Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-27

don / seen him opened. He had the |
brain of a drunksrd, though not red as if |
he had died # the delirium tremens. If |
that man had drank one glass, after twenty
years of total sbstit ence, he would be for
time, if not to his grave, worse drunknrd |
than ever before
My own experience fully agrees with that
which was said by the physician. You hint
l am en- hypocrit. l am now down on the |
floor, and cannot sink lower,
but to my grave. If thou mean
to insult me, Il will leave your
room forthwith. l pour before you the
contents of an overloaded heart. My cry
to-day is a cry from the depths-simost
drowning; the great waves best me. o for
some one to carry me to Rock that is
higher than mel Will you be that man d?
Gentleman. Is it not the brain that is the
seat or organ of the mental faculties? II So,
! can tho faculties act with power through
the medium of seat, or an organ that has
! been injured forever by alcohol? The
strongest of men cannot dig we'll with
| bruised hoe, or one with lis hanole broke en-.
| Owan. | will reply to that question by
asking another. Is it the mind that goverr
the body, or the body tine mind2 The
bruised or broken handle of hoe is not
self-ienewabie, ike the organ of the hu
| man body; therefore, your remarG is not
appropriate Nature Is q very iorgivirg
mother; if we transgiess her laws ana
eform she will not be loI in making us
strong and useful. Though she cam
give US new brsins and nerves; ct she will
Strengthen ard renew the cd ones, 80 that
we can perform the duties of life without
pain or fatigue.
Get tleman. Whist is your plan of self
reformation
Owain /. Total abstinence. 2 Enough
of cold water outward y. n Nutritious
food Broken walls must be rebuilt. 4
Plenty of work. quiet mind. s. Daily
fellowship with my God, without never
leaving mis- protection. We cannot con is>
tently with ourselye a, pray to God, T. l. al
US not into temptatIon,' 1t we ourselves go
willingly into temptation. If my mind has
been polluted in my late lunacy, L wi give
it up, as it is to my Reedeemer. " The
PHYSICIAN of Souls my son, give me
thine ht art" then flesby heart
shall be Ie urned to me instead of stony
f heart - a pure mind, instead of degradel
! mind. A little deaven, cleavol eth the
, whole lump" If any man be in hrist,
he is new creature old things are assed
away behold all things are become new.
If the soul governs the body, pure m ind
will mako pure body.
Man is composed of III; ee parts-body,
soul and spirit To him belongs too ner-
> vous systems-the tumsn, and the
/ animal. The soul is the Intellectual par ,
which differs man from the animal
Q thqt part Of him which enables him TO
o build bridges and ships, leiegrapEs, &c
{, The spirit is the only bond that unltes US
= with God and eternity. Some al it con
science, Others moral intellect. That
u is the rudder that steers the trail
!. and worthy vessel" of my life. Though
:, the ship be SO great, and the bui 5
y den be so valuable, if 1t has no good
; ruddrr. it will be wrecked on the rocks.
:. - He that will no b. ruled by the ruGder,
n viii be soon ruled by the rock
y Gentleman. VIII you drink intoxicatn z
wine at the communion tablet
: Owain No, never again. IntoX eating
, wine at the communion caused Inc to lose
b about 81, 600 yearly, short time ago
! There ia no church nor chapel under the
| sun to- day that uses the right elemt hts in
$ the communion. If we would bappze a
= man with the sand of the Widen, S., in
p stead of with water, would that be a bap-
n tism? And if the churches do not use the
r right clemens in the communion, Of what
n value is it? Is it not nothing? When
r Christ established the ordinance, Ii used
: unleavoned bread but ye st bread is
i commonly used now. Wine, newly pressed
q from the grape punches, not intoxIcaiin &
r Christ used ; but now intoAicat ng wine IS
O used containiz curse and camnation, TO
f the reformed drunkarI, if be will drink it.
IS The Jews kept grape bunch ready for The
e passover, for the purpose of pressing wine
[ from them, which they do G en- to this day.
v L
{, preserving grapes, for the passover, that
q he mig hit have new and INTO icated wine.
q Gentleman. Give me references In
!; the interval, | will take you in; and if
q find in you the elements of man, and that
:, you are serious about your reformation,
Il you will be soon occupying one of the
Y highest offices in the country. At first l
t spoke to you very roughly, but | was
q Joseph speaking roughly to his brother.
= You shall have of me everything necessary
that you need. | will give you ow s2j
It d month, and your board and lodging,
n until we arrange for the future, soon after
! this. How does poverty agree with you
r Owain. Hero is for you three references
r which will tell you all about me- conceal
q ing nothing. You will find in me guile.
r, Poverty i an old acquaintance of mine. He
n visits me always in the garment of curse
is but it is Il blessing with veil covering its
= f ce. Poverty is the power for which Bob
d Burns prayed for
If 20 for the giftie gle us
g To sec ourselves as othe-s see US.
u There is no wilderness without its rose
1 and had not the iron face Of poverty
y without its lovely smiles, and | have learnt
II more of good nature and Christian cons d
. GRAFTON of the feelings and opinions of 9th
er people, though contrary to my own, in
Z its soul magnificent school, than | ever
learnt in the colleges of Wales ard Eng
land and on the high and smooth road O.
U life.
1 Gentleman. If can gst good position
. for you which do you prefer, the town OF
Il the country?
!, Owain. The countrg.
u The calm retire and sylvan shade,
d Where prayers and praise abound
g. l have had enough of the towns; | have
ir drank their cups of pleasures to their very
z bottoms, and now l find that their ssdi.
r." ments are too sour, bitter and poisonous fJl
n, me to drink of them any more; if do, i
- VIII kill me, and send me to an untime J
S. grave. Place me Lear one of the anCien
y forests of the west "a low house under 8
Sc cliff, . however poor it may be; or shell,
OF terbg hut between some OF the great noun
W tains of America, and l shall be proud.
6, And now. dear sir, my tongue can never
D. express how thankful | am to you for ssv-
B. ing me- M y the Lord pay you; perhap!
k | never can. at will be repaid you r
ID the resurrection of the just" You will
4, see that my word, my conduct and faith.
, fulness will correspond
& Young men Take solemn warming
K from me. l have written this letter fol
is your benefit. | hope that all of you will
in determine to take the temperance pledge
ID without delay, ard that you will keep i
6 faithfully forever. Repent and reform
IN and God will bless you Amen.
ID YwAIN GoCH 0 FEIRIoN.