Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-12-05
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
FOR TIE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
SUGGESTIONS.
BIZ KANsoM GuLLEY.

. hAcsoM 0SLLE1s Il
call that mind free which is jealous Of its own
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| may be called a satirist, or what is worse,
an enthusiast But there are things in this
age of unparalleled progress-progress in
folly as wei as improyement--which justly
merit the whitening invective of every phi
lanthrophic mind. But, exclaims one, Am I
my brothers keeper, that | should act so
presumptuoas as to counsel him Am I
responsible for the deeds of another, or of
those around me 2 Not directly, We answer,
but influence, that mighty power of thine,
which every one possesses either worketh for
good or evil and it is discretionary with
you whether your light shineth to The honor
of God and the welfare of the world, or is
hidden undo the bushel of contempt, while
your name beareth the relation of a cipher to
mankind /.
In the first place, then-Members of the
Church of Christ, buying, selling, or habitu-
ally drinking whiskey, or any Intoxicating
drink, we think is detrimental to the cause
they profess, and injurious to their personal
religion, if they have any. Why exclaims
Mr.. A, if that is true, what was ardent
spirits placed here for Z / agree that men
misuse it sometimes, but believe that it is a
| blessing to the human family
We will discard so vast field as our race,
en- masse, and take up individual examples
yourself, for instance, Mr.. A.
DO YOU r~eeollect the first time you ever
became intoxicated ?
Mighty we'll
mid youa4t Gael the lssb;Aes
after the insanity and the night of your dis
sipation had passed away? Did you not
hate to confront your innocent wife, and
harmless children, i~mpregnated with the he'll
lish fumes of brandy-with your tongue
vet palsied by the vile oaths and inpreca-
lions of the drunkard :? Oh, sir, did not
your detected appearance plainly tell them,
that you had sinned, and that you were no
longer worthy to be called by the hailowed
names of husband and father? and still you
INDUCED again!
4 drink a dram whenever | want it, and
always expect to do the same. | have never
been intoxicated but that one time, and my
church freely pardoned me for that offence,
when l told them that wa sorry and would
try to do so no more
/ admire that spirit of forgiveness. Our
Saviour said, IF We forgive not men their
trespasses &C. But you say hat you ex-
! pect to always participate when you please
in the intoxicating cup-drink when you
4 get ready or in other words you expect to
: be a Moderate Drinker. Now, DIR. Dwight,
l. u FHySICldtt Justly CcttDIdtCu lOT Ills lGdTIlIlP
6 and general observation of Nature, has just
|, ly remarked: He who habitually drinks
!, any portion of ardent spirits, is on the high
!, road to Intemperance, and is in danger OF
coming to that deplorable result And be-
sides, this fearful precipice on which you
walk with seeming Indifference to your own
safety, your influence on the rising genera
= ton is ten fold worse than if you were a bra
tai sot, wallowing in the mire of your owr
d~ebauchery!
!. why you do not think that Iexcrt a mor'
baneful influence on society than If [ wa
~ a drunkard, do you? Why all the brethren
~ in my church drink-some of them daily
- Eternity alone, Mr.. A., will reveal the con
- sequences of this course. of inconsistency
~ The brilliant minds that have persisted be
nr meath the demon grasp of drunkenness, vii
H. rise up in judgement to condemn the model
i" ate drinkers Of their generations, and han
around their necks like mill-stones to dra
them through an eternity of everlasting to-
ture
OF hates to give up his privileges: besides
have a fine orchard, and a Distillery of m
iu- OWL, which are of great pecuniary advantae
he to me-
q, And you are bringing up your sons sui
all Ject to all the pernicious influences of a CD
he slant intercourse with the traffic YOU practic
Dor are you? You probably encourage them to i
so dulge, and they, deluded by it's seemir
on harmless tendency o n yourself, drink the Gu
to of death, little dreaming what it may brir
as forth. You say, you have a d~istillery
as manufacture the poison, which is ki1lir
ing your ~neighbors, making widows and orphan
ps, OF untold thousands, and sending millions
a premature grave! Is this a privilege ye
lily cherish, as sacred-an immunity you regal
sn- as lnvlolate? LII so, may you soon see Il
folly OF your course, and forever discard Il
nts dlabolical business in which you are now e
les gaged!'
In the second place, we think that paren
rs. who neglect to raise up their children in Il
IRE way they should CO. arc in some degree
dy, sponsible for their subsequent moral condut
as But says Mr.. B.,
ing 1t is not all in bringing ND.
is Let folks say what they will;
for 10 s1lver-scour a pewter cup,
~. 1t will be pewter still.
To which we frankly acknowledge III;
,ou 1t is not all in the FOSTER lg care-but mu
hey depends on laying well the foundation /
ces as we sow we shall reap If therefore,
dly the heart of the child, the seed of immora
In ty and vice are sown, can we expect an
lust thing at harvest time, but the fruits of s
do, and ungodliness?
row But what is your opinion of training
men children the way they should gog
ose- why simply this raise them up in /
nurture and admonition of God: alwa
strictly forbidding any indulgence in Saba
UNI breaking, profane swearing, drunkenness. 4
con- is what / think the wise man meant when
ions penned those words of inspiration,
isre- well, as far as / am concerned, I do ,
be believe it does any good to raise a child Il
who way, for, we are prone to evil and ifa CHI
and is prohibited from indulging in the thir
any him a curiosity, which he will satisfy on
will coming a man, if no sooner
ged. know full well there is mpcb tr,.b :
bodied in what you say. But if Won h
nde- ing a son to bring up, teach him both
lfter precept and example, a life of sobr;etv /.
Ie to usefulness, and then he, turning traitor
ion. your counsel, goes contrary to your wish
nent will you not have performed your du,v !.
vim can you not feel assured that his sin ress
zone not on your head?
is We'll as far as Sabbath break;ng ona :
oles, tame swearing are concerned, / am willinp
accede that they are evils that o,oht ne,
900 be encouraged; parents should nos;tiv.
J It forbid their children indulgence in tbem
but But as for drinking, / think it i adv;sa;
vers to allow children to use it in saoderof;a,s
and may give them a distaste for it when mon
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