The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-27
A WORD ON TEMPERANCE

They say, "Why, don't you believe in temperance"
No; I do not I do not believe in temperance except
as applied good things do not believe in temperance
as applied to bad things. The word temperance ap
piled to alcohol is misnomer There is such thing
Temperance" in the use of bad thing Instead of being
temperance man in reference to all prohibited things
am ABsTANER-and so should every person be.
believe in temperance when comes to eating bread
and drinking water and eating apple jelly and and
so forth In reference to all legitimate things believe in
temperance In reference to prohibited things believe in
total abstinence.
Along comes member of the w. c. T. u, fighting the
liquor traffic: eve would like to have you join u.s.. No.
it is man-made organization!
The 7. P. S. c. E. is a man-rade organization.
THE KINGDOM GOD is SUFFICIENT!
Do you know what it reminds me of? You
church, today with all these little organizations and it
minds of driving along the road in big wagon
with about fifteen little toy wagons with children in Them
coming along behind These churches many little
wagons and express wagons and everybody wanting
to ride in little express wagon
They have lost sight of the Vehce and the fact
of the matter u.s. there many petty organizations that
the people have lost sight of the Divine organizatonthe
rule of God, and every little fellow wants organization
of his
zIoN-rHE KINGDOM OF GODS CAN'T" TO EVERYTHING
BAD
Now have for them,-absoutey what
There is just organization in this world that
have any for and that is KINGDOM GOD 1t
all-suficient We do not need any others.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD, organization, is anti
ALCOHOL it is antitobacco and DR. Dowe used to say,
ut is ANTI to every thing that is bad"
Now the Lord says, every plant that My Heavenly
Father hath not planted shall be rooted up The Lord
also says that in the Harvest Period God will send forth
His messengers and the first thing they shall do to gather
all the tares and bind them into bundles.
/ want it understood that the call to the people
all the world is to out of all man-ade organ
zations absolutely We have place for them; have
for them. THE KINGDOM GoD is all that is going
stand when the day of troubles do not want to
be in something that is going to be broken up do not
want to be associated with those that going to be
destroyed.
Let us, this morning, get the Word of God the
"KINGDOM."
About all some people know that they Methodists
and about all other people know that they Baptists
and Others that they Presbyterans Roman Caho
ics that is just about far they have gotten
although here and there you will find good good
in them.
do not say that the Campbelite Church never did any
good do not say that the W. c. T. IT, never did any good
or that the w. c. A. did any good but they not
of God-they man-ade organizations. They SIM
ply substitutes and if there is here who does not
see it, may the Lord help you to see it,
Let us have THE KINGDOM GOD-that is a-suffcient
do not need anything else THE KINGDOM OF GOD will
solve the life question: and it will solve all ques
tions and when you get into KINGDOM OF GoD you will
never have any need of society," and you will have
desire for it. ~>.
WHY SOME PEOPLE JOIN SECRET SOCIETIES