Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-03-06

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friends, not, however, by an imme-
diate abandonment of all his vicious
habits, and companions and places OF
resort; but by an attempt at Justlnca-
ton. He can plead innumeraole
aches ard pains, and claim that he
was advised to drink ale for their
alienation or removal; and when 1t
was found that ale did not suffice he
is ready 10 affirm that some kind
friend advised him to try brandy.
These being the facts he is sure ne
should not be considered guilty, or
lose his good name; for when persons
have seen him 90 into hotels, saloons
or groceries and ask for ale or brandy
he was only following friendly advice;
and when his friends have seen the
effects of strong drink in his face or
smelt it in his breath, they should
remember his bodily infirmities aud
friendly advice, and not charge him
with wiIlful dissipation. But nnfor-
tunately for all such lovers OF dlssipa-
ton, the best portion of every COM
munity have learned to place no very
high merit upon such pleas OF advice,
for they are unable to see the dif1er'
ence between the drunkRrd manufac-
tured by friendly advice, and the
drunksrd manufactured by the saloon
keeper; and they are equally unable
to see any more excuse in aches and
pains than in love of social inter-
course and a desire to do as others do.
Finding, therefore. that those whose
love aud respect he would retain, VIII
be satisfied with nothing short OF an
entire abandonment OF his sinful
practices, he resolves to try. He sue
ceeds for a time /; but soon there IS
peuchanee a fire, and he works hard,
gets wet and fatigued; he is tempted
to drink; he yields. drinks once,
drinks twice. and finally is seen TO be
drunk. Or there is a party Of pleasure
of which he is one; Others drink
they invite -him-he declines; tnsy
rally him little, reminding him OF
his former promptitude in these in
dulgences, and he yields, and the
enemy having in these ways induced
him to break his resolution, 1t Is
easier to do so a second time; and but
q short period elapses ere his friends
see that their hopes are disappointed,
that the habit is too deeply seated ;
they do all in their power 10 help hlmi !
but in vain be continues to struggle
and to yield; until he finally wit
nesses the entire loss Of his good
name
Such facts as these are too numerous
in every city, village and town. A
few hours would suffice for the eollee-
ton of well authenticated facts enough
to I'LL q volume, all showing that in-
Temperance, gambling, impurity and
vice in every form is more powerful
than the love of reputation.
IL. Again. The power of sin in the
mind of man is greater than his IoVe
of health. -
Health, whether Of body or Of mind.
has its laws, and these cannot be
transgressed with impunity. Ten
thousand physical and mental cor
rilptions, deformities and torments,
show how fearfully these laws avenge
themselves upon the transgressor.
On the other hand ten thousand beau
ties and joys connected with health
show how abundantly those are re-
warded who obey these laws.
Not only revelation, but six thou
sand years of experience have clearly
| demonstrated that all excess In the
! indulgence of our natural appetites is
| Injurious TO health. In like manner
we learn that many other things IN
the form Of acquired tastes and
practices are detrimental to health.
Now if we remember that man is so
made that he cannot help loving
health and its consequent blessings
and cannot help disliking disease and
its eonsequenN sufferings; and then
remember, how innumerable and rich
are these blessings of health, and how
! innumerable and distressing are these
sufferings of disease we shall gel
SONS faint idea of the power of that
I vicious principle which induces man
to disregard health for sinful indul
/ geuces. Multitudes seem to live fol
no other purpose than to wear them
selves out as quickly as possible in
luxury and riot and dissipation. They
turn day into night, and night int
i day. Their motto is" Let us eat
i drink and be merry, for tomorrow
we die" Any thing for excitement
anything TO kill the present Rour
| And all this, while the protests o
1 outraged nature become louder anC
more frequent every day.
/ The debauchee viii pursue his Wei
Gus course although he knows tina
| thereby he is preparing himself for
foul death in the mephitic hospital.
The intemperate man for the sak'
! of q few hours of intoXication, con
cents to exchange mental vigor 70
the driyeiing imbecilitF OF idiocy. o.
the strength of manhood for thu
blasted, tOttering form of the sot; o
the beauty of health for that rednes
: Of eyes, for those trembling limbs, 70
that hloated visage, and for all thosl
diseases from which the eye turnswitl
utter loathing. The path of society j
tstreWn with these. pestilential nonu
ments Of vice, where an every passe
by may read in letters of fire tn
awful power of sin. An army o
; sixty tho4sapd common dEunkards
another Srmy of nearly the sanl
Il number of VIGOROUSLY lewd per
sons, and still another army of abon
the same number Of secret adul
tereis, and moderate drinkers, an
gamblers, and robbers of banks or tn
State, but composed of those VIII
wear fine linen and fare sumptuOusl
every day. and who for thia reaso
escape the public denunciation be
? slowed on the poor wretch all thes
annually plunging into the gray
, from these States, apd tn OoRsequeRe
: of their vices and dissipatiops,' shQ'
= how much more powerful sin ist ha
. the love Of health.
t III. Again. The power of sin i
e the mind of man is greater than Oh
5 influence of oaths or than any OF I'd
: most solemn eompacts between ma
and man, and between man and n
D God.
= For the sake Of 6eq1irjlg the meSr
e to minister to sensual apPetites me
: will break through the most solem
e restraints of pledges and oaths. NJ
D is this evil confined to any one clar
:, ofsoeiety. 1t pervsdes all. Intempe
E anee, and vice, and pride and extrI
0 vagance have found their victim
e everywhere; YES, IN tfie ohristis
y Church and even among those WI
i have been clothed with all the holy r
3 spopsibilitieso the ministers of jest
< Christ while outside of the chHre
n tgousands of clerks and business me
z become dishonest and rob their en-
i ployers and creditors for the means
" attending theatres, gambling salOoI
i tand places Of still worse repute.
d keep up an extravagantstyle of llvin
d lend have wherewithal to minister
d the llst If the eye, and the Ia
e of the flesh, and 'the pride Of If
n I -. IaF-anH fhafr 0nurifruf 1Tl