Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-01-03
Practical Temperance Preaching.

1t is we'll known to all that o. G. Hale
the proprietor of the Avenue House, is a
temperance man and keeps temperance ho-
tel. Not only is he a temperance man so
far as putting the bottle afar from his own
lips, but he is ever ready to give word Of
advice and note of warning to those addict
ed to the vice of intemperance, and that too
in so kind a manner as to carry conviction
with the reproof. A notable instance of this
kind has reached our ears, and which for the
purpose Of impelling others to do likewise,
we give to the public. Some few weeks ago
a young man badly intoxicated, came to his
house about twelve o'clock at night and call
ed for glass Of liquor, when he told him
that be could not do ibid not keep it, &C.,
but the inebriate insisted, when Hale sat
down beside him and for an hour talked with
him of the evils of his course, saying "YOu
have father and mother at home ?" "Yes.
"They have often talked to you about drink
ing ~ Yes" "You have wife at home ?"
Eyes" "And you are here drunk as beas',
calling for more liquor. She will sit up for
you all night, wont she?" yes" "And
still you persist in destroying your manhood,
causing her hours Of untold anguish whom
you a few years ago promised to love and
protect-and now you are here at this late
hour drunk as beast while she is at home
YEARLY waiting and watching for you ?"
"Yes, it is true" "And still you are deter
mined to 60 on, are you? ?" In this way he
talked to him till he finally extorted from
him a solemn promise that he would 20 home
without drinking any moro and try to be
steadier man. In about week more he
came to town again and called ON Mr.. Hale
to tell him that his wife sent her heartfelt
thanks to him for the sermon he had preach
ed to her husband and also to say that he
had not touched drop since his interview
with him. A month later still, Mr.. Hale
saw the father of the young man, when he
asked it the hey was not little wild.
He replied that he had been but for few
weeks be had not drank a drop and was
steady, and he did not know what had caused
the change in his son. MIR. Hale thereupon
told him the story we have here related,
when he seized our landlord by the hand and
while the tears rolled down his cheeks, heart
lily thanked him for what he had DONE That
father and mother and that dear loving wife
are thankful, we can readily believe. Who
that has been rescued from this monster that
is daily entering our households and Staying
the fairest and brightest Of the band can
doubt the Joys of that hearth? The land is
deluged with lectures and lecturers upon
temperance, but nearly all fail in being prac-
teal. We have here given one that has
gone home, and marked its results. Verify, |
there are preachers that do not wear robe |
or surpce. 1t was friend Of DR.. John |
sons, we think, who took him over his |
grounds, showed him his hot houses, splendid |
gardens, and palatial residence when the
great author after remarkiug upon their
beauty, added, 'but they make a man do
hard We think such acts as that perform
ed by Mr.. Hale may help man die easy.
In conclusion we may add, that this notice
is written entirely without his knowledge,
and it will be a surprise to him when he sees
it in our columns Our only object in giving
it publicity is, that it is one OF hose
deeds that ought to be told of.