The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-13
Letters to The Editor
DIR. cRuMPros.
Again Argues for the scriptural Sup
 port of Prohibition.

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 Again Argues for the scripturaI sup- port of Prohibition.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 Please permit final word in reply pass by your oft repeated charge that am aintoierant," "unreasona bie, : of little breadth" etc. with the re asans, .rss Ssg.sr Ssrgs Oftenfst hH ss made IS that when 1t opposes men or meas. ures it uses harsh, unreasonable and intolerant language. That charge is in iamb-iike inn5cence. iecturing a Scorsespendent urging the use of tenn
 If the files of The Advertiser could be Gerald. some choice epithets might be found by the side of which my lam guage you complained would be the essence of charity
 As to Scriptures and liquor traffic, ] have to say:
 The Scriptures in letter and spirit are against 1t. The passages you quote
 How would this sort of reasoning sound2 Christ drank of the sweet wine. the unfermented juice of the uns no@ to the De eaps aise if PlsSse n m all our cities and then in common use in that land of vineyards: there fore it Is scriptural for men to form beer. whiskey and brandy; to estab- ilsh agencies In every city and town, at, every cross roads to deal out these drinks: to. flood the land with it, wrecking homes, making paupers de- moralizing labor. destroying the young men. imbruting all who touch it.
 Or this?
 Paul, an old preacher, told Timothy 2 young preacher. to use "a little wine Tor some trouble of the stomach which Paul knew about; therefore 1t Is Scrip tural for millionaire distillers to get a r 1r0H.a tnt l. lA elections, purchase politicians. defy the laws, put up the money to defend law breakers and snap their fingers in the lace of all opposition.
 That Is The Advertisers reasoning. Not a line in the editorial Is against all
 The Advertiser says in effect: Let it all go on. put the saloons out of busi- ness, and regulate the traffic with dis pensaries or some other device.
 The Prohibitionists say: Stop the
 The Advertiser says: That Is impos- sible. Prohibition has always been a
 The Prohibitionists reply: Regulation has always been 8 failure. Prohibition has been as well enforced as any law on the statute books.
 You say our law makes no legal place" for the purchase of liquor.
 The Prohibition laws make a legal place" to purchase liquors Timothy, with his stomach trouble. could easily get reputable physician to prescribe "a little wine" to any reputable drug the physician, but If he Is the Christian he ought to be, he will obey the law or do without the wine.
 To the man who has been used to wine for beverage purposes. if he is a Christian, he will, for the sake of oth- CTS, deny himself. Rom. xiv, 21. Tt is good neither to eat flesh, nor drink wine. nor anything whereby thy broth CT stumbleS or is made to offend or is weak"
 If one is not Christian a little self denial for humanity's sake would be noble.
 The weak brother" and there are want want to save. He is the prey of the would go out of business. The army of weak brothers is rapidly increas- ing, we are fast becoming n nation of drunkards. The liquor business, Wher- ever they vend their product furnish the recruiting stations for that army
 Men like Mir Glass, who never drink. or men who can easily control their appetites,, should join the prohibition are not mad most noble Festus but berness."
 If we seem to be marrow" it Is be- cause we are trying to walk in the marrow way" If we seem to be "ln- tolerant" We are..f only intolerant to sin, but we love the sinner. We are pouring out our lives and treasure to
 Others. with unstlnted means and purchased power, are seeking his de- structton. How determined they are Is shown by i've months of shameless vio- lation of the law here irS Montgomery noon.
 Every good man ought to say inc law must and will be enforced.
 w. B. Crunpton