Mexico Missouri message., 1908-05-28

school and church
TIL the new gen.
Grafton of voters are convinced that Il
ought to be banished from the earth.
1T is the growth Of manhood" said a
leader in the movement.
2. II Is the revolt Of home love
against the home destroyer. The
southern people love their homes and
they have determined that the de-
stroyer shall be destroyed.
Liberty Against Slavery.
3. II is the revolt of liberty lovers
against the slavery Of their fellows. "a
Liberty League" pleads for the per-
petuity Of the saloon, which makes
more slaves than any other institution
on earth. Drunkards are slaves Of
appetite. and 100000 OF them are
killed every year by their cruel mas
ter. Liberty to fill Golfers by selling
what enslaves manhood and woman
hood is as un-American as II is I'M
Christian, and the people are waking
up to the fact.
Humanity Against 5arharity.
4. II is the revolt of humanity
against barbarity. The saloon Is the
mother and fosterer OF lunacy, idiocy.
pauperism and crime. II is not humane
but rather barbarous to legalize and
protect the cause of these great evils
The highest civilization seeks To pre-.
vent, 30 that cure shall not be needed.
Church Lovers Against Church Haters.
8. II is the revolt OF Bible and
church lovers against Bible and church
haters. The champion blasphemer Of
Chicago. who evidently hates the
Bible and the church, Is also the
champion of the saloon. Though he
asserts that he does not believe in
the historic existence Of Jesus, he
draws his little argument from his
turning water into wine and informs
us that Jesus commanded his follow
ers TO use Intoxicating wine in the
Lords Supper. In this he shows his
usual capacity for ignorance. He
ought TO know that the contents OF the
sacramento cup are nowhere called
wine. but the fruit of the vine" and
alcohol is NOT a fruit OF the vine. but
the rotten fruit OF a process OF decom.
position which takes place after the
juice has been removed from the vine.
He ought also to know that fermented
wine was never used In the Passover
feast. for every Jew was required to
remove from his house all leaven in
solids or liquids. He ought also to
know that the unfermented Juice Of the
grape was the beverage OF kings as
is seen by the fact that the butler
pressed the grapes into Pharaoh's
cup. (Gen. 40:1l.l
Business sasaeity Against Illusion.
6. II is the revolt Of business ca.
gacity against the illusion that the
saloon helps business. Asheville. n.
c., voted the saloon out last October,
and the only business embarrassed, |
am Informed. is jailkeeptng and chain.
gang overseeing.
Patriotism Against LawIessness.
Z. II is the revolt of patriotism
against lawlessness. The plea that
prohibition does not prohibit" is prov.
ing a boomerang TO the liquor traffic.
for the people are beginning to see
that II really means I'VE will not obey
law" The ruler OF this country does
not live in the White House or gov.
ernor's mansion, or sit in a wig and
gown on the judges bench. The soy.
ereign that rules president. governor.
Judge and mayor is LAW and con.
spiracy against the enforcement OF law
is beginning TO be seen in its true
light as treason against the life OF our
American ruler. The state OF Georgia,
through its representatives In the leg
islature, drove the saloon out, and the
city OF Atlanta has not been dis
cussing whether IL will obey the law
of the state. Atlanta has had enough
Of secession, and her patriotic eitl.
gems believe In state sovereignty over
the city.
But let US remember that the great
mission of Christ and the church IS to
the individual. and we would lead
drunkard. moderates drinker. LIQUOR
tseller and liquor voter to the Lamb of
/oOd that taketh away the sin OF the
world" II all men would get right
with God through Jesus Christ the
great problems which perplex the pub.
lie mind would soon be settled.