The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-06-24

than OF all ages, Take one good, square
look at the suffering Of the man whom
1 strong drink has enthralled, and remember
that toward that goal multiludes arc run
ming.
I The disciple Of alcoholism suffers the loss
I of self-respect, Just as soon aa man
wakes up and finds that he is the captive
OF strong drink he feels demeaned ! do
not care how reckless ho acts. He may
say; ~ don't carei" he does care. lie can
not look pure man In the eye unless II IL
with positive force of resolution, Three
fourths OF his nature is destroyed; his self
respect Ia gone; he says things no would
not otherwise say he does things no would
not otherwise do. When man IN nine
ienths gone with strong drink, the first
thing he wants 10 do Is 10 persuade YOU that
he can stop any time no wants 10. He can
not, The Phiistines have bound him hand
and foot, and shorn his locks, and put out
his eyes, and are making him grind In the
mill OF great horror. He cannot stop.
III he could stop he would. He knows his
course Is bringing ruin upon his family.
He loves them. Perhaps no could stop
three months or q year ago, not now. just
ask him to stop FOR month. He cannot
he knows he cannot, 80 he does not try. /
had friend who for fifteen years was
going down under this evil habit lie had
given thousands of dollars 10 Bible socie-
tics and reformatory institutions of all
sorts. He was very genial very generous,
and very loyable, and whenever ho talked
about this evil habit he would say VI can
stop any time" but lac Kept going on,
going on, down, down, down, His family
would say VI wish you would stop"
"WhH he would reply "l can stop any
time ! want to- After a while ho had
dclIrlum tJomena, he had II twice; and yet,
Oftcr that, ho said 81 could stop ut any
time 'f ! wanted to,N lie is dead now.
Whoi killed himY Rum ruml And yet
nm his last ulternnces was, "l can stop
NJ y time He did not stop II because
be co1ld not stop Il, Oh, there IN q point
IN lucbrOlion beyond which II man goea
he o0nnot stop.
Owe Of these victims said to Christian
mor' "sir II were told that / couldn't
got n drink until tomorrow night unless
had MI my fingers cut oii, | would says
'Pro9 the hNtchol and cut them of now.'
! hrro dear friend In Philadelphia whose
norhew came TO him ono day, and when he
wne oyhorted about his evil habit, said
"Vrc'e, can't give II up. II there stood
n common and II was londcd, aud glass OF
wiuo were eot ON the mouth Of that cannon,
and mowyo would fire Il OH lust M came
mp md took the glass, | would start, foi
must have IT," Oh, Il is sad thing foi
mon to wake up In this life aud feel that
he i9 cOptiyel He says 81 could have
got Wd of this once, but ! can't now. |
might have lived Nn honorable life and
die1 Christian death; but there " no
hope for me now; there " no escape for
mo, Dead but not buried. | nm walking
corpse. nm IN OpparOtion Of what once
w0s. ] am q Gagged immortal beating
AGAINST the wires Of my cage In this diroc-
ton beating against the cage until there 10
blood on the wires and blood nnon me-
soul, YET not able 10 get out. Destroyed
without romodyl"
90 on and say that tho disciple OF rum
suffers from the loss Of physical health.
God only knows what the drunkard suffers.
Pain files on every nerve, and travels every
muscle, and gnaws every bone, and burns
with every flame, and stings with every
poison, and pulls NJ him with every torture.
What reptiles crawl over his creeping
limbs! What tiends stand by his midnight
pillow What groans tear his earl What
horrors ahiyor through his soul Talk Of
the rack, talk OF the inquisit.on, talk Of tho
funeral pyrO, talk of the crushing iugger-
nnut-he feels thom oil Ot once. Have you
ever been In the ward Of the hospital whore
these inebriatos are dying, the sionch Of
thoir wounds driving hock the attendants,
thnn voices sounding through the ngutY
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