Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22
DRIJNKENNESS.

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enness and both in spiritual and tempo
raj point of view, it is the most ruinous in its
consequences. It is great pity that men
cannot universally see this but men seem
to be blind in this matter. They are slow
to learn from observation. The moderate
dram drinker pities the sot as he reels on
the sidewalk and totters into the ditch,
never thinking that his latter end, in all
probability, will belize this poor creatures.
No sane man will deny that drunkenness
ruins the mind. Every neighborhood con-
tains some living proof of this every little
village has some man who stupidity mopes
about its streets with glaring eyes, flushed
cheek, tremulous hand, and vacant look
all the work of the intoxicating bowl. But
drunkenness consumes our earthly possess
sions. 1t makes the rich man poor; it
takes the owner of palace to the poor
house it clothes his wife with sadness and
his children with rags; it fills our prisons !;
it produces crime, and fosters it in it's most
fragrant aspect. But more than all, drunk
enness units us to serve God in this world
and to enjoy him in the next.
THE PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY.
The dissemination of the Gospel of Je-
sus Christ is worthy of serious attention.
Not quite nineteen hundred years ago, Je-
sus appeared in the land of Palestine. He
established religion the same as that en-
joyed by the Jews, under Moses and the
prophets. The same as that held by the
Patriarchs of old. This religion was in
spirit and form totally different from the
religion of the other nations of the earth.
To-day, in spite of the hatred of wicked
men, the religion of Jesus lives and -four
ishes. Heather temples give place to Chris
tian churches; Pagan gods fall PROSTATE
before Jesus of Nazareth. No man can
account for the progress of the gospel in
any other way than that it is from Heaven.
Its effects are heavenly. 1t drives away
ignorance and superstition, and brings to
light, life and Immortality.
A SNARE OF SATAN.-If we examine with
care the feeling of self-doubt which ties the
lips and hands of many, and which we are
accustomed to call modesty, We shall find
that is is not modesty all through. The
outer coating of the Atlantic cable is made
of gutta-percha, but the core is composed of
triple strands of twisted wire. So, this
Misunderstanding rope, which winds its folds
round dumb Christians, soft and silken as
it may seem without, has iron inside-three
wicked wires, forged in the furnace of the
pit-Envy, Emulation, Pride-envy, that
some surpass all; pride, which tells you to
be nothing if you cannot be best. O, it is
the devils rope! Break it asunder, and
cast its bonds from you. Dig up your bu-
ried talents, be they one or ten. Work
with all your might. If others can work
with superior might, thank God that his
cause has such champions, and work on.-
Exchange.
In THE WAY.-A mother who was pre-
pairing some -four to mix into bread, left it
for few moments, when little Mary-with
childish curiosity to see what it was-took
hold of the dish, which fell to the floor,
spilling the contents. The mother struck
the child severe blow, saying with anger,
that she was always in the way! Two
weeks after little Mary sickened and died.
On her death bed, while delirious, she asked
her mother if there would be room for her
among the angels. 81 was always in your
way, mother you had no room for little
Mary! And will I be in the angels way !?
Will there be no room for me?" The bro
ken-hearted mother then felt that no sacrl-
fee could have been too great could she
have saved her child.
49, "The Sabbath must be observed as
q day of rest. This 1 do not state as al
opinion, but knowing that it has its founda-
tion upon one law in mans nature as fixed