New-York tribune., 1874-03-30

the coming In OF the tide you know IL does not come 10
with a uniform motion. hut that II comes In by means
OF a multitude OF successive waves. Every now ana
then there comes wave which is larger tn than M the
others you II gathering Its head away on IN the
dstance increa, Ing In volume as comes l breaks
on the shore and sends its waters far up beyond the
highest mark of all the waves that have
SsI% Sssn pssets tsef at tho @ highest mark it Stains
There Is always or less back action but no wave
Similar way the tide progresses
OF reform that sweeps over tho world does sometnhg K
with the great Of temperance reform which IS now
extending Influence tho land Asfor the reaction
with human nature; but before it comes, tho movement
will increase much beyond it's present proportions and
things az badly of as they before The women may
get tired Of erasadnghey probably sne sR sR
gradually die away. aud one by one great many OF rne
liquor shops temporarily closed may open again dne
conclusion will be reached by some that no permanent
good has been Effected but permanent good VIII be
effected The public mind viii be more enigntenea ana anu
before regard to the evils OF drunkenness ana une
advancement and for tho final abo.hment OF the ter
rble curse. Some incidental evil effects must DO e1-
pected to accompany great popular movement such as
the side OF the good 1t accomplished; Let us carry
reaction r ' as much as NAV % be. Let Us do it in
two ways-hrst, by practcing total abstinence our
selves and, secondly by trying TO influence others to
worthy to be called true temperance Yet there are
many who hold that temperance Is consistent with
moderate drinking am sorry to say that not a few
church people hold these views and ministers even
do hesitate 10 them openly. They may be as
honest In their views as am NINE. but they
ly In error and doing much harm They are acces-
to the evil Of drunkenness against which they
decaim The Church should take the lead ia the tenn.
Vrance movement, and II must first purge Itself of all
completely with the evil which 1t seeks to vanqnish
Total abstinence Is the only safe course for any one 10
T9Sr drink Ry 5 w % nU %9S .ss
mockor The smaller the dose tho less Injurious IL
That is what makes it 90 insidous that is what
ii TO be mocker Itmay sometimes be isein ~ medi
cine just as other posons are, but aside from that " mas
no place In the human system ihere IS no such thing
a moderate drinking Of alcohol One drinker NAV be
less immOderate than another, but he cannot be more
moderate IL not necessary to lie dfundard IN Oder
10 be an immOderae drnker. Tue wine when
,hs generon knows Is 'nocker % "a n n".oo -, H. o ,U
II deseyes hQt only as l s GU gls, put as 70 Us
position. No longer ago than last sunday ciergymtn
here % c NY s ar h ." sc Of
beverages. but On the contrary, that drunkenness VIII
moderation" What nonsense Do YOU suppose that
Satan is divided against binselfi Wine anu beer arc
identical. The mder drinks prepare the way ior the
stronger ones. Total abstinence IL the only consistent
Christian We cannot get rid OF the responsibility
which the force OF our example lays upon us 40 ono @
can be excused by saying, MY example counts ,or
ohng" Every one has some Influence and II Is us
Christian duty t the side Of temperance. and
he OF doing that unless he practices total aD
drnker does by his example, he does st further har
by helping to support the niquous traffic How can
fcg his punishment, whe he himself Il hepng TO sup.
port the drtnbardmakers by purchasing any OF ther
drop of fermentcd wine The Hebrews used two kinds
OF wine; the one harmless and nutritious, the
other Intoxicating IL remains for those VINO
believe that He drank intoxicating liquor to prove
position before they use his example as an ar
gumcn for drinking such wine at the present day Tho
wine which used at the Last Supper Is expressly
called the fruit Of the yne ana there Is no reason
for thinking that IL of an intoxicating character
Indeed know that at least the SAVIOR refused 10
drink fermented wine. and that in an hour OF dire ex
tremity When they were about TO crucify Hun, tney
gave Him wine to drink mingled with myrrh but lie
received II not But suppoSng It were proved hit
Jesus did occasionally drink fermented wine, II would
follow that II IL right for us TO do So Ihc clrcuh
stances are widely changed that Whatever He may
in Palestine 1900 ago. there can be no
reasona be doubt TO what He would do at tho present
day iu America. The spirit OF CHRIST Is what We want
aud the spirit of Christ II the spirit OF total abstinence
To attempt prove the righteousness or wlnedrnkng
the letter Of the Bible Is as foolish as 1t was Tor
the prOsayery people 10 attempt to prove the righteous
OF slavery from tue same source III all the women
young and old will set their faces dead against ns evil
Of intemperance, they give 1t it's dcah-biow. Too
often, now, the the ones who encourage
the evil, acting the part OF the bewchng siren Too
often. now they justify the ribald remark which classes
wine and women together. God he praised that this
temperance movement has taken the form OF woman
movement May 1t continue 50 till all the women JOIN
themselves