The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-03-10
A Stirring Temperance Lecture.

The "Pauist Fathers" of New York have
jast published their second annual series Of
discourses delivered at the Church of St.
Paul the Apostle, Catholic } in that city,
which, while enforcing the faith and doctrines
Of their Church, contain much that i, eminent
ly practical. sfaa s.all
Below we give extracts from discourse on
the "Sins and NJ scry ftbe Drunkard," which
In respect to the directnes, and force with
which it deals With popular evil, might well
become model for all preachers. The speak
er says: asa ,.a .r..rrI. ..T lr.
My brethren, if were TO ask you, What
is the crying sin Of our time, what would YOU
answer but drunkness2 If bid you tell me
from what source flow The ,niseTies and evils
uutold with which we are afflicted; the heart
s.ckenng abandonment to vice, the total deg.
radiation OF public and private morality, Whist
response would you make bat--dunkcnness
Standing on the brink of eternity aud gazing
at the unhappy tbrong which crowds the dooI
of everlasting perditiou. were TO intorrogate
tEose lost souls. What hath brought you
hithera the despsiring answer from IN Im.
''ense h",noer woo'u DO Pfoionged cry OF
,eno'se; ainDSenesT' orunSenness' Tor the
rove o. a'.uh we nave ios' uou forever!
T. s"y 'na' Is an 'n'fu'iy'a great SIN
Astonishing now eas,'y one ahows MN
when That vice is common. Looking around
them, and observing what a vast multitude
arc sNFn 70 tpe de,esto'e vice Oh dinnKen'
hees' "'u no" tne chiei prom otefs OF IL rom
~ 'a's' Pa', o' 'ro wehi''y' aho 80 Saied
.,sP'e'ao.e c'ats OF society men gfaaua!Iy
o'ihu '"''r ,no'a' sense 10 me beinoushess OF
tse sun ana 80 D con 10 regard It as a sort
oi natural weakness, more 10 be pl'ied than
ola"'ed' ana Its Degrading folly 10 be rather
source OF laughter than a case Tor teas
W nat Is mus easily excused 10 Others, they
e ~ 'no'o e"sny excuse 10 ,n''nse'ves' N,e 'h
oAoa."s g,ass Is 'al'eu 10 the" i'P'' ana 'hey
er' ou'' "',,u ine sp',es anu eoeou,agenen's
=. ".nI I, N"",'e aogeS weep Oh 'ne road OF
''s u.uuA ~ ~ ne,'. .t..,
o.;,;'' 70 "vs ~ on'y ooa"se'e"' ou' 10
'he sou' WINCH 'oiun'arny
~ T'oA, ,na' "ecep. eo"',n''s mortar s'n' oe-
~. 's"o,".'s uou, a"a nas az surely
'0s' uo",e"' " auu o,sel'es 'ne nie OF he'i AZ
''Irue..' m...n auu ao auui'erer.
ova,. .n IaaIsS 80: ''u, ucn' IL 10 more, u Is
ain ana,ns, [ ,ns ',". sa,;,.. s'o "ga'ps' na'u.e
80, .so;a', ~, a, ee'n aga."s' re''g'on
" III. J.,,.1 Iru ;.u 'eann'' uoo.
made him . man ,ho, t'", "ea,"s. " na,u'e. uoa
Inn, 10 H.. ' - VIC. W nay "s' my 'na'
bsS;,. - "Spooou a"a auop" .ne
= ,,.,a,. :. s. "'y"' ,, o'u'es. ns 'oS's IKE
in ,Ia ,ond l;ts In "Taaeyi W Ma.ows
bic wretch ,,snrr'n .,I os.I,u ,ne m''e'A
nid;tv written nS RI. ..u's. & ,"s ''es.; S..n ..I
b,s brain ON fi,e Tho dsmnn Of an, s,.II, .d
tred IN nosssss;or of h;s .onI ,..
ken curses and blssn, em;s. ;ma,,;"sn s w. ~
.Ib,no ami eyo,yh,g. h;. "''s ~
and fchl,no u;;b III. c,;asd.! Jya','""s NJ.
of an api,naI i ,h;sS H. !. d,n.. ''a 'o
nm .ni ha !. ,;a.. Ia '. u.oo" ., "a .'ge
iis honr in wl.h s. ,aa",.." DH - ~" ~ r ~.
,,oc. -. ns 10 'eaSue' n'e no"e. iue
bsy md no, ,ha r;nL oea,' So"us so'Ss ~
vii, Ioad o.,h. I ae ,ne "a''oa: no"'
s,nr,,s T 49,, v' -, SUI no''1'e ,'nP''es''o,'' no
lure. ,masbins ,bs dn",. Use, o,eaA."g .ue 'uln'