Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-03-13

come the King Ia His beauty, and His
triumphal reign cannot be ushered in
until the dramshops ars cleared away
and institutions for mans elevation
are substituted. The affairs Of our
churches are pitiably devoid of young
men, and the pitfalls Of vice in our
large cities are crowded with them.
Thus they are drawn farther and
farther away from purity. the in
flrence of mothers PRAYERS and the
restraining and helpful ordinances Of
the church.
I'd. We belong because there is q
stultifying lethargy on the part of the
average church member regarding the
evils Of the saloon. and a disposition,
to evade responsibility. Consequently
the aroused and consecrated worker
for souls must organize. agitate and
cry aloud in behalf Of "the slain Of
the daughters Of my people," 1t 10 /.
not enough that we offer . prayer
occasionally. for the downfall Of the
drink traffic; not enough that we :
have quarterly temperance Sunday
school lessons, and once or twice .,
year a good temperance sermon; not
enough that the church periodically
psss strong resolutions against the =
sale Of intoxicating liquors. ALI
these are good, but radical evils must
have radical remedies, and the rank
and file of our churches are conserva.
tive and slow to adopt any such
measures.
Sd. We belong because. while the
evil Of the saloon is almost univer-
sally acknowledged by the churches,
yet there are weapons which must be
welded against the saloon before It,
is abolished which now cannot freely
advocate under the auspices Of the.
church without dissension. which
would be deplorable to many, even,
Of our own whits-ribbouers. The
church has not washed its hands from
completely with the saloon. and while
declaring that the liquor traffic can
not be lsgalixed without sin." q ma.
jority Of the voting memberships
sanction its perpetuation by their
ballots. thereby insurinR to the traffic
the protection Of government. In
Johns 'aecond epistls We read: "He
that biddeth him godspeed is partaksr
Of his evil Deeds" Does not govern
ment license bid godspeed to the
saloon? 1t Is clear to us that the
liquor traffic must be outlswed by
the vote Of the church, but these sub
jects cannot be freely discussed UNDER
her auspices without . pitiful cutlery
Of political preaching. restriction Of
mans personal liberty, ..etc.
4th. We belong because the W. @.
T. U. wipes out denominational lines
in Christian work against this COM
mon foe to al and realizes the
Savior's prayer that "they all. may
be ono" This blending Of women at
the mercy seat has brought to them
such revelation OF the Holy Spirits
power, such depths Of love and peace
and joy. that they are conscious that
His favor crowns their work and that
He will finally subdue all enemies
under His feet
9th. We belong because the mis-
sionary work of all our churches 10
handicapped In foreign countries
by the rum sent out from this and
other so.called Christian lands, to the
natives whom our missionaries are
making every sacrifice to reach and
save. Contracts are made with citi-
zens Of this country to send thousands
of gallons of rum per day to the Free
States of the Congo, that gain may
come into the unsanctified Golfers Of
the rum trade. Mrs. Mary Clement
Leavitt, our first round the. world
missionary, found whole villages
drunk with rum sent from Christian
England and the United States, when
she arrived with her message of gos.
pei purity and love. God have pity.
for the blood of these natives is yet
upon our garments.
9Th. We belong because the w. O.
I. U. stands for the ecclesiastical
emancipation Of woman. go
quickly and tell his disciples that he IL
risen from the dead, said the angel
to the women. They are preaching
the risen Christ as acceptably and as
effectively as any on whom holy hands
have been laid lin ordination by the
church. Who that ever heard our
ssinted Mary T. Lsthrays can doubt
that she was called Of God to preach
the gospel? And yet the Church she
loved and honored refused to recog-
nize officially that call because she