St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-11-04
The Poisonous Plant
paid Advertisementl.

Lords Day Alliance, in answer to
the question: "Why the Saloon
Must CO." His text was: EVERY
plant which my Heavenly Father
hath not planted shall be rooted
up;' Matthew 1873. Following is
an excerpt of the address:
Everygood institution established
in this world can be traced to a Di-
vine source. Conversely, every evil
institution among men proceeds
from a satanic source. He is blind
who cannot see an irrepressible con-
flict waged between the powers OF
right and wrong. II is visible all
over the world. 1t seems TO be con-
centrating in our country. God has
given the Kingdoms of this world to
the Savior of men. Satan disputes
that arrangement. Hence, the
world wide war. God $ war chariots
are laundering all over the battle
field. Is there any doubt of the
issuel Not for a moment
Why must the Saloon gol We
answer: Because God wills it.
Ist Corinthians, 1875. He must
reign until He has put all enemies
under His feet" Is the drinking
saloon an enemyl Let us see.
/. It is a robber. II robs its
patrons of brain power. That may
be temporary, il is often permanent.
OF what use is a person wholly or
partially insanel He is dangerous.
What may not an insane person do
IL is a notorious fact that a large
per cent of the occupants OF Our in
sane asylums were users of alco-
holic drink.
2. Il is murderer. 100, 900
drunkards die annually in this
country OF alcoholism. That lies
at the door OF the saloon. 10000
murders are annually committed
under our flag. Criminal court
judges say IS TO 90 per cent OF
crime is caused by alcoholic drink.
5000 annual suicides are traceable |
to the extent Of rs per cent, to the
same cause. The saloon must bear
the largest share of this crime
J. II is the enemy of the home.
Ask the wife. II robs her OF the
love, care, protection aud com.
panionship OF her husband. II
clothes her aud the children in rags.
II robs the family of the best stand.
ing Ia society, and puts butchers
scraps on the family board.
.. The saloon is an impossible
barrier between its patrons aud the
Church, and eventually shuts the
door OF Heaven against them. For
God says: mo drunkard shall in.
herit the Kingdom OF God" Ist
Corinthians, 6:Io.
S. II Is the foe OF the state and
nation. A drunkard IL an unprofi.
table citizen OF his country. lie
Is a poor taxpayer. n merchantable
voter, eventually an expensive
pauper in the almshouse, and lastly
in the potter's feld-''if he lives 10
get thereF" All OF this dark picture
is drawn by the drink traffic.
Moreover, the saloon is a polluler
OF politics. Who does not know
this to be truel During the war
when the nations treasury was
low, Il took advantage OF the ma
tion's distress aud procured a legal
standing for a money consideration. ,
That was a legal blunder. II put
the nation on teeter board between
the "slaTs and barsr Now il has
the two big political parties in that
very position Al election times il {
gives warning from It's pivotal CEN
ter; Look out, or | will turn the
scale this way OF thatr Aud both
parties make a SeTvile bow To the
Iyrant. IL rules OF ruins its politi.
,al slayes. IL stands akimbo aud
makes faces at the Prohibition
party, and laughs at the bewildered =
,itizen, What is the remedy II
1. The Law OF Sinai answers h
hat question. II speaks in thunder Il
en- times saying; "Thou shalt not. " c
This is the voice that shook Sinai q,
o its base aud has often shaken the Ii
'arth causing Il to open wide its b
mouth aud swallow down acres aud
'eoples aud cities. The author of II
he Ten Prohibitions Is none other \
han the despised Nazarine, who
ust before He returned to His
hrone on high said; "All power a
S given to me in Heaven aud
arth." lie is the unerring law
liver. No enactment is law that
onilicts with His law. Palsied be
he tongue that dares TO claim Him
5 authority for the drink trafiicr
2. License is not remedy, To
cense wrong is itself a crime,
he saloon is brother to the brothel. m
Would you license itl They 20 M
and in hand as Siamese twins. 81
3. What about its revenue for pss
OWNS and taXes' Must public ex- ii,
enses be met with the bodies aud
pulls OF men and blood of our sons th
nd virtue of our daughtersl That Ia Ia
exactly what license means. Are y"
on ready for thatl m,
4. What OF the public financial wi
hase of the saloon question: This Nc
loud string in the fiddle OF
aloon Rule Association. Let us
'ok at this phase of the contest in DC
le light OF indisputable, authentic