Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-06-08

themselves 10 be authorized agents, at lib
erty to reserve for their trouble IS per cent.
Of all new subscriptions paid.
Popular Religious Leaders and Reform.
G. PoLLARD's BEER.-Asa pleasant.
cooling, healthy beverage. we can COR
daily recon nend the beer made by this
gentleman. The nutritious vegetable al
iment that the drink possesses, makes it
worthy Of place upon our tables at all
times. but more especially during the ap-
preaching warm season. Ifpeople drink
nothing that has more intoxicating quail.
ties than this, the temperance reform will
be complste.-N.Y.Bap.R egr.
Il is not denied that this beer, recon-
mended BY the organ of the New Y ork
Baptist State Convention, has Intoxicating
qualities" In fact il is virtually admitted.
Because if it had none, il would have been
mentioned Of course, as additional evidence
Of its harmlessness, while the writer was
speaking on that point. Aud then il would
have been different beer from any have
ever seen or heard Of Mark the strength
Of expression in its favor, giving the entire
and urgent influence Of this religious organ
for its use. Worthy Of place UPON OUR
TABLES AT ALL TIMES" 1t is not in
the power Of all the drunkards and all the
tipplers In the State Of New-York, to do so
much for the hindrance of the Temperance
reformation-so much to make "temperate
drinkers, = moderate drinkers aoccasion.
al drinkers" constant drinkers" tipplers
and drunkards, as is done BY this popular
religious journal and organ, in the express
ION Of such views, sentiments, and propen.
stiles as are shown forth in this short para.
graph. Nothing could possibly be more
pernicious in its tendency to decoy away
children from natures simple beverage
create in them unnatural appe,ites = and |
turn their unsuspecting feet into the path
that leads 70 the drunkard's grave. Moth
ing could more efectually help along those
who are already in the path, at different
points ofdownward progression, and pre-.
vent their escaping the awful destiny to
which they are Fastening.
How are drunkards made? What is the
commencement and process The. begin
ming Is not among drunkards, or among hard
drinkers. generally. 1t is not in the filthy
place where drunkards resort - not in the
noisy and vile dram shop. If there were
no other places but these for making begin
nings, comparatively very few beginnings
would be made. Appetites for alcohol are
formed at fathers or guardians cider bar
rels, or beer barrels or around family
tables" on which these vile and insidious
articles, with comparatively small portions
OF the poison in them, are spread. And il |
Is not necessary that these .worthyn arti-
cles should be there cat all times" Occa- I,
sional admittance will accomplish the work. ,
When Samuel H. Cox, I'D. d.. was in
England, lord Teignmouth challenged him
10 drink wine. The tempted man had not
the courage to exercise Christian fidelity a
and be unpopular. So he put the cup to 4
his lips. He was conscious he was doing c
wrong, and, as soon as he got away, went q
about making his apology, to such as would O
his course. In one of his !,
letters written home and published in the ),
New York Evangelist, be had much to saw :
bout IL; and among other things, he said !,
q only touched the cup to his lips and :
'arely tasted, or pretended to taste. If he s.
lid not taste, he deceived those 10 whom be Ia
vas paying courtesy. Whether he tasted ST
Z not ne wa, recreant to the temperance is
ause, in pretending to taste. And then he al
'iolated and sacrificed Christian principle. Al
y doing lille Of what his own virtual :,
oncessions showed he knew and felt to be :,
wrong. Suppose that, instead Of being in
sneland, ne had been in heather country, =
IND had been challenged to bow down to -
= IDOL Or to commit adultery. Would his "
's'''e 20 please and crafty his associates ia
ave ,ec even to az apparent compliance in
Ei'n 'neir wishes7 Probably not-because III
hese practices are 90 decidedlv ,,no,.l.. !.
q the United States. And il wipe.dr;nL- !
ng had been as unpopular here then !. !, ! :
s now, i might have been tina, he vvon,d %
not have risked his reputation At home - II
ais sacrifice 0. principle abroad. But 4. N
would not even now have much to risk. G
ear, among his associate sd. D.s', in our 81
arge cities. Their practices show what a
motives govern them. They are governed Il
either by their own lust for the exciting a
poison, or fear 10 be unpopular among !,
hose from whom they want favor. Lei :
my one say and show WIN th;. = -.