Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-10-05

Address az the American Tcmperance So
cisty - ths Clergy Of the United states,
from the Minth Report. t .2i9E
""You, whose holy Office, and bene6cleut
,labors we highly appreciate, are the captains
Of the Lords hosts; appointed under the
captain OF salvation, to lead them onward IN
their cokquests over sin and death; from
eonQuerinq to conquer" And in this war
fare, you hare 10 contend, mot with flesh
and blood only, but with principalities and
powersy with the rulers OF the darkness OF
this world, and with spiritual wickedness in
high places.n And your success will de-.
pend very much, under God, upon your like
ness to hun; your freedom and frequency of
-acce IS 70 the throne Of his mercy; and that
,hahifnal communion Of spirit, with The Faith
ct OF spirits, by which you shall receive Of
his fulness, grow in conformity 70 his image,
and labor wisely, vigorously, and Perseyer-
ingly, according 70 his working which shall
-1dbitE0liy work in you, nightly. But the
effects Of alcohol, As a beverage, whether
yon take little or much, just in proportions as
VOC. come under is Intoxicating power, or
Zee. is poisonous and deranging effects, will
tend to render you more unlike TO God; 10
hinder Won from having access 10 the throne
-of Hrs mercy; from being filed with his full
mess; OF, in bis light, seeing light. Il will
tend to make you less wise by his wisdom
and less strong IN his strength; and cause
Won 10 be less comforted with HE consola
lions twill tend 10 make your labors less
eficacious, In turning men to righteousness
and will thus exert an influence which viii
tend % prevent their deliverance from cir
and death; and TO cause ''fhose who are I'll
Tthy. 10 remain flthy still" While man,
who may not have your self-control, or you
aid from on high, may be emboldened b
fVour example, to use that, which will Leaf
fhem inward, from one degree ofindulgenc,
I, 70 another, iii they sink down IN the agonie
lof the second death.
aNot few who once held your saere,
and responsible Office, have looked upoI
with desire, and have taken the intoxicalin,
noison.n .swhen II gave its color 10 the cur
ana moved itself Alright" and have found
81 woful experience, that, cat the last,
biseih like serpent, aud stingeth like a
And. although the way which they tool
1hroueb he binding influence Of their prac
nee. may shave seemed right unto them
The end thereof was The way Of death.n--
And hey now lie ssso many beaeons .
warn those who may come after them, not
take the nrst step In the road which le
I.|IU y. I.I.s N0I ulu tuey poftSu al0uS.-
Enllilnies, deluded and hardened, througl
ihcir influence, went on btindfold, ill the,
\ also sunk irrsirievabIy into the same plsc
oftormenL And other mulfifudes, in great
cr and greater numbers, were, BY their ex
ample, rrcjudiced fatally against the gospel
and al means Cor bringing them under il
il|nminating and purifying power. 80 thai
instead % being, AZ Il Is adapted to be,
SAVIOR oflife unto Life, . Il has been, 10 them
Z "a SAVIOR Of death unto DEATH
Ros yoor own sake, therefore, for you
hearerS' cake. and for the sake Of the CON
mnniiy; forthe sake ofour divine and gle
rions Redeemer, who, for Us, made th
greatest Of ell sacrifices, and Cor Che sake {
that precious cause; Tor which he agonize
IN he garden, expired on the cross, and no,
infercc1es in heaven, break OF, We do b
sccch, ~ connection with this Destroyer
A. i makes 90 many 10 "ofiehd,n even unit
death, have nothing 10 DO with 4, while III
world siandeih.n And Iabor unceasingly
Gin Ell suitable ways, q fisoountenance n
use of L ihroughootthe community." Nor
ahan three thousand of your number in ii
United States, and many among the mo.
distinguished Of al other professions. hav
adopted this course; and, Tor Tie sake or az
inR rood 70 othcr., by example, have public
~ pledged themselves 20 nIDiain from IL
1n1fs your in1nen.1 with theirs. and vii
the m6liifndes az o<hsrs who hnl1 zadoplc
fh;s course, and you will, a. We believe, :,
perience ~ bs1c1tofif n your own bodis
ssi selIs; u yoprprivais duties I'd ~