Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-05-04
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Txla Piss, M. May !. 1876.
The cemnsaic.fiou which sYpsazed
in last ueekis isne Of the BExcox over
the signature Of p. relating 10 tie man
fold eviIs Of intenperance sbould meet
the unquslifed approval Of esssy ~
and woman Of st. Maryis who ccusei-
ertiously desires to seethe bea~en-forc-
closing and hell-opcning vice Of drunk
eaness disappear from our county. We
have ample room for Temperance advo-
Gates. particularly outspoken cnts Ike
P. There il plenty Of work ahead Of
Us. and unless we preach sound doctrine
remembering that smooth talk proves
often sweet poisou-and keep constant
~ at it, it viii be of no use 20 commence
q written exposition against the use OF
alcoholic beverages. Meaiy-mcutbed
individuals, ]. e., persons who are SEEM
ingly afraid to teE the truth in plain
language, are Enthusiastically doing the
cause of Temperance an incalculable
degree Of injury. We are heartily sick
of hearing men who profess to be Chris
tiana, snhouIce it to BE their firm con-
viction that it's NO Harm, b dfi6t 7Phs'
itous liquids, provided the same be
moderately done! They even go so far
as to quote Paurs command to the
Philippians, viz, ''Let your moderation
be known to all men. The Lord Is at
hand" in confederation of their sdvo-
cation of the moderate drinking of the
liquid aforesaid. That We are comman-
ded to let cur moderation be known to
all men, we do not deny. But pray,
moderation in what? Is it moderation
in following the miserable fashion of
dress? Is it moderation in the con-
ventionalism within the circle of refined
society," Is it moderation in the va
rious ways of seasoning the food We eat?
It is pitiful begging of the question
to suppose that the moderation here
treated of means the restraining of theap-
petite toa few drinks of whiskey during
the sleepless hours Of mans existence.
To presume that Paul commanded the
Philippians TO swallow moderate pota-
tons of liquid that destroys morals, be-
cause ''the Lcrd was near" is an interpre-
tation greatly to be lamented, and it will
not, it is hoped, be<eceived a. an infal-
lible explanation by persons protesting
sounduess of mind. The context un.
questionably and manfestly shows that
the Apostle simply intended tosay: "Let
your gentleness and meekness be known
to all men. The Lord is near or at
hand" God will hold these thought.
less interpreters responsible for the out
rageous construction they have boast
ngly given this passage of holy writ.
They appear to have forgotten what
is said in the twenty.second Chap
ten of Revelations. wbeA o1P-41st
parents were placed in the Terrestrial
Paradise, the devil disguised in the shape
Of serpent, made dupe and fool of
the happy pair by persuadiug the wo-
man to eat Of the forbidden fruit. Ac.
complishing his hellish design, he has
made it bis aim ever since to appear as
an angel of light to poor, fallen human
beings for the sole purpose Of diverting
them from the path of duty. Know you
not, ye commanders Of moderate drink
ing of whiskey that the devil is beast
that biteth smiling. His design is to
make men call evil good and good evil.
You cannot please him in better way
than by ignoring the correct meaning
of the contents Of the inspired volume.
Beware, then, how You tr,fie with holy
theme. Time will one day end-eter-
nifty never. To P. and others we will
say:
"On brothers, on though the night be gone,
And the morning glory breaking;
Though your tolls be bles,, ys may not rest,
For dangers ever waking.
Ye have spread your sail, We have brav the gale
And calm DER the sea is creeping;
But know by the sky t.,at dangers nigh
There's yet no time for sleeping"
Mr.. James R. Langley has been bus
lily engaged for several days attending
to the hauling of the monument erected
by the State Of Maryland to the memory
Of the Confederate soldiers srho died al
Point Lookout during the late war. The
workmen contemplate completing the
erection of the same BY the 9th inst,
at which time your correspondent in.
tends ID. w. visiting the last resting
place of his comrades for the purpose
of giving your readers full description
of the monument and premises.
The potato bug has made its appear
ance down here; and the way the poor
things will be dosed with Paris Green
and disjointed, viii make q tender
hearted fellows nerves saake consider
bly,.
RALYAr.