The Panola weekly star., 1885-11-07
THE oNLY SAFETY.

E,irnct from u ssrmdn on Intempernnos,
Delivered by Lyman Ueceber, u. ~. IN
issg.
There should be extended through
the community nm all.pcryading aonse
Of the danger there Is Of falling into
this sin, lntompcranco Is disease IN
well crime, aud were any other dis.
ease ~ contagious, of as marked symp.
toms and ns mortal, TO peryade the
land It would create universal con-
stcrnation; for the plague Is scarcely
moro contagious or deadly; and yet wo
minglc fearlcssly with the diseased. and
in spite Of admonition we bring into
our dwellings the coniagon. apply IL
to the lip, and receive II into the
system
know that much Is said about the
prudent use of ardent spirits; but we
might a. we'll speak Of the prudent use
Of the plague of fire handed pru-
IDENTIFY around among powder Of
poison taken prudcntly every day or
Of ylpcrs and scrpents introduced pru.
IDENTIFY into our dwellings, 10 glide
about as a matter Of courtesy 10 visitors,
and Of amusement TO our children.
First or last, in spite of your pru-
dencc, the contagion will tako--thc fatal
spark will fall upon the train the dele
tcrious poison VIII tell upon the system
and the fangs Of the serpent will In.
llIct death. There Is no prudent use Of
ardent spirits, but when II " used as a
medicine All who receive II into the
system are not destroyed by'it But II
any vegetable were rs poisonous 10 as
many as the use Of ardent spirits proves
destructive. II would be ,banshed from
the table; il would moi be- prudent TO
use Il at all II IN attempting TO cross
river upon an elastic beam as many
should fall In and be drowned ~ ai-
tempt 10 use spirits prudently and fail,
the attempt 10 cross In that way would
be abandoned there would b. no pr,l.
dent use Of that mode Of crossing. Tho
effect Of attempting to use ardent spir.
Its prudently Is destructive TO such null
titudes as precludes the possibility Of
prudence In the use Of II. When we CON
slider the decoitful nature of this sin,
and It's irresistible power when Il has
obtained an ascendency, no man can
use II prudcntly, or without mocklng
God can pray while he uses IL, ''lcad us
not into temptation n" There Is no ne.
cessity for using II nt all, and that II Is
prosumpiuous 10 do so.
A wakeful recollection should be-
maintained Of the distinction between
intemperaDcc and drunkenness So long
as men suppose that there Is neither
crime nor danger In drinking, short of
what they denominate drunkenness.
they will east OF fear and move onward
To ruin by n silent, certain course, until
destruction comes upon them. and they
can not escape II should 10 known
therefore and admitted that 10 drink
daily, at stated times, any quantity Of
ardent spirits Is intempcrance. or 10
drink periodically as of,en NJ days, and
times, and seasons, may furnish tempta-
ton and opportunity Is intemperance.
II may not bo for any one timc the In.
temperance Of animal or mental excite
meni, but II IL an innovation upon the
system and the beginning Of n habit
which can not fail to generate disease,
and will not bo pursued by one hundred
men without producing many drunk
ards
II lsnot enough. therefore. to erect
the flag ahead, TO mark the spot where
III drunkard dies. II must be- planted
at the entrance OF his course. proclaim
Ing In waving capitals; "This Is the way
10 death'F' Over the whole territory
Of prudent use." Il must wave and
warn. For II we can not stop men In
the beginning. We can not separate be.
tween that aud the end. lie who lets
ardent spirits alone before Il is medded
with is safe, and he only. II should be
In every family contraband article, or
II Il be admitted. II should be- allowed
for medical purposes only. II should
be labeled as We label laudanum- aud
''Touoh not. taste not. handle not, ="
should meet tho eye on every vessel
which contains H.