The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-12-09
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CHURCHES AND the SALOON
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churches Of Ohio In local option dis
tricts. By Rev. Frederick n. McMil.
Ian. chairman Of the committee 90
evangelical work Of the synod Of
Ohio, shows Q suggestive increase du-
during the past two years In the mum.
bsF OF commandments. says United
Presbyterian. From this report II ap.
psars that the decrease In the mum.
bsr Of saloons IL followed BY nota.
Bile increase In the membership Of the
churches. The reasons assigned are
that when men are drinking they
have no money TO sufficiently clothe
their wives and children that they
may attend church with any degree
Of self-respect. The families OF drink.
Ing mon are discouraged and lack
heart TO appear In places OF religious
concourse. Mr.. Mcmillan says: RE
ligion and whisky will not mix. Drink.
Ing men keep women and children
away from church through shame,
fear. poverty and want Of heart. Many
= woman says. I haven't the heart to
20 to church when my husband 10
drinking: he doesn't want ~ to 20 to
church. and ] will not 60 because my
children and myself cannot dress -
well a. Others"
This want Of heart 10 one Of the
most depressing conditions that can
befali any one. The sense Of disgrace.
on account OF being the companion
u drunkard, has kept many 4 wife
shut up In her solitary home. nursing
the vultures that are eating out her
very heart. The consultations OF the
gospel would give her hope. but oh.
the humility Of II: the human nature
Of II! The dread Of appearing where
her very presence would be an adver-
tisement Of her own humiliation no
doubt accounts for many sorrowful
wives failing to Identify themselves
With any church.
II requires no argument to show
that the average drinking man win
not 20 10 church. He takes no inter.
ct IN such things. His companions
are not there. There 10 little in com.
moa between him and thoee who wor.
ship God. He u 1t the extreme anti
podes Of society. His moral sense Il
benumbed. and the whole association
q The saloon 10 70 deepen and inten.
silly opposition to religion and purity
q Me. when God plants Q church
TIE 1svil comes to plant . saloon
nsasey. n be ran. He mu-t hold bis
own convsrts. n no ran. He must win
evee s00s u the church members. n
10 can. He must lay his nery skew.
- % bsrn the feet d the children.
n he can.
IT, way 70 ds-troy the influence Of
the asvil over the Hives Of men and
women. b 10 destroy the works Of the
devi1. The saloon system 10 the great
barrier between the drinker and the
church. IL destruction means saner
momsnts Tor The drintsr. when he can
think more Of the things Of tho king.
do0 Of God. and the thines. too. that
Win promote the bstte-ment Of his
home. II givss bic family an oppor.
tunity 10 take heart. to regain hops.
ard TO look upon life with some De.
Erss Of joyfulpess. There 10 no doubt
Init there would BE- greater disp0si.
ti0a on the part Of the drinker's fam.
ny. and the drinker himself. IN A.
tend the public worship Of God n re
spent bis money ~ homo and for his
home. A reformed husband and faith.
er means sunshine 10 the home. and
the grateful family viii have an e.~s-
cial reason for evrression Of gratitude
70 God bv . public proseesion Of his
name. Every argument that supports
the saloon Opposes the church.