The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-08-13
REV. W. ]. ROOF
ON THE DISPEhSARY
Saws ILLUMINATION Will Cut
Down to One.Fourth Num-
Der of Inmates of Asylums
and Penitentiary.
POINTS OUT ITS EVILS
(Continued From Last Week.

Here, then, my friend, is the solu-
ton: ;. Yon voted for the man that
made the law, that made the Dispen-
sary, that made the drunkard, that
ruined the happiness of that home.
You did this, as sure as God is true,
you are in part responsible for that
lost soul. But nonsense' Would to
God people had enough blood money.
CAN our money is spent elsewhere
for whiskey and we get no profits"
There is no such thing as profits in
whiskey. Tie money is in the county
already. What you and I must do is
to get the people to spend it right.
Our boys and men leave out of the
county and spend large sums of money
for evil purposes in the ill-famed
houses of our cities. Why not estab-
lish these houses in our little towns
and license them and get our revenue
from them? kThese houses are no less
the DEVILS products than the Dispen-
sary. The law protects both alike,
one leads to the other. It's not "equal
rights to alp to trap the ignorant in
order to get their hard earned wages.
l spend my dollar when and where I
please. Yes, I say the Church of the
living God is suffering abuse and
shame at the hands of unfaithful
members. I am not courting popular
ity. but do say that no true man of
God can afford to vote for thing that
works in direct opposition to His
Church. If men will have whiskey,
if they carry their will power and
backbone in their hip pocket, let them
get it the best they can; but for the
sake of all that's good, let's keep the
temptation from before our young
boys. If the Dispensary carries, sup
pose we place one in front of your
house? Oh, no, you answer.
Then why do you want to vote
to stick it under your neighbours nose?
If it's voted in the board can place it
where they please without the con.
sent of the people. This is law. We
don't want it here in Chaplin. It has
proven a curse and shame to our lit
tie town. Ladies were afraid to walk
the streets because of the ill-manner.
ed sots.
Do you 'love your neighbors as
yourself as Christ commands? Then
if you don't want it under your nose
don't vote to place it under your
neighbours. This would be politeness
at least. Some one says: "You bet.
ter be attending to your own work -
I am. Whatever is menace or draw
back to my church is nay business to
fight. Civil and religious affairs 90
hand in hand. Some think though
they can be political devils and re-
ligious Christians at the same time.
Paul says, 'The powers that be are
ordained of God." He has ruled since
creation and is ruling today and will
rule until the end of time. If His
Church doesn't uphold morality and
sobriety, what will? Not the Dispen-
sary traffic. God says: mo liar
shall enter into eternal life" Must I
favor lying: ''No murderer has eter-
nal life." Must I favor murder? "No
rogue has eternal life." Must I favor
stealing? ''No adulterer has eternal
life." Must I favor ILL famed houses?
"No drunkard has eternal life" Must
I favor drunkenness? I do if I vote
for whiskey. Isn't this logical reason
ing? The non church member can
vote as he pleases, but he must vote
as it pleases God. Ask your spiritual
leader and Gods Word how you should
vote. If Christ was in body here