Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1883-03-29
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| We give below the remarks Of TIE
Rev. Mr. CAN'T at the Temperance
meeting at Charlotte HaA 6n tie 1ssh
instant. promising that the report we
have to make, though defeotiye, per
haps. as to verbal aecurscg n parts,
is sufficiently close to the matter dis
cussed to give a fair representation Of
the subject treated Of bf The Rev.
speaker on theoccaSion
Temperance "a - Dl oalafs j
of feason. Il IS that part of Chris
tian sobriety ordained in the econo-
my of God and man as a means by
which man in his threshold nature
Of body, soul and. spirit may gather
and secure to himself in this world
the limited period of his probation,
health, honor and wealth, and in that
eternal existence blessedness that
passes mans understanding. Tenn
perance is virtue, therefore divine.
accordingly as we receive or reject il,
honor or outrage it; in even proper
ton Will legislature of our manhood,
our streGgtn, our honor, eur useful
Dess-and Happiness, temporal and
eternal. be decided. 1t is a virtue
ssnslbly affecting US in all our parts.
70 It We owe the subsection Of the
body, for to the physical it must be
its moral guidance, the mould in
which must be formed, regulated. con-
trolled and beautifed this wonderful
piece of mechanism-the body-the
shell in which a. pearl of greater
value is found, the casket in which
the jewel Of immortality is concealed.
This body, as in relation to myself or
to my brother man, must be temperate,
temperate in the use of itself, temper
ate in its relation to what and v hon
it comes in contact. temperate in its
personal, private or public relation
ship. Nevertheless, but in greater
proportion, is temperance a quality
affecting the ssul, that part of N.Y.
self that tells me that I am and En0sO
that 1 am. Our existence bases its
stability aud its worth upon that fonn-
datioh which We so feelingiy assert to
be temperance. We may 90 so far
and say temperance is knowledge, in
temperance is. ignorance; an intem-
perate man forgets himself, does not
know himself Just after some de-
bauch, he falls from the chair aud
hugs the legs Of the table for bis long
lost sister CT; az once heard Of one.
reeiing up the street from his club, OBJ
serving a notice on plank wall, Post
no bill, said, Post Mobiles. / know
the fellow. What is he doing np
there9 Corne, old fellow, let's take
another drink r
But superlatively is temperance a
virtue which, if violated, imperils the
spirit of man-that unseen, myste-
rious possession-that breath breathed
into the nostriis Of human creation by
the Great Spirit Himself, causing us.
despite imperfections Of body and
soul, to be fashioned after His like
ness and image. Ii this question so
intimately concerns rs, it is not diff
cult to conceive its Importance; nei-.
ther IS il. to thinking minds hard to
realize the sorrow when we see il so
neglected. Surely any man whose
heart beats In sympathy with his fel-
low-moItals must be encrusted with a
seifshness harder than adamans not
to be quickeneds TO lively sense of
his duties and responsibilities and ex-
ert all his power at every opportunity
afforded to wrest from the hellish grasp
OF iintemperance the fire brand which
laysso many low in the ashes of sor-
rOw and the dust Of remorse and
quench it forever in the cooling waters
ot healing and of truth. Feeble as /
am, / stand before you as the cham
Pion for temperance. As a pleader
Ietore the JuIy aof human hearts for
Temperance, l realize that in what
am TO say / myself must be temperate
The objects OF this meeting is to con-
! 'fine the thoughts OF temperance and
so limit our remarks so as to combat
ITS violation asseen in an immediate af-
lection for and use Of strong drink. II
| ls apity, however, that gIuf4ony. in
temperance IN eating Is rot 81 equal
disreputatioD, for eluttony is as much
an enemy as drunkenness. for I know
Of many who speak much and think
oftener of what they did and have
and can eat, finally becoming like the
old glutton, Dsmades, Of whom PIu-
tarch tells as, always elutton-liEe
a spent sacritice-nothing left Of him
but his belly and his tongue"
| How are we to define temperance ?
The word explains itself :-Modera-
| ton. A bride. Bat and 4 curb mt
upon the strong steed of passion which
IS hurrying down the race course
Of lie uncontrolled the bodies and
souls and spirits Of men into ruin y
horrible that the Great God shields Il
from human eyes.
| God has given as usappetites. Such
as He gives may be satisfied. but men
10 not know, or do not care to know.
how to satisfy them as may best con-
sist with their health and minister to
their refreshment. Just as a child
knows not what is conducive to health
and life. but would as. soon drink con-
centrated I've as milk, and therefore
by education must be instructed. eau
toned and disciplined ere be knows
what are things necessary for bis ex-
istence. So there are men, the ma.
jority Of whom by grace alone are
able 10 choose such means that natu.
rally snnrlnrf their hn.lia. L. ~.