Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-08

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NJ. Morra4s SscoSD LEcrrRE.-The effort Of
.L;. gentleman on Saturday night was the theme
Of universai conversation daring the forenoon OF
Sunday. -.
ant At the first, excited strong desire III tho
minds of those who we're absent, TO hear The Sec
mi leisure. And although slight fall OF snow
hstween eleven and twelve o'clock, which melted
ma Il fell, rendered the walking bac, the house
,yas filled by an appreciatise audience at the APP
,,o;nted hour, oil impstiently waiting to hear the
p,'"uspce Of tho gifted Scotchman. All classes
-. r.nreseulcd, aud men al every profession aud
rry ave ssere there. the introductory SER
-. cu,lvaed, and the audience being reminded
~ tia fays, that any demonstration OF feeling
..,ni1 Mt 10 in keeping With the sanctity oi the
Isy" gshe speaker was then Introduced and Ell
."y11 MT onco upon the discussion Vi the subject
..aiyh he had selected for the occssion, Viz The
,,tv of peofessing Christians in connection with
- 'ramn.rauce reformation. lie said that mem
s's. al Inc church excused themselves frequently
fr,m any active participation IN the temperance
rsfnrmation, by uIIedging that the Church was n
sufficient Iempeshce Society iof them. lie
,,raoa a, ,h them in this afhl nation, the Church
81 M be- but WINS not, sufficient Temperance
Se.e,y for many The obligations which Church
mamh.rs.,ip INFUSED were not ielt to be Ut such
fnr,e ns co restrain ull from an improper use oil
Intoxicating wines and liquors, the Church was
often scanIallsed by the indiscretlons OF those who
were the custodians OF her good name lie was
b.nny howeyer. to know that the Church was
.,.isaa man this inject. aud had taken high
Ground in reference to it, and would take hi cher
Ironnd vet in this connection. The scriptural
srgun,ent in favor of the use Vi wine was here
nn1incd and exploded ; event in Palestine every
description Of wine was not allowable aud ho
one WIS rash enough to contend that the
used ia this country were better than lloec OF
Palestine.
The theological wine drinkers Of the present
day must have convenient cunscienees ii they will
alluw The wine recommended In the scriptures to
he substituted 10y the specimens vi Loyuood and
Whiskey, which ale sold III thiscountry. But the
spirit OF christianity the spirit OF sacrifice.
and IT the Church was sufficient Tor the suppies.
sion of drunkenness within her own fold II WAS
clear that she was not able to remove the evil
from society without her pale; and in view OF the
envrmity of the evil if human instrumen,alities
woald effect this, Christian men were bound by
the very nature ot their religion to assist in the
good work.
The example Of good men in this connection
was powerful and they were i'll some sort their
brothers keeper. Intemperance must have every
year her victims. and those victims were taken
from the social wine parties which received the
countenance of all who were not engaged in tie
Temperence reform in some way or other. They
that gather not with US here, scatter abroad, Tao
nurtful lnuuence OI inc CnriStlan man WHO IN any
wise INDUCES in the use Vi wine or uses moderate
ly intoxicating liquors, even though he, may
himself escape damage, was here illustrat-
ed by reference to old Scotch presby-
terrain friend Of the speaker, whose was
away from the wholesome restraints OF the paren-
tail root and subject to the seductive inhnenceof
the social customs VI the city Of Montreal. The
old man devoully prayed for his absent boy, that
he might be saved from the evils that envroncd
him in his new home, especially the evils of in
temperance to which young men were 30 much
exposed by the drinking customs OF society. But
upon being interrogated he compelled to al
low that he was not afraid of the example Of the
besotted, driveng diunkard that had dsgraced
his humanity by his beastality neither was he
afraid Of the example OF the Temperance men
Wild used neither wine nor strong drink but was
under the necessity OF seeking at n Throne If
Divine grace, protection for his boy from the ruin
Gus example of just such men us he himself was,
q man who used wine in moderation. This hap
py illustration Of duty and danger, had such an
effect upon the audience, that it was with the ut
most difficulty they could restrain their feelings.
The lecture which was over an hour and a halt in
delivery abounded with such telling illustrations
and beautiful passages that the time allotted by
the speaker for his discourse elapsed ere we were
aware Of it, and he closed, to the great regret Of
all who were present
We think We risk nothing when We saw that
such ON Intellectual treat Mr.. Moffat's last lee
ture supplied, has not been offered to citizens
for several years past While it had the merit of
novelty, it was free from everything that rade
or coarse, and aboundei with gems Of thought
beautifully set in elegant language, charming, de-
lighting and imprcssing every one who heard it.
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