Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-16

uon a an unnatural, craving, bot unsatis-
led appetite. Now, be has the name Of
hsing IN honest man, good husband and
father, q man Of truth, useful citizen, and !
mighty conqueror. Reason has returned
to her proper place. Now, he is in a situa-
ton 20 hear the Gospel preached, and to
understand is and, in many cases, con-
science wakes up, truth takes hold upon the
mind, he feels that he has been a sinner
he is led tosay, Lord, What shall I do to
be saved7 The answer is ready: repent OF,
aud forsske thy sins, and thou shalt have
peace Of mind. He Obeys, commences the
service Of God, and soon feels JOY, which
infinitely sorPssses all the joys of bacchan-
allan EevelrY. He has peace.of mind. He
Is At peace with his Maker and with man
kind. Something within tells him OF the
announcement from on high: "Him that
overcometh, will I make pillar in the tenn
pie OF my God, and be shall 90 no more
out: and will write upon him nv neO
nunse." Here my friends, is encourage
ment. We should then. strive against this
aadeN other sins. When we are blinded
by using strong drink, we cannot SO we'll see
what our other sins are, as If we did moi
use it. The prophet Isaiah, when speaking
OF those who use strong drink, says They
are out Of the way through strong drink !:
they err in vision: they stumble in j.dg-
menf." I suppose many who now use
strong liquor asa drink think il a benefit
while In health. To such I would saw.
they err in vision, (they cannot see clearly,)
they stumble in Judgment, they don't Judge
right And IL they would but cease using
strong drink, until appetite could be master
Cd, thef would acknowledge they had been
man ssror. And to such would also saw,
you stand in the way Of the incorporate.
Set them the example Of total abstinence
nom ~ that can into1icate, and there will
% hePe OF reclaiming them; and you will
merit and receive the new name of giving
anew impulse to the temperance cause
should there be any present, who are given
'oexcessive drinking Of Intoxicating LIQUORS.
who are srll under that iron yoke, I would
say, strive to break that yoke. Become
humble before the Lord, and ask his assist
sncs. Come with firm, and fixed resolution
that you will conquer and dethrone your de-
PRAYED appetite. Remember that unless YOU
turn you must die; and IL you turn you can
but die. ask you to resolve, that you will
hencsfouh touch not, taste not, handle not
anything which can intoxicale. Short of
this, you will fail Of accomplishing your
obiects Turn then break of from that sin,
and strive against all other sins, that you
may At last receive the Plaudit, well done
good and faithful servant enter thou into
the ioyslOf thy Lord. II, .-zs,~., -..
nh An fmy brothsrs kseperi Genesis, 9Th
Chap.s Psn Of Oh verse. .....,...r 49,.
y This question has been asked Ia all ages
q he world. When one has sinned against
hisbro,her, or has caused his brother to sin,
snfthe crime has been laid to his charge,
hs has said, in effect am my broth
ler's keepcr7 When Cain had killed Abel,
the Lord said untohim, Cain, where is Abel,
tiy brotber7 He sand know not, and then
insultingly asks, Am Imy brothers. keeper
These interogations, think, fully i'm
ply that the Almighty did consider Cain to
be his -hrother's keeper, and that Cain so
understood L. Think we have abundant
evidence, both from scripture and reason,
chat We are placed here on earth to be keep
srs Of each other. Is il not one of the laws
Of nature. that We look to each other for
counsel and for protection7 andIis there not
monitor within which tells us, watch over
thy brother for his good7 The natural man
sees the failings Of another quicker than
~ own and when The heart is right, he
Sos the wd'ris Of another, IN many cases,
sooner than he does his own. Perhaps
most men see what is for their neighbours
good more readily than he does for himself;
but tie difficulty is, the lack Of disposition
sodo mat which they know to be for their
neighbor's good. Could you but see com
mvniiy acting on the principle, Love Thy
neighbOr ss thyself would you not see that
community rise above all o,hers7 Did not
Paul feel that he was his brothers keeper
when ne said, Slf meat make my bfo,her
20 offend, will eat no more while the world
s,andeth" Did he not feel in duty bound
10 set snch examples before men, as would
be safe for all TO follOw7 The injunctions
Of our Savior all combine to prove tina, we
are 10 Be keepers Of each other. Hence the
prccepts ~love one another:" rsuffer not
sin upon Thy bro.her:" t" II thy brother tres
pass egainst thee. 20 and Tell him" Of il
md n r.furn hs n,u.f fell the, ,,f sh, fail,