The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-25
A HOMILY.
Communicated


Il Some reflections came TO my min
teweesenings since, On witnessing
Young and; promising man endeayor
ing to learn the noble art ~ OF smck
ing He bad nearly attained his ma
iJorlty, aud yet with the knoWledg,
which be should havs bad, be insistes
on following the pernicious habi
until be was able TO appear in com
pany without feeling the nausel
which every attempt produced. Ms
advice did no good in that Instance
bat it Get me to thinking how, in my
past life. l had always thought lha
advice unsought waI the most unde
sirable.
There ara many young men in this
community who are deluding them
selves With the false belief that they
can enjoy their present freedom liz
drinking and carousing, smoking and
swearing, and yet, Whenever Necessity
requires. will be able ID stop short in
their mad career. drop ell their bad
habits and fall iuto line as respected
citizens and responsible gentlemen.
What fallacyl Young men, you who
are taking your drink on account OF
soclability, who think that it will be
90 effort to ABSTAIN at a moment's
notice, take the aivice of one who hss
been through the mill" one who
knows the dire effects of the dsmninp
cup and has suffered pangs of COLI
science to which death would be 8
relief.
S:ay your hsndsl Do not tempt
yourselves. Il will grow upon you 10 |
spite of every effort if you do not form
q resolution within yourselves-and |
keep it. You have only to notice the
number OF men you will meet on the
streets daily, who few years ago
held responsible positions in business
houses-old acquaintances-and then
say within yourselves, ''shall l con-
tinue on until | am placed in that
condition, or have l the will power to
cont-ol my appetite and my baser
passions and live the life of an honest
and upright msn among my fellow.
meni" 1t is simply and easily done
j taken in time. Bewarel lest you |
ire not too late.
The very men for whom this article
8 meant, will, at times, in their hilar-
business, taunt aud SCOT at poor
IeviP' who ia too drunk to defend
himself, and yet whose very soul cries ,
nat in anguish, God, let me die !
'efore l sink lower" There is moth
Dg SO Eumiliating to one addicted to !
rinking as the thoughts which crowd
pom the mind in awakening from
runken stupor. No one who has
lot experienced it can have any idea =
I tue remorse that is felt, and the !
esperate resolves which are made :
My to be broken.
Drink is the fiend which leads You 8
own to perdition. 1t will impair
our memory, your eyesight, your Il
caring, and your constitution gener- b
lly. AS business men, your ability 81
Ill be questioned aud it will eventu- ii
lily ostraoise you from the society of b
spectacle people. John B. Cough b
Iys: "Corkscrsws have sunk more
eople than cork jackets will ever
Ive." q
It is not only the immediate effect a
which you claim you are only sim l
ing against yourselves, but it leads 3
other and worse vices. such as s.
ing, petty thieving, and the Rssoci- VI
ing with Dersona whoSa arnnainf
ace you are ashamed to own when Il
your sober senses. b
ice is monster Of SO frightful mien, o
., TO be hated, neeis but to be seen; d.
at, seen too oft, familiar with its face, tC
Re first endure, then pity. then en- n
brace.
Boys, take heed in time. Business .
EN- will not employ drunkards, ncr p
i'll they allow them tie confidence L
Id credit necessary to carry on bust y
ass on their own account. p