The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-30

remember their duty TO God and tnelr
obligations 10 society, or must con-
clude there is nothing honorable, noth'
ing noble in them? Iithey will reflect
but a little, for few minutes, they VIII
see how much more happiness awaits
them if they lead honorable, temperate
lives, than 10 fill the shame
ful position OF a drunksrd.
Let them think OF 81! they
have seen and heard, and then etthem
ask themselves "am ( prepared to take
a stem thal wilLlesd to degradation and
death p Surely when be reflects upon
all these things If there is anything
noble in him he will determine 10
shield himself even il b. should never
comm any crime against Heaven. AS
| said it impossible to conceive that
any man will deliberately become q
drunksrd, bat many young men are lea
into it because they are not sufficiently
timid;they are not enough AFRAID; they 90
not realize how Imperceptibly the haoi'
will grow upon them. 1t IS this want
of perception OF danger, this lack Of
knowled.e of results, that leads many
young men slowly but surely to seek
their destruction.
We're I 20 call upon Witnesses here,
how many would arise in this audience
who have suffered. How many
there would be VINO would show
The b;uises now on them, re-
ceivei from drunken husbands or
fathers. What endless tales OF woe, OF
degra!a tioa. Of continual abuses or
torturing lear. How many wives would
arise t. testify against husbands, and
cbildrens against tslheys. But, alas,
there IL no lreI to call Tor witnesses
we have bnt 10 look upon the streets
There we ca0 gee children, deprived OF
christian lraising but skilled IN pro-
family, growing up to add to the list o.
pauper- and inmates Of penltentlarlesr
ius,ead OF to l.l the place Of honorable
men. But there is another set OF wit"
nesses that IN lgAt Cailon--the grave
wards. How many Of the silent sleep
ers there were brought TO an un'lmely
grave By in;emnerance' How many
wires driven TO death by drunken hus-
bands: how many husbands died in q
drunken quarrel, or in the rawlings OF
delrum. These cases may not be
placed be orc " on' theIe Is one 'tiou-
nal "heFe lnoa'Hn o &nd ten9 % iho u
sands OF sUch cases Will pG orouEn' 10
hgh! end When those "Ho ma nave s'nDtu
Will hear the a"'Gl WoFIs, 4Aeee nave
known Ny |ay7, so swore IN MY
wrath, depart ye accursed INTO ever
lasting PHnlrhmeNI
I. thara rronr;c.v in c,udemning
,J,;s e.,l5 !. ,norc = vie who will be
wiling ~ a,grr Grant license when
.,oc,1-.nreocps are 80 tsrribI. ? |.
ary ,.-sca1,;7, zen y. taken. let usDot
Ia-.I.f, g.. c3... II IN times OF eui-
dome civ l.,,rs every vyecsution
n r7yya.l III, sp.asl Of he disease
St-er,s aye blockaIel, ih0roughf4res
hogrtrd m. and Intercourse between
the affected md unaffected paris for.
hidden. Can aocis,y ask in tins case,
2 greater evil than an epidemic, that
liberty he granted? The Gully wonder is
that THOUSANDS have no; raised up
AGAINST il; hat protect u,on protest
nss no, !or. ..aae been made by SUIT
tpr,rr w,y.s sd UNFRAMED children.
what then 10 advice? FIRST, q,
Ca!ho c. / cal upon YOU to abandon
the ne AMI .s.c o. liIpor. | do not
rpc..; % YOU e. though the traffic were
unla@'uI, "a the word OF God does not
really 'a:1d II when used with moder~
aion IN within .a'on; but on the 9th
er maui these cJ.GIiious are seldom
complies %.lb. Judas betrayed the
beloved -" @. Tod 'or ehiTiy pieces Of
-lIye7, f.r gan; true ne was aiterW"rd
filled vita remOIse and tire" away his
hire. Ine sane evidence suggests /"
thou-a"d e%cuses' You thInk IheTe 10
money TO be made IN the traffic without
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