Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-13
For the Spirit of the Age.
The Curses of Intemperance.

Who hath wo? who hath sorrow who |
hath contentious who hath babbling?
who hath wounds without cause who hath
redness of eyes !? They that tarry long at
the vine, they that 90 to seek mixed wine.
Look not thou upon the wine when it is
red, when it giveth its color in the cup,
when it moveth itself Alright At the last
it biteth like serpent, and stingeth like
an adder.-Prog. % %, 80, 81, 80.
The inspired writer has given US true
picture Of the evils of the odious vice which
invades our country. We have no better
proof of the curses of intemperance in the
whole inspired volume of eternal truths.
J than that portion wfrfcl1 we haveused above.
We have the whole career of the inel,riate
portrayed in the above passages. His suf-
fcrings are painted in unmistakable colors.
The consequences, direful as they are, and
hefnal end of his earthly career, are depic-
ted dreadful characters. In fact, wehave
the whole of the curses and evils pronoun-
ced against the drunkard contained in Holy
Writ, standing forth as the eternal Judge
ments that have been assigned by the
GREAT ! AN, as his future punishment
The great impartial Judge has solemnly
declared in His Holy Word that 'no drunk
ard shall inherit the kingdom of Heaven"
What a dreadful declaration, pronounced
against man by his Creator
The drunkard truly is a man of wo and
grief; he passes through life burdened with
cares and strifes that bind him to the earth.
His sorrows are great; they are tiresome
burden that heavily presses him down; he
lives in the midst of contentious, broils and
strifes; he is babbler, one that is hated
by all he hath wounds without cause, be-
cause he is continually exposed to the evils
of the world he hath redness of eyes he
is polluted, debased and ruined forever, un-
less he forsakes his evil ways and turns to
the path Of virtue
He is forever suffering broils and strife
from without, and stingings Of conscience
within. Wrath is impending over him
dreadful wrath, pronounced by GoD him
self He is warned to forsake his evil ways
but, being a slave to the rum-god, he still
clings to the idol that has induced him tC
I leave virtues path for the allurings of vice
Suffering humanity cries loudly to tn
! Tulll-S6lCG W WlGIIuOIU lis D1l2HGlIlO CURSE
/ from the poor deluded sot. Philanthropy,
suffers and begs that the CALLING chains c
the rum-god may be thrown off the poo
inebriate The gospel calls with voice c
/, thunder to the pressing throng of drunk
; ards as they are fast fastening down tn
i steps of shame, dishonor and eternal ruin
t O! that |, with my feeble pen, Nigh
5 reclaim the poor deluded drunkard, VIII
! is fast approaching the grave. If h
: days are spent in drunkenness, his door
t is fixed in the world of everlasting despai
: God, in his omnipotent power, has d
clared that heaven is the peaceful abode
d good and righteous men, and that hell, wit
: all its sulphurous flames, is the final abod
; of the wicked, and there with all Il
IS damned the drunkard must forever dive
d in chains of eternal wo and misery.
e Could the chambers Of eternal mig
h speak, they would utter the meanings al
% lamentations of those that were hurled
IS that place by the accursed beverage of Il
Ie poisonous cup. Thchard heart ofthe rui
a seller would shrink with fear, when tho
p that were. hurled to the dreadful abyss
I'd wo and misery would cry aloud for We
IN gence. The vender's conscience wou
tn sting him with remorse. All the lost sol
a of drunkards in the. regions of eternal {
YES spair would rise up before him. BREATH
S. their anathemas upon his head. He'll wor
ed seem to cape wide its dreadful jaws TO
lit. ceive his immortal spirit that is doomed
Ia suffer the pangs of the burning flames
IN hell.
'ur We think, could the chambers of
of speak, that the dealer in the poison,
nd draught would abandon that misery 1
led king, health destroying. pocket robbi
lile soul damning practice which has mi
nse thousands of orphans and widows, fl