Smyrna times., 1877-06-06
For the Smyrna Times.
1he Kew Note,

Mr. Ed lOE-Dedr Sir:-I believe that the Key Note
in the present phase of the Temperance movement
waSsruck by our good sisters in the WOmans Crusade.
As God blessed them through the medium of prayer,
and is blessing the i'll other places, will He
bless us in the effort we put forth Ill smyrna if we
link duty with humanity. Any cause that has for its
aim the good of humanity, and final result the
salvation of the World, must be begun, continued and
ended in prayer ASwe sIand i'll the presence of Him
who holds the World in His hand, let us take hold of
the golden cords of His love and mercy, and calling
upon Our Father which az. i'll Heaven"-a,tach to
those cords some errng brother, who IS staggering
his weary way to adrunKard's portion in drunkards
hell. If we only believe Him who has said, Ask
what We will and will do it," then shall we see
that poor soul lifted by the elevang influence and
power of ihe Gross of Our Lord Jesus Christ" from
dearedation sin and Self-Ioathng 10 a reclaimed
maphOOd to the love and sympathy of the good every
whe'e and TO the fellowship and communion with
The King OF Kings and Lord of Lords" We all
know too well what AicOhOi does dO i'll the wGy of
stealing the senses beggarng homes blasting hapD-
ness, widOwing the wife and mother Orpharing the
children, filling our prisons and almshOuSes desecrat-
ing Gods Holy Day, and running both soul and body
for time and eternity. But want to state few facts
in regard to what AcOhOics d0nOt do. alcoholics do
not produce heat enable one to resist cold" The
testimony of our intelligent navigaOrs in the Polar
Regions Is abundant ana conclusive on TINS point.
I'VE cannot regard Alcohol as an article of food, for it
does not impar srens H. it contributes nothing to the
living organism but the use o 1t II continued III Will
nure the blood and the tissues says the cele-
brated DR.. EdmurdS of the London HoSptal) Alco-
holicS do not promote Digestion (according to the
best authority) The use of Alcoholic simulanS re-
tar,ls digestion by cOagulating the pepSn and there
these into the stomach would be complete bar to
the digestion of food Alcoholics do not nosSecs the
power Of warding off disease. The facts the case
are that spirituOus liquors render liable to
the attacks of disease and reduces the power of
ing it when it comes. Every candid physician will
admit that the percentage of morality is far higher
among those who use intoxicating liquois, than
among those who abstain. Alcoholics do no good but
the Use of them is simply the graticlton of appe
ute as unnatural and perverted it is SUicCdL and
pooHdS. Let the young and the old settle this ques-
uon at once. eScl 10 the inc cup toerer. Though
wTcathed in flowers pressed your lips by the hand
OfbeIuty, DO not yield to its seductive chains" TO
think you can escape the sorrows of life by &c ling
drunk. is like uming into angry to get out O
shower of rain. Now Dear Reader in the face OF
all this, let me persuade you stop the of this
dem0n, whose fangs have already taken hold upon
You. If you do not ST your own experience will
soon verify what the wise man solomon said about
the Wine when it give its color in the cup: that a
the last il biteth like serpent and sngch like al
adder" Come out to Temperance Meetings
Come prepared to hear the truth, evcn though it bC
what you know already but come determined to ac
upon the principle Of right toward God yourself you
family and the community in which you live
\. 7. GRIFFITH.
SAYRSA, DEL. June 9th.