Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-12-12

from the iHlthiulness Of his Christian walk TO fall /
ultimately into drunhard's degradation. And / |
say to every Christian temperance worker, II you |
exalt any other method Of work over the gospel |
method, instead Of using II NJ an auxiliary to the
gospel method, you make fatal mistake-a mis- |
take rs respects the immediate end which you have !,
in view, and above ALL mistake as respects the |
great end OF all moral endeavor. And | say to |
every temperance worker who IL not a Christian, |
first have salt in yourself and then you may be- |
come the salt Of the earth. And say unto all: |
BE strong in the Lord and in he potoer Of his
migM Pmo The whoie dinor Of God that ne man
be able to stand against The miles Of he derA For
zoe prcsde not against flesh and Jiood bm agdinsi
principdlhes, against po,oers against he rulers Of
The darkness in this worid against spiritual wick-
edness in high piacos Wherefore, take unto you
The p,ole drmor Of GOD, that ne may be able 10
withstand IN he era dag, and hdrjng done all, 10
stand.
At THE, BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. N. Newton Glazer spoke from Acts xiv
90, And he reasoned of Temperance"
Mans natural appetites need the guidance Of
sober restraint With strong impulses properly
controlled, we have temperance; with strong i'm
pulses uncontrolled intemperance An intern.
perate life Is life under the control Of tyannous
desires; a temperate life is a life controlled b,
reason, conscience and religion Christian tenn
perance is ones keeping " from all immoderate
and undue attachment to sense and earth" II
opposes RIGHTEOUSNESS, drunkenness glnttoDy,
covetousness. 1t includes chastity, sobriety, mod
GRAFTON" all the forms and all the varieties Of
wise seli-dscipline, imposed on mans fercei
quest Of pleasure A man may abstain from the
use of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and yet
be Incorporate in Righteousness In guttony
in covetousness Christian temperance is wide
sweeping in extent and thorough in its work. 1t
IL fruit Of the Spirit, Of a train Of developed
moral excellencies, sprnging out of the root OF
true faith-one Of the fruits Of the renewing
Spirit, A man may give up drunkenness, but
that is not all that is required The changing
from drunkenness to sobriety is required and
something more "The atoning cross and the
renewing Spirit remain yet the one pathway to
| heaven"
Let each man, woman or child-in view of the
| evils Of intemperance-ta the position Of total
abstinence from the use of intoxicating liquors a.
a beverage, ON the ground Of personal safety, and
personal influence This is right; this is safe
BE out-and-out temperance men and women Let
it be known and understood that YOU can be re-
lied upon-that's what any cause needs. The
speaker was in favor of a prohibitory law and it,
snforc'me as much as possible Then too, all
moral means should be used for the suppression
Contemporaries. When think Of runs doings-
of the beggared homes, of the ruined husbands
Of the tempted children | do not wonder at the
woman's crusade, at that cry Of the defenceless
going up to the ear Of God; do not wonder that
the women are getting engaged in the work
their efforts will not he in vain .
My doctrine is this: Use all moral and proper
legal measures for the suppression Of intemper-
ance, but always bear in mind that PERSONAL
LOYALTY TO CHRIsI is the only foundation Of rad
ical and permanent reform. Christianity is the
radical cure This power the church especially l.
to WELD Law may make the street safe foI
drunkards to walk through morality may urge
him to save himself from indulgence; but Chris
tianty gives him the power. " | am not ashamed
of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God
unto salvation, to every one that believeth. "
The dis osition to do the good know is the
great want Of the soul, This want is supplied by
faith in'Chrst Law and common morality may
lop the branches Of the tree of sin, but Christian
ity atone lays the axe at the root Of the tree
Have we not as Christians been too content with
seeing the branches Topped when we should
have been laying the axe at the root-too con
tent to law and mere morality when we
should have been using the mighty power of the
gospel with its vast scope of Christian temper
ance? For permanent reform We need to get
down to solid fundamental truths. drunkenness,
is more than misfortune, more than mere error
it is sin and needs the blood of Christ to wash it
away. What then shall we say of run-seliingP
n hot th, chm min D.,
the grand conception that the religion of Chris
is the only real remedy for sin-intemperance a.
well rs any other sn-and seek to save men
through the power of the gospel, through CONVEX
sion to Christ This is being done with grand re
suts-let the whole church use this mighty agency
and how the work would advance On the
churches rests mighty responsibility. Let IL,
then hold up before the gaze of lost men tht
religion of Christ, and preach not only temper
ance but righteousness aud judgment To come
preach faith in Christ and salvation in him.
AT TRINITY CHURCH,
Rev. Mr. Fulton delivered stirring discours,
which left no room for doubt in the minds of hi
hearers as to how he stands in respect to temper
ance work. He took his text from Mark xiv s.
She hath done what she could He said W,
have in this matter coalition between woman
aud Coda coalition necessarily strong and &C
tive in the work Woman and God ask to b.
heard to-day, through every pulpit on the earth
He would endeavor to fall into line for To tax,
issue against God and woman is doubtful ano
perhaps impossible thing. What right ha
woman to demand monopoly OF the pulpi
throughout the world? Her heart is nearest t,
Christ. Woman rs woman has always been OF
Gods side of temperance. True it is that woman
7 first taught man to sin and with that brought al
I other woes; but man took to drinking ON his owl
: account Woman has done what she could t,
correct sin; and if man a. man had done as mucl
, as woman has done to reclaim the world it woulC
: be Gods to-day womans glory through all thu
= past has been her adherence of drunkenness
b, Woman has been the sufferer from ntemperlnce
d As Christ rejected the Supplying daught Offered
u him ON the cross and chose to bear the funes
of suffering; so woman has chosen not 10 stupef!
herself with rum but to bear it with full con
t seriousness The fact then, that woman has thu
) suffered, and that she il now praying, working
i doing all she can, gives her the right to contro
every Christian pulpit to-day. The speaker theI
went on to give statistics concerning the effect
c of rum, and what might he done with the money
spent for it, lie characterized the rum shops a
murder mills, ana deplpred t!c ldct llal the ma
: tional government licensed so many of them ever!
year. We are making drunkards he said, at thu
: rate of five hundred aud thirty thousand per year
Woman has come to know that the world woul,
be benefited by the suppression of this evil.
lie had been disappointed in the President
message because it had not touched upon thi
y great national evil. lie criticised severely thi
failure ON the President part to speak ont boldll
on this subject The speaker eNinced an intens
> interest in the temperance work, and did not a
, all conceal his dsapproval of men or means seek
ing 10 hinder the progress of the good cause IL
= closed by saying The main work is to be dom
with the children. We can have the next gen
u Grafton AS we desire. Daughters should not con
: sent Ia unite with men who drink Go on and Dc
the best you can. Let your tears Of sympath!
u fall over the drunkard still Try to lead him NJ
to the high road of virtue. The powers of dark
= ness are terrible Shall they prevai9 Shall dis
u solute man lead woman To his own level; or viii
y he, in the strength Of God-gven manhood an,
Gods great help, stand up erect and dash the cul
u aside, and with the inspiration of holy purpose
in his heart rise up To the plane of woman again
The great Ruler of the universe will no
overlook your work of love, but will carve on
y your IN meDorianl near the great white throne
lie will carve out there: She hath done wha
y she could 4"