The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-07-10
5 H1LLsDALE. MICH, TUESDAY. JULY 10. 1877

got morally weaker they goa stronger
than he himself, he lost his moral bal
nnce entirely, aud suddenly fell
poor miserable victim Of hls own fool.
ish desire and OF the Intoxicating cup.
OF elurse there are maay other IA.
Stancas ~ those beioss rnentioned, Nv
means of which n man may loose his
moral balance and commit nil sorts ol
vices aud foolish actions aside from the
use oi the Intoxicating cup. For IN.
stance, Danton, Marrat, Robespiere
and others of the French revolution AZ
the eud Of the past century, certainly
were. in the common sense of the word,
highly educated men. they not only
conld read and write their own Ian
guage, but also the languages Of other
nations, even the languages OF the an
cieut, the Greek aud Romans and il is
not related OF them, that they were
nbusers of the intoxicating cup. Yet
they had forgotten 10 pay attention 10
the study of themselves. and, therefore
were ignorant of their own dignity,
degrading themselves by certain ac-
tions as deep as an ordinary drunkard
not deeper can. They ordered tie
close Of the houses OF God, and whilst
putting a mere female on the sublime
throne Of our maker, calling her Cod
ess al reason, demanded OF their fellow
aAea that they must worship her. No
matter how beautiful the outward Rp-
pearance Of that French female may
have been, all those persons who wor-
SHIPPED her, either by force, or by their
Own free will, lowered as low "a the
most commonest dTunkart, whilst giv-
ing way 10 their mere animal desires,
consequently made slaves Of themselves
aud fell even below the heatheD. For
eyen those heathcp, seeGaingly 10 be in
the, utmost want Of all knowledge, and
diNinguishing themselves from the
beast only by the,r forms. shrink back
from such an idOlatry. because they
10 not know God, that is, his revelation
has not vet come 20 them vet, they
know that he exists and make them
selves images Of him from wood or
stone, or adore the stars or the sun.
much rather, than adore the foTms Of
their fellow creatures. Why is thisP
Bec8use an intultiyc foreboding or
presentment Of Almighty God has PEN
etrated the heart and sonls OF all men
aud the words Of job ~. 3. arc true:
There is spirit in man and the inspir-
alton Of thc Almighty gives them IN.
derstanding. To discover that spirit
in themselves. that inspeIation Of God
which Job means, alas! SO many men
are either To lazy or have not the
means.
trust that have not vcaried your
patience by these citations. MY OBJ
iect thereby ~ simply to illustrate the
fact that the want Of real knowledgr
or understanding aud the want OF true
religion makes man negleetfu! OF hts
own seli-rospect aud liable Ia commit
all sorts III foolish aud unmaniY ac-
tons. Vow this is exactly the case
with alt users aud abgsers Of the IN
toxlcatlDg emp, NO matter how high or
how low they may be educated. They
prove nv doing SO that thry are neg
!ectfaI in regard o. their own high dig
pity. else they wouid not stuplfy their
brains hv the ~. Of alcohol and make
themselves liable to all sorts of yices,
and even To crimes. They certainly do
not stand N the proper pUise of night
eousncss and virtue. which ara the ne
crssary ornaments of human life, snd
which raise man above all other crrs.
tnres of The animal kingdom, Of which
lie IL said to bc The crown. When u
man IN regard 90 common busines-
transactions losos the poise and bal.
aucr Of his faculties aud does thing
unwlttihFly, he IA called insane anal
put iu mad house How less insane
may man be called whs has permit
teal his love for woman 10 pat her on
the throne Of the Almighty, or his dc.
siro for Intoxicating drinks 10 make not
suly fool of himself. but even a.
mako use of the Intoxicating onp, I'll
u has oyershadoWed aud swallowed az
his whole moral nature. 80 q. 90 cO!a-
nit not only foolish. but real beastly
acts-ior as high o. man stands, ~
deep can be falll Let Us therefore,
, each according 10 the gifts bestowed
upon him ly his Creator, Try to remove
tue causes VI lutemperaDcc with all OUT
power. A good step ia this respect
has b---a done by the reform club ui
this city IN establishing free publ,
I library, where ~ delightful rooms lrun
a nagabeT al .Io"s- iaay p- drawn ia,
water or hfe free aud without cost -
Assist tins nobleenterIrisc, nav friends,
/ Aiasl how many man ahd .sen va
man may w.4A the streets even now
whose hives have bcco,p. ,.orUei IA
war upoa their own highest. interests
and upon that II their relations al,
others. htc-1se they were ia want nj
that knowledge which is 30 costly aag
which 10 Obtain il4ey either had not ia,
means or tue opportunity Keep u
| yiew the miserable lot u SO many an,
10 rli you rnn ~ help them. Put al
! least ule stone away that lies IN thoi
way aud help them 10 heroine iros from
aa evil whose consequences are hard
/ being never Restless days, slseples
nights and the hnui destruction. 40
uniy ~ the body, bul also of the soul
7 Struggle on. therefore, struggle on, "
man and wopan % this reform club IL
! your noble enterprisei DO not regar,
! the snecr~ of the opponent, bat remem
ben the reward Of the Lord His ~
will sGiile upon you by day aud u,
night, and when hc 1ruliy appears &
fake yonr earthly garment away fron
you, Ho alli give You a better and ~
I crlasiing ODe for Il ia heaven