity favor, tea chin
the lesson that whiles sustained by la
nothing less forceful than contra la
will ever be able to breach the polit
cal ramparts that guard its interests
AS Christlrn citizens and voting me
we must teach the Government th
national laws must not antagoni
moral law as the supreme standard ,
legislation for us as people. In u
exercise of our sovereignty at the ba
lot-boX we must say to her that '
denv that she has the right, moral
coustitutionally or otherwise to sc
to an ignominious class of foreig
debauchers the power to drug al
damn our sober sons at will. 7
highest tribunal of the nation deni
her the right. The God under who
she claims her existence forbids
and we are recreant to trust and du
If we do not in our sovereignty, del
oar government the exercise OF sn
function,