New-York tribune., 1874-04-13
THE TOTAL ABSTINENCE BATTLE.

T1> Rer Scdd D. d. az n, Central Congregational Church
The Rev. Henry Martyr Scudder, ID. d., de-
livered sermon last evening, in the Central Consrega
tional Church, Brooklyn Temperance. lie took his
text from the sixth verse Of ninth chapter Of Acts :
Lord, what wilt thou have me TO dol" He SAID parts
At a critical point in the life OF Paul, Light from
Heaven shined round about him, and he in earnest
prayer asked the question Lord what wilt thou have
me to dol lie received answer and acted In accord
ance with it the rest OF his life Paus mental attitude
should be ours, whenever confronted by great
moral question In every such crisis the cry OF our g
Last Sunday evening set forth the prevalence, the
strength and the evil OF intemperance ana ~ the close
discourse said that would tonight try 10 answer
III e shoi,ld cIaar oTrselyes To make the
wGGa ns we Moro nnTincnt viii sneak dr"ciIv 10
yod III the second person. First, DO not
spread so deepreaching. malignant and tremendous
that some excaim, II IL incurable and ineradcable
It may cease but It is too mighty for II must take
Its course. We can weep over It's desoatlons put We
cannot it, career" They shocked, stunned In
despair This bad condition for any one TO be in.
such paralytic souls are OF no use In the world They
paraytcs would be in beating OF troop OF invaders.
But do not despair II iDtemperance threatens
us as the ocean threatened Holland. God helps
courageous souls II We are bold and have
faith shall yet build dykes and save our land and
our race Again restrict your activity in the
TO one department of finding fault. IL easy pick
flaws in anything that Is done, under the sun Nothing
in this world reaches Its ideal no matter how pure the
design, how strenuous the effort evil Is mixed up
with every good Again, do not be neutrality Proessed
neutrality almost ALWAYS secret hostility when me
of temperance Is argued do not bring wet blankets
DO not show the cold shoulder. We must do some
thing. II one plan breaks down, II one method fails,
We must Try another. what slau we dof reply,
Put forth moral efforts IntempeIance, springs
hence there is the place 70 attack IT, Cut its roots on
sonally to total abstinence DO you Indignantly say
have no fear OF becoming a drunkardf simply say
and honestly believe IT, as you do, and yet have
become drunkards. Not only the weak ones,
st of staresien senators. orators lawyers doctors,
minister's church members, church officers that have
made the same plea, nevertheless have sunk into
drunkards grave. say, therefore, it Is best for any
young man TO begin life pledged teetoaler That Is
Is at an end As far as Is followed intemperance
glass Of wine neither do think IL. do not denounce
those who deem themselves right in their practice of
they may be taught TO see this l see IT. as the
great body. Of Christians in the country see it:
be deemed such for the good others Get men, women,
and children TO pledge themselves My father more than
the children put their names TO it, Very powerful and
lasting is the effect OF the family pledge ts well 20
have one in every household. There are u number OF
pledges 10 sign. such as the grocers', druggists,
physicians. property holders, dealers, &c.
These, then. are the moral efforts 10 which exhort
you They are three Guard yourself Set consistent
pledge themselves TO total abstinence But when
have done all this, much more must still be done.
act in your public capacity as as members OF the
commonwealth OF which you part At the recent
meeting OF the clergy resolution adopted petition
lug Legislature law for the suppression
all tipping houses and 10 prevent the drinking OF IN
toxicating beverages the premises where bought.
Our state licenses more than 10000 persons TO sell liquor
within its limits. IL licenses more than 5000 per.
IN the City OF New-York alone. These saloons
promote drinking in every possible way, for the more
the drinking the moro is their gain In some are dens
OF crime. lii them daily there quarrels and ngbts
In them nightly the pistol aud tho dagger are used In
them yaeaDonds are made thieves are trained
educated, Iand murderers and criminals oi
blackest dye are bred and nurtured They are ounss
OF pollution death aud damnation. II the scenes ~non
take place In all the saloons aud rum-rhops OF s
try the of one wear could be revealed 20 our
eyes just as they took place. should stahI
painted the reality, and over all this nSsniy
and dire ruin the state spreads 10 t.,'a 80
IL allow. H. IL issuea for 40 much money s license LOT
H. Tue rum,ellar po,n. you 10 his license. ue ans~ara