The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-18

biandIs hrnents by him. and pressed
forward ia the mpiishment Of his
appointed work. Thousands have
been rescued by him from the food
Of intsmperanee that was, and IS,
inundating the land, and live
to hail him their preserver. In
SO doing he has enthusiastically proved
to the world that no matter how deep
the descent Of moral degradation
person may have attained by over in
diligence in Intoxicating liquors, it IS
still possible, by proper treatment,
to raise the fallen, aud elevate him
again upon the PEDESTAL Of regener-
ated manhood. Fortunate indeed was
it for him, and for the community at
large, who have been benefited by
his talents and untiring labors In
the Advancement of the temperance
cause, that, In the providence of God,
he attracted the attention and won
the COMPASSION of the benevolent
ing people In NewburypOrt had
seen Mr.. Cough, but had failed,
through selfshness and stupidity, to
perceive, that in the squalld lnebriate
was the material out of which the
benevolent Samaritan could make the
sturdiest champion that has ever en-
tered the lists against the dragon Of
intemperauce. And, although the
myriad hosts Of the fell destroyer
have arrayed themselves necessarily
against him, he has successfully with
stood all their assaults, and stands
before an admiring world in the glO-
rious attitude Of u cOnquerer.
In my humble opinion, were the
world to act as charitable as did the
benificent Deacon, many victim to
intemperance that now daily sinks
into premature and dishonored
grave, might i've to dispense benefits,
an exemplar and ornament TO his
country. b t mankind are more apt
to trampIe on the fallen than to ex
tend a helping hand to raise them;
and when once an individual is pros
trated. whether by his own fault or
misfortune, it requires an amount OF
resolution in him to raise unaIded 10
the community which witnessed his
fall, that is scarcely dreamed of by
those unacquainted with his predica-
ment. Nor Is the merit Of those
small either in quality or quantity
who have the moral courage gen
erously 10 step forward and rescue
him whose greatest enemy the world
Is pleased to say Is himself The
Saviour, when de set out to perform
His mission OF earth, went among the
poor and ministered to their wants;
among the miserable and dispensed
gladness; among the oppressed and
bestowed the consolation that when
life should cease an Immortality OF
bliss awaited them should they perse-
we're faithful to the end. This the
self clarifying Pharisees imputed TO
him as a reproach, and set it forth as
an evidence that He was not the Mes
siah that had been promised The
world to-day is very little different
from what it was in Christ's day. aud
generation. The pride that could at
tribute such benignity to a base origin
still exists to obstruct the perform
ance Of kind action, and were the
advent the Saviour to occur tO-mor-
row, he would receive the same cruel
and ignOminiOus treatment he eX
perienced upwards of eighteen hun
dred years ago, But still, thank
Heaven, there are many noble souls
who are not indurated by self-right-
eousness, to all sympathy with suffer
ing and erring humanity, but who
magnanimously ignoring self, and
bravely defying the sneers Of the un-
feeling, dare to step forward to the
relief of their unfortunate fellow crea-
lures.
This is our grand mission, and it
is to be hoped that we fully realize
our responsibilities. 4 genuinely
kind action is never done to the
meanest creature on earth without
bringing an adequate return to him
who performs it. Does it reform the
inebriate, then the man Is redeemed
from the bondage Of satan, and the
gratitude the man feels towards
the instrument of his redemption Is
sufficient and delightful recon-
pense. But on the contrary, should
the deed fail of its intended effec t
the person who performs it has still
the consciousness of having meant
we'll to solace his failure. Pride is a
great obstacle in the path of duty,
and unless it be set aside, but little
progress in well doing will be made.
The heart that prompts the hand to
relieve must be free from all petty
considerations of what The world at
large may choose to think Of our con
duet, for its judgments are always
harsh and unfair, and not unfre-
frequently wrong. The best criterion
is a satisfied conscience.
Public opinion is very decided upon
the enormity Of an over-induleence in
Intoxicating liquors, and never fails
to punish it with a censorious casti-
cation whenever the guilty party IS
arraigned at its bar. 1t matters not
what the cause may have been that