The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-05-30
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
EDITED BY A LADY.
PERSONAL NOTES.
NO. vrr.-coNTINunD.

VINO Is SAFE PIN the city of $1,000 lived
an elderly couple, in easy circumstances.
From early life they had been connected with
ST. church and chosen friends of the
Rev. DIR. ---- who had been pastor of that
church for many years. They were highly
esteemed by the leading members, and Mr..
n. had been a leading elder in that church
for many years.
Being childless, they had literally devoted
their lives to each other. Their intense
oneness was observed and often spoken of by
their friends
In the sixty-eighth year Of his age the old
gentleman died. Both he and his wife were
counted pillars in the church, because of their
piety and faithful labors in all it's associated
interests
Pastor and members were with him daily
during his illness and like "Stephen y of
Bible history" devout men carried him to
his burial, and made great lamentations over
him.
Mrs. n was i'll the day following and could
not rise from her bed for many weeks. For
a long time she seemed too feeble to make
any effort for exercise or to exhibit any in
terest in her friends.
Physician and friends advised a little wine
then porter---then bourbon---then wine
again and so on. After time she was able
to spend few days with friend. Friends
were kind and desired to alleviate her sor-
row aud loneliness and proposed change of
place for time. But she replied to them,
" ! am alone, and only part of myself seems
left, | feel it every moment wherever am
aud cannot escape it. will stay where my
husband left me-"
A stimulant in some firm of liquor was adj
vised and adopted and seemed to become a
necessity The result was, the loss of her
property while under the influence of those
stimulants.
The pastor and the members of the church
visited her, advised, persuaded and prayed
with her, but she seemed helplessly bound
The members of the church secured her
comfortable home with q good family, and
gave her sum Of money monthly, sufficient
for all her needs
They provided for her in this way for a
year and half, and finding that there was no
hope of saving her and restoring her to her
former self. a few ladies of the church, paid
the sum necessary to secure her entrance in
the :. Retreat for aged ladies on ---- st.
A few months since she died, in the home
that her husband and herself had helped to
prepare for friendless needy ones and from
theie she was taken and laid beside her hus-
baud,- precious nenrory-followed only
by several ladies Of The church, who had con-
tinucd to care for her with little delicaces
that she needed, and had been accustomed to
have an abundance, and had distributed TO
others.
Elder N. and his wife were frequent, and
always welcome visitors at my fathers house,
and many pleasant days have l spent at their
home. $50
/ visited her while she was an Inmate of
the Retreat" The interview began and
closed in tears. Tho recolections Of the past,
and the contrast, was painful to both.
never called again, but heard from her and
sent little rememberances by friends, and was
Informed of her death.
This case clearly prouos that aged Christian
aoomen arc not safe.
.YE'RE ON Don SIDE Some G )ntend that
they are more efficacious for the promotion
Of temperance by moderate drinking prac-
tice than they would be by total abstinence.
Moderate drinking is in tlleii estimation, the
golden medium. So thinks the drunkard too.
Did ever any eulogize temperance Only let
q minister holding such an opinion advocate
it, and who will applaud more heartily than
will the intemperate? The late Professor
Miller in his work entitled Nephaism,"
gives q case in point :: s. At public meeting
in the West OF Scotland" he says, IAN en-
deavor was made to establish Temperance
society by the people, Several had spoken
earnestly in favor OF the movement. The
parish minister was present, but remained ST.
lent till near the close. He was good man,
an advocate Of temperance specially Sc
called, and could not see any necessity for
teetotalism. After all had spoken he said
little IN favor of temperance III general, de-
nouncing drunkenness as great sin, but ad-
ding that he saw no need Of any pledge or
any association that each one for himself or
herself, should be able to use the good gifts
Of God without abusing them.