the use and need of the life of carrie a. nation-第42章

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remind　them　of　God's　judgements。　Jesus　said：　〃The　world　hateth　me
because　I　testify　that　the　works　thereof　are　evil。〃　I　have　had　men　to
swear　at　me；　call　me　names　and　threaten　to　knock　me　down。　At　first
this　caused　me　to　feel　mortified　but　that　passed　off。　These　very　men
have　afterward　told　me　I　was　right　and　they　were　wrong。　The　devil
〃threw　some　on　the　ground　and　they　foamed　at　the　mouth〃　before　he
was　cast　out。　I　have　often　taken　cigars　and　cigarettes　out　of　men's　and
boy's　mouths。　I　wished　to　show　them　the　wrong　and　that　I　was　a　friend。
Would　you　let　one　you　love　take　a　knife　to　open　a　vein　or　cut　himself？
Oh！　the　sweetness　and　force　of　that　promise：　〃Your　LABOR　is　never　in
vain　in　the　Lord。〃　This　covers　all　cases；　if　you；　for　the　love　of　God；　do
anything。　I　often　say　to　myself；　after　rebuking　for　sin：　〃You　made　a
mistake　in　the　way　you　did　this　or　that；　and　are　you　sure　it　was　done
for　the　love　of　God　and　your　neighbor？〃　〃Yes。〃　Then　〃your　labor　is
never　in　vain　in　the　Lord〃。　It　is　not　WHAT　we　do　that　prospers；　but　what
God　blesses。。　〃He　that　planteth　is　nothing　and　he　that　watereth　is
nothing；　but　it　is　God　that　giveth　the　increase。〃　And　it　matters　not　how
awkward　the　work；　if　it　be　done　from　love　of　God；　it　will　prosper。　Like
other　things；　the　more　you　do；　the　better　you　can　do。

All　the　Christian　work　I　ever　did　seemed　to　meet　with　severe　opposition
from　church　members。　This　is　a　great　stumbling…block　to　some。
The　church　crucified　our　blessed　Christ；　that　is；　it　was　the　hypocrites；
for　the　church　is　the　light　and　salt；　the　body　of　Christ。　〃If　I　yet　please
men；　I　should　not　be　the　servant　of　Christ。〃　There　is　no　other　organization
but　the　church　of　Christ　that　persecutes　its　own　followers。　The
hierarchy　in　the　church　told　Christ　〃He　had　a　devil；〃　but　they　could　not
meet　the　argument　when　He　said：　〃A　kingdom　divided　against　itself
will　not　stand。〃　If　I；　by　the　spirit　of　Beelzebub；　cast　out　devils；　by　what
kind　of　a　spirit　do　your　children　cast　them　out。〃　The　devil　never　destroys
his　own　work。　If　the　saloon　is　of　the　devil；　the　power　that　destroys　it
is　the　opposite。　If　a　mother　should　see　a　gun　pointed　at　her　son　would
she　break　the　law　to　snatch　the　gun　and　smash　it？　The　gun　was　not
hers。　It　may　have　been　worth　a　thousand　dollars。　The　saloon　is　worse
than　the　gun　which　could　only　destroy　the　body。

It　is　a　great　blessing　to　know　your　mission　in　life。　I　know　why
Christians　are　waiting　with　folded　hands；　not　being　able　to　see　their
mission。　They　are　not　willing　to　pay　the　great　price　for　their　commission。
The　rich　young　man　could　have　been　a　follower　of　Jesus；　the　greatest
honor　in　earth　or　heaven；　and　could　have　had　eternal　treasure　in　heaven
for　the　transient　gain　of　earth。　He　would　not　pay　the　price。　You　must
give　all；　to　get　all。　The　effect　of　smashing　has　always　been　to　cause
the　people　to　arouse　themselves。　The　Levite　that　severed　his　dead　concubine
and　sent　parts　of　her　body　to　the　different　tribes　of　Israel　was
to　cause　the　people　to　〃consider；　take　advice　and　speak。〃　Then　they
acted　and　four　hundred　thousand　men　presented　themselves　to　redress
this　wrong。

The　smashing　in　Kansas　was　to　arouse　the　people。　If　some　ordinary
means　had　been　used；　people　would　have　heard　and　forgotten；　but　the
〃strange　act〃　demanded　an　explanation　and　the　people　wanted　that；
and　they　never　will　stop　talking　about　this　until　the　question　is　settled。
Let　us　consider　the　character　of　Moses。　It　is　said　this　man　disobeyed
God　but　once；　and　he　was　the　〃meekest　of　all　men〃。　We　are　first　attracted
to　him　peculiarly　because　he　〃refused　to　be　called　the　son　of　Pharaoh's
daughter；　rather　suffering　afflictions　with　the　people　of　God　than　to
enjoy　the　pleasures　of　sin　for　a　season。〃　Rather　be　counted　with　the　poor
despised；　afflicted　slaves　under　the　taskmaster's　lash　than　be　a　king　or
an　absolute　monarch。　This　brought　out　his　characteristic　prohibition　of
sin；the　renouncing　of　every　worldly　ambition；　He　here　made　the　choice；
at　the　time　when　the　temptations　were　greatest；　for　all　that　the　world
could　offer　was　his。　He　gave　all　and　paid　the　price　it　requires　to　get　all。
On　the　banks　of　the　Nile　he　sees　one　man　oppressing　another。　That
spirit　of　prohibition　of　this　great　wrong　caused　him　to　strike　（smash）
the　oppressor。

Here　is　a　lovable　trait　of　this　great　man。　Moses；　could　not　look　on
and　see　the　helpless　suffer　at　the　hands　of　another；　even　though　it　brought
death　to　himself。　Forgetful　of　his　own　safety；　defying　the　absolute　power
and　authority　of　this　despot；　so　far　as　it　lay　in　his　power；　against　all
these　odds　he　redressed　the　wrong　of　a　fellow　creature。　God　saw　in
Moses　a　man　whom　He　could　use。　From　the　golden　throne　he　sought
a　retreat；　and　for　forty　years　was　an　humble　shepherd；　learning　the　lesson
of　caring　for　the　flocks　of　Jethro；　before　be　should　be　called　to　take　the
oversight　of　the　flock　of　God。　〃He　that　is　faithful　in　that　which　is　least
is　faithful　also　in　that　which　is　much。〃　God　called　this　man　out　of　the
wilderness　to　go　to　the　greatest　court　on　earth　as　His　ambassador。　Not
one　compromise　would　he　make；　still　true　to　his　prohibition　principles。
God　never　used　or　blessed　any　man　or　woman　that　was　not　a　prohibitionist。
Eli　was　one　of　those　conservatives　and　said　only；　〃Nay　verily
my　sons。〃　And　he　got　his　neck　broke　and　both　of　his　sons　killed　in　one
day；　because　he　〃restrained　（or　prohibited）　not　his　sons　in　the　iniquity
which　he　knew。〃　Moses；　although　the　meekest　of　all　men；　he　said　to
Pharaoh；　〃There　shall　not　a　hoof　be　left　behind。〃　True　to　the　uncompromising
spirit　of　a　great　leader。　When　in　the　Mount；　seeing　the　idolatry；
smashed　the　two　tables　of　stone。　Why？　He　would　not　deliver　the
holy　laws　to　a　people　who　were　insulting　God。　This　smashing　was　a
demonstration　of　Moses　jealousy　for　his　God。　After　this　I　can　see　him
striding　down　to　the　place　of　this　〃ball〃　or　〃hugging〃。　The　round　dance
of　the　present　day　is　but　a　repetition　of　those　lascivious　plays；　and　with
his　ax　or　hatchet　he　hacked　up　that　malicious　property；　shaped　into　a
golden　calf。　This　did　not　belong　to　Moses。　It　was　very　valuable　but
he　smashed　it　and　ground　it　to　powder　and　then　to　further　humiliate　these
rebels；　he　made　them　drink　the　dust　mixed　with　water；　then　to　absolutely
destroy　and　stamp　with　a　vengeance　this　insult　to　God；　he　divided　the
people　and　those　who　were　〃on　the　Lord's　side〃　fought　with　these　rebels
and　slew　（smashed）　three　thousand　men。　In　one　of　the　canonical　books
of　the　Catholic　Bible　we　have　the　story　of　the　holy　woman　Judeth　who
cut　off　the　head　of　Hollifernese　to　save　God's　people。　Esther　the　gentle
loving　queen　had　the　wicked　sons　of　Haman　hanged。　Our　supremest
idea　of　justice　is　a　reward　for　the　good　and　a　punishment　for　the　wicked。
We　amputate　the　arm　to　save　the　body。　David　says：　〃I　will　not　know
a　wicked　person；　he　that　telleth　lies　shall　not　dwell　in　my　sight。〃

The　devil　has　his　agents　in　the　churches；　and　among　those　who　are
doing　his　work　the　best；　are　a　class　of　professors　who　testify　that　you
must　not　speak　ill　of　any　one；　not　even　the　devil。　They　are　the　〃non…
resistives〃。　The　devil　is　delighted　to　be　respected；　and　not　fought。　He
gets　his　work　in　just　as　he　wants　to　and　he　can　imitate　true　conversion；
if　he　can　place　in　the　church　those　who　hinder　a　warfare　against　sin。
Paul　said：　〃I　tell　you　even　weeping　they　are　enemies　of　the　cross　of
Christ。〃　They　are　the　devils　in　light。　〃But　there　must　needs　be　heresies
among　you　that　they　who　are　approved　may　be　manifest。〃　Persons
often　propose　to　do　something。　I　may　not　see　the　advisability；　but　because
there　is　action　in　it；　I　never　object。　Oh！　for　somebody　to　〃do　with
their　might　what　their　hands　find　to　do。〃　〃Well　DONE〃　is　the　best
commendation。　Faith　is　like　the　wind；　we　cannot　see　it；　but　by　the　quantity
of　motion　and　commotion。　There　are　workers　〃jerkers〃　and　〃shirkers〃；
but　through　much　tribulation　and　temptation　must　we　enter　into　the
kingdom　of　heaven。　The　counterfeit　proves　the　genuine　dollar；　counterfeits
are　not　counterfeited。　So　hypocrites　prove　the　genuine　Christians。
If　there　were　not　a　genuine　there　would　not　be　a　hypocrite。　Our　mother
and　grandmothers　who