Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-17
COMAUNICA 1TONS.
For the Chronicle. .FE
....F To Fstiiers. who have Sons.

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For the Chronicle. ..fE
/ .-- To Fathers who have Sons.
You are happy tonight, fathers
surrounded by the. luxuries and com
forts OF home. Not, the least among
the latter is the fact that you can say
AWe nre adj here. n
Look upon your sons as they si
around your fireside,. and tell me what
position iii life you would wish to See
them occupy. - knOU they will win
laureis win laprels," you answer
with paruonaUie prlde, yet with the Ut
most unconcerh. ga, father; other
fathers-your eignbors-haye thought
the s,sIne--ss.. -j..I TO .--i.s.. -l.s-.a'
Come with ne Tonight into the VII.
lage close-uy, We VII stop at TINS house
Follow Lf1e rilto tins - httIp bark room. y
You start baek ,lolrrhed when you
Erecoguize ne SOUS of your neighoors-
the cJsnpthlshs oi your ooys there, and
Iset tne.n dfainins one glass after another
OF Jisl.y iJ5lSJn, add near tie II respond =
ing 10 iicen tlous je5ts. You try to Gloss
your ears against the oUstene stories
AID Vli 5dT jesls which you hear. Yod
srean-"i Inank God liiy boys are nos
here. Re)oiee noL, father, they were
mere last nisht, and VIII ue tomorrow
nsilI. = Theft cUAduet Tonight Is
| ul .StIai. --. lS't-. ~ 'f'-
But i00k, farther, Do you see tna-
inau witii;a sinii of griLl satisfaction On
MS face, as lie IN insInuating tones IN
'v.tes Lnooe Uoys to cake some more
VIth wdat alacflty lie fefiilS those
empty gi tsjts. He is already summing
dp the sttnbliiIb he will tonight add u
his lii-{stLIen iilIS Are you wiling u
IrknnWled-5e tifit man as your friend /.
DO you. recesIiiZe la him the man with
Wnotu you couverSed SO long TO day
upon porGi, >, iinances Gc? and whose
inteiii -;ence you p,iohciy commended ?
Whert IS tnYre itaY Sign ol Intelligence
IoW? Has" not yodr opinion OF MN
ichanged? !ftiUhas not, 90 on. Tender
10 hfii tine ''rl4ut Aaifu of friendship; ~
associate hrtirIiini daiiy cali him friend
ueil5 hDJr; encourage iilnI; senu your sous
TO deal itG ms stofe, aisd ne VIII Keep OH
the p Ltn: he mas cnoSeh; W hen your sous
go To iris sLere i4eJ Wiil drag them into
the Sreygery at the bacK OF Sue store; he
will meet you with the smile of a gentle
iIian dursHSstle day, and at night lead
Your sons to ruin,7 his face bearing the
sniile of, u friend. And your sons they
will not gBRtFn: back in their downward
course. What they now do in secret,
Pthey will soon do openly. They enter
the groggery only by night now, but
they soon .giii know no shame. Every
sense will be stepped in crime" They
n9w return home at midnight, and steal
away To bed ro sleepotf the effects of the
hIshts .carousni; they soon will come
..11A
thought of shame. But you will have
u bear the shame. You will be ready
70 curse tile nour in which they were
born. .-,.t- -'-!a
Theu, unhappy i,ther, will the drunk
ard reuuke you. Then will your sons
say, You, fltheE were the first to take
Us there in our innocent childhood
Afterwardyou often went yourself, and
We followed your example, aud now we
have To go. You wIthstoou the tempta-
ton; we fell, whose is the greatest sin ?"
Yes, ,atAer, where does The SIN lie?-
You are aiming and feedng-t the viper
Which Is Singing your sous To death
aad you will have to answer for your
cdnIuct before God. VIII It answer will
YOU make? funk Of this, Fathers o,
SonS-take warning Ill time. Deny all
countenanoe 20. these whlskey venders;
strain every nerve TO the utmost tension
IN YomreiiurtS To destroy the traffic, and
DO it naw--tu- day: i-a .. ..-..t
"To-mnrrow is too far away
and may ylIieverscoine. Life is short !
We have 40 time 10 wink at sin, OF To
parley with the devil" >" And to-mor-
row may tIe to1- Iate. But h0U oniy is
the time to retrieve the wrong done in
the past. so he up and doing while ii
is yet day, for the night cometh IN
which no nan can work" j.
UNIONToWN, o. Ea.r..