The Lake County star., 1877-06-28

majority hope = who have never
tasted any intoxicating drink for
years, and some who have never tasted
1t all the days of their life. To them
i say lpsrseyere. TO those who are
willing tdgive up, not for their own
lsake but }br the sake OF oti1ers, the
habit OF taking auy uyintoxieatihg drink, (
I say do It ~ the lOvg % God, 0o4t FOR!
the love OF yooY Y'nslehbor who II per-
ighing. 6ss hhj1n a. good example.
Give him courage, n he has not heart
ihimself, f0y you by your help may sup
port hkm and give him strength and
courage to do that which he il AFRAID to
do of himselfJ Perhaps some may say,
II cannot give II up Altogether on ac-
count Of tho state 0fnAy health ~. Now
/ wish to speak Of the doctors with
great respect, bat they have done a
great deal Qf harm by frightening
temperance people aud telling them
they cannot do without drink. saw
you can do without 70. say there Is
no need Of ofintoxieating drinks. Beer,
wine, alcohol In any shape, Is not
necessary for health. 1t fs no part of
natural food, though It. may be good
- physic. Now, II you 'like TO lake
physio you may, but do not take physic
when you are well. Take phygc when
you are iii, and ~ you only take IL by
the DOCTORS prescription, will say
nothing against IL. 7If you have cour-
age and self-denial to abstain for the
sake Of example, and pray that those
who have fallen into drink may be
saved, your self-deniAi will give
strength to your prayers, and AL
mighty God will hear them, for they
win come before him aided by the
modification which you Law upon
y0urselfin reparatlon of the sins which
others commit. What I have lust
eaid to the men / say also TO women.
for II q woman falls into drink she
wrecks her home and the happiness Of
her husband and children, who will
most certainly come to ruin like her
SELF i call upon women especially to
abstain altogether, because they will
give Courage TO men, or shame many
man who does not now think he can
do what his wife can do, his sister can
door his daughter. But the women set
the example, and II men are towards
at heart let women be strong-( Hear,
hear My last word Is take care of the
children. Bring them up from their
earliest childhood never to know the
taste, and therefore never to know the
temptation, Of intoxicating drink
(Oheers.) Why are there 30 many
homes wrecked to-day? Why are
there 50 many drunken fathers and
mothers? Why are there so many
children without proper clothing and
without shoe or stocking to their feet?
It is because the present parents learn
ed the fatal hahit of drinking In their
childhood. If they had been brought
up In their childhood never to know
the taste and the temptation, IL they
had never had their feet In o public
house, they would have grown up
sober total abetafnefs, and their homes
would now have been Christian Cath
Ollie homes. lCheers.l ! have now
but one word to say. Father, Lock-
hart has told you that our Holy Father
has by the special providence Of God,
lived to bear the brunt Of all the war
fare of the world against the holy
Catholic Church, and against him
aboveall because he is its head. Well,
the 3rd of June next, as you know, is
the day on which he will complete his
fifty years as bishop of the Church
Of God. Cheers, ] hope that all you
who are his true children will by the
shout which you will raise when l..
have done tell him that you desire to
send your congratulations, your devot-
ed love to our Holy Father Plus TX,
vicar of Jesus Christ here from this
place, from the League Of the Cross of
Total Abstainers, on which he bestow-
ed his special benediction (cheers),
give me power to tell him that on this
day, in your great festival, where you
met, I believe I may say, over ten
Of you (crles OF t.'niore''), you
have sent q loving message to him
asking hia 0r,OetOIical blessinO