Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1885-08-15

Is laws OF the land are not enforced
IS and those protesting to be friends
a will offer the poisoned chalice Of in
s toxicating drink to minors
4 Eight years ago a gentleman vii,
G had, in youth, possessed large for
Z tune, but through drink had squan
/ dered it, attempted to found Ten.
I perance society in the Capital city O
: one Of our Southern States. Know.
: ing what he had lost (and has never
since regainedl through the fatal in
! Huence Of the wine-cup, he became
. devoted church member, an earn
est Prohibitionist and an officer of
the State Government. But when
he attempted to organize a Temper
ance society the whisky men would
scott him on the streets, and ridicule
his blue ribbon, the distinguishing
malk Of his society. But, nothing
daunted, he perseyered, almost
alone IN his efforts, until, at last,
with the aid OF some of the ministry
and some of the medical profession,
he succeeded in laying broad and
deep the foundation Of Miss Will
lard Is subsequent successful work in
that State. But he was deeply in
earnest, willing to be ieercd for the
good Of others, willing to suffer re-.
proach for the cause Of Christ: will
ING to be called fool, that others
through his fooliShness might attain
wisdom. Aud such must be the
spirit actulting us if We accomplish
anything. Not only is it our duty
to 10 all we can for the Temperance
cause, in obedience t. our pledge,
but It's 4 s. or slcred privilege is
mothers g enforce our precepts BY |
the most palnstaking example in
this respect.
Nearly 1900 years before Christ.
Moses, the greatest sanitarian the
world has ever produced, gave spe-
cific directions to the Jews III refer
ence to founding a certain order
among them which was to be separ-
ated from the other people, and con
sidarel holy 70 the Lord called
''Nazarenes One of the most
prominent features Of their scpara-
ton and holiness consisted in the
Tact that they neither FUSED wine
nor strong drink, not even eating
moist grapes nor dried nor any
thing that is made from the yine-
tree, from the kernels even to The
husks.' fNum. 6.33, t.
When Samson was sent into tile
world t. deliver the children Of IS
rael from the yoke Of the Pnilistines
an angel appearing gave directions
70 his mother that she should use no
wine nor strong drink PRIOR to his
birth; but that the "chlld should be
4 Nazarite to God, from the womb
to the day of his dceth. !
When Hannah plead with God
that she might be the mother Of a
noble son, whom she would 'slend TO :
the Lord all his life, She was !
equally abstemious for the same !
good reason that her child too
night be best prepared to fulfill so
grand ! mission. One must read )
md ponder many chapters Of 1st :
samuel to realize what blessing :
his one great and gool man was to : :
he Hebrew nation : :
The Prophet jeremiah, 800 years ;. :
'efore Christ, tells how God reproy- = y
q the disobedience Of the Jews by .. q
them with the Recha- !;
,ltes, who for generations abstained "
rom all wine, under the strongest
even, because their an al
eStor had 50 commanded them. e
md for that reason God promised re
hem that some Of their descendants 81
lould "stand before him forever" B
What a blessed promise Now III
.aught with sacred JOY for any peo- W
le. Ger. 35:19. pt
When the birth Of John the Bap II
st was foretold to his father, then y
in the temple, God 10
lso told him, through an angel, Sc
lat his future child should be great VI
/ the sight Of the Lord; that lie DC
lould neither drink wine nor br
rong drink, and that lie should be nj
lied with the Holy Ghost even ny
ON his mothers womb. NJ
From all these circumstances Of til
lclcd history it appears that when 10
OF would raise up great man for Iu
me great purpose, one Of the lead au
g auxiliary circumstances is that nj
either the child, nor his mother wa
lall partake of wine or strong tn
ink. Then why not, reasoning "
ON analogy, assert that when sa'
city designs to raise up a great ne
.ople for some great people for ap
me great purpose He designs that ira
ey should be strictly temperate Al
,ople And who doubts that the BE
merican nation, has, thus far, ast
zen raised up for some great pur- tn;
'se in the providence Of the world? ing
hen, as wives and mothers, may we lac
IT work hand in hand with that VIII
evidence not only in rescuing our fro
we'd ones from liquor habits after tha
rth, but also by laying the founda- re
IN of their future temperate lives hel
: all prenatal influences in our pen
,wer? TIL
Medical Science but corroborates pat
G wisdom Of God and the truth of kn'
eyelation in the illustrations be- nay
'e cited; and intelligent physi- VII
ms are to-day, with the excep- ane e
N of the ministry, our strongest l9r
workers in this good cause. For enc
t only do they proclaim the GER ne