The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-02
TEMPERANCE REPORT
Adopted BY Lincoln County Baptist
Gus Church. October ~ 1904.

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70 the Lincoln County Association:
Your committee appointed at your last meeting to
write report Temperance begs leave to submit the
following report for your deberation and consideration
The subject Of Temperance is broad field and one
that is worthy of prayerfu consideration but sorry
to say that the Temperance not being taught by
be- at least by Baptist church MEMBERS and the cause
is suffering thereby. Temperance. in my judgment,
should be taught boys principle much the
principle Of honesty and truthulness and part Of
their moral character The local option law is good,
far goes but need something that enters into
the minds and hearts Of the boys something that appeals
fear Of the law man not to get drunk simply because
be cannot get whisky is very poor, weak brother and
s-hep. What the world needs is generation Of
collaborating who believe that it is wrong to drink
the accursed stuff and resist it matter of principle
Local Option Prohibition is becoming imperative
because public sentiment is lapsing into indifference
What we need therefore, is strong public sentiment to
enforce the law tt amentable fact that jugs
are received by church members than by non-church
members. Can, will, the Of Temperance the
of Jesus Christ prosper the hands of such Chris
tians? It is we'll known fact that whisky is, or has
BEEN sold in almost every community IN the county con-
Now ask this Association in the name Of the church
of the living God, what must we do! The officers all
the land Indifferent about the enforcement Of
the local option laws but expect any better Of the
officers SO long the leading church members will pat
ronize blind tigers and get their weekly jugs? It is
fact that it against the law to the presence of
two persons but one thinks anything about
it, and great many of the high officers of the State
the most profane simply because The law not
properly enforced But who expected to to the
forcement Of the local option law Is it the who
buy blind tiger whisky and drink it, is It the Chris
tan people Of the country Il something is not done to
check the blind tigers, whisky drinking Of church
members, il my judgment, it will wreck the church n
less than years Trace the crimes to their origin and
ninety per cent of the crimes committed directly
indirectly due to whisky. Brethren, can we inspire
church members to call halt? Brother Preachers,
you sort of sentiment in your churches
to this evig Brethren something must be DONE
Let the wisest of people get together and agree
some plan of action and let begin the at be-
fore it is too late Some young periuring them
selves every before the grand ures of the country
and have made their brags that they would rot in
jail before they would give away friend who good
enough to sell them whisky It is next to impossible to
get sufficient testimony against blind tiger to convict
him. and when the testimony is obtained the courts let
them off with the minimum fine and they retire to their
old trade and court after court trying the same per-
sons for the oense receiving from time to time
the same small fines and light punishments.
Respectfully submitted,
w. E. PARSONS.