Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-01-06
WHOLE No. 246s.


their feverish food, and its future ever
clouded by fear would show you
man-the noblest being God has placed
upon the earth--tbroWn away--trAnsfofm
ed into beast--a gross. unreasonipg
thing. that glories in its appetites, and
boasts Of their indulgence-s being lost
TO decency, to selI-respect, 10 happiness,
to good society, to God--lost even to the
poor inheritance Of conscious shame. u
A lost lifel What is nj Theologians
sickle about words in describing the fu-
ture OF the. vicious. but il airy theoIogian
can tell me how q man can live the life of
. beast. subjeetine his soul. with sll its
pure aspirations and inspirations. TO the
service OF lust, and throw away his life in
this miserable perversion. and be able TO
10, K back uponsif from the other side Of
the dark river With any thing but remorse,
he win explain 10 me the strangest anon
ally of the moral universe. Sir, the thing
| is impossible A LOST life is something
that belongs TO lost soul. What b ID
lstore for such q soul, of possible reform 70
the long ages which lie before il. i cannot
tell. only know that it has lost its best
chance, and, so far as know, It's only
chance, for everlasting happiness. 1only
know that such a soul m1st 70 before its
Maker 3 polluted thing. full of regret for
its life of folly and Of AN, consciously out
Of harmony with all pure and heavenly
society. shorn BY the death OF its body Of
every source of pleasure i know that
you are losing your ife-that you are
marching straight into the jaws Of physi-
cal and spiritual destruction You refuse
to reform. You scof at reform What
remainss A life-lostI Ny GodI Whist
a surrender Of thy gift is this
1t would be qualification to me sweet
or than any material success, to turn your
feet into the path of virtue; but ] have
not much faith in 20 happy result OF this
expostuletion. For many years have
watched the career Of such men as you.
Death has reaped dozen crops Of them
within my short memory. The young
men who occupied ten years ago the po-
sition which you occupy to-day, are near
" all of them dead One remains, here
and there, plsyed-out-Esan, whom cir
cumstsnces have restrained from going on
to absolute suicide. The rest have hid
den their faces in the grave, and no one
speaks of them except a. of men who lost
their lives. Look back, yourself, and see
how many of those with whom you have
Joined in carousal and debauchery are
now dead. They are scattered all along
the track Of your dissipated hfe1 How
many Of your companions have reformedI
Can you name onei Ihope you. can name
many, bat if you can, you are more fortu-
nate than am. No, sir, ] have but lit
tie hope of saving you, though it would
give me more Joy than it would be posi-
BILE for me to express 10 be able 30 10 pre-
sent to you your situation as TO iftighten
you back from the precipiee which you
are rapidly approaching. II an entrsaty
of mine could save you, would willingly
get on my knees before you, and beg you
70 save yourself by Immediate re5ofIH.
would do anything to arrest yo'1s progress
to destruction, and1 would do any thing
to turn the feet OF those who are younger
than you away from the life which ycu
are leading. A-As
/ have written you this paBIie ietter
mainly to arrest the attention and secure
the salvation of those who are tempted
as you we're, when younger. to forsake the
path OF Temperance and purity IL is
more than likely that when oa com
mence this letter, and notice its DRIFT,
you will lay il down without reading il.
IL Is more than likely that, many young
men who are not fallen, but who. are h-
able to fail, v IA rssd the whole u Il. Il
is mainly for the use and the waf0ing OF
these men. that have drawn your pic
ture. place il before them With hOl esul-
ness OF good result / would shosS them
By ,our life whittier license leaa- 1
would show them by your loss wi,s, llicit
indulgence cost>. would warn .neGI BY
the disasters and death Of your friends u
abstain from tn Intoxicating eGps AMI 10
shun the house Of her whose Steps take
hold ON hell Lieensioasness. ~<fr a nOk
the vice OF all ages mIght-be szalieoi the
special vice OF this age Certain Il il shsl
nes er IN the history o. PogitsB Asn-ries
did TINS vice reap tG.its IRfeeta su- '-0soIn
such haFyests oi The young ~ - I- reap
ing now. certain - . that this yic- Hey-
er spread its tempEati',ts before the pub
lie with such ImpufsitS A. noW fh- COM
muniIy seems To BE- benambett sii-cour-
aged BY its boldness. strength. and preS-
alenee. IL literally advePtise-it~eii lnThe.
public streets, and nn man lifts indiga4Bs-
ly his voice against H. Ruin and Fins
thrive. The siram shep and the Ar"' kei
are everywhere. SJd MO siIher VI hese
no man can go y siseuI end n ering roth
his body and hl= -.,ui. IOu. Nj. Jehu
Jones. will sOm-tihl- know how precious
4 possession Is u, tile hands oi thee young
men--knoW when NVu wonlsi giy- the
world. We're il lSurs, 80 Win lbSck the tn
nocenee and he.lsh snd peace = hiel sea
will have forever iosE-kBo~ whrn so9
would esteemil privilege 40 sdiHre tseIE
70 keep their bodi~s aud their sous .tvm
The grasp Of those ape iIes which TIil
have borne you into the realm OF de-PsIr