The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-08-09

/ I. .--''F " t'"s ~" HtNuVfH O00o0D0f M
the idola,ry Of his times. From b,n, ,b"..
.sved The Injunction no, 10 drink wins vkh.,.
.seouebadntzzsr invaded Judca, tho Kecbsb,s.
%soos 'ne'r tents and went % 10 dwell :,
s.'" , To prove and exhibit Their coos,an'
49,, ~ ooo sent his prophet 10 offer them wine.
, ~. mere, winch they OF course refused. n.
'nefeopon commended the p,nc,nle N sh.,,.
ence' winch they hsdl adopted and n,.c,..al
ano o"ec,ed the attention Of b,s d!sohsa,ss,
people 70 'hcn as an example worthy os NH.
''on, they still dwell in the noun, ain. :,
northern Arabia, and are Known bv tho nsm.o,
Dehai hha'oer, sons OF Heber. M. Wols.
.eIa'es ~ ms travels that they maintain thr
uue worship OF uod, having literally "neyer
wine. N'"a w
Another instance of voluntary abs,,.n. !,
to be found in the life OF the proohe, n.n;si
prominent Scripture character ana an snr.o..I
servant OF God. When the IsrseIites ware car.
RED capllves 10 Babylon, himseIf and .svs,.i
o.he!s were selected from their number. bv the
kings order'io learn the Chaldean language and
ft themselves to attend him in the na.cs a
daily portion OF the kings meats and wine wss
set apart for their maintenance. But Daniel.
with . wise discrimination, resolved 10 d;scsrd
the highly seasonal meats from the kings tshis.
and Tue swine which he drank" and requested
'hat hmseii and his associates might be given
"pu'se 10 eat and water 10 drink His request
was granted, and at the end Of q given time, il
70 said"tneir countenances were fairer aad fatter
10 nesh man al the children which did eat the
portion Of the kings meat"
| The idea now contended for. that cold wste,.
the pure and simple beverage prepared in such
profuse abundance for man and the brute bv
the Creator himself, is amply Sufficient to an.
swer all the demands of tho system for drink. AZ
well as to secure bodily health and vigor, is BY
no means, It seems then, new one So il was
thought and shown to be in Daniels time. Nor
Is the Temperance Pledge" of modern origin.
In that particular, we are also but copyists. IL
was known among the Hebrews, and bette,
than all, those who adhered to the principle in.
VOWED in il, received the direct appreciation OF
Jehovah himself for so doing And how could
1t De otherwise than acceptable to him, Jus,
as spurious liquors retard, so total abstinence
irom tnem nesps TO prepare The way for the gos.
pei ~ 1t mems minds are rendered TRANQUIL.
Then reason 10 ieit to be exercised in ali ito
, force aud Vigor. They act more calmly and
, dlspasslohately. The higher and more vr,uous
feelings OF their nature are permitted 10 have
sway. They are in better condition, conse
!, quently, to hear and receive the truth.
When man signs the pledge too, he denie.
himself OF certain thing, not because il il
pleasant to do so (for often it is quite the re
verse) but because he believes il is right, ant
that the thing renowned is pernicious--a bar.
rler to individual as well as social peace and har
mony. The very act 10 one which must
strengthen his self control-which must in.
crease ms disposition to act from principle, in.
stead OF appetite and impulse-and II fortiies
him to resist more successfully other allure.
ments TO evil. The performance of one good
act, done voluntarily from principle, also in.
creases the power and inclination to perform
another. The Christians path is one of self
denial; his conduct series of acts dictated bv
sense OF what is right tits not strange, then.
that the advancement of the cause of total alb.
stinence should prepare the way for the dissem.
nation of Code truth; and it would be sin.
gular if the Bible did otherwise, than approve
most decidedly that cause. have now gone
have now gone over all the evidence
IN relation to the subject under discus.
slon' 70 which purpose calling your atten-
ton. And no one am persuaded, can take
up the word of God and carefully and candidv
examine the facts which have endeayored.
though with less force and perspicuity than thew
deserve, to group together into some kind of or
der, without coming to the conclusion, that thew
fully sustain the position with which I set oui:
to wit; 1.-THE Bible does not sanction the habit.
ual use of the Intoxicating drinks fihe present
day; but, on the contrary, incuIcates total ab.
stinence from them as mere drinks" II this
be correct, every one protesting to be governed
by it's precepts, is bound to take decided stand
against the uee of these drinks, and 10 carry the
principle of entire abstinence from them. into
practical effect in his own case. These who
appeal to Divine Truth to countenance them in
a different course, whilst acknowledging j., no
wise the obligation of it's requirements, are de-.
prived too of their excuse. They are hedoed
up, therefore, on all sides, and mist admit tha,
the doctrine which we proclaim 10 the safe. "A.
tional, and scriptural one. 1t is cause in the
success Of which all-the religious and the ire.
ligious-have deep and personal interest: and
cannot but enireat every ope who hes;s ma
this day. to give it hearty and practical annro.
baton. Say with the g;fted P;srpont Of Ma.
England, on an occasion sir,iIar 81 Thar wh;ch
brings US togethe. now
"Whst, though Ct gold the Goblet be,
En tossed Nth branches of the vine; ~
benea.h whose Furnished leaves we see
Suc.n clusters az poured out the wine:
Ar.ong those leaves an adder hangs
fear him; for I've felt bis pangs.
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Ye gracious coudss ye deep cold wells.
Ye gems, from messy rocks that drip!
Springs from the earth's mysterious cells,
Gush Ger your granite basins lip!
To you look--your largess give,
And will drink Of you and live"
TIE Krss.--A lover Qszed into the eyes Of
his mistress untiisbe blushed. He pressed her
hand to bis heart and said, "My looks have