Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-08-11
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The use and sale of Ardent Spirits By mem
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FOX THE 0EAhAA OE II
71e uss and sale of Ardent Spirits By mem
6ers of the Ckurch.-No. ~.
7 fear that the ministers of the Gospel
are in a great measure to blame, for the OPP
%nosition that a great many members OF the
| Church manifest against the temperance re-
formation. If they were more Jealous IN
preaching the doctrine that St. Pail did
when he reasoned Of righteousness, temper,
ance and a Judgment to come they Vouio
moro frequently be the means of making
dram-drinking, Whiskey sitting, and rum
selling members of the Church tremole' Ii
this work could be set op foot IN all tne
Churches, and prosecuted zealously' Whae
olorv would rebound to God. And this IS
I9sbsoIuteIy necessary to thousands who are
now members of the Church. Look around
Won and see how many are still engaged IN
drinking, making and selling the accursed
stuff. and are in danger Of damnatlon. And
how can YOU walk, talk, and be merry yfGn
them when you know their danger ! =" hen
YOU look them in the face you should DreaA
forth into tears, as the prophet ala ~nen :
looked upon Hazael, and beg them lot 'nel
own sake and for the sake of souls that COS
the blood ofthe Son of God, to deslsG Hon
na.nractice Ministers should take spf
upon thls subject 9AsyL ACCOMPLISHMENTS .
their hearers raise against such preaching
Never mind If they charge you with no
preaching the gospel if it is not preachin!
the kingdom of God, it is at least preaching
the way ofthe Lord" When Cyrus woulC
take Babylon, he found the walls impregna
bic the only place unwalled was the chan
mel of the river Euphrates, which had it
course under the wall and through the city
He dug bitches and turned the stream, an
then marched his army without difficult
into the heart of Babylon. How long sha
the children of this world be wiser in the
generation than the children Of light I? D
:" we wish to storm the City of Destructio
and conquer the Babylon !? The only wa
Is; of approach is already preoccupied by a RI
Is, err of fire! We must turn the current
this river before We can get possession
the city. If we can succeed in this, Il
victory is ours.
1t is often asked why we dwell so mu,
against intemperance in ardent spirits, wht
+; men are Incorporate in so many things ?
This is the objection that the drinker al
the vender love to urge, because in this W
= it is made to appear, as they think, tt
they are as iustifiable in their course as OF
ers are in theirs. You could not for yo
~ life, %[unless you give up the ship altogethe
The please the opposers CT temperance bet
ac- than to object to temperance efforts becau
and they are not sufficiently extensive. Let
finish this work, and then we shall be Fl
UP. for others. 1t should be distinctly und
the stood that the us9 of ardent spirits is
and main root OF all ihtemperance and by c
nds ting off this root we do much towards
o as general work. Every close observer kno
) be that the general principles of temporal
ped have been better explained and enfor
* at since this reformYeommenced, in respect
distilled liquors, t9an in any equal periot
our former history. This cry against
the temperance reforInation, because it is
they sufficiently extensive, is a trick of Satan
the serve his own cause. Satan feels, and
ng ? followers feel, the penetrating and cons
ing influence of those rays of moral Ell
ghtI' which have been conveyed to a burning fl
in upon one Of the strong holds of sin.
posi- are we such %novices in our work, as to
tart foiled and overcome in this way? Sin
Satan might always escape if we would
ia fer ourselves to be diverted to another oh
rable the moment we were ready to gain the
tory. Let the enemy cry out, if he
lated but let not the friends of righteousness
still him.
J. L. SHUFORI
IN a Lenoir, N. G.
Dung ITO BE CONTINUED.