The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-03-25
SPIRITUAL
DE F E N S E
WHAT KIND OF SPIRIT?

We are always talking OF morale
now days What do we mean by
it and how can we get 1t? Some
people now days are arguing that
we have to have liquor, beer and
wine to keep up the optimism, the
cheerful spirit, the brave spirit,
the determined spirit. This is what
they call keeping up the morale.
THE DRINKING OF ALCO-
HOLES never has given a lasting
morale. 1t is the argument of the
LIQUOR sellers so they may sell
more LIQUOR. If man is Deepen
dent upon liquor for morale and
can't get it then he has no morale,
if he gets too much liquor he
certainly has no morale and has
about as much sense as a crazy
bed bug, and about as repulsive
as bed bug.
When I went to college and
trained to play football, basket
ball or baseball. every coach or
trainer made every man sign a
pledge to obstain from smoking
or drinking alcoholic drinks.
ANY man who broke this pledge
was not allowed to play on the
team or was sent home from col
lege. What a shame we cannot
inspire our soldiers to consider
themselves a clean cut. temperate
athletic team, playing a great
game for their country.
StoneWall Jackson commanded
that large quantities of liquor
found near his army be Destroy
ed. and did burn ware houses
filled with LIQUOR. General Wash
inetOn won the great battle of
Valley Forge. because the British
troops were full Of strong drink.
David, in the Scriptures won a
great battle against the Amele-
kites because he caught them in
a drunken braWL From many
reports that have come in from
Pearl HarbOr, the JapS struck the
harbor because of drunken reVel-
ny among the officers. Hundreds
of lives were lost because drunk
en- officers were not on the alert.
Rightly does the Scripture say,
they stumble in Judgement
Isaiah 20:7. All! my friend soldier,
woe to thee, if thou are COM
manded by drunken officer. Yes
the Scripture is true again when
it says, "While they are drunken
they shall be devOured as
stubble fully dry" Nahum Ito.
WHAT KIND OF SPIRIT WILL
MAKE A REAL MAN? 1t surely
is no the spirit Of alcohol, it is
the SPIRIT of God that makes a
real trustworthy man.
The Lord has spoken again and
again about the dread of liquor.
Listen to these passages
DO not drink wine nor strong
drink, thou, nor thy sons with
thee" Lev. 1888.
He that loveth wine shall
not be rich" Prov. 21.17.
''Wine is a mocker, strong drink
is raging: and whosoever is de-
cieved thereby is not wise" Prov.
POL.
Look not upon the wine when
it is red at the last it biteth
like a serpent, and stingeth like
an adder" Prov. 23:3132.
''Woe unto them that rise up
early in the morning, that they
may follow strong drink =. woe
unto them that are mighty to
drink wine" Isaiah 5:11-22.
"The priest and the prophet
have erred through strong drink
. they err in vision, they STUN
bic in Judgment" Isa. 28:7
"Woe unto him that giveth his
neighbor drink and maketh
him drunken ALSO Hab. 2:15.
(The bootlegger, the distiller, the
u. S. government should all take
great notice Of this verse;
mo drunkard shall inherit the
kingdom of God" l Cor. 6:10.
Let us, who are of the day,
be SOBER" ] Thess. SD.
What SPIRIT should we be
filled with to keep up the morale
of our country and soldier? This
war is not a play thing to pam
per the drinking class of people
or to put money in the pockets
of the big distillers or to get taxes
off of drunkards money. This is
a day when we need to be filled
with the SPIRIT of God, not fill
ed with the blighting alchoholic
spirit.
"BE NOT DRUNK WITH
WINE, WHEREIN IS EXCESS;
BUT BE FILLED WITH THE
! SPIRIT" Eph. 5:18.
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