The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-11-02
PROHIBITION FROM A
CHRISTIAN STANDPOINT.
SINGING ARRANGEMENT OF SO.CALLED
CHRISTIANS WHO VOTE FOR The
LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Editor County Record:

Editor County Record:
As much has been said pro and
con on the dispensary, | would just
| like to touch on it a little from Il
Christian standpoint. Now, Mr
Editor, We cannot mix oil with
watcr. We cannot mix Christianity
with sin, or that which is evil. We
cannot serve God and the devil. God
does not compromise the very least
iota with sin or evil, for Christ SAYS,
ale that is not for me is against
me, and he that gathereth not with
ME scatteretn abroad" Now, Mr.
Editor, can Christians support this
whiskey evil? l answer, no. They
will not because it is admitted by all
men to be a great evil, and our
Christian convictions will not allow
us to do so, because 1t Is evil ana
tends to immortality. The holy
Scriptures say, "Cursed is he that
putteth the bottle to his neighbor's
mouth and maketh him drink. "
Mr. Editor, the State of South Car
olina is resting under this curse, and
every voter who casts his ballot for
this whiskey traffic is resting un-
der this rse; every one that
stands for W b i S key stands
for intemperauce and all the evil
brought ON by the use of whiskey.
Shall We any longer disregard the
widows tears and sorrows, aud the
poor orphans cly by imposing this
whiskey curse upon civilized and
Chrlstianized people, three-fourths
at least Cor more) that are members
of some branch of the Christian
church, protesting to be followers
of the meek and lowly Nazarene?
We see plainly, Mr. Editor that the
only place for the Christian is in
the ranks of the prohibitlonists. We
may have many in our ranks that
are not Christians who are doing
all they can for the cause, but one
thing is sure and that is we will
have TO Christians in the anti pro-
hibitionist ranks against us. If
they are there they are against the
cause of Christ and the church, and
cannot be followers of Christ. They
may be in name but cannot be at
heart. Impossible.
Talk about revenue. God help
the so-called protesting Christian
that will forsake Almighty God
for the almighty dollar. To what
depth of sin some will 90 for money!
Yea, many are ready to rob our
good women of their husbands,
children of their fathers, and cause
widows and orphans to be thrown
upon the cold charities of the world
by dealing out this crime making
soul destroying liquid damnation to
their fellow creatures. No. No. We
can't be Christians if we sanction
this so-called "Great Moral lnsti-
tuition" We must stand up to our
Christian profession, otherwise we
are saying to God, heaven and all
mankind, we have taken our stand
with sin and Satan, and Will sup.
port this "Great Moral Institution
with all its blightipg, soul-making
powers. Mr. Editor, were l to make
up nv mind to vote for this great
evil Upon our county l would go to
the church and ask that my name he
erased from its roll, confessing my
alliance with sin and Satan, and as
not being willing to bring reproach
upon the church by protesting to be
a Christian, and casting my ballot
against all hope of rescung the
perishing flom the liquor curse. We