The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-04-26
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.



The great question of drinking or obtain
ing must be discussed and decided with refer
once to the stuff now drank, and the conse-
Quenccs which now result
From this point Of view any person who in
dulges in these beverages. commits sin
more or less gross IN proportion to the de-
gree Of intelligence, and aggravated Ia pro-
portion to his light, but an the Same a sin be-
fore Cod aid man.
Every one who drinks at all is exposing
himself to the imminent peril of becoming a
drunkard.
Is rumselling sin /? Every argument which
proves IL wrong to drink, applies with ten
fold force TO Selling. The customer may have
a raging and almost uncomfortable appetite
That blinds his reason and browns the voice Of
conscience The dealer, on the contrary, pro-
ceeds deliberately, methodisally, and persist
emily IN his work, urged on by no tempest OF
sensual appetite but by cold calculations of
gain. When he determines on the business
and opens his bar, he knows perfectly we'll
what the results will be.
He knows, that If there were no liquor sold
as a beverage, there would be no drunken.
ness with its attendant evils, and no one
would be injured by thc want of it, while the
actual sale will certainly be a most effective
agency to undermine the peace, prosperity,
and morals of the community.
Now we ask how many of our own town
have voted against the light they have, and
against the voice of conscience, and so helped
to bring about state of things in our conn.,
munity to be deplored BY every Christian and
every lover of the human brotherhood?
How many of whom we have hoped better
things have turned aside and would not lis
ten to the cries of the dr,inkard's family and
have helped to license the place where the
husband and father will be decoyed from his
home and rendered unfit and unable to return
for tfnre; and when he does reach his home
his family must flee for safety perhaps.
Think of this picture-the drunkards fam
lily, sad and imploring grouk on one side
the complacent and insinaatfng trader with
his license papers on the other side" Have
you comfortably, conscientiously aided the
latter to the sure destruction Of the former I?
Fearing to make a foe of man you have dared
to forfeit tho appreciation Of God. Remem-
Der, if you have voted against the welfare of
the community in which you dwell--you can
not undo the consequences Of yotsr act. For
full year you have helped to destroy the
pesce Of families and have helped to send i'm
mortal sonls to perdition. You help to do, or
YOU helped to undo. AS citizen, or Christ
ian, it was your duty to vote 1t Was also
your duty to vote for the cause of humanity
and God.
Warden Haynes, i'll li4s pictures Of Pris-
ON Life says, 1--WE have had tTehty.one
here for killing their wives, two for killing
fathers, and one for killing his mother OF
these twenty-four, all but ono were drunk
when they Committed tlie crime.
sThese were not bad men, except when I'M
der the influence Of liquor. Without liquor
they were kind in their families. With liquor
they murder theff dearest friends. Is the
drunkard who murders after reason has gone
guilty, and he who has been instrumental in
taking away reason guiltless? Human law
may condemn the former and acquit the lat
ter, but will He so judge who looks at the
heart? Let the rumseller remember that the
case will be reviewed at higher than human
court. Then we must answer the question to
the Omniscient Judge, Guilty or not guilty p
What will he answer? What is the answer
of conscience n6t6?"
Christian voters-if you have suffered satan
to prevail over you, and have so forgotten
your duty to yourself your fellow beings and
your God, we beseech you to stop and think
think what you can do to avert the wrong
you have done.