The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-06


OF the devil Its tendency Is always injurious,
often fatal. Observe that use the word beverage.
40 not deny that on very rare occasions physi-
can may prescribe alcoholic drink, but the occa-
sion should be such AZ justify IT. for in attempt
ing 10 cure man he may create an appetite that
VIII eventually make him drunKard. know a
gentleman who became q drunkard by taking
medicine for dyspepsia. Suppose alcoholic medE
jGstIacation for using them haDitualiyf surgeons
may be soWetimes obliged to amputate limb but
that viii nds justify an ndiscriminate use OF their
INSTRUMENTS. No human being on earth defends
drunkenness. The drunkard himself
loathes himself for being . sot The dram.sener
hates it, it Injuries his business In many cases 1t
becomes an incurabe habit, an incurabie disease
ana selfinnicCed disease, which often terminates
In suicide. The liquor seller deals out death by
measure. God win undoubtedly hold every liquor
seller In Brooklyn responsible for the havoc
wrought by the drains he has sold. 10 keep men
abstain from the form Of every evn entirely. Now,
mat means total abstinence. Much discussion has
thrayyoh been promulgated through the press
respecting total abstinence. Ny CRITICISMS
snail DC courteous, for 1 esteem him not only
Tor his Christian character but also Tor his coura
geous independence. l am much obliged TO him
ior endeavoring to prove that moderate drinking
u better than total abstinence. thank my eloquent
friend Tor his cooperation with me. Just such
words as the chancellor used as hiS text are often
quoted In defence OF
=, LEI your moderation be known unto all men,"
Is II possible that 1t should mean "RejOice in the
! Lord always and again | say rejoice; let yonr
ell menT Could any translation OF this passage
DC more ridiculousf The 1rst position taken by my
eloquent brother is that drunkenness Is sin OF the
greatest depravity. l agree with him in all his
remuneration OF It, Dr. Crosby would have the
drunkard punisned-but the Doctor surely knows
tnat our prisons are nightly full OF wretched drunk
ards, both male and female, although the arlsto-
cr s inbiber s permitted TO be driven nome In
togate on that road to ruin but he puts it too far
along lie would place 1t where the moderate
drnker would be no longer able to control his appe
lite, would put the toligate lar back. would
put It at the entrance, and would write over it,
LOOK sn not on the wine when it is redn Wine Is
a, mocker." Abstain from all form OF evil The
chancellor also says that
THE DRAMsHOPS
should oe suppressed by law He says:-'The
church is gate OF heaven, and the man who runs
IT. Is the deyil's own.' And that the merchant
sae as qSor i 81 gy the
the rich and reputable purchase their baskets or
champagne and bourbon the poor man VIII think
glass Of ,whiskey at the grocery. DR.. Cuyler
then said. speaking OF the late Ohio.
drineaa had wa shut
our laws have shut up In ten years. Now, in the
face OF such startling events, lmust protest against
my brother Crosby's Ill tuned onslaught against
total abstinence. He compliments our honesty OF
motive, but asserts that we are preaching false
doctFihe. HIS words are serious charge against
good men and good women. The gospel that we
preach Is that every Christian Is responsible FOR the
example he sets. and we reiterate That the ex-
ample OF using
INTOXICATING BEVERAGES
Is dangerous to others. Brother CroShyS analogy
between the moderate using OF dumb-beDS and
moderate drinking does not meet the question
Again he says, III a man copy the example
OF . moderate drinker he viii never become
q drunkard." The case is not parallel; for
the man VINO drinks intoxicating beverages stands
on slippery places. and Is it right for him to
beck0n others to go when they may slip into
eternal perditionY He holds that men have q
right to drink intoxicating beverages, but no man
has right to drink 10 excess. That seems very
plausible, but. is 1t not fact that Gil set out with
determination to practice moderation; but how
lew can curb their apDettes Tor the treacherOus
sttmulant. Therefore Gods Word pronounces 1t q
mOcker and deceiver. Again, 4 our moderation
Is TO be known unto all men, by what guage shat.
we Judge 1t. Is 1t IN one glass or two, or
four, or fvef How much may l drink
as Christian or rs minister Why, many
people make fools Of themselves under Two
glasses. while others can carry a level head under
i've. Is everything moderate inside
THE LIMIT OF DRUNKENNESS
Moderation Is an elastic word. 1t Is perilous
word; 1t leads to degradation and death. 10 tell
our nervously excited young Americans that they
may drink moderately Is about equivalent to telling
but with the provision that they must only take Q
mid variOlOid Our friends must remember that
the devil always likes to quote ministers. This Is
not conflict ofinterpretatOn Of passages, 1t is
battle with the personal habits that aiiect the vic
tim OF alcohol.