The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-29
INDICTMENT OF
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
REV. A. Z. CLEMENT MAKES A
STRONG AND EARNEST AReU-
MET 1soR PROHIBITION.
THE PREACHER IN POLITICS
Ministers Have as Much Right IN
Government Affairs as Liquor
Dealers.

One Of the strongest sermons delv-
cred here in a long time on the tenn
perance question was preached
at the First Methodist church
on Sunday morning by the
pastor Rev. A. E. Clement.
The sermon was a strong and convin-
cling Indictment of the whole. liquor
traffic and an earnest appeal for state
wide prohibition. In addition to the
regular congregation of the church
members of the other churches were
nresent. Mr.. Clement took for MS
text Habakkuk 1912 to II both in
elusive. He said in part:
"Tbe Prophet here is laying down
nrinciples of government that are fun
damental and showing what the re-
snlts Of sin for profit win be. There
is not more needy lesson to our
fair state than this just at this time
for it has been 7e ling itself for gam
and building is gavements and court
houses and running its SCHOOLS IN
Mood for these years. Look about
Won and see the blight that rests upon
orr public school system and the
heavy strain through which our Dusl-
ness interests are passing and the
lethargy in spiritual matters pressing
sorelv upon us. | feel the time mas
come when all this should cease ana
o,,r roonla should have the legitimate
berefts the Lord intends his children
m nossess. and to enjoy that freedom
belonging to our sober sons OF toll
"And this woe is pronounced against
those who nut their bottle to their
neighbors' Inns and make them drunk
on for profit. and cur condemnation
cannot rest too hard upon them TOT
they are the despoilers of our happy
homes. the wreckers of our noble man
hood the canker that eats out the very
life Of our nation, the open sore OF the
world But who are these that In
dulge in such folly? Primarily they
o,o those who cast the. ballot and
work for the creation Of public senti
ment in this land of freedom, Tor lhe
omen saloon exists not by actual right
hut only by the special franchise OF
orr people. In the light of that lac'
every man who does not stand agains'
the saloon and all its interests WIFI
his ballot and with all his influence II
PARTICLES CRIMINIS with the mar
who stands as the representative VI
vour cristalized public sentiment be
hind the bar and dishes out the death
dealing stuff to thousands OF pure poys
and noble men throughout our iano
And who gives him this special PRIV
ilege? You, My Brother, If you are II
anv way upholding the business elm
err with your money, your feelings o
your ballot.
The time has now come when ever.
mans eyes ought to be open 10 III
fact that a great struggle is now o.
for the release CT our state from thl
awful curse. and every man is Gale
unon to show his colors for God an
home and native lard. For IL IS d
omen secret that the Model Llcehs
League has been organized in IN
South for the arrest of the mlght
tide Of temperance sweeping this no.
ions evil from our fair southland, an
that half a million dollars per- day
being raised by the liquor dealers
tho Northern and Eastern sections
orr country to arrest it. The fight
on us in Tennessee and every ma
must stand to his gun for his very IL
and that of his children.
and this fight has been forced
us in the political field against OF
wishes. Every move we have mae
in years gone by has been checKma'e
bv scrre slick whiskeJ man who SID
tracked cur measures in the Leglsl
:, t,,re n s,,i-9 of our friends there, VI
be is said to their credit wanted
giva MS our desires, but were name
canned by urprinoipled men capable
being bought for song II you aou