Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12

joyment which it affords! Church members,
then, who are allowed to behold the light Of
day-to look upon the Heavens and the
earth-who have free access to fountains Of
intellectual joys, and whose arethe pleasures
at Gods right hand, may surely dispense
with all the enjoyment can. come from
the wine.cup! .. &C.. - -
A third objection is "that the. making,
selling, ,,aud using ofardeutspiritsisca source
of profit" Some from interest are opposed
to Temperance. The object is, to- make
money; and some are not particular as to
the means. They are willing 70 make it by
gambling or by any other species of fraud.
The end sanctifes the means in their doc.
trine. And could they be secured against
legal penalties. no mans. life or property
would be secure. Such, of course, viii make
by traffcking in drink, if possible. But
such persons should not wish to have a name
in the church. For all christians, know that
it is not every addition to their wealth which
increases their riches, and ntbat mans life
consisteth not in the abundance Of the things
which he possesseth."' Reason as well. as
scripture teach US thatit is unuise to pursue
any course, even for gain, which endapgers
our highest interest. This is true of the
traffic in ardent spirits, as is evident from
the nature of the case, and the history ofthe
past How many have, followed this voca.
tion and lived and died strictly sober men .
How many have foundit profitable and have
left an inheritance to their children, who
rise up and call them blessed? Examine
this matter. and no one will be encouraged
from the profit to be realized. But suppose
this traffic to be profitable and even safe
personally, yet it becomes criminal if it be
injurious to others. No system of sociallaH
permits any one to live for himself. Public
welfare rises above individual interest. A
man might scatter arrows, fre.brands and
death and say it was'proftable from the sport
which it gave, but others would think thut
a residence in the asylum or Jail would be
for the good of society. Paul gives the rule
on this subject 'tAll things are lawful for
me, but all things sdify not" However
great the pro6s from Alcohol, its presence in
the.community is not for edifcatiop. It is
attended by loss of property, character, and
of all that is precious and dear to many
The gain is from robbipg the poor, abstract.
ing the sustenance from the families of Inc:
briates, giving them in return ignorance,
poverty and crime. No honest man, much
less christian, would wish to put such gain
in his Golfers. When milder measures fail,
this traffic should be put down by the force
Of law, for every community has the right
to protect themselves. I am forbid by the
law to scatter abroad 'incendiary pamphlets,
and why should any one be allowed to dis,
tribute at will, poisonous mixtures, nux
vomica, strychnine &C., with other filthy
drugs, merely because ne may see fit to- label
them as brandy, wine, &c. The whole bu-
siness, as now conducted, is fraud and
should be treated accordingly. An honest
man may engage in it, but he will soon loose
his integrity. It's whole tendency is to de,
base, demoralize, and ultimately to destroy.
Every christian and every patriot, whatever
may be the profit, should turn away from It
with loathing. Other. sources of gain are
open to all where they maylabor with aclear
conscience; With safety to themselves and
advantage to society. Even poverty, though
inconvenient, is no disgrace-such may be in
repute among men-rich in faith and heirs
Of Gods kingdom.
And now, Mr.. Editor, before closing, al
low me to tender to you my thanks, for the
space allowed me in your valuable paper
These numbers are not the fruit of any new
born zeal for temperance. The writer was
pledged to total abstinence and was Jealous
laborer in this cause before you was born
As of old, so now, he holds himself ready
to aid in this work with such ability as he
possesses. He would not now have intruded
his thoughts on the readers of your paper,
had it not been stated some time back, that
members of the church would not attend on
Temperance meetings. mean those outside
the society. 1t occurred to him that proba;
bly, they would read your paper, and hence
these numbers. Let them get taste of
temperance truth, and relish may be crea.
ted and you may soon see them Aocking out
thirsting for more And should this be
realized, let those intrusted treat them kind.
'ly and feed them we'll, and soon many will
probably practice and dVocate~temperauce.
Could not the friends Of this good cause,
place the ENQUIRER in every family in the
District? I car conceive of no way BY
which more good could be effected. 1t
would bring temperance truth to every house,
hold and light must go before action. When
converts were made it would help to retain
them. Too many, 60 back for pure lack of
enjoyment Your paper would supply the
want; giving intellectual for sensual joys,
and thus perfect the work
TEMPERANCE.
MELANCHOLY DEATH James W.
Shaw, of our town, died on Tuesday morn