New-York tribune., 1880-02-16
YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY FEBRUARY l6, 1850

how fight the Christ had shown how TO ress
the temptations OF the devil. Temptation en-
ticement to SIN, but 1t sin in ITSELF soul was
often mistaken ard chose the bad instead Of the good
The devil always persevercd in bis temptation and II
he did succeed way, he ceeded in another
The beginning OF the OF Lent was time for
prayer learn how TO resist temptation. Man should
not allow his bad appetitos to control him.
AT the conclusion Of the DR.. McGlynn the pas
tor while reading the usual took occa
sion to remind the congregation of the duties they
should perform during Lent.
In this holy of fasting and prayer said he.
exhort attend all the exercises OF the church, TO
visit the blessed sacrament frequently to pray often
during the day. both privately and I'm public while
present at the devOtions OF the church also entrea
you TO practice sefdenal by refusing to satisfy your
appetes by abstaning especially from that social
curse the drinking Of intoxicating liquors IL Is an evil
which Is at the root OF nearly all the temporal and
spiritual misery Thousands and tens of thousands OF
people this very city are slaves to this form OF social
evil large proportion OF whom, regret to say are
members OF the Catholic Church. The Scripture says,
BY their fruits shall know them" These very peo-
pie who belong TO the church the means OF keeping
many persons from coming the fold by their
siye drinking. They make the church mockery and
smirch her fair name and drag her dsrepute
eyes OF sincere persons There Is not ha enough
spoken In churches against this growing evil.
wish 10 impress It upon your minds because In the
past week received letter from member OF the con-
this evil This person asked me 10 repeat to-day even
strongly the points raised last Sunday. The evil
effects OF strong drink everywhere about us
Why have many orphan asylumsf We ought not
to have them. Why have so many orpbansf why
their parents dead In great many instances they
have business 10 be dead. They ought 10 be alive
and well to-day. But they have committed suicide by
this method, and II is not very slow ono either re-
gret personally tnat physicians advise the use OF
intoxicating liquors In prescribing for their patients !
| remember one time that physician advised mc-and
did seek his advice eiihero take an ounce or so OF
whskcy every now ana then. lie said was
| a young man and had to perform active du
! ties, that my brain was constantly employed and
that little Of TINS smuiant would he OF the greatest
benefit 10 me- rather thoughr AT the time that ne was
prescribing something because tie very fond OF IL
himself it only short time 0fcrward thaf saw
the ply sciau reeliDg through the streets OF this
city under q brOiling n hot Summers day. He
apparently The victim OF his own medicine. IL was
only recently that I read work by "a prominent
English physician who NOT only showed the uscessness
but the absolute RIGHTEOUSNESS Ot TINS Kind or medicine
| There are some people for whom II is n sin To
continue drinking For Them IL il the direct occasion
OF SIM and they will be held responsible for IT, L. other
case while IL is not the immediate occasion, II r. the
indirect OF sin. There Is probably no better time
TO stop using Intoxicating liquors than during this
of modification. stop during Lent at least II
for all time. 1t will bc an act of self denial. We
should conquer ths habit o. IandcTng tO every appe-
tc. frusf you VIII rake this matter 10 heart and you
Will therefore become more perfect Christians.