Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-10-16

lay. $
A. O. Stone and wife and SON Har
Id were in Manchester Friday.
Mrs. John Messmore called on Mrs
rom Lee last Friday.
w. c. r. u. CORRESPONDENCE.
This organization assumes thai
the true and efficient method OF adj
Jancing the reformation along this
Inc is III setting forth the gospel
if Christ, and by making appeals to
he public on the ground of morality
sobriety, putlic good, the present and
eternal welfare of man, and the
.ear of the Lord. It's pledge is en-
Ire abstinence from intoxicating lid
lors as a beverage"
Courage consists not in hazarding
without fear but Of being resoluteiy
minded in just cause.
AS press correspondent for the Man
hester Union, have, often been ask
"a to publish in our home papers 1t
ms OF interest on the Temperance
question. Then some one would re-
ark. There is no use to ask them
hey will no. publish them for fear
+ offending a certain class OF indl-
.iduals, out we hope to be heard
i Nav the silent Influence Of a good
,ewspaper in the family. and through
thousands Of families in the heart
Z the great community. is briefly
stated in the following paragraph:
a large portion of our best moral moral
u,ture is reiterated and fastened on
he mind by the family press. Tine
pulpit does much; parental instruc-
ton does much in many cases; but
he press is, in the present day, nee
4ssary to both.
Let any reader Of a we'll conduct
81 newspaper open it and consider
its contents.
There are IN single number some
Zines from $50 to 200 separate aru-
les. each one containing an idea,
&c. or sentiment and stated Or IL
,,strated so as to produce an effect
IN enlarging the readers store OF
or giving right direction
o thought, feeling or action. Must
not al. this have its influence and IN
.he aggregate mighty influence up
IN the reader? No rejecting man
ian fail to see that the So visits IN
, year of a carefully conducted pa
GER. intelligent, correct, elevated IN
IS moral tone and withal interesting
ii its contents, must exert great
AMI blessed influence upon domestic
.ife. Children growing up under such
cfluences are far more likely to IL
correct in their opinions
and morals, and better prepared FOR
The active duties Of life than they
could possibly have been without It
Hence. our wish to have our views
published in our home papers, but
10 my Temperance talk, but rev.
,robably, who profess the religion OF
Christ, would be willing, at this day,
10 acknowledge that they We're op-
posed to the Temperance cause; anu
vet it is a lamentable fact that con-
siderable members in the household
1e faith are, in one form or anoth-
ar. exerting an influence against II.
come love still, to indulge now and
hen in a social glass, others are
aaking money in the traffic, num-
Der are renting buildings In which TO
carry on the business, and not few
perhaps stand with folded arms and
lsk if they are their brothers keep
err, God command, Christ entreats,
nd suffering humanity pleads, and
;till the response is, Am my broth
,r's keeper? The real Christian is
me who is willing to make sacriflc-
IS for the good of others. one that
follows the example Of his Master
in acts of self-denial and kindness;
md with the Apostle says, that II
neat takes my brother to Offend
viii eat no more meat while the
world stands. Self-denial is inscrlb-
d on his banner, and written IN
characters not easily effaced, on all
re has; and as he looks upon its
ample folds and beholds the letters
II light, he remembers the injunc-
ton, take up thy cross, and he re-
joices in the opportunity which per-
nits him to manifest his love for his
Master, Without this state OF
heart, he may profess Christianity
out with it he may be a Christian
But this spirit does not actuate all
of Isreal.
There are some who, in regard 10
the subject of Temperance, appear
to DE influenced by a different mo-
tive, The question with them is not
What, Lord wilt thou have me to DO,
but, Am l called upon to deny my
self the qualification of taking a glass
Of wine occasionally, or to forego the
profits of the traffic. that may be
in better situation to exert an In
fluence in saving drunkard's soul
or averting from his family the blow
chat awaits them? True, my Master
went about doing good, not only
speaking. sins forgiven, but invarious
ways alleviating the bodily sufferings
of the people; but like to be in
dependent, and drink or sell if
please. True. no drunkaard can ed
ter into Heaven; but Il he perish. he