Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-10
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valued nlSHcE lndu OH I"O AANAOS "a 'nAS
world? If so, where is that blessedness We
knew, when. first ye saw the Lord? Can
YOU sell that which you know Injuries your
neighbors, Gust for the sake of accumulat-
ing more wealth. and then say, "Lord
show me my duty and Twill perform it ?"-
Can fountain send forth sweet water and
bitter-or in other words, can you in this
enlightened day, pray and sell rum?
will refer you to parable of the Savior's
in certain case "The ground of certain
rich man brought forth plentifully': And he
thought within himself saying, What shall
do, because have no room where to be-
stow my fruits? And he said, This will ]
do: will pull down my barns and build
greater, and there will l bestow all my
fruits, and my goods. And l will say to my
soul, Soul thou hast much goods laid up for
many years: Take thine ease, eat, drink,
and be merry. But God said unto him,
Thou fool, this night shall thy soul be re-
quired of thee. Then whose shall those
things be which thou hast provided? So is
he that layeth up treasure for himself, and
is not rich towards God" Now would ask
you, have you any assurance of having
your days prolonged? Do you feel that
unless you alter your course before you die,
you can die in peace? And do you know
what use may be made Of the property (thus
acquired,) after your decease? Can you
say with an honest heart, that you feel pre-
pared to meet your Maker in Judgment
If you can, 60 on and assist in running your
fellow creatures. But if you cannot, l ask
you to pause, and see which you think of
the most value, soul at peace with God,
or surplus of this worlds goods, with
troubled conscience?
would say to those who do not feel that
they have at any time experienced the stri-
wings Of the Holy Spirit, Off there are any
such,) have you no near and dear relatives
that you wish to save from a drunkard's
grave? If you have, are you willing to
make the sacrifice Of removing the tempta-
ton as far as in your power, and of using
your influence to reclaim such relatives and
restore them to their famiIies2 Have you
desire that their families may once more
greet the husband and father with Joy?
trust you do occasionally have those feel
ings. If you do, ask you 10 harbor them
and come to the resolution to do right and
risk the consequence.
Should there be any who neither fear
God, nor regard man, surely pity their
condition, and if they continue the traffic
long, they NAV be as much troubled as was
the unjust Judge at the oft appearance OF
the importunate Widow
To the Intemperate.
1t is but about one year and half since
| was your associate. was fast verging
towards that abyss, into which if man
plunges he can never be extricated. While
on the way heard voice, saying unto me
"slnner, repent, turn, or you die" This
voice had heard before, but did not gain
sufficient strength to fully obey, until that
time. From that time, with the assistance
Of God, have been enabled to withstand
the temptation. Thanks be to his name
t | can now say have no desire for strong
drink; nor have had any, for more than a
year. 1t is now my desire that you become
Partakers of the benefits to be derived from
t the total abstinence system. This is the
t only safe course. Adopt it, and you are
s safe. Short Of it, you are not. Perhap:
e some of you may ask, are you not willing
S we should enjoy the same privileges 70,
5 once wished for yourself2 l answer, no
: IN all respects. suppose you mean tn,
# privilege of getting drunk. No-but w,
# want the liberty of drinking when W.
Ii please, and we don't get drunk unless b,
O mere accident. That may be; but YOU ar
g travelling the same road once travelled
e and II you do not stop, you will most as
n suredly arrive at the point had attained
is l ask you therefore to proceed no farther
IS Suppose while in fit of arrangement yo,
IS had procured a cord, had noosed one end O
n it around your neck, and with the other en-
is fastened to beam, you had suspended YOU,
g self. A neighbor CHANGED to see YOU i'm
Sc medlately, and proceeded to cut the core
re You struggled, to prevent him. But h
r succeeded. You was saved from dealt
g and soon your reason was restored. w
d. soon saw one of your neighbors in the sam
D. situation in which you had been. Won,
is you not feel it your duty 20 use all II
#, means in your power to prevent his putin
IN an end to his existence, although he sbouI