Smyrna times., 1856-10-29

NS'.t9i DSsi0 win ali Its lorce ana concerning
power upon the moderate drinker as well as the
drum nkard-they. both destroy themselves
Hence, the Apostle Paul classes "revelling"
among the violations of the Moral Law. Man
| can no more habitually use, these liquors With
out impairing his physical powers than he can
habitually eat opium; without producing the
same effect. 90 ..a s1a3..J -i.t.. .sla5... i,
Furthermore, does not the moderate drinker
violate. the Moral Law by the influence he ex-
erts upon e'mmunity ln We, have seen. that the
law of God is sociaI, ,Rud that out of this char
acteristic of the law'springs the principle of
BeheSolence, or, rather, the law is an enibodi-
mept Of this principle, being based upon mans
social nature and habits, BeneVolence incul-
catesthe doing gcfAsgo6d to all men as we have
| opportunity" or enjoins upon us to pursue such
di Course that our fellow-men, shall not receive
injury iof any character from our conduct
| This is the lowest sense Of Benevolcnce; the
! other is the highest and true sense of it. No.
man can be neutral morally. He may be neu-
trail in politics and some other matters ;, but he
cannot be neutral in.moralss Silently and un-
known to himself he ae&erts an influence; and
that influence is felt and controls some mem
Der or members of the comnunitY. .". 49,
How many of the youth of society are in-
dHced to commence dram-drinking by the per-
81 asions and influence of the moderate drinker
We might with more propriety ask, how many
are led totiPpling by the persuasion and infu-
ence of the rbesotted deyoter of Bacchusl The
drunkard, it isogenersily conceded, is disgust
ing to the sober youths of the country; and,
instead of awakening desire for drink, drunk
enness tends to fix in others the purpose not TO
drink. No young man, looking upon the drunk,
ard would desire to become such as he; but
forms the purpose never TO be-. But, what 20.
sitlon does The. respectable and gentlemany
moderate drinker occupy with, respect to the
youth, of the country 2 The young man looks
upon him as he sipsco the exhiliarating beyer-
age, hissoul seems eheered, his spirits ehliven-
ed, wit and conversation fiOw free and easy, and
he says, shall never be- a. drunkard can
drink without getting drunk ! would not give
cent for man who canaot control his appe-
tite, and take one glass without craving more
the man is poor, weak-headed being, who can
not stop when he gets as much as he ought to
have Come. young man, take a drink--it will
do you no harm; l have been drinking for
years, and have never been drunk yet.'' Or, il
j he does not say this to the young man, the
youth, or his tempter, will say it forhim. If he
saysitnot in wofds. he saysit by his example.
There is not that responsiveness about his drink.
ing which is associated with the drrunkard and
the young man is induced to drink he drinks
az ain, and again, and ag aiR--and ere he III
aware oft, the love for il has become fixed, the
'lappetite part of his nature from cominenc.
ing at the house of his neighbor, he goes to tht
hotel, from thence to the respectable retail
mercantile house-where it is sold by the pin
or quart-and takes it home in his flask, anG
next we seehin at the lowest groggery, witt
bloated face, redness of eyes, rum-blossohi nose
and his SMALL black jug-witi a string arouhj
it's neck, instead of the handle it used to own
J Heis now an outcast from society; adisturbe
Of his neighbors; fails TO provide for his fafn1i
= ly; abuses his wife and children turns then
ont of, the house and the last we. hear, of hin
!. in this worlds the mania has hurried him int
A. thegfave. 81 gIfa0-FoD .y7oi.7goi sill fi9l syG
J who did this rnischiefi What the fountaii
: from which flows a stream so turbid Wha
the tree upon which grows such horrid fruit :
e What the cause Of so sad an effecti Let th
/. answer be written in capitals, so that all ma
D see. it:--THE MODERATE .DRINKER di
q the MISCHIEF; J. to his iufiuenee=-the force
hisexample--it is to be attributed, ,,AMoDEF
i'll ATE DRINKING is the !fo oUNTAIN---!t
ht TREETthe CAUSE! ,AHths drunkenness I
n- the dagcqa be traced to MODERATE. DRIrVF
~ ING. Here is the banefaI source Of all'th
- evil. Let the class of respectable modera
Is drinkers den deny il if they can, OF successful
NJ controvert the position. ',.,,a,,... ~ -
~ Do they, then, regard the Moral Law wh,
M they Influence others to drink and get drhil
er Are they benevolent while, BY their ,exappl
at they are supporting the greatest evil which
,ej1 fiicts the racei Do they not, also, encoura
an the drunkard in his drunkenness! For them
en say to the inebriate, ayou have the right
ro- drink, but not to get drunk" is about equiv
,g lent to saying to a man in the midst of I
= strong, irresistible current Of a river, s"y
M have right ts be in the stream, but not to
-, carried down itns lasWo unto him that Civ,
ne his neighbor drink, that dputtest thy bottle
sr. him, and 'makest him drunken also, that III
am nayest fcoki on their nakednesst"- whether
de.i the influence of example or another way.
ssfd -.asTszTsoo n OF zSIro oEceEEsiAsrictjs
~~1i a IL - -
do =. .aa...,t.I-I 81 T------- -, ..1t
butl or Mr.. Pescator Keeps a tavern. Visit
uon have but one objection to Pescator--he, is
ces1 cleans Before he cuts you,a piece of steak.
;,.. ways lieks the knife, sosasait may notsh
;,s any taste fharn or s'thelh eggs" 'e,p .