Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-14
ore Gospel
Civic Life
OR
TIE Duties Of Christian
Citizenship


taking as basis the words Of Christ.
ntnuer unto caesar the thilss whicn
De caesar and unto God toe thing
wnlun ue Gods. Mr Lindsay safe
in part
"Ine gospel OF Christ o. no one
sidoi eccieslasiicai anair bar s DE-
sisned go reach out and Include ai
phases of iie. social. civic and ie-
lgI0us 50 uiHoren. times Do che his-
tory nf iGe Hofiu. men nave sought to
limit inu ianse ol gospel fiu.n AND u
possible a horco 90 irum real iie, and
no dwarf Its power H0d inhneucs. This
was the case pHn the ciiff priest and
scrihes Wnu Sought to entraN Ihr.st in
hs ieach4nEa ~ lawful tO give
Tribute % tafanrf Ray they hoping
90 onfrap him politically Rut hn. dis
Cernlna their perady, said SLOW nae
a penny. Whose image aad super
scription hath itr And they say unto
him taesars Then said Del untn
them. Render therefore unto Caesar
the things which be- Caesars and unto
God the things which be- Gods
Thus Christ silcnccd them. aud an
nounced 20 the world that bis gospel
Was designed % reach eyery phase of
life, and that o would be- the duty Of
the church In succeeding ages 90 herr
aid this fact And u seems % me that
never In the history OF the world did
this truth need greater emphasis than
today. Men tel us We Trust not mix
religion and business ana that n We
would succeed politically We must
plreonhole conscience. thai thafo is
.lN.
matters political aud the moral Law
or the Sermon Qn the Mount But exc
perience has taught ue Thar this o.
true only ln SO Gar ns civic ada.rs are
ia the control OF immoral and corrupt
men, and that such q condition ni ni-
fairs Is possible only when good men
neglec; or refuse 20 90 their duty at
the polls
specifically. Christ declares In
these words that every man has a
lwo-fold duty 10 performs that he
owes certain obligations 90 God
through the church and certain obllga.
,lons 90 Him through tho state IN
this country church and state are
more completely separated than III any
other country. hat Il should be- rec
memberod that this separation n only
an ecclesinsticai-clyi separation Il
/ has nothing To do with the great NOR
al and political issues az stake, aud ln
no sense debars church membership.
/ individually or Ia q hofv. from naF-
| tlcipatiOn In the moral political issues
/ that come 10 the front from time 90
time. Ia point Of fact By history aud
I hv the declalon OF the supreme court.
we are recognized rs q Christian ma
I lion. aud as such must see 10 u that
Z an questions must BE- settled on this
basis So that, az AR Bryan stated
/ before the American club in London
the other day. We as a nation are 90 be-
/ the CONSERVATION OF the great moral Isl
SUES Involved 90 International affairs.
l n this be true with reference 10 OUT
I side matters how much more is n
true that we. the people see 90 q
I that ali questions OF state be settled
ON n strictly moral basis
Herein lies the duty and responsl.
/ bility OF the Antl-Salpon league. q
holds that the liquor traffic is al inc
moral business ln that % demOralizes
I The individual rOhs the hclo of its
loved ones. ana corrupls ihe state By
/ the decision Of the nlied states SUI
promc court q a not entitled 20 any
legai endorsement or protection. and
that comes within the puryiew 81 the
police control as Is the case with an
crime. That Il Is within the power OF
the state 20 regulate Il or prohibit q
altogether. Thus the saloon business
ia more or less 90 outlaw business
and as such can claim no legal pro-
tecfion. In our large cities the saloon
becomes a political rendezvous. and
salOonkeepers become political bench
men. Through the drink habit they
are IN a position 20 control certain
votes. and SO become indispensable
political factors. In St. Louis the
liquor Interests have controlled .ht
political situation for the past twenty
years. and this faes Is largely reapon
sibel Tor tine immrnFe system Of graf
ana h0udle brought 10 light through
the prosecutions conducted by Gov.
eFnor Folk while he was circuit at
iuFnry. and since completed Ia the
lrenovafi0n Of the entire police force
I And what Us true OF 81 Louis is true
also OF every nihef city that tuFni
lover 90 the liquor interests the man
agcmenl Of Us municipal affairs.
This leads ua 90 note that the only
solution 20 civic Affairs "a the fun ia.
charge Of our duties and responsible
II Ties az citizonH. Our duty 30 the state
d just aa important DOB lta place as ouI
duty 90 tho church. In point of fact
u du not believe any Christian caI
/ properly fulfil be duties go the churcf
\ fhe neRiects his duty 90 the state
The saloon and gambling interests o
} Albuquerque for Instance. care moth
ing for Your resolutions and prayers
30 long na you permit them go dictate
in matters political and municipal
b. They must be given 90 understand
that they exist by meme Euncranci
aud that they may BE- put out of buBl.
ness any day The Christian voters 81
this city aud territory should step q
the front and control the situation
J Then. aud only then. will your citi
J aud valley and territory become AZ
lniiractI0n 20 ihe psopIe OF the norii
and east. aud your land ~ sunshine
! bud and blossom a. the rose"
President w p Johnson and Mana
ger C1lnn. Of the American I.umhe
. company. are pnlOying a Yislt from NJ
! J. Hartman of Ann Arhug Mich.
/ member Of The faculty of the uniger
. fify uf slehisan. vi 20 Sawyer q
! Hlllsdale Mich. james X. wade o
! Ann Arbor ami G ~ Winchester o
Elkhart Ind stockholders ln thi
. american l.umher company The
! arrived from the east laaf might q
, train no and took quarters at th
| AiYamdo. when they hifd Into th
. large dining room waich was crowd