Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20

lnIelugenCe ana moral gOOQneSS- linen
alcohol. by thus destroying man, de-
bases him from his high and exalted
state, for which he was created, and
brings him far beneath the brute, to
misery, disease and disgrace, down to
a drunkard's grave; and still farther
down, down to drunkard' hell; where,
instead of having his soul or moral fac
ulties forever expand, and become more
and more godlike; his poor soul shall
get farther and farther from God and
divine things. This brings me to speak
of the secondary effects of alcohol.
A great number of diseases, such as
dyspepsia, hypochondriasis, visual OBJ
struction, dropsy, paralysis, and not
unfrequently mania, are traceable to
the use of alcohol, thus crippling the
individual for usefulness all through
life. Millions have been and are being
made drunkards by the abcminable
practice of doctors prescribing liquors
for their patients, and In their medi-
cines, as well as nurses and mothers
educating their children to drink by
feeding their slings, their toddies, su-
CARED brandies and wines, etc., etc. But
that which is most to be dreaded is the
hereditary effects of alcohol. 1t is an
established physiological fact that we
transmit to our Posterity our own like
ness, as it regards our features, our
complexion, our passions and our ap-
petites, and still farther, that while we
cannot change our original natures we
may be changed very much by our sur
teaching and habits. Hence
the conclusion that millions, upon the
back of millions, have been made
drunkards by having drunkard's ap-
petite transmitted to them by their pa
rents, so it is to be feared the hereditary
effects of alcohol are greater than. the
primary or secondary. So great are the
effects of alcohol upon the human FAM
lily that right here IN this civilized
Christian nation we have millions of
occasional drinkers out of which bril-
liant army of tiplers are recruited, num-
bering million and half, from which
we keep up a standing army of regu-
lars 100000 strong, from which $1,000
go annually to drunkard' s grave. Now
if am correct in my position, we have
a great duty to perform. As individu-
ais it becomes our duty to wholly abb
stain from this accursed poison lest our
physical bodies become diseased and
thereby cripple our mental faculties,
and we become weak and imbecile and
idiotic, and thereby debase our moral
so that instead of being use
full here in this world in leading others
to prosperity, holiness and happiness,
and fitted for enjoying the presence of
God upon this earth and dwelling with
the redeemed and the angels at Gods
right hand, singing praises to Him who
hath redeemed US, throughout the cease
less ages of eternity, we shall not only
destroy ourselves but be the instruments
of leading others into misery and
wretchedness, and with them be forever
banished from the presence of the
great Jehovah, and everything that is
virtuous, righteous and holy, and re-
ceive a drunkard's doom forever, with
the devil and his angels. AS parents,
to set a proper example before our chill
dren and avoid all intoxication, that we
may hand down to our pOsterity the
same healthy and natural appetites,
and bring them up in the path of tenn
perance and sobriety.
AS husbands, to forever remain the
same gallant, noble and loving men to
whom our wives pledged sincere and
fidelity.
AS brothers, to never bring blush, or
stain. or disgrace upon our loving sisters;
but by our example we shall keep them
from falling into ruin and the hands of
the fell destroyer.
As children, not only to set proper
examples before our parents, but be the
means of rescuing many of them from
a drunkard's misery, drunkard's ruin
and drunkard's grave.
As women, to be the means of
our SONS, our brothers,
our husbands and our fathers
from the snare of the tempting de-
stroyer, as well as demand of the men
legislation that will free us, the weaker
sex, from the misery, grief, woe, and
slavery that is brought upon us by the
effects of alcohol.
AS citizens, to use our ballots,
which is the Ioudest kind of talk
ing done in America, in such a
way that we shall elect states
men to Office that will not shrink or fear
to enact prohibitory or protective laws
Christians, to ever ask wisdom from on
high, that will enable us to see our duty
toward God and our fellow men, and
may we ever have grace to perform the
same; that we may be the instruments,
in Gods hand, of arresting the mill
ions in their mad and wild career, and
Of saving our nation and our race from
the impending doom that now awaits
Us.
In conclusion, may God speed the
day when, as individuals, we shall ever
oppose this great physical evil, by alb
from alcoholic poisons in every
form by our social and moral influence,
BY our votes and by our prayers.
The address was then followed by
report from Mr.. E. Jay Pinney, of JEFF
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