The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-28
WESLEY ON THE TRAFFIC..

WESLEY ON THE TRAFFIC. i
sit is wrong to gain" says the Rev. Jno.
Wesley in his sermon on the right use Of
money, written century ago. "by hurting
our neighbor in his body. Therefore we may
not sell anything which tends to impair the
health. Such is, eminently, all that liquid
fire, called drains. or spirituous liquors. tits
true, these may have place in medicine
they may be of use in some bodily disorders;
although there would be rarely occasion for
them, were it not for the unskilfulness of the
practitioner Therefore such as prepare and
sell them for this end, may keep their con-
science clear. But who are they2 Who
prepare them only for this end ? Do you
know ten such dis,illers in England Then
excuse these. But all who sell them in the
common way, to any that will buy. are poi
soners general. They murder his Majesty's
subjects by the wholesale, neither does their
eye pity or spare. They drive them to hell
like sheep; and what is their gain2 Is it not
the blood Of these men2 Who then would
envy their large estates and sumptuous palaces.
A curse is in the midst Of them the curse Of
God cleaves TO the stones, the timber, the fur
niture Of ,heml The curse Of God is in their
gardens, their walks, their graves; a FIRE that
burns TO the nethermost hell Blood, blood
is there; the foundation, the floor, the walls.
the roof is stained with blood And canst
thou hope, o, man of blood, though thou art
II n Ek-
.sclothed in purple and fine linen, and farest
sumptuously every day; canst thou hope to
deliver down thy fields of blood to the third
generarion7 Not so; for there is God in
heaven therefore, thy name shall soon be
rooted out. Like as those whom thou hast de-
stroyed, body and soul, "thy memorial shall
perish with thee!"
This is dear bought gain. And so is what
ever is procured by hurting our neighbor in
his soul by ministering, suppose, either di-
rectly or indirectly, 10 his unchastily or intem-
perance which certainly none can do, who
has any fear Of God, or any real desire Of
pleasing him. 1t nearly concerns all those to
consider this. who have anything to do with
taverns, victualling houses, opera houses, play
houses, or any other places of public, fashion
able diversion. II these profit the souls OF
men, you are clear your employment is good,
aud your gain innocent but if they are sinful
in themselves, or natural inlets to sin of vsri-
Gus kinds, then, il is to be feared you have sad
account to make. Oh beware, lest God say in
that fatal day, ''lhese have perished in their in
iquity, but their blood will require al thy
hands F' at
Mr.. Hunt Lectured in Georgetown on Fri
day evening. The attendance was very good
on the part Of the gentlemen. But few ladies
however were In the house. The ladies OF
Georgetown do not take as deep an interest in
the good work as could be desired. Yet there
are many among them who love the cause.
Mr.. Hunt endeavored 10 show that while
there is liquor seller in the land, none are
safe from the evils Of intemperance. This he
enforced by illustrations that drew the tear
from many an eye. And while he told OF the
suhenngs Of the innocent and unofcnding
children and parents and friends Of the intem-
perate, many felt as though ne was describing
scenes with which they were painfully fami
liar. atU as lgls au8Y
Mr.. Hun, saw great many infants in the
arms Of nurses; and little children Of four and
five years old all tending their way to some
point in Georgetown. 90 inquiriog. he as
certained that there was party given 10 in
fants and their nurses al Hotel 10 that city.
He used this circumstance with great power