The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-17

a place for them. 1t is a thousand
ines worse to hinder the fight
against intemperance, for it is more
leadly than consumption and yellow
ever and all other diseases COM
5ined.
Dug a Hole Through the Dam.
Our state prohibition law was a
dam thrown across this devils
stream to keep it out Of Georgia.
The legislature built that dam, not
because they wanted to build it, but
because they had to build it. But
they kept their spades ready to dig
a hole through it as early as an Op-
portunity should present. The
licensing of what is called near beer
is the hole they punched through it.
When the state made some opening
in the dam, and started some of the
stuff under a new name through
Georgia again, Dawson was found
ready. She was found too, officially.
with spade in hand, and made haste
to remove any obstruction so that it
might flow freely through her midst.
She did this by hurrying to place a
small license tax on it, so that it
could have free course to run and
be glOritied OF course we did this
out of regard for the state law. 1t
is absolutely refreshing to find
people so conscientiOusly law abid-
ing. 1t is to be hoped that all our
people will have as high regard for
all state laws
Missed Him So Much.
Instead of Dawson just letting the
matter alone until the state should
force this thing upon us we made
haste to prepare for it, so that when
the devil should come riding again
into our town upon this stream he
would find out city, officially, stand
ing with uncovered head to greet
him and welcome him back to his
own. Welcome, old friend; we've
missed you much"
But when all present lawmakers
and preachers, too, are in their
graves the great cause of temperance
for which we are fighting will be
gaining momentum. We are work
ing for sObriety, truth, honor purity;
and prohibition is a means to an end
Wait fifteen years and you will see
that prohibition will have cut the
heart out of the drink curse, and
there will not be one drunkard then
where there are fifty now.
One of the Mud Holes.
Near beer is one of the difficulties
we will have to encounter, one of
the mud holes we will have to wade
through in the fight. All of us knew
the devil would try something else
when we put out the sale of whis-
key.
Let me ask you men who have
criticised the city council, Hast
thou not procured this unto thy
self?" You know what I mean. "A
word to the wise is sufficient" 1t
is time for you, as christian men, to
put up or shut up.
Make Only a Funny Little Noise.
The way some men fight sin re-
minds me of the gentleman who
asked the blessing at his table in an
inaudible tone. When they had
company he didn't ask it at all. One
day, when company was present, his
little daughter, seating herself at the
table, asked: Papa, aren't you 60
ing to make that funny little noise
in your thrOat?" 80 some men S
resistance to this evil is so spas
mOdic, weak and indefinite that when
they do say anything it is funny, and
only a little noise in their throats.
Stand like a stonewall against sin!
Young Men Warned.
Young men, don't let this habit
fasten on you. The moment you be-
gin to drink you have put a rope
.around your neck and placed the end
of it in the devils hand. Don't
touch it.
The snow white affairs of love and
matrimony are before you. Don't
touch them with unholy hands. You
will unless you give your life to
Christ. Until you do this you are
SHINING against the girl who is to
become your bride, and against all
1.-THE holy relations of life before you.
You are approaching the white
| throne of Judgment. Let us go with
clean hands.
On next Sunday night at 1880
o'clock Mr., Chester will speak on
| Channel No. 2" of the stream of sin
i flowing through Dawson.