The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-11-19
THE CA NTEEN QUESTION
AGAIN.

The Editor of the Army and Navy
Journal:
There are statements and claims
i'm your editorial, Incorporate
temperance. published October
22d, as a reply to my letter of Oc-
tober 18th, to the Secretary of War
on the Canteen Question. which
must be refuted, that the truth
may prevail among men.
All ridicule of the undersigned
INDUCED in by your journal, and
all complimentary references by
the army register, both of you hav-
ing the same document (the Secre-
tary of War letter. before you to
write from, must not be taken into
account or replied to.
I am not vain or foolish enough
to believe I or my logic, or my wis
dom can accomplish anything,
hence self is withheld altogether.
You must not contend with Gaines.
but with truth YOU shall. Let us
fear God and give gloiy to Him
only.
The War Secretary was asked the
question, are our officers honestly
mistaken i'm their claims that the
canteen is a benefit to morality.
And, are they right in ASSERTING
that drinking whisky and beer is u
moral benefit to the army? In
your editorial you aver. 1--WE have
never heard of any such claims by
officers, and it is not found in the
report of the Inspector General Of
the Army. Let General Burton S
exact words (from his report) be
recorded as an answer. He says,
I'm fact the canteen feature is not
only benefit morally, but profits
derived from the sale of beer, etc.
We also record your own exact
words, copied from your editorial,
you say, "What officers assert, ana
what we assert with them, and
with Bishop Potter, etc. \ is
that grave mistake is made, by
those who declare that's the drink
ing of Intoxicating liquors is a
moral wrong, per Sc.
Then if you believe the drinking
is not moral wrong you must
necessarily believe it is morally
good, for thing is either con-
ducive to bad or to good.
The word "canteen" means, SO the
army officers say, place where
Intoxicating liquor is sold. Places
where liquor is sold the world over,
are called saloons. Why is it de-
sired TO invent another name, if
what it sold therein, is "a moral
benefit to the army, and promotes
morale, health and content of the
soldiers
You also state the following
proposition, 1.-THE victims of water
are far more numerous than the vic
tins of wine or BEER and, "there
is far greater danger from drinking
impure water, than there is from
drinking pure beer or light wine.
L ask you, are drunkards made
from drinking impure water or
from drinking Intoxicating liquors
whisky, wine or beer? 1t is writ
ten in the word of God, know We
not that neither thieves, nor re-
vilers, nor extortioDers, nor drunk
ards shall inherit the Kingdom of
GOd?"
Again, you state emphatically,
I'VE deny in toto tho assertion that
there is any necessary relation be-
tween immortality and liquor drink
ing" If the answer could come
back TO you from the underworld,
from the millions and millions who
have been lost through strong
drink, think you what it would be?
1t is written, "Wine is a mocker,
strong drink is raging, and whose
ever is deceived thereby, is not
wise.' Prov. 20:1.
In the article signed "Canteen,
published i'm your issue of Novom-
Der 9TH, that writer tempts men to
drink Intoxicating liquors, by quot
ing certain scripture that he claims
is favorable to it. This tempter re-
veals his true satanic nature, by
signing his name "Canteen, and
not openly as a man of God would.
The temptation of the Savior in
the wilderness, over 800 years ago,
consisted in the devil urging and
misquoting scripture, to induce
Jesus to commit a wrong or sin.
The devil failed in his attempt
then, as this tempter should now.
There is much difference between
a Bible description of a thing or
act, and a Bible teaching or doc
trine of it. The two must not be
COMPOUNDED or misused. The Bible
records great deal about stealing
and numbering, but no one will
claim that it teaches the doctrine
of those things. The scripture
records how the Savior foreave the
adulteress, but no one will claim
that it teaches the doctrine of adul-
terry. To test ones opinion on any
Hnl1, Writ 10 400 4hn nx,i,i1.., L.,