Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-07-10

ard, while the man, who made him what ne
now is, goes on uncendemned, and narebnked
by public censure.
This is verify wrong; and so long as this
state OF things continue, the traffic, unholy and
ruinous as it is, will be carried on and drunk
ards win be multiplied in the land. Let the
maker, the vender,and the consumer of intoxi-
eating drinks tas beverage) fall under the
searching, withering influence Of corrected,
enlighsensd public opinion, and the food
gates Of Intemperance will be closed up, and
the poor suffering, crushed inebrate will begin
to feel that he is a man, and that he is allied
to his fellow man, Let the friends Of Tenn
perance take these out-casts from society by
the hand, speak comforting words to them,
bind up ltheir wounds. give them. at least,
.stwo pence to begin with, as an encourage
ment to effort on their part, with pledge Of
further assistance, tif needed,) yes, let the
apostles of Temper ance, with the. true Wash-
ngtonian spirit, prophesy over these "dry>
bones of the valley and the breath of heav.
en- will animate them, and there will rise up
IN all the native dignity and pride of man. an
"exceeding great army" Wasted property
win be repaired, ruined health willbe restor-
ed, blasted reputation will be retrieved, and
society, rob'd Of its richest, and most brill,
liant talents, by the ruthless hand of Intem>
perance, will receive bach it's own, with tri-
umphant praise. *
9TH. The drunkard endangers, and often
destroys his life. The man who is habitually
Incorporate, is as really a self-murdered, as
though he employed the pistol or the halter.
The only difference in the two cases, is. tl'e
destruction Of life by intoxicating drinks, is
accomplished by long succession of sins,
and not by one bold desperate effort Of ter
pitude, and that the idrunRard, instead Of
aiming at the destruction Of life, aims merely
at tbs qualifications Of his appellate; while the
other makes his own destruction his prime
object.
Not unffequently however, does the drunk
ard destroy himself in a moment. Often he
is thrown from his carriage. or his horse,
falls from building, OF is brought to an un
timely end by some other fatal accident.
was well acquainted with man. who, in ar
Of intoxication, presumptuousy drank some
great quantity Of the burning liquid, as to
finish the work Of destruction in one dreadful
hour. But destruction stops not here, 'sin
kills beyond the tomb"
9Th. THE drunko,d rains his soul. And
why should it be otherwise? his reason is de-
stroyed, the tenderest feelings Of the heart are
extinguished, ard he is therefore rendered
incapable Of receiving religious instruction.
Every call of mercy finds him stupid; to every
threatening, his ears are deaf; to every prom
isc, HE heart is insensible. Tell him Of the
danger, to which his sins expose him. and
he heeds it not; set before him The sufferings
Of bleeding Sariour, he feels it rot; de-
scribe to him the joys Of heaven. they ava
ken no sensations of pleasure; point to the
yawning pit towards which his step are fast
bending, and he is perfectly regardless Of its
terrors.
Thus the lnebliate holds out to MS family,
and to the ,corld. the deplorable spectacle Of
sinner hardened beyond common measure;
exposing himself to every species of iniqui'y,
and yet voluntarily depriyng himself Of the
usual means of repentance, fastening to per.
dition, and yet closing his eyes to the dangers
of the pricipicc on which he stands. and 10
the terrors Of the awful gulf which opens be.
neath--soon he realizes the truth of Paul's
deeluratlon, lst Cor: 6: 10. "Know ye not
that the unnghteous shall not inherit the
kingdom Of God? "Be not deceived; neither
fornicators, nor idolaters; nor adulterers, MOI
effeminate, nor abusers Of Themselves with
mankind, nor thieves, nor covetousy nor
druakards, nor revilers, nor extortioners
shall Inherit the kingdom of God" But the
man who follows strong drink, is not the
only one that suffers; mol
9th. 1Aedrunkdrd ruins his family. Not
unfre qnently does he spread through his fam
lily, the habit of intoxication.
The influence of parental example is i'm
measurably strong, and all the power Of thai
iaauence is felt TO the utmost, in the family o.
the drunkard. This example is seen by child,
rem, long before they are capable Of distin-
gushing or comprehendirg it's nature or ten.
dency. The parent visibly regards intoxi,
eating liquors as peculiarly interesting en-
Iioyment Of sense, at time when his chill
dren knew no other enjoyments but those o.
sense; Of course they cannot but think it en-
inently valuable. The means Of inloSieasior
are also provided to their hand, and thus thei
own home is converted intota dron,-shop
The Mother, influenced by the example Of ,h,
F0ther, not unfreqncntly falls into the sa,n,
habit: and thus both parents unite in thu
unnatural and monstrous enploymeni Of cor
lrupting and running their own children. o