Richland beacon., 1875-11-01
For the Beacon.
DOTS on TEMPERANCE,
No. II.
M<srs. Edtor$:

tcriuGcS 10 secure tDio Spul Hc>trONlUL
poison-havc been particularly con
sidcred. We have very little hope o
imprcsSiIg the Drunkarl with sens,
Of bis terrible degradation. We ar,
writing for the benefit of tie Young
our purpose is to portray the sot St
truthluiiy that the youth Of our lant
will thereby be induced 10 occupy thC
only safe ground: "YoUch net, taSto
not. hdHdjc not. this 0ccurSed bcrcr
GGc.' Were it in our power to cal
u? from the pit Of woe the million,
ruined by whisky, and were they
permitted to give in their verdict as t.
It's haucfnl Influences upon the sons
and daughters Of men. meihinkS il
wuu|d he heraIlcd along their black.
,ned ranks in lhunder tones, "vonng
man beware Of the cup, lest it bring
you to this wrctchcd place where the
gnawing of the worm will never,
never die.
What is the admonition of the wise
man? Look not upon the vine when
it is red, when it givcth his color in
the cup, when it moveth Itself Alright.
At the last it biIeth like serpent and
Stlngelh like an adder Should these
wise instructions be needed bv tho
young a glorious future is awaiting
them. Permit me to say to the
young that my SympathieS, my hear,
my hopes are all with you. OR,cqyd! !
ORrGrd! ! in the future with lust
enough distance and dimncss To lend
enchantment To the view, there hang
the golden clusters you may pluck
there wave The golden harvests YOU
may reap. And while you look for
ward, and hasten forward, with beat
ing hearts and bouyapl hopes, regard
less of the croaking of the captious
or the evil foreb0dings of those who
have been SOurcd by their own miscra-
bic diSappointments, surely it will not
be deemed out of place to urge YOU
to ponder we'll the dangerous ground
on which the moderate drinkpr stands.
Satan tells him that he IS an no dan-
ger. He appeals to his manhood and
his pride of character. BY his subtle
legic he convinces the young man
that he can leave off at pleasure bis
cups-at the point of danger. In
this line of argument Satan keeps far
in tie background the bright intellec,s
dinmed aud dethroncd by the agency
of whisky, now chained TO his car,
zen route" to his dark domains.
Let US consider our great adversary.
with his Vaccinations and tremendous
influences upon the human heart.
The personality of Satan no one will
deny who is coDversant with the
scriptures We can learn his charac-
ter from his names. He is called
Accuser, Destroyer, Angel of the bot
tom!ess pit, The power of darkness,
Lion, Adversary, 4 sinner from the
beginning, Deceirer, Liar, Murderer,
Serpent Dragon. His only aim and
work is to drag men and women down
to the pit. AS already announced
whisky is one Of his most successful
agents. No one escapes the attacks Of
Satan. From the time he led Eve 10
disobey the commands of God on
until no,c be has employed all his
artiiicc, all bis power, and that of the
legions of lost spirits at his command,
to wage unccasing and hellish warfare
against all that is good and lovely in
our world. He corrupted the Anti.
deluvians so that God was compelled
to destroy them with a food. Per-
mittel by God to allict job. he wreak-
ed upon the poor sufferer with relent-
less hate all the Vaccinations of his
evil mind and wonderous knowledge.
He entered into Judas and caused
him to betray his master. He filled
the heart Of Ananias to lie to the
Holy Ghost. He raketh away the
word Of the Everlasting Gospel from
the hearts of men. lest they believe
and be saved. How crafty he in
sinuates himself, transforming himself
into an Angel Of Light. Possessing
knowledge, wisdom, power, vigilance,
and hatred to God, he readily de-
ceives every one who turns listening
ear to his vile logic. There is a
fearful conflict going on, waged bv
the powers of darkness against the
best interests of mankind. life and
death-the life and death Of The soul
are bound up IN he issue. How i'm
portant in this struggle that we have
the arms of Jesus about us. Unless
Christ be on our side, we must fall at
last with many n scar, into that burn
ing lake from whence hope is clean
gone forever. Poor humanity self.
deceived and cheated by Satan, it
forever chascs the Elusive phantom
until the reckless plunge is made, sink
ing never TO rise again. Eternal
doom is ,critten on He dark abyss Of
1COe
Man in his conscious weakness
looks to his fellow man for sympathy
and guidance. The kindly voice, the
hand of help, the loving look, the
voice of cheer, all these he Graves
from his companions in life's journey.
But alas alas !! he looks IN rain.
The Priest and the Levi,e turn away.
and with withering Indifference, pass
by on the other side, and the poor,
bruised one, crushed beneath the
weight of hopeless disappointment,
lies PROSTATE in his helpless agony.