The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-08-12

moral question like this, that those
who are lined up against Christianity
count him on their side.
He then showed from the public
utterances of DR.. Jones where he had
been misapplied, as he was dealing
with the problem of a sea coast city
where conditions are quite different
from what they are in the country
and country towns. He then re-
viewed the sermon in general from
the standpoint of Christian min
lister. He said: His so-called SER
mon hasn't the same ring as the ut
terances of Moses and Paul, read at
the outset. They sound more like e
politician weighing things from a
standpoint Of expediency than OF
right and wrong, as the scriptures
weigh every question. They seem
more like a lecture on moral phil
osophy by some professor of a secu-
liar institution, who does not take the
Bible as his guide. did not notice
any reference to the scriptures in
DR.. Jones's published utterances, but
the text he used, and so vague and
indirect is it's bearing on what he
said, that from my view point, 1t
condemns his attitude rather than
justifies it.
"His logic even seems faulty in
one special point in which he avows
his sympathy with the ideals of pro-
hibition but discounts and doubts the
efficiency of prohibition as a method
of reaching that end. There is a
vital relation between right ideals
and right methods that is iHsepara-
BILE. AS stairway is to its landing
so are these related.
There are questionable methods
of prohibition work like there are
of Christian evangelism, that are
subject to criticism. But certain
methods of prohibition, and prohibi-
ton as a method, are two different
things. You will never bring about
Christian conscience on this ques-
ton among our citizens so long as
the liquor business is made legiti-
mate and honorable by law. Pauls
logic applies here. If we ever over
come this great evil that has fastened
itself upon the body polite of our
people, it must be done by good, or
the enthronement of right in our
laws and outlawing wrong.
CDR. Jones seems to find himself
and his people between two evils in
Charleston, the prohibition cause ad-
vocated by the blind tiger element
and a minority CD of the best peo-
pie there, as he sees it, which would
render prohibition law "a screaming
farce if enacted; on the other hand
is the dispensary law acknowledged
by him to be a farce already, and
shown by information that I have in
my possession (Which was read to
the congregation) to be a roaring
farce so far as enforcement and lack
of public sentiment behind it is con-
cerned. He is afraid of lawlessness
under prohibition law, and leads his
flock over into lawlessness already
established by law as the lesser OF
two evils.
"Why should he choose either horn
of the dilemma? Why did he not,
like Moses, above quoted, take a
stand for right with his Lord and
bid his people come to him, in oppo-
sition to both evils, advocating a
prohibition law from right motives;
and instead of recommending that an
organization be formed for the ep-
forcement of the dispensary law, rec
ommend that law and order league
be formed to see that the prohibition
law would be enforced if the cause
should win, debating such terms to
the blind tiger element that they
would be forced out of the ranks, or
agree to abide by the law? If he had
done so he would stand squarely on
a scripture platform which shuns
every form of evil (1 Thes. 5:22) and
not have invoked the censure OF his
brethren, nor caused rejoicing in the
camp of the Philistines.'
"While DR.. Jones justiies his atti-
tude toward blind tigers and dispen-
sary in Charleston for fear of. law
llessness, this is not the common mo-
Tive of those he has lined up with;
but love of liquor and love of money
are the commonly expressed motives.
Paul says-1 Tim. 5:10-that the
love of money is the root Of all kinds
of evil, and is the tap root Of the H.
quor business that is so fastened on
our people. This is as immoral as
blind tigers, since it breaks two COM
mandments in the moral law. Paul
says it is idolatry."
| Rev. Mr.. Frier concluded his re-
marks by very solemn presentation
of the whole situation in general be-
fore the judgment seat Of Christ with
Judgment already rendered-Matt.
llS:6-7, where he solemnly warns
against putting an occasion of stumb-
ling in the way of a weak follower OF
his, and pronounces woe unto those
by whom such occasions come. Since
his words shall Judge US in the last
day John 12:4S), we can read our
condemnation now if we dare the re-
sponsibility of doing so.
| The choir then sang impressively,
sWho is on the Lords side?"