The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-03-24

how many church members have
we stunned by the terrible curse
that has been set up in our midst.
My brother, my sister, God tells
us to lay not temptations before
thy weaker brother.
| Now, my brother and sister, let
me appeal to Your true spirit which
is Christ in the person. Open your
eyes and look through the faith you
have in your God. Can't you see
the curse set up right here with q
smiling face to meet the weak
Christian and minor boy?
I, Here they stand day after day
handing out the cursed stuff that
fires the brain and destroys the
God-given powers of man.
I Oh! this liquor curse! Churches
what are you doing, are you Sleep
| ing? Awake and arm yourselves
against the, wilds of the devil that
comes through strong drink. Where
is the man, say nothing of Chris
\ tianity, but. just the man, that can
stand up and say the world is free,
have nothing to do with it. If a
man wants to vote in the cursed
stuff let him vote, and if he wants
to drink down the fiery flame, let
| him drink it.
ls there a man among us that can
lsay this? | hope not. trust that
every man, especially Christians,
yes, the full membership of the
church, also the man that has fall
len victim to the cursed stuff and
his mental powers weakened by the
| destructive flames of the stuff that
brings the curse upon our land.
Now, is there one that can stand
and say, I.et him vote, or let him
vote, or let him drink.
1t any man can vote for the pow
ers OF the devil to sway our country.
There is not one that can do it
with his face turned hcavenward;
God says so. Put not the bottle to
thy brothers. mouth.
Put on the breastplate of eternal
life, and arm yourselves against the
soul destroyer, the clear, the red
and sparkling devil with his smiles.
God is our refuge. Stand firm,
cry out, away with the cursed stuff,
away with it.
Christian, you must bind your
selves in bundle against the curse
that the wicked one has chosen and
brought into our town claiming the
needs of the dividend to educate
the brain. | appeal to our churches,
not one, but all, come We out from
among the world and be We a sepa-
1 rate people. Let your light shine,
may 1t be as city set upon hill,
SO the world will have to raise it's
head and look up to Christ's follow
ers. Christian, can't you stand
firm and fight the good fight of
faith. Speak out for the Lord. If
Iyou cant speak, rise and stand
firmly on your feet, till the victory
is won.
i We hear man say, my father
always kept something nice to drink
on his sideboard, and it didn't hurt
me-" | esteem my fathers view
of matters. He was broad minded
man, not weak or narrow, he
wanted the world to rush on, have
a good time. But, oh! man where
iare you? The son that the father
put the bottle to his mouth. Where
are you standing today? Are you
that shining light for Christ, or,
are you in the gutter with the
idrunkard?
i There are only two sides to this
question, the right side and the
wrong side. Now, if God be God,
serve him, but if Baal be God serve
him. Take time to reason with
the true God, ere when too late you
will find that you are influenced by
the devil, then he biteth like a SER
!, pent and stingeth like an adder.
j THE WORKERS.