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Bible Temperance.

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now sweeping over this country. May
its volume greatly increase till the death
dealing saloons tempting our youth
debasing manhood, crushing with heart
anguish noble wives and mothers and
sending down to woe and death annual
ly vast army of victims.
True temperance goes deeper than
the liquor question. 1t is one of the
cardinal virtues and graces Of Bible re-
ligion. Indeed it is not too much to
say that no one can be genuine Chris
tan without being temperate. And be-
sides this, giving all diligence, add to
your faith virtue, and to virtue knowl-
edge, and to knowledge temperance,
and 70 temperance patience, and to pa
tience godiInessS and to godliness broth
erly Kindness, and to brotherly kindness
charity. For if these things be in you
and abound they make you that we
shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in
the in the knowledge Of our Lord Je-
sus Christ. But he that lacketh these
things is blind and cannot see afar off,
and hath forgotten that he was purged
from his old sins. III Peter 100.
The Apostle sums up the leading
Christian graees, including temperance
as an essential part. None Of these
things can be lacking and the person be
a full grown Christian. TO lack each
and all of these precious traits of char
acter is to be blind, " short-sghted.
Such one has returned to his previous
condition of depravity.
Paul, speaking before the Roman
Emperor Felix, concerning the faith in
Christ reasoned Of righteousness, tenn
perance and Judgment to come. Acts
xxiv:24-25. Thus did the great Apostle
sum up the essentials Of the Christian
and temperance was included.
In this letter to the Callahan Paul con
trasts the fruits or works of the carnal,
man with the fruits Of the
spirit, such as characterize truly con-
verted man. Among the former, revel-
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the second class temperance is promi |
nent The fruit of the spirit is love,
Joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance, /
against such there is no law Gal. |
r:19-24. This is most remarkable
list. Every one of these graces are es-
,ential, so temperance is necessary to
genuine religion. 1t is Que of the most
important Of the Christian graces. Tenn
1erance is defined as habltual modera-
ion in the indulgence of the appetites
md passions In many cases it means
elf control the ability to control our
ppetites and passions instead Of letting
hem control as True temperance is a
moderate, reasonable use Of those
hings which are good, wholesome, USE
al, and total abstinence from anything
nd everything that is hurtful, injurious
nd destructive to our best interests
Would it be consistent with true tenn
to be constantly imbibing poi
ons which are destructive to health?
Would it be temperate to'eat arsenic,
.rychnine or opium? Certainly not.
The Psalmist says we are fearfully
nd wonderfully made, the Apostle
Ills us that our ladies are the temple of
he Holy Ghost (spiriD which is in
on, which you have Of God, and
e are not your own, for ye are
ought with a price, therefore glorify
cd in your body, and in your spirit
hich are Gods. Know we not that We
e the temple Of God and that the
brit OF God dwelleth in your II any l