The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-06-19
w. CT. T.U.COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY MRS. n. L. HOBBS.
By Bishop J. n. Fitzgerald.

Dy Disnop q. ~ Ti'lecfaiu.
The saloon il the chief and most
audacious law breaker Of the age.
II is the arch destroyer OF all that
is dear to man
Ii is sleepless, relentless, insatia-
BILE, mighty.
There is hut one power in the
land that is stronger ard that is the
church.
Ii the saloon is TO be overthrown,
the church must overthrow il.
Will she?
The question is one Of purpose,
not Of ability
She can do what she will in this
all important work.
The service which the church has
already rendered in the artagonism
to the saloon is not. by any means,
to be disparaged.
On the contrary it is to be ac-
knowled ged "a well nigh invaluable.
More than all agents, she has res
cued inebriates and softenef the
hearts of those who we're forcing
their brothers down 10 drunkards
graves.
She, more than anything, or more
than any body else, has created the
sentiment which rules dram sellers
put Of respectable society, and
places drunkard making in the list
Of crimes.
Nearly all her denominations
have cried aloud against the drink
traffic, and have denounced it in
unmeasured terms; and some o.
these denominations have so legis
ated that none Of their member;
can lawfully buy, sell or use as {
beverage the deadly liquid.
All honor to the church for he
warfare against the saloon
We give her great credit ant
thankful praise.
| Unquestionably she has been, AM
still is in the van.
| Nevertheless we are persuade'
THAT before she can fully accomplish
1.-The great mission to which we be
iieve God has called her, she mus
take much longer step in advance
and strike far heavier blows.
Her forces must be thorough,
and permanently organized, and
combined with kindred forces, mus
constitute the opposition.
The foes of the saloon must unit
against its friends.
The issue must be fairly joined.
The saloon has long carried th
black flag.
Henceforth the church and he
allies in this particular warfar
must carry it, too.
4 The battle must be desperatel
fought, and the field OF battle be
field Of politics.
| This opposition must enter th
field just as did the opposition I
1.-The extension Of slavery, and
must remain therein until prohibi
|tion, like freedom, shall become q
accepted doctrine against which q
party shall dare to speak.
i From every organization tina
sympathizes or compromises wit
1.-THE Ium traffic Christian men mus
seperate themselves and unite in q
organization. every member
which shall, at all times, includiD
! election day, and in all places, in
cluding the polls, and with all pow
ers, including the ballots, stan
against the giant evil Of the day.
!. The voting clergymen and lay
}! men of the church must become
unit in this great subject at the bal
Hot box-the point at which the
have been divided In the past an
are divided now.
i Here is a difficult problem.
4 But il should be solved, and
; would be solved were it not for th
strength Of political party ties, tha
} which nothing on earth seems to b
: slstronger.
Prohibition measures are good
lbut alone they are not sufficient
,,They need to be enforced. The
cannot enforce themselves.
As well might we, at the very out
lset. ask that they enact themselves
a as to ask, later on, that the carr
themselves into effect.
!. NThe strongest cannon may be az
! curately aimed. hut it will nevs
), harm the enemy unless there
!. some friendly hand to apply th
a spark.
e OF what avail will be a Maine Ia
e III rum mics are to be elected to Ell
force il?
= What benefit can result from eve