Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-06-15
THE TENTH PSALM AND RunsElLIRs.

/ VIII. Win pressure. 10 grapple
successfully with this terrible monster,
We must have aid from above. Human
aid alone can't do it. / will read a part
of the tenth Psalm. ! read IL the other
day, and discovered most wonderful des.
cription of rumseller. David no doubt
was moved by the spirit of God to write
it, or he couldn't have given such an
exact picture of jerks and Doiy, and all
other liquor dealers"
Commencing a: the sixth verse, he
read the following passages, and com
mented upon them as he passed along
" He had said in his heart, shall not
be moved; for ] shall never be in ad-
versity."
/" wish TO say, for the benefit of those
present, that this sounds just like rum
sellers talk. When we entreat them,
and beg of them not TO sell strong drink
to our neighbors, they tell us, 81 shall
not be moved" All we can say or do
don't move them to abandon their work
Of ruin. When we tell them God will
certainly punish them for their wicked.
ness they say, 1--WE shall never be in
adversely" They seem TO think, because
they are making money by running others
that their families will never be in ad-
versity. / am an old man, and have
watched the dealings of Providence with
that class of men; and / tell you the
truth when | say never knew a rum
seller who did not come to adversity.-
They either lose their property, become
drunkards themselves or make drunkards
of their wives and children. Yes, my
neighbors, the curse of God is on this
business.
" His mouth is full of cursing and de-
ceit and fraud; under his tongue is mis-.
chief and vanity"
venture to say there is not rum.
seller in the land whose mouth is not full
of cursing. They curse God and all
who are opposed to their trailc. Some
of them are the most profane men in the
world. And as for deceit and fraud
their equal in this business can hardI,
be found. Their whole study is to prac.
tice it successfully, that they may defraud
men out of their property, reputation
and immortal life. 1t is all deception and
fraud from beginning TO end: and | pre-.
sumo some of you have found it so.-
They tell the poor drunkard their liquor,
will do him good, when they know bet
ter. They deceive him, and they do i
Intentionally, to get his property.
"He sitteth in the lurking-places O
villages"
"They always open their shops where
the can carry on their business without
being found out. All these cellars and
underground saloons in our villages are
lurking-places, where men are ruined
Rumsellers choose such places because
their business can't bear the light.
In the secret places doth he murder
the innocent"
"They do murder the innocent. Who
does not believe that Mrs. Rowland wa,
murdered by this infamous traffic? A
better woman never lived and the crue
treatment of her husband, which was al
on account of rum, caused her death.
His eyes are privily set against poor
He lieth in wait secretly as lion in hi
den: be lieth in wait to catch the poor
be doth catch the poor, when he drawetl
him into his net
"The liquor dealer, as a general thing
makes bis money out of the poor; upor
that class of men be fixes his eyes, anc
watches them as lion does his prey
And when they come near his lurking
place, he springs upon them, and draw
them into his net
" He croueheth, and humbleth himself
that the poor may fall by his stront
ones"
You have all noticed how very DO
lite rumseller is when he wants TO ge
a young man 10 drinking, or a reformes
man to go back to his cups. With wha
low bow and pleasant smile be vii
; meet you. and tell you a little cider o
wine won't hurt you This be does L
form an appetite. that men may fall b,
his strong ones "
; He hath said in his heart, God hatl
: forgotten he hideth his face, be vii
2 never see it"
This is the language Of all rumselIers
They think God has forgotten the poo
and suffering Of our race. They fatse
themselves they can 60 on, and rob an
, ruin his fallen children, and he will neve
see il, and never call them 10 an aecoun
for il. But God has not forgotten b
does see il. and in due time will arraig
them before bis awful bar, and punis
: them for their wickedness."
Father Qaimby closed the Bible, 80
offered very appropriate and deyoa
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