The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-09-20
Good Neighbors

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gument because ! am sure that
some of you viii not agree with
all of the facts. experienced and
observed by the writer. Please al
low me to say that I like all three
liquids above mentioned and shall
protect the good name of all IL
guilds such as water, wine, and al
coholic beverages of all kinds.
They are good II used in the right
way and place and above all In
the right quantity.
1 HAVE confessed that like
lust about all good drinking IL
guilds, plain and alcoholic. yet
during my 81 years residence In
Seattle, there is not a soul who
can truthfully say that have
abused my privilege in my free
dom to use my own judgement IN
the use of them.
AS FAR BACK as can remem-
Der. the church ministers have
preached against alcoholic bever-
ages, and yet quite few ministers
and quite few church officers
and members as well as many
so called outsiders continue to i'm
bibe freely.
I SHALL NOT preach a SER
mon for or against Alcoholic Bev-
erages, as 1t seems that as long as
we can read and reflect IN our
minds. this great argument has
been going on. I will say to you
the reader of this column. that
what I have gathered In the way
of experience and observation the
past fifty years concerning this
drink question, which by the way,
is indeed a delicate subject to
mention.
YES, so MUCH so that Christ
did not preach a prohibition ser
mon during his ministry on earth
or If he did, we have no account
of it, and I am sure If he had
seen the great Evil in drinking
that some of us seem to find, he
would have mentioned 1t on some
occasion. Christ brought US the
more abundant life.
HE LAID the plan for our hap
piness, and I am sure he knew, II
we loved God and our brothers
as ourselves, that we would be
able to control all those things,
that were enemies to our souls.
No, I shall not preach a prohibit
ton sermon on alcoholic bever-
ages, but I will say this to all Of
you, If, drinking whiskey, gin and
other alcoholic drinks will make
you love your God and family
more If it will help you to buy the
necessary things in life to make
you and your family comfortable,
then drink all you wish.
BUT IF THESE drinks fail to
do the things mentioned above, I
advise you to go slow, when the
old appetite gets out Of control.
I further advise that any one thing
that our weak appetites require Of
us, that will make us lose our
sense of reason, or that will make
US lose our best friends, makes US
act like maniacs and lose all re-
spect for ourselves and others,
then, finally cause the loss of our
own lives, I say, go Slow"
WHILE I HAVE not had so
many experiences have had var
led observations during these ma
ny years. No, Christ didn't have to
preach prohibition. He gave us
the great command, to love God
with all our hearts and our broth
ers as ourselves.
IF WE DO THIS as. he has
commanded, we can easily over
come those things, that are enem-
les to our souls. So, let the minis
ters and church leaders preach
love to God and all mankind, and
when the church officials and
members receive this great love In
their hearts,, there will not be
any cause for prohibition lectures
and sermons. Yes, the true love
of God in our hearts makes us
moderate in all things.
YOU, WHO ARE not able to
control your disagreeable habits,
will find great joy and peace in
accepting Gods love in your
hearts. Be the master of your
own souls; it is possible. 1 speak
from experience. Love, the great
est thing on this earth vat n In