Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOUR

Conducted by
GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL

:, III
Conducted by
GRACE LIVINGSTON HILL
For November 10.
Topic: "How We May Help Abolish the Saloon
Tempera -e." EpVesianfs6: 10-f3.
10. Finally, my brethren. be strong in the
Lord. and In the power of His might.
II. Put on the whole armour of God, that
we may be able tqe stand against the wiles
Of the devil.
L. For we wrestie not against flesh and
blood. but against principaiities. against
powers against the rulers Of the darkness
OF this world. against spiritual wickedness
in high places
Ii. Wherefore take Unto you the whole
armour of God, that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil dag, and having done
all, to stand. 90
This is topic about which the majority
of Christians feel helpless when they allow
themselves to consider it.. Except for those
who are actively engaged in a hand-to-hano
legal fight against the saloon. there really
seems nothing much that the rest OF US CHI
do. We pray In feeble sort OF way LOT
the cause of temperance, 1t Is true. ana we
gladly sign our names to any protests that
come in our way against the liquor evil Out
aside from that we do not know no" 10 heip
in the work against this great curse OF our
land and other lands.
1t Is even supposed by many good people
that the cause of temperance is on .ne ue
cline, and that save for few spasmodlc Ell,
forts in the way Of tracts and occasional
meetings, little or nothing is being done any
more.
1t seems, then, as If the first thing we any
of us could do would be to find out dennlte-
ly for ourselves, and then disseminate the
knowledge of just what is being zone
against the saloon today. BY senolng 10
the International Reform Bureau. 1u3 Mary
land avenue northeast Washington, u. e.,
one can find out definitely what is being
done at our seat of government in iegai
way, to crush this vice, as well as that OF
opium and several other monster evils that
threaten death to our land By the pay
ment of a certain sum one can become
member Of this bureau and receive con-
slant information concerning these things.
and intensely interesting and exciting read
ing will this be found. Christian hearts
cannot help warming with eXultat1on TO
read Of the wonders God has already
wrought in this direction, and must peat
high with desire to help as they read OF the
proposed measures for further work. Here
will be found definite suggestions for prac-
teal work; what you a private individual
can do by means Of few words written in
letter as a protest and sent to your own
representative at the seat of government, to
help swell the influence that will turn the
tide against outrage.
For we must understand definitely, Just
as the Christians in the day when this let
ter was written to the Ephesians needed to
understand. what are the prlnc1pantles
and powers against which we should Wres-
tie before we can be persuaded to put on
that whole armor of Cod which will en-
able us to withstand.
The spiritual wickedness in high places Is
great today, If not greater. than then.
We need but to read our daily papers to
find that out. But when one begins to
study this question and finds out how deep
Is the subtlety of the evil one, how dark
are the deeds that the representatives of
the saloon power use to further their inter-
ests. then all the fighting blood one pos
sesses rises up and is ready to put on Gods
armOr.
In the days Of war we sent our best men
to the front. and An this war our best are
there fighting; but there were some who for
one cause another could not go, and
these remaining at home did all they could
to further the work Of9those at the front.
There were times when they even had to hold
and defend some stronghold at home. When
having done ALL there was nothing left
to do but stand" Now. that Is the case
with some of us today but the trouble Is
we do not even stand. We are utterly una
BILE to take any sort of q stand on this sub
ject even, sometimes by refusing to drink.
though perhaps no Christian Endeavorer
would go so far as that. But when the
question of using iYtoxieat ting liquors comes
up how much moral principle do we mani
fest? How ready are we to explain why we
do not believe in it? How many of US
would refuse to go where liquor was served,
or sign temperance p1edge and try to get
others to do the same fcz How many would
take the trouble to write a.letter to Wash
ington putting In a plea that some. bill
which affected this question should be
passed. or not passed, as the case might be?
How many would think seriously enough
about the question to take even five min
utes a day. or every week, to go apart to
pray? This is what it means to put on the
whole armor of God.
There Is need for us to examine this ar
NOR. and have it bright and in readiness.
and to be sure we are quite willing to put it
on, for be sure God has called us to the
fight, whether we have heard the call or
not.
Read on in the chapter. There is the "gir-
die Of truth" We should all know the
truth about, anything that we try to work
against. There Is the Shield of faith"
How sorely is 1t needed in this great tenn
.perance work! For faith grows very weak
Sometimes among the workers. and those
who are not in the Immediate forefront of
battle often lay by all they have and fall
away, because the fight Seems hopeless. The
Lord hath need of those who believe in the
ultimate victory of God and right.
Then the Sword Of the spirit" We may
learn the art Of it's use by constant study Of
Gods work And there Is none like unto
it, for keenness of cutting when one Is face
thing we each can do Praying always"
If every Christian Endeavorer should just
take resolve to pray at least once every
day. with his whole soul. for a blessing on
the temperance cause, think you not that
God would hear the prayers and open the
windows of heaven and pour you out such
a blessing as there should not be room
enough to receive 1t?
Applied Truth.
A LIQUOR organ in a recent issue says: Gun
less we see with blurred vision there are
troublous times ahead for the liquor trade"
Then, speaking Of the temperance fanatics,
1t goes on to state with the tenacity of
devils they have held their forces together
and made gains for the last twenty years,
that bid i'll to our trade. Let them increase
in like ratio their numbers few years to
come, and our business will be swept from
existence Every distlllery. every brewery,
will be closed or compelled to operate as an
outlaw No! let not the splendid achieve
ments Of the past lull us into sense of Sc
curity, for as sure as God lives, there is an
enemy in our camp that neither slumbers
nor sleeps They are laying the foundation
for their diabolical plans broad and deep.
and unless their devilish designs are speed
fly thwarted. all is lost. There Is but one
sa 70 course for US to pursue and ovarv