Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-01-10


boat upset, and they all sank into a watery
grave.
The Sth, assembled the hill Of riches, and
became the companion Of fools, and fool
himself, and Sided from one step to another
in sin, until he violated the laws of his
country, and was brought to stand before
its tribunal, and only for small mistake
in the indictment brought against him, he
would have been transported far from his
native country as a malfactor. He is now a
drunkard and the companion of drunkards.
The 9th engaged in mercantile business
with fair prospects. Every thing he laid his
hands upon appeared to prosper he mar
ried an excellent wife and became the fatb-
er of afamily of the most beautiful children.
But by little he indulged in the practice Of
calling at the tavern for social glass vet
he kept the company of the respectable;
called at the most respectable houses, and
kept pretty regular hours, and although ma
ny thought that it was better for professors
of religion to keep at distance from places
where intoxicating drinks are made use Of,
yet no one thought or understood that he
was in such great danger, so as to give him
faithful warning, and he proceeded to take
little more, and more, and more. until ba
got into the habit of spending ten shillinys
for brandy before his dinner. The last
time saw him, destruction, fearful desfruc-
ton was visible in his countenance. He
had been at the gates of death his wife and
all his children had left him. / expect da;-
ly to hear of his death, or that he is IN the
work house. He is abandoned and rejected
by the church. by his family, and by the
world, and yet he will not sign the temper
ance pledge.
The 10th, has been drunkard this uanv
years. By this he has brought his wife.
one of the most amiable women, to pre.
mature grave and his five children to want
and rags. Between three and four wears
ago | saw the fragments Of his furniture car
ried to be put under the hammer of the auc-
tioneer and he at the same time a home
less vagabond, wandering from place to
place, | wept on witnessing the scene and
silently prayed that / should be kent from
the sin and sorrow of the drunkard.
The l lth was in good mercantile bus;ness
for some time in London, but one night his
house was burned in way that he was sus-
pected to have acted unfair, and the only
way by which he escaped the sentence of the
law for having burned his house Intentional
ly, ocas that he sUGs drunk at the time. +
do not know where he is now.
4 The 18th, also was for some time a mer-
chant in London. He married the dauob.
ter of minister of the highest reputation. 2
lie continued long time in connection with
tho church of Christ, and it might have
been expected that he would have ran
well to the end Of his journey. But alas
alas he turned to the slippery path of IT,
deceitfulness of sin, beginning with the
wine bottle. This pierced the heart of his
wife. Through that she became insane. and
she is now in the insane asylum where she
is likely to end her days And what will
be his latter end? We can easily ;udge
except God in his mercy prevents his per
dition
The 18th and 14th have for wear:
walked disorderly, and have been ex
cluded from the church. / saw one O.
! them some years ago. He looked like
an old topper. | saw the other few
g weeks ago. / had not seen him before
for % years. His hand trembled. hi,
' dress, his countenance, and every tbins
/ about him proving the melancholy fac
1 that ne was an abject slave to intoxica
\ ting drinks.
; The 18th is the one who has the hon.
or and happiness of preaching the gospe
OF Christ in this chapel, and who alsc
has the privilege and consolation now
f TO enforce temperance as reformation
r that is of the greatest Importance TO iht
: cause of Christ and of the world
n And now my religious friends, lool
' at my.old companions. have not toll
: you the half of what / might have sal,
a about them. | might have unfolde,
o scenes that would have rent your souIs
+ What was the cause Of the destruction
4 of nine of the fifteen. Drink the drinl
) that many of you love and adhere to-
Can you say that no one shall have sucl
- a history TO relate of you In time i
e Gomez No, you have no eertainty.-
The practice of total abstinence wonl
% have prevented the destruction Of III
friends above mentioned, and instead 8
i being now reproach and poison 10 50
ciety, and way-mafks Of warning /
= others, they might have been leaders i
the young, conlorters to those tha
! mourn, and blessing to all around them
My dear fellow christians, / earnest
III ly beg Of you 10 Danish this enemy ou
ri Of your houses. My brethren in th,
If ministry, intreat you to veigh thes,
e facts in your hearts. Think Of thosi
nine young men. l know you can cal
n to mind many similar stories, while ttsy
n ty thousand are annually excluded from
rs our churches for drunkenness you cal
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