New-York tribune., 1874-03-23

drunkards and drunkard factories, they would win
glorious victory for true and healthiu smperanee ,
at whose feet would become me me ,ovs 70
men of God. with whom take sweet counsel Far
an nfS% ans mS to esccsyt SsheS
their motives ana their thorough honesty wish they
would mine They have hay ,@Ts be Ssy Ssd
them They are too good to use slander or oboquy rs
who Ts has are an Alike and
cannot "a brethren in great salvation DO other"So
Bat what now is the Conclusion Of the whole matter
We hold that there wrong for the moderate use Oh
enness win be best met by the manly and reasonable
Of moderation which Our Lord furnished us by
His example, and that those who thus live with prin
out drunkards and drunkardmakers for e0ndign pun
ishment and reform through punishment We hold too.
that special cases coming up constantly this as in
every phase Of human life which call for special
man must necessarily be the sole judge as before
God. We hold. moreover that for all this heart sane
tied by the HOLY Spirit life hid with Christ IN God Is
the first essential that all plans are futile without hat
dependence upon wisdom and power higher than a,,
divine power having the promise OF perfect efficiency we
hold moral reform be effected except In this
way; that mere human and humanitarian schemes are
TO fail and react and that Christians should be al
alive for the interests OF Chrts kingdom and promote
all reforms through the converting power OF the uh
WISH in conclusion to utter my protest against what
called the drinking usages Of society For lady
20 her table with New Years day Is to
promote drunkenness In q very direct manner The
young who takes little at each house he visits
goes home drunkard aud the ladies who gave MIN
the drink responsible Not because drinking wine Is
wTODg-nOt at all; that's the wild conclusion
illogical total abstinence friends jump to- but be-
cause the New Years machinery necessarily manuiac-
lures drunkenness All winespping or wine-tppiing,
sitting standing, to admire wines and 1" jockey on
them they DO horses all THIS Is SIMPLY peIh0us,
because il is Incorporate. The habit of treating as
IN called belongs this category. 1t Ia an utter
abuse in ITSELF aud almost always connected with dls
titled liquors, which never safe. Any young
man VINO puts himself In such a position Is
In danger. Whyi Because he drnksi Not at all. But
because he is drinking improper articles, or III improper
circumstances. Any mans own conscience tells nm
that with others TO drink wine together at Dout
may Justify the ordinary OF life The greatest
danger to young men Is bad company. III Is Gan-
ger0us 10 go with bad company anywhere Inc
Wine-cup Is often blamed the cause OF ruin OF
young men, when il not the winecup at all, but
the wicked company which led the youth into drunken
ness and many other vices. NV appeal TO young men
TO abstain from distilled liquors, and to AVOID treating
tipping OF kind Is not on the ground or tOal
abstinence being scriptural duty-they know better
than that-but on the ground that drunkenness ls
whatever way their conscientious Judgment dictates,
TO guard themselves against 1t. Act as III
the presence of God In few days
we shall stand before Him In Judgment We
are responsible for abuse OF Gods gifts !;
we are moreover brother keeper God has given US
His Holy Word guide, by which we can rightly
discharge these responsibilities Let us, In dsrust OF
our own schemes cling TO that Word. and live iath.
fully according to its teachings. Let us above ALL ma
our refuge Him. who Is in that Word made known 10
fully forever in Christ, shall be taught by His spirit
IN all the relative duties of earthly fe and whether
eat drink whatever we do. we shall do all 10
the glory of HIM, who Is our salvation.