The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-07
TEMPERANCE.
A Sermon Delivered by
Rev. +. Nj. Hughes, nj
the M. Il, Church, at
Weston, OH Sum
day, July 30.

Wh0 hUfh cOntentiOha pho haM JuJ.
HimgP WhO huh rounds pithont cause
'chO hath reClaess # eyesP
80, They Mat tdry long at he riac;
they that 60 to seek mired wine.
81. Look not thou upon the wiinc
IcheM il is red, Whea IL giireih his color
in The cup, ,chea il 0lOsth Itself Alright.
81. Athe last il Giteth like ser
pent. and siingeih like an adder
PRoyERBs, 23D CHATTER.
We live in Republic where the people
are supreme, where the majority rules, and
where public opinion Is the foundation Of
law, To educate the public mind, aud TO
awaken the public conscience concerning n
given subject Is equivalent 10 enacling laws
upon that subject; because out of the mind
and heart of the people are tho laws made.
The ,rickery and chcanery Of The selfish
and nyari"iOus cannot long prevail against II
Just and righteous cause, upon which the
people nre well educated, and the tcmpcr.
unce carse will be triumphant only when The
people arc thoroughly informed upon the
subject.
All information given 10 the people should
b. principles aud facts, drawn from standard
medical and legal works, and other reliable
sources ofauthority.
Such information, thus obtained, will
have more weight on the mind Of the people
than mere elOqucncc, and do more TO con.
vince them that the cause Of Temperance Is
just and worthy than any other form Of ap.
zeal.
Theory and fancy do very well for orna.
ment, but argument Is worth more than
rhetoric only aud facts have more value
than hgh.sounding words
We hope to present some facts in this mr.
ticle that will have some weight on the mind
Ofthc people.
The first inquiry We shall make is, VIVA,
Is Alcohol?
In answering this question, will give you
DR.. George d. Woods definition, lie saws !:
"Alcohol is the intoxicating ingredient In
all spiriluous liquors, including under this
term Wines, Porter, Ale, Beer, Cider, and
every other liquid which has undergone The
vinUus fermentation" No Intelligent man
will undertake 10 deny DR.. Wood as author.
ity lie Inns been at the head of the medical
faculty Of Philadelphia, and Is regarded as A
frst-clnsS chemist, for half a century.
lie says "Alcohol is the intoxicating In.
gredicnt in all spiri,nollS liquors;r but he
means all pure spiriiuous liquors, Of course
because he was not then considering the vile
authorizations, filthy compounds, base coun-
tcrfeits and limitations that We frequently find
10 the liquor market. Bnt We arc speaking
VI pure liquors. Now what Is viIous fora
mrn,Ation? When any sweet thing SOurs II
Is said 10 fcrment. Take any sweet liauii.
put yeast into Il aud let Il "work" or sour.
and you have fermentation. Before sweet
liquid lrrmcnts there Is no Alcohol In Il.
There Is no Alcohol in grape Juice before
1t fcrmcnts, not particle. There Is no Al.
cohOl In apple juice before II fcrments. These
juices cannot make you drunk before fbOy
frrment, for there Is no Alcohol III them.
AicolUl Is the intoxicating ingredient. Ii
consists Of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen,
Alcohol Is nowhere TO b. found In all the
Fields Of nature until some sweet liquid las
b'gun TO frrment or decay for fermentation
ia process ofdecay.
What Is iGrmcnt7 4 icrmcnt means
yeast, OF in scripture language, lcaycn-
something that will make Ii rise, or bubLcr,
or sour, Or what Is better Language, fermcnt.
\ Young lady out In Arkansas says: at IL
the stun what makes the LOin's git up and
rOnfusticAte.'
Why Is II that there Nre so many people
that like rotten things7 Parents ought 10
teach their children TINT is not right.to cat
rotten grains, nor rotten vegetables, nor rot
ten grapes, nor rotten apples; there Is plenty
OF these things that arc not rotten.
Now, whoever drinks alcoholic liquors OF
amy kind does Just the same as II they were 10
rat rotten grains or rotten fruits, because Al.
cUtol Is principle Ofdeaih or decay that il
only obtained from grains or fruits after they
have begun to fcrment, decay or rot; all Of
which words mean about the same iling.
In living and growing nature, Alcohol can
never be found; bat In dead end drcaying
nature We fluid |. everywhere. Decay |,
written upon all things. The flowers bloom
and pcrishi the apple ripcny, falls and ro,s.
You Kill the OK on u warm day, and the meal
soon spoils unless run take pains TO pr reserve
Il. Man grows aud pcriSlIcs. As soon rs
lilo cefIses decomposition begins. The saniv
rrincitlcTrevails every where. The Juice Of
the fruit, unless boiled and canned, will very
soon spoil; and when II Is spelling, we SAY
Il Il rutcning, or ierncnting, which Is about
the same thing.
When you find nlccaYcl potato on your
plate, you aie not apt 10 cat il because you
know II Is not healthy aud II you break a
bad egg into your cup, you are not going to
eat 1t for the same reason. Then why should
y OH drink decayed sugar and stngnaiit water,
II YOU take gallon Of beer and boil Il half
a n hnur tnn0 nbntiVh In npo nnratn H. A
cOhol that Is In II, and set Il aside until Il |.
cool, you would not begin to drink II. Il,
would only bt n pitrid mass Of filthy slop,
and terncnled cider the same way. Try Il,
DR.. u. MuLrOe, ofllull Medical College
England, says that "Alrohol is nowhere 10
be found in auy product ofnature; was mover
itself created by Cad but Is essentially nm
artificial thing, prepared by man through the
dcst ructivc process Of fermentation" But
enough on this part Of the subject.
What can we do to prevent men from
drinking this poison? Much has been said
on tue subject, but to little effect. five ex-
poet 10 do any good In this direction, We
must strike at the root Of tho thing. There
should he n law enacted prohibiting It's man
ulnctnre and sale. As long rs Il Is made Il
will he sold. Men will hro It. But NAV
uot the use Of intoxicating liquors be les
Sened TO great extent. think IL could II
temperance men would come out like men
and stand up for the right. lntemperancc
isonc of tile most destructive curse /. the
land. II Is taking more souls TO perditiOn
than any other one cause in the world. II
brings Eiore disease, sorrow and misery oh
the human race than any other one cause.
Ought not all honest men assist III putting
this monster down.
lsit right 10 license men 10 sell poison to
his frllow-man Some blame those who sell
ital,ogethcr; but do not. Those who II.
cenSe them who give them authority, are
NJ much to blame MS those who sell II lift
Is wrong to sell liquor, and you know Il is,
II Is also wrong TO give Them license to sell It.
And for my life ! can't see how men who pro.
Tess religion can vote for license. Now look
nj Il in n moral sensn When you uiyc II.