The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-09-16
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displayed IN the power of The Lord to
save the victims of intemperanee
from their terrible appetite. The
power Of this appetite none know bet
ter than the victim and hi, personal
friends for to 1t he sacrifices every.
thing that Is dear, good, and holy in
this world and in the world to come.
All tender promises, all mighty re-
solves, all solemn oaths are broken,
like strings of two in the fire. when
the power ef the appetite prevails.
This Is the mighty beauer in the way
of reform tins is the internal power
that drags back the reformed man
when he had well-nlgh escaped from
the snare of the tempter.
There Is physical cause for all
this that Is as wonderful as It's power.
The blood of the drinker, thickened
and befouled by the results of tho
constant alcoholic poisoning, expands
the blood vessels until they are much
larger than natural. Some Indication
of tbs csngested condition We see in
the purple skin, caused by the SWELL
ing of the commonly invisible blood
vessels of the surface circulation. This
state OF things exists in the veins
throughout the system. 1t Is one of
natures devices By which she sill
continues the operations of life in
spite of the poison that we pour in.
When TIE alcohol IS withheld, the
veins begin u collapse, and there
comes sinking feeling expressed BY
an call goneness. The nerves, too,
are relaxed, an | the man feels utter
" pr0st fst..l. Ia this condition the
sight, the smell, aud sometimes even
the thoughts Of liquor expand these
blood-vessels. until they stand, like
~ many open IN lut'.S. at through
the system, CRYING: ss(iive give -
A man in : ,ch condition said once:
ssIf the s.it>S nf liquer were in the
mal Il pf AeIl I should go in after IL !"
y are tpI.l by those whe have ex-
znli.i.tl in many eases, that though
after long abstinence these vessels
resume their natural size, yet they
seem never fully to contract and
probably the taste and sometimes the
smell sets them open again.
This partly accounts for the fact
that very few reformed men hold out
unless converted. Only the overpow-
ering influence Of a higher strength
is able in most cases 10 control these
physical manifestations. No doubt
God could work miracle and remove
these physical results OF our fearful
self-poisoning. So He could have
removed the curse PRONOUNCED on the
first sin. He could save those who
repent and are converted from pfysi-
cal death. But He has not done so,
excepting in two cases, those of
Eooch and Elijah, which demonstrate
His ability to do so II He had seen
fit--The conclusion Is, th,t though
We continue TO be subject 10 tempta-
tion and death, our salvation is none
the less real and God-like.
That this Is the true sale If The
ease IS shown BY many facts. After
the excitement OF the revival ispassed
W. ind m my of The reformed men
FILLING away. and among Them some
Of those wh1 most loudly declared
that Cod had destroyed the appetite
in thenl. "A .verweening confidence
makes .len careless, aud the eneours
agement of this seIfdeceif rs 10 fhe
real state pf the case, is fraught with
danger tn the reformed man. Rather
.siet him that ihinketh he standeth
take heed lest he fall /"
One nf these reformed men has
wi,vly said: "If I know my own
heart aud read ny Bible Alright, appe-
tite Is cured only 81 long as We keep
near to Christ, and look TO Him for
strength to resist. treinbIe when /
hear any one say that the appetite is
killed. " The man who has drank
alcoholic liquors should never forget
that he has sinned deeply against .his
own bsiy, and G., has affixed fear
ful penalty to this adefifing of the
tempIe.v IT reformed men take but
ever 50 little, they find the depraved
internal coadition which gives power
TO the appetite stilI there. 1t is not
safe TO try. Let them rather cult
vate the feeIiny expressed l,y another:
tfThA consciousness Of It's sluinbering
presence keeps me humble and dis
trustflI Of self, and 50 | am driven to
the refuge ef G.,d's saving grace, who
.itone gives me the victory through
ssus Christ our Lord .
reanurY IuPae,ED.