The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-25
The DrHnkard's Appetite.


There was living not long since il
Brooklyn, man who had inherited from
drunken father an appetite for rum.
lie was a hopeless drunkard. The man
had many noble instincts, and better
than all these, he had loving. faithful,
brave wife, who made skillful war upon
the demon, her husbands master. Re
cognlzing the fact that her husband was
under an overpowering impulse that he
longed and struggled manfully to free
himself from the passion for drink, she
bent all the energies of her woman ma
ture to the task of helping him. She
loved and suffered and toiled, until al
last the loving and suffering and toiling
accomplished their purpose. She took
her husband by the hand, and shared
with him his struggle, until after year,
of labor, she overcame his devil and
saw him free man again. Her battle
with Rum had been a fierce one, tasking
and wasting her strength sorely; but she
was conqueror at last. Her husband
stood upon manly feet, and showed nc
sign Of falling again. Several years
passed away, and this reformed man fell
i'll of consumption. The distinguished
physician, from whose lips we have tie
| story, prescribed alcoholic stimulants as
the only means possible for prolonging
his life. The poor wife was in terror,
and begged the physician to recall the
prescription. She told him of her long
struggle and her victory, and said she
preferred that her husband should die
| then, a sober man, than that he should
| fill a drunkard's grave year later. Blu
the freed spirit of the man was strong,
and he undertook to take alcoholic Ii
| quors as medicine, and to contine him
| self absolutely to such times and meas
ures in the matter rs the physician should
prescribe. This he did, and, during thu
months thus added to his life, he never
once drank single drop more than the
prescription called for, and he died al
last sober man, as the wife had so earn
est Y prayed that he might. But the enc
was not yet. When the loving and pa
tient woman laid him in his grave, anG
saw her long labors thus ended in tn,
victory for which she had toiled so hare
and suffered so bitterly, she turned il
her grief to the brandy which had beer
left in the house, and drinking it, she
fell herself into the power of the devil
which she had fought so heroically. Anc
that woman died, not many months later
a hopeless, helpless drunkard.
Mr.. Sorry, reformed at the Hippo
drome meetings in New York city, give
this account of lis cure
Zone year ago | was a confirmed
drunkard, and had been 50 for thirt,
years. l went to New York city The
HippOdrome meetings were then in pro
gress, and from mere curiosity | wen
one evening. My heart was touched b,
Mr.. Sankey's songs and Mr.. Moody
earnest words. l felt troubled; wen
away and tried that night to drown my
feelings In rum. But when | becam,
sober ag,in | was still unhappy, anC
went once more to the Hippodrome, anc
after the sermon was over [ went int
the inquiry-roQm. 4 dear Christian
brother came and talked with me, ali,
asked me if | wanted to be Christian
| said Yes, but this terrible appetite
have for drink is too strong | never cal
subdue it He said, No, you neve
can, but Gods grace cam oh, vol
don't know about it, | said Il neve
can overcome il, and there's moth
ing in the world that can. Then TIN
man told me that he also had heen
slave to the same awful tyrant of strong
drink. But he had taken it away. am
now it was all gone. Then he asked me
to kneel down with him and pray. w
kneIt and asked God to take away IN,
awful thirst for rum, God answered m.
prayer. His grace came down into M
heart and purified it, | have lived
year rejoicing in my deliverance from tn
chains of intemperance. | not only d
not long for rum hate the smell of it
| have been where | could see and smell o
it, but it does not excite the least desir
for it. And l bless God for His wonder
full grace that freed me from my sin.
am deXoting myself to the work Of tel
ing those who are given to drink tia
God can save them. The redemption {
Jesus Christ is sufficient to take ava
the unholy appetite" Can the "philosc
pliers of Jerusalem account tor th
3 upon natural principles?