Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-05-30

I an the man yOn yet may be-
NAUTILUS.
The Chureh and the Saloon.
Tha, the Christian Church is
the strongest opponent OF the
open saloon must be apparent to
every careful observer. The
widespread movement against
the legalizod sale of intoxicants
is chiefly the product OF the sew
eral religious denominations act
ING together Nor have they
any more Imperative duty than
that of promoting the noble cause
of temperance reform. la n re-
cent issue OF the Christian Intel
igencer the obligation Of the.
church to wage an unrslsntinC
warfare on tho dramshop was
impressiyely set forth as follows:
vernon, a suburb o. Los
Angeles, ana believed to be Il e
only incorporated city in the
United States that has not a
single. vote1 for wet recently.
There are three saloons. Fifty
women voted. Most Of them
voted wet
The above news item from
tbs daily press teaches It's own
lesson; it scarcely needs COM
Cent from US. But ii is well to
remember that where there is
no church in 4 town 10 wage
war against the saloons, the ss-
looms usually have everything
their own way. But while in
many places it must be said to
the shame of the churches that
they have made = very feeble
effort against the saloon. yet up
on the whole, the great tempe
rance revolution now spreading
over this country IS the child Il
Z, the church. And yet the church
is really only half awake on this
tremendous question.
: THE church could destroy the
, saloon if it would, the saloon
, would destroy thu church L it
could Neal Dow used % soy:
when the church says to the
, saloon go, and votes &c, il will
go Dr.. Theodore l.. Cay!er
used TO say: We shall never be
able to destroy the dramshops
till Gods people take hold Of the
temperance question as 4 port Of
: their religion When We con-
slider the terrible havoc caused
, to the home, the church and So
&, cIety by the saloon. the only at
D titpde oi the church toward the
e saloon should be one OF deter
, mined, aggressive, unrelenting
1 hostility. "-Christ!an Advocate.
/ One of the Sons of Temperance
&. dining with a certain bishop. was
; invited to join in a glass of WINE.
Cant do it bishop, Wine is a
= moeker.'"
: ~ glass of brandy then?'
n "No, Strong drink is raging -
"Then," satd the bishop, "pass
e the decanter to the guest next to
you
n NO, bishop, I can't do that
J, Woe unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink" (World Book
. OF Temperance
j Teachers may make this 6
practical helpful temperance les
son, may equip the boys anG
girls with strength and skill and
safety, if they will train them il
the use of the definite "sworc
thrusts' which will repulse temp
: tation. The temptation, "Try
e cigaret" may be met mith stKeer
j myself pure" or ''Glorify God
with your body" or "Be strong
The temptation Everybody does
it, "may be overcome with the
Y sword thrust, Thou shalt not
9 follow the multitude to the evil
= If one is tempted to sanction the
8 licensing of the liquor traffic, the
4 principle that no man put a
stumbling block or an occasion
to fall in his brothers way" NAV
fall like a s~word-cut upon the
5 argument. And if the tempta-
i ton is to shirk all responsibility
for the liquor traffic as it exists,
= break the force of that attack
e with the sword flash, Take up
s the Stumbling block out OF the
. way of my people,"
But if it is disc arrangement
that tempts, ii the enemy seems
: e great and powerful giant too
: strong to be conquered, then use
/ the sword thrust of David and OF
Caleb when they conquered
e giants, "Let no mans heart,fail,''
r "We be we'll to overcome"
Accept this sword from the
Captain CT our salvation who
t used it and who showed us how
to use it, Study, exercise, train +:
+ then when temptation assails,
4 fight, conquer.
"ln a statement recently sent
out by the national Department
1 OF Commerce it appears that the
/ United States now bears the hui
initiating distinction of consum-
/, inc more linuors than apy 49,.