Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-04-13
A slave Set Free,


des pair, and. but for Deliverer, woul
have driven me 10 damnatiOn forever
My wife ioveu ana served God, an,
prayed Tor my salvation, aud two o.
hree times l made public confession
f Christ, signed the pledge. and too
part 10 the work of the Army; but
though master of ny foe for awhile
in one case for some months-I neee
lost the desire, and no words Of miul
can el er scribe v hat I passed througl
IN ny conf cts with the awful craving
tor drink. Three times gave way.
seemed as though there was no lastin.
hope for me-nO hope at all.
On QUE occasion, Captain fetch
ed me out Of public house. be and
vas drinking, aud took me home anc
gatched me, bu though did max,
mother start, IL was not long before
Yielded again, for my whole being
:roaned and craved for the drink. The
Devil SAID it was no use. and | was
down again deeper than ever. | baye
done every hing but murder to ge
drink. Oh ! God only knows what the
demon Appetite leads a poor drunkarl
10.
Many times have 1 rushed home,
and, fastening The door. I've sworn be.
fore my God and wife and child that |
would die before allowing another drop
TO pass ny lips, and, for a time, have
seemed TO master myself, but a pot ci
spirits placed at the door by the public
from across the road has made me
tremble and shake, and iouud me una
Tie 10 resist the aw ful cravings.
'Bnt, oh one nlghi-lhe lst OF
November, lS77--l servant Of Col
and the Army came to hunt me up.
| had been drinking a whole week.
stopping only when asleep. He found
ME at home, sitting by the fire, very
bad with the SHAKES Calling me BY
name, he said
"Ah you feel as ifyou would sink.
but God still pities you. Set thine
house IN order, for thou shalt surely
die
4 began to tremble from head to
foot.
He SAID, Cry 10 God.'
But, l said. i have, and tried twep
ty times 10 leave of this cursed liquor -
At this point the poor drink-sIricksn
victim fell on his knees, crying out ia
agony, Lord, save me!-Oa, my God,
save me =
God can save and keep you the
twenty-drst Tine the good soldier re
piled. . 80. 1, -.
Yes. Can you-dAre you-trust
him?'
Yes
Now? Just now (!
The weeping drunkard raised his
head. and with one strong cry, re-
sponded-
/ do. do, just now
Speaking Of thi, momen', he says
L was sobered. For an hour 1
wrestled, and then liberty came, and |
felt that for Chrlsps saks my sins were
all forgiven. l signed the pledge, aud
that night felt as though it were sign
ed iG Heaven.
For three months after this had a
fearful struggle with my old desire. At
Zines il returned with such dreadful
force that the effort to get past the
doors Of public house would make
me sweat flom every pore in nay skin
How pray ed. How watched. How
| fought.
But, one Saturday night, wheE
walking down the Wnltechapel road
the craving rose up within me as ha'
never before felt it. I thought l mus
yield. Drink felt must have. TX
die woold have been easy. compares
with resisting that quenchless thirst
[ stood. looking first one way and theE
another for way of escape. and M
whole frame shiyered aud shook. l re-
solved to get on my knees aud pray,
and crossing over the road, to oehln
the London Hospital, knelt down an
poured out my soul to God. erie
out for deliyerance from this craving
and these words came to me, Tue trla
{ YOUR faith is more precious than gold
and glory De to God, got from M
knees, aud the appetite was banlshed
and from that night have never had
desire for strong drink. hateit.
is q ioy to confess that God can des
troy the appetite, no matter how stroos
have proved him to be better than tn
Book says. Whom the son make
free. is free indeed.
From this time he became a Valua
BILE helper in every good work, a
earnest saeker for the souls Of other:
This sort of man makes good soldie
out OF this kind the Salvation Arm
makes, by Gods grace, Its mobiles
warriors, and the zeal aud love au
rapidly developed qualification ofth
man soon secured for him a position
! a Captain in its ranks. The nome
he ceased drinking he was able to co 4
mand regular work, aud good pay
his trade, bat these prospects were la
aside. and he was glad 10 follow t
Lord anywhere.
. HIS hrst command as as Officer tri'
him thoroughly; but hard times, al
lson,a,inoaa only an emDtY cuDbOar