The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-01-29
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ne Evils Of sssrmPer.s~e-

The Evils Of 1nsemperan~e-
Il cannot bat be considered the du
ty Of the ministers Of the gospel. am
every professed follower Of Christ {,
oppose evil Of every shade and colo
Whenever and wherever they possibly
can not however 10 select oct SONS
particular one and make il hobb,
upon which 10 continually ride. ana
pass all others bv without q notice
know some who make bobby Of in
temperance IL Is their Alpha aEs
Omega The whole power Of theil
intellect and talent Is engaged in q
warfare sgainst this evil, while tber
pay 10 attention TO others There are
other yices besides intemperance
which must be met and conquered by
the lover Of truth and temperance. and
there are more virtues TO contend for
than temperance
Still intempersnee i an evil Of such
immense proportions and wide ex-
tent. that it behooves ali lovers oi
order and good government 70 rise uT
as man and sweep il awaF roc. and
branch. Our penitentiaries, jsils. aims
houses, Manifestations are constantly
crowded with the victims Of this ter
irible vice The only way 10 efeetu-
ally combat the evil, IS 10 strike at its
root, license In voting upon this
question next sprinz, is there any one
processing to be christian, that viii
stalfifr their sense of justice and right
by voting license What. shall We
vote liberty fo those who hare no
more conscience than TO poison our
children, ruin our homes. crush our
hearts, and blast our hopess Go 70
some of our cities and visit the dens
Of squalid poverty, snd then you can
get just conception Of the reign Of
misery and Eretehedness. There you
viii fnd the poor mother hanging
over the smOldering embers. with her
little ones lowering around her, pite-
ously asking for bread What causes
this misery and woes Nine cases out
Of ten-raHl- What shall we grant
license TO that which robs the wife
Of her husband and home. the chill
dren Of their friend and father, The
thought i preposserous-
The license Law has proved a fail
ure. and lis results do not justify It's
retention, and the only remedy at
present Is @no license i an not
afraid that whisky viii burt NE, bat
| sm afraid and have good reasons 10
be afraid, that II win hurt ten thou-
and others; therefore I an opposed to
il, and whatever ever else viii work
detrimental II the good Of nv fellow
men Young men are not, as a gen
ersl thing. as thoughtful and consid-
crate a men Of age and experience,
and being naturally Of 3 more active,
lively temperament, fbev are more apt
to be led astrsv. In the wears Of ea--
" bovhcod, / heard a gentleman quote
a verse which has never faded from
nv memory:
The arznk4ras VII nsrsr - dead:
Isi1seu Toz the rzzssc way.
Tie yCz,z- fhey g-srnp
Befs-y the ed ones 1ie-
Alas. how true, Nine tenfhs Of
the drunkzrds Of to-day were led
astray when they We're voGng. We
seldom see q man Hrho has arrived 81
the years Of manhood, start in the
downward course Of the common
drunkard- They learn to love Iiquor
when young, and il grows with them
as they grow older.
Let Us take look at some Of the
statistical reports, and see the terrible
amount Of vice and crime that il the
result Of this nefarious trzEe IN ardent
spirits
Rum-pauperisEn, cost the Uni
ted States, annually, sS5, ,000, 900.
Rum-siekness. 81 600, 900 aanu-
ally The number that die drunk
ards, $4,000. The number sent to
prison, 20o. coo. The number Of
young men who annually become
drunkards. coo. 900.
The number Of children reduced to
a state worse than Orpha1age, s2oo,- :
900 Only think Of IT, Two hun
dred thousand little ones upon the
cold charities Of the world every wear.
Thousands grow up in ignorance and
vice The girls, not having the neees-
s2ry care, sdmonition and instruction
10 shield and guide, fall victims to the
lnsts Of man The bows. exposed TO
all the temptations Of vice, grow up
thieves and pick-poekets. and end their
career in State Prison or on the gal
lows / an told that religion costs
the United States annually sl2, 000.- :
600, and crime $40, ,oO0. 600. LAWYERS
sT0. .eoo, 900. rum 5000, 00o. 900. Think
Of that, child Of God enough spent
for rum, TO send missionary TO every
dark and benighted corner Of the
earth
The Local Option law NAV not be
adequate 10 accomplish the desired
end /; but then il is step in the right
direction, and the best we can do for
the present Is to make use Of IT. If
we cannot have a perfect plan to op-
pose evil, better hare an imperfect
one than none AZ all. 1t Is, or should
be an object Of every professed Chris
tian tS save some from the Gltimste
ruin Of the world What can yoa do
with drunken man, can you reason
with him. You might as well preach
10 the stars as 10 him What can We
do with a man that Is iaslaved to liq-
ucrs Think I am safe in asserting
that not one out Of a thousand break
the chains Of their thraTldom, and
gain or regain respectable position
in society. Then wby not make use
Of the helping hand the government
holds out 70 rs, and with il endeavor
to remove the source Of so much
crime and misery, and one OF the
estobstaeles atimpedesthe pro-
gTess Of the cause Of Christ He is
a wise man that knows his oPporfuni-
ty and makes use Of it. z. L. A
SroTsTowS, Jan 18th
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