The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-26

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il nihnf ifieul 10 Nratr ,hat The lNe'
Of VIM, 'as.a beverage isuop only ,be.ts
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article hs,seciaS f9 )kIyr i,scI. ppnteritiE
over thcPuicar tt = slaslce> srr Aei,sh,i
The inalsh luaa;Aefcr al ,pssah. olilcr il-
aividuals ara the nature gl Gods gi.l..,
! am traly @lad hat he lls become so
fhoughtlui, tut ann becoming little
inpatien. waiting for him 10 prove his
assertion. that it Is right Ia use wine. as
$ beverage. Ny friend seems TO think
il is sinful to throw away wine, which
is termcntcd juice. Now il is sinful to
throw away wine, il is sinful TO throw
away any fcrmcntcl substances, and Il
would advise my friend not to throw
away 4 bit of SCARED meat. lest he be-
comes Il blasphcmcr. And God has
never commanded man 10 throw away
even the smallest OF His riffs, bnt as II
have before said. lie has repeatedly
commanded him not 10 use wine and in
one instance lie commands him not
even to lools upon THE wine when it isl
red. etc. will now enuincratc few Oh
the evils that arises from the use of any
Kind OF liquor.
First. | will take the case of Young
man who has had the advice and conn
sci of watchtul, pious. and temperate
parents, starting out in life to battle with
the universities of timn. He sttrts from
his parental home with kiss upon hsl
brow. n wreath OF caution. prudence.
and honor upon his head. and barely /
sufficient money 10 take him through
College. Fora time ALI is well witl
this noble youth. Int alns.wlat shock
10 the societv in which he moves. 1t is
circulated among his companions that
he is visiting the bar-inoms OF their lii 4
tic village very frequently. and finally 4
his Associates are stunned by the intel
ligence that he has been seen intoxicat-
ed Oh! what Il shame. hat IN arrow \
of pain sinks deep in the breast OF his
pious father and mother. Put what is (
the end? 1t is this --the undetermined
youth becomes Il drunken sot. and after
a few short years lie fills drunkard's
grave. Now what is the cause of this
miserable cud Of beauty. health. and
talent? Sir it is the wine and rum
theory! This is the demon that hurls
the most talented young man from his
station of purity. cxcellcncy. and honor
mi. - . 81 ~, 7,
and finally into an unti.nclyyand dis
honorable grave. "
Second. will tane the case Of Young
man whose parents have been negligent !,
and careless, aud pcrhaps thought their
son would curb all his evil passions =
But what Is the history OF this son? j.
it what his parents desire II TO be: and
one that every boy would do well 10
initiate? No sir: II is tho history OF Il
man whose doings were evil from his .
youth. One who early learned TO crave
ardent spirits. and thus he goes on from
IA moderate dram drinkcr until he he r
comes confirmed incbriate--a disgrace.
not only TO his family and community.
but TO the whole human race. These
are some of the numerous evils OF in
which are sufficient evidence
to every DISTINGUISHED and thinking man Z
that intemperance is at least fatal to the
hopes and happiness Of all men. If il
is as l have said before. through the in 4
fluence of men who advocate the wine
and rum theory. that numbers OF prom /
ising young men become drunkarls.and :
| do not doubt this for il is nothing un-
to see young men who. as we b
have every reason to believe. desire to
10 right, drawn into crimes by their
more willy associates. Ny friends
course is wrong,for Paul says in Romans
NV XXI, it is neither good to drink
wine nor anything whereby thy brother
Is made weak or stumbeth.
A RESIDENT OF IRELAND.
IRELAND, July 18th, 1872.