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

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these sentiments who would recoi
from giving them utterance will
{ their lips. There are several test
by which duty may be made YER!
rlain to him who desires to know It
1t would be safe to act as 1t may
be supposed the Savior would under
similar circumstances. II he woult
refrain from doing anything calcu
lated to promote the traffic then i
would not only be safe but duty te
follow such example, but a Christian
should engage in no business upon
which he cannot ask God to set his
seal of appreciation. This PROPOSE,
ton will be assented to by all: and
yet tested by this rule, Where will
multitudes stands? Could the profes-
sing dtstiller, the wholesale Or re-
tail dealer or the holder of a permit
kneel down over the poison and ask
Gods blessing on the sale, or can the
retailer, as he hands the bottle TO
the father OF some suffering. family,
lift his eyes to Heaven and ask the
God Of Peace to bless the act? Can
the professor, who rents his building
to one that pollutes it with the traf-
fic, as he counts, over his money and
puts it carefully away in the drawer.
fall down and ask the father OF mer-
cies to bless him and his wealth.
sprinkled all over as it IS with the
blood of souls? How could the Is
realite, as he let his unruly OK loose
upon the community, ask the Lord
Of Jacob to bless him in the act?
What Christian could offer such pray
ers; ask God to bless them in max
ing drunkards, widows. orphans. pau
pers, fiends; ask God to bless them
in furnishing the means to madden
the brain, to impel to acts of VIC
lence and death; ask God to bless
them in the acts which bid defiance
20 His commands? Those. who OPP
crate the traffic, operate upon the
sober, intelligent, better part OF
You fasten upon them
an appetite which they can not
resist. You bring them to the
precipice of destruction and then
give them to your brother OF
he lower groggeries to hurl over.
Your Internal business stamps you
Is the author Of every crime, from
;heft to murder. and your character
S not less black in the sight OF God
Ind Justice because you drive the |
work Of death according to law.
The fact is undeniable that one Of
he principal hindrances to the pro-
sress OF the Temperance cause IS
he conduct of the professors ofrelisi-
m so long as they continue to treat
IS moral and right the use Of in
oxicating drinks, so long multitudes /
will believe they are not doing wrong
" indulging in their use. Such in
ividuals are influenced by the evil
!ence which meets them ut every
orner of the streets, rather than
" a law, which is seldom consulted.
The character and demands OF the
aw are estimated by its supposed ex-
in its avowed support
RS; and when they give their neigh
ors strong drink it is difficult 70
them that Gods law does
enounce the act The word of God
nay thunder in their ears, the min
ster may preach the claims of the
aw, and the real friends of Christ
nay exhibit it in their lives; yet If
ny, considerable number of those
Tho wear the livery of Heaven, ny
RECEIPT or example, teach the con-
ept or example, its influence leads
ATTITUDES into sin.
Talk about legality Perhaps the
avs are wrong And talk about the
zine of the Bible but we will speak
Z this further on, as we have al
eady made this too lengthy, but as
he Democrat kindly gives us space,
5e will consider this subject in the
uture.
LIDA NJ. ELDER,
Press Correspondent for the
w. c. T. u.