Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-09-27

fluence. That though he may add farm
to farm, and erect splendid mansions,
their foundations rest upon the deepl
wailings of the widow, and the heavy
sepulchral groaus Of the poor drunkard.
And whose shall these things be, when
God shall come to Judge the earths o
cease your work Of devastation and
death.
We think that we have complied with
the promise made in the onset, viz: To
show that the liquor traffic was connec-
ted with the violation of the whole Dec
alogue. either directly or indirectly
Have we sustained our position? II SO,
is it not enough to induce every honest
hearted man, to abandon the muFderous
traffic Let him dry up the stream of
liquid woe, and death. He is an enemy
to the human race, and condemned of
God. He should remember that there
is day rapidly approaching. when his
heart will be turneG. inside out.
Il The Decalogue has been epitomed
1 by our Saviour, and the whole is summed
tup in this: Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind. This is the
/ first and great commandment; and the
second is like unto it Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself. Now whether
We view the Decalogue in its epitomised
) or detailed foim, tits the same. Is not
: the liquor dealers heart, mind and soul,
bound to the accursed traffic, by the
: strongest ties of affection, because. it is
' a lucrative business? Aud who would
4 presume to say, that he possessed the
merest semblance Of love for his neigh.
n bors He is commanded to love his neigh
i Dor as himself. Now he bears no love to
e wards his neighbor, much less does al
love him as himself. Some may thinl
r this harsh, and the evender may conceivs
O il to be uncharitable, but will any ons
IS sane in mind. suppose that there wa
J: any love in my heart, towards my fellow
i man, if were to exhibit perfect indifer
), ence relative to their well beings Ger
II tainly not. This is the mildest and fair
v est construction which can be placed up
d on it for he is not only Indifferent t
/ the interest of his fellow mortals, but &C
ct tually engaged in degrading and ruinin
u them. II an unparalleled absurdi
n ty, to suppose that he loved them .
s, kansef He is seeking to promote hi
ol own supposed good, by degrading th
D. person, blasting the reputation, and send
in ding to hell, the soul Of his fellow maj
IN But my fellow man, you who are er
Id gagged in the miserable practice ofliqut
Of vending, you say, may think that l us
Nv strong language, but have / not brougl
c. you 10 the bar Of Gods word; and has
Oh you not been condemned thereby b
1y fore | close / will bring you to the Doc
n once more. Did you know, that the
Of was dreadful aOoe pronounced. again
n- you? Now in all candors do you expe
re, to escape it? How can you2 Will n
Or the strong arm Of omnific power rea'
ar. your All tremble and quad as y
,es read the following passage: :" Woe IN
MS him that giveth his neighbor drink th
ed putteth thy bottle to ham, and make
IN. ham drunken !, also that thou Eayest 10
,p- on their nakedness. Thou art filed wi
ST. shame for glory, drink thou, also, a
let thy foreskin be uncovered, the c
in Of the Lords right hand shall be turn
or unto thee, and shameful showing sh
as be on thy glory" All yender. h'
ub. often have you put your bottle to yc
oc. neighbor? How often have you, |
en-, given, which would have been less cri
ar inaI, but sold him drink? And ha
Is you not seen his nakedness and the
-ib- kedness Of his family3 Ali you '
as think of these things when you are co
Ind PEELED to drink Of the cup of the Lor
ent right hand; even the cup Of his bu
fee ing wrath. Has not the woe gone for
ess Does not the blood Of the drunkard {
al from the earth. Woe Woe! u
p yous Is there not voice emanat
fort from the family burying ground in dol
his Gus tones, Woe! Woe!!? Is there nj
foul wild piercing shrek, proceeding fl
r. the poor house cemetery. in start
eal- notes. Woe! Woe!! Woell! n 4
ome Liquor dealer, the storm Of death
hap below forth as it passes over your
The tenement. Woe! Woe! Woe u
long though you sink into the lake Of burn
poor woe, yet mighty tempest shall I'M
rink sanity sweep across its dark and eter
be- ly agitated bosom. uttering il thun
noes peals as it moves, Woei Woet Woe
with Can you doubt but this will be J
SON end unless you give up the God-pr'
tho king traffic? You may be a membe
Hod5e fha rhnrnh II matters not for no sdl