Nebraska advertiser., 1868-10-15
For the Advertiser.
A Desire to Provoke to Good
f.s.r Works. M

.E f.ltsE W OEANSs
Mr.. EDITOR;-In accordance with
the intention expressed in the caption
of this article, TwOuld say, We men of
Brownville, Doctors, Lawyers, Profes-
sors, Editors, Ministers and all We
that fear God and love, truth, right
-eousness and temperance, come to the
rescue of thy people from one Of the
most dangerous evils that exist in our
country. alasa- 1urar
1t is a matter of serious thought, and
L wonder how men Of learning ability,
sound morals and some of eminent
piety can look on and see, their fellow
men go down to the drunkaTds grave,
and by actions say, 1--WE are not our
brothers keeper It is true we occa-
sionaly hear of temperance lecture
being delivered at the County Seat
and other places of note, but that does
not help us much, for we are scattered
over the prairies and depend upon our
paper for a notice of passing events.
1--WE need line upon line" The Good
Templars are doing a noble work in
gathering in the youth of our land,
where they may be secure from the
temptations of the saloons. Can you
not help them through the columns
ofyour paper. A short article weekly
would open up the way and make the
paper q co-wOrker with them in mOul-
ding society and saving many from
the curse of intemperance. Some may
not like the course that 1 propose;
perhaps they may not %patrOnize you
so literally, butyou will have nothing
to fear so long as you have the smiles
and appreciation of God and all good
men resting upon you, you are safe,
1 have been pitted against these
rummies over ~Thirty-seven years, not
in writing for thisis my first attempt,
but in going out into the highways
and pleading with my fellow men
whose taste and passions had in an
evil hour overcome their principles,
some Of whom were ready to give up
hopes of reformation; but 1 can
say to-day, that L never received in
suit or injury from any, and there is
no man 1 pity as 1 do the man who is
a slave to the rum bottle and not
master of himself. But as for the man
who rests under the curse of jehovah
God, by putting the bottle to his
neighbors mouth and maketh him
drunk. Let me not sharein his gains.
Let me rather pass through the world
like the poet singing, mo foot ofland
do I possess, nc cottage in the wilder
1855
Now let me quote a few passages
from holy writ, for I love to put a
thus saith the Lord" to whatever T.
say and do. "DOnlt>drink wine nor
drink, thou nor thy sons with
thee lest We die. This shall be a statue
forever ."-Lev. 1919. Now therefore
beware 1 pray thee, anddrink not wine
nor strong drink. Judges I34. FIt
is not for Kings, o LemuaI, to drink
wine, nor for Princes strong drinkI'-I
Prov. 324. ''Woe unto them that
rise up early in the morning, that
they may follow strong drink, that
continue until night, till wine infiame
them."-Isah 5-21. "Woeunto them
that are mighty 70 drink wine, and
men of strength to drink strong
drink. "-Isah5 -22. New wine takes
away the heart. Hos All. "WoeI
unto them that drink in bowls.n -
81. "Wine is a mocker, strong
rink is raging, and whatsoever is de-
,eIved thereby is not wise. PROV.
.O-1. Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red when it giveth its
,olOr in the cup; when it moveth
Itself Alright, at last it biteth like a SER
,ent and stihgeth like an adder."-
Prov. 23-3l-32. BE not among wine
,ibers. PROV. Awake We drunkards
md weep and howl, all We drinkers of
vine. Joel Ia 'Strong drink shall
,e bitter to them that drink. "-Isah
4-9. And besides the above quota
ions we read that it was a statute in
sreaI that when a young man became
drunkard and a glutton it was the
.uty of his father and his mother to
axe him to the Elders and say, "this
ur son has become a drunkard and a
luton, y then he was taken without
he gates and all the people stoned
i'm till he died, and by so doing put
way the evil. JAMES DUNDAS.
rant nm fhe TrIIo Foundation