The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-29
A Temperance
Talk to Voters
JASON KEEP

anu lnouSanO OIner tnlnkS, so Where
should begin to square away. Some
body is sure to miss his guess.
The wise man carries fire insurance.
not because he expects a fire, but for
fear there might be one. Now if that
is good judgment on goods and chattles
that we have gathered together, then
In this more important case why not
also play safely. If there is no here
after or no hell or future punishment
of any kind, then we are as we'll off as
the other fellow. But. if those boys
had slipped a cog, made a mistake, as
it were, you would have them skinned
a mile. Those were some more thinks
evolved from my coco. So | said old
boy, it is up to you to get busy and take
out that fire insurance and see TO it
that there isn't any clauses in it that
would invalidate 1t.
The first thing is to quit specializing,
quit trying to criticise and Judge God S
plans of running the Universe, Gle has
Gone pretty we'll so far and will be able
to pull through without our assistance,)
and hunt up Job more in keeping With
our limited capacity.
What shall do to be saved?
Let as travel together now:search
the scriptures; yes, | know you are a
busy man, but the Lord boiled down
and condensed, as it were, the plan Of
salvation just to fit busy people.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy mind This is the first and
great commandment. And the second
is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as thy self"
! ION these two commandments hang
all the Law and Prophets"
There you have the plan of salvation
in a nut shell.
You know the wonderful love of our
earthly fathers and mothers for their
children. Now if our little weak
insignificant minds can develop such.
an abundance of love for our children.
Oh the abundance Of love of an All
Wise, All Powerful, All Loving Father.
Just look upon our Heavenly Father as
a loving Father, talk it over with him.
make an honest to goodness PRAYER,
and if you really want to get into line,
you will be surprised how easy is the
road. The reason why 50 many prayers
don't rise higher than the ceiling is be-
cause their wires are down. You can't
fool God.
by their works We shall know them "
You must show you mean business by
your works; now We all know that our
neighbor is our brother. We are all
| brothers. If you love your brother YOU
will try tc make his life brighter, to
make his pathway easier. to remove the
pitfalls. snares and temptations from
before his face.
Try it and then get your prayer
factory into action and see how much
better you will feel. You can then
work up a real case Of happiness.
And that brings US to the greatest
question. the greatest evil. the greatest
menace, which confronts our brothers,
cur children and ourselves: The
Liquor Evil, Rum and the Saloon. and
il is up to US to help blot them out fer.
ever from this fair land. Work up a
few credits on that ledger.
Don't try to work in any sophistries
T. or excuses. 1T cant be did" you
can't fool God, yon can't regulate a
thing that is inherently wrong.
You know it corrupts the morals.
makes thousands Of widows and orphans,
it jeopardizes the soul, ard in it's tram
is want, misery, dispair and death.
On every side you see the blight; why
can you not see the responsibility which
rests upon you. Don't loci, at your
neighbor, look at the fellow under your
own hat. He's the galoot I am firing
ar.
MIR wet voter, Just stand Cain, Judas
Iscario-, Benedict Arnold and yourself
up in row and see if you can pick the
winner.
Cain killed one man, Judas Iscarior
betrayed ms Master once, Benedict
Arnold betrayed his country once, while
Won albright, YOU