Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-12-02
Thank. CITING IN FaOsTBURG.
Sermon hy Rev. &. II. Humphrey.
Procession Of I. O. R..--Ad!rcss of
l.cY. L. Liewnllyn---@npper--.Lec.
ture By Rev. D. J.. Mckenzie---
Fair at the Catholic Oh rch-.-
etc., cic., ETC., etc.

The day was y"sy generally Observed il
the suspension of business. The qUietudt
Of the occasion was but little disturbed b,
the nose AMI rush Of business. Some
workihen aud an occasional wagon awaken
ed the dali echoes along the frozen streets
! while from above, old Boreas, III titful mcn
showcrcd his tiaky tributes 10 the earth.
The congregations of the Presbyterian
and Methodist Episcopal Churches united
in worship ut 10! O'Clock, A. NJ, at tho
| church of the latter, Rev. 6. II. ilUMPnREY
thc Presbyterian minister, preached, not
! simply an appropriate, but grand, eX-
f! '.aUStiye sermon On Thanksgiving" We
! regre! that lack OF space prevents more
'xteuIcd notice of an effort so highly and
generally spoken Of.
The principal feature of the day was The
procession of the Independent Order OF
! lscchabtcs, preceded hy The Frostburg Cor
net Band They left their Tent on Water
street, marched to Main, thence to near the
summit Of the Lii! thence, after crossing to
Mechanic street. to Broadway; thence to
! Nelson street; thence to the Welsh Baptist
/ Church, where Rev. l.. LLEwELLYN, Pastor
Of that Church and Chaplain of tho Order
| Al ,. O'Clock, y. NJ, delivered an interesting
! ,d,jrcse ON T,,,rnyorrc. of which the fol
lowing is a ID ilf abstract:
| Solomon gives very striking descrip-
ION IN the esd chapter Of Proverbs, Of the
in Of intcn,uerancc. Indeed none but the
:, oo,,,d have r;ror ca
!'$h't' "a ~
t"!i description III so &c" "oros' IL en-
hilits its woes and SORROWS, contentious
and l,abi,linrs, and wounds and rcttncss OF
crcs; and is smiling deccptions in the be-
! GINNING, and serpcnt-bite in the end; the
h,lpIessnca5 Of l.; Victims like one cast out
ul,0n TIC dccp ti.c danger OF destruction
| II 1c one who sleeps on the top of mast
| Nothing, therefore, seems to be more
| important than that a description of this
| terrific enemy Gntcmpcrance) be often
| brought before men Let us tnke q glance at
l. The na.ure OF intcmperancc All
people do not mean the same thing by III
! temperance. Some think that nothing IS
iutcIrncrancc which does not supcrccdc
10 - Mar oi,cr,t.ops of the mental lacul-
t:rs md tine bodily organs. However much
a mnn may consume of ardent spirits, if he
can command his mind, lis u.tcrance, and
lny members, he is temperate.
| Rut Cod hos made the human LoLv to
ne sustain. = feol and sleep, and the
mind tn ~, invirorntcd by effort and the
.oc,.,Is- ,c,1,hf,iDess of the moral system
and tine cheering influence Of lis moral
government
Hence whoever to sustain the body, or
| inviuoratc the mind. or cheer the heart ap-
,i:cs I,sh;tu.l,y fine stimulus of ardent spir-
ita docs yiolcnce to the laws of his nature,
,u1s tnr whole system into disorder, and
I! is therefore incorporate
Tho etIrcts Of intcn,perance arc dreadful.
| Statistics show that in the United States
there are no less than $4,000 places Ii
c.nscd 70 sell intoxicating liquors, employ
mo ao, Geo persons And if to this num-
her we add those engaged in the manufac-
t,1re and wholesale traffic, the total number
! will reach $40, o0O persons, Or one to every
! - i,h.,,;t.nts BIT the number of clergy
tn.- wa teachers in orr land engaged in
the hcnrvolrut work of religion and edu-
cation. is ONLY 1000, or about onc-fourth
the number.
| If is also estimated that the total cost of
intnxicating lio,ors used each year in our
country il f1O0 900 900, to which must be
added $40 eco 900 for criminals, while the
entire clergy of our country does not cost
/ $50 600 900.
| And it is estimated that, every year, IN
temperance sends to prison 10000 persons
and reduces geo, 900 children to worse than
orpnanage, and adds 100000 to the long
list of drunkards, and sends 10000 citizens
to premature graves
| In New York, within the last ten years,
out of 1873, 900 persons arrested for lntoxl-
cation, &C, 600 were women. How terrible
a aroaaaa adrunhard! mother a debauchee
Christian friends, assist to put down this
grim enemy.
Intemperancc being such fearful thing
let us again inquire
2. How is it that it spreads so much
Several reasons might be given for II, VIZ
FIRST The frequent use OF ardent splrits
! in the family rs an incentive to appetite
and an excitement OF cheerluiness In
these very injurious indulgences, childrei
are allowed to partake and the tender or
gans of their stomachs are early perverted
and predisposed to habits OF lntempcrance
.Sccond Ardent spirits given as mat'e
of Eospitality In this case the temptation
is q stated inmate of tie fanny. Inc nteh
sils are present and the occasions not un
frequent for their use. And when there i
no guest, the sight of tie liquor, or TN
state Of the health, may indicate the pro
priety of the prudent Use, until II be
nopcs habit.
49, GAYS Of public conversations ar
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