The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-10-30
WHISKEY OR NO WHISKY
BY REV. r. ". EE Frs.


i Look NOT thou upon the wine wheI
it is red.-PrOcerbs %, 81.
Every feeling of humanity and ever,
consideration of religion euforces the be
a lief that the time has come when grea
onset is demanded to drive out intern
. perance from the land. 1t is the solemn
duty of the people in every part of thi
country to rise up al once and act unit
eddy aud energetically in the furtherance
= | of whatever measures are best calcu
lated to promote reformation. The only
question is: What is the best method Il
pursus' In dealing with the question, VT
are called upon to confront 1t both al
indiciduals and as ctti=ens. In the one
. Case we have to treat 1t II its connection
with our individual lives and as related
to Gods moral law; in the other case We
have to Treat it as it is related to the
, body polite and human legislation.
Our text will help us to answer the
question. whether we consider it as midi
vldualS or as citizens.
Total abstinence is tie best method for as
to pursue as iadicidnals "Lo0k not thou
upon the wine when it is red Not
only, according to these words, are We
lot to drink strong drink at all; not only
are we not to t0uch it at all; but we are
not to look at it. What stronger words
of scripture could we have to favor total
abstinence? This should be our principle,
1-Because 1t is essential to personal
security. So secretly does strong drink
steal upon the taste, excite the appetite,
dl>organize the nervous system, and un
dermlne the deepest resolutions of him
VINO lhaglhes himself ID perfect security;
i
SO numerous and awful have been It's vic
tories over every barrier. and every
species OF mental and bodily constitu-
ton, that we may lay 1t down as an as
sertlon, which none who knows the an
nails OF intemperance will dare to dispute,
that no individual who permits himself
to use Intoxicating liquor moderately
has any valid security that he will not
become victim to ITS power
AGAIN, total abstinence on ne part Of
parents IS he ohty pun 81 sJefy IN brthg-
ing up theT chatdfeh. How many are the
parents whose lives are cursed with chIl
dren who they would be relieved to hear
were DEAD, II 1t were not Tor the other
world; But how were those children
ruined no" many parents must turn
! anu look at nome LOT an answer. lney
we've not aHtemper0te; but while the tastes
and habits OF tnelr children were form
ing, they USED TO drink moderately. The
decahter haa an honorable place on their
siueooaiu. 10 oiier IL 10 irlehu was
aeoG oi hospitality. mus the wnole
weight OF parental example was EN-
piogeu III ithpresslbg those chllulen with
arecohnehuatlon as iorcloie as II every
uay 'ney hau ei,circiea IL WITH chaplet
OK roses. Chlldreh VINO revere tnelr par
ents Will honor what their parents de-
Hsh1 TO honor. lt was not To De sup
posed that those children would do else
Inan i"itate the h'Sh example before
them, ana thus ana they make themselv-
es accessible TO the Snares OF those VINO
drank 10 excess ne history OF the he-
cllneand iail OF multltudes has commenced
not WIN the saioon' Out at the tables OF
ihcohsioeraCe parents. hntire abstinence
Is Tue ohiy saie piau ior tne parent.
o.-Again, totaS ooStHe"ce IS e"Sehfi"t 10
me oe"eFct"e "P"e"ce o. NE eramPSe q
"e ee"l'e'"e "po" Soc9ety I" "fyt. III
Can Ie easily SHOWN that the example OF
all VINO use intoxicating hquor except as
medicine is in the scale of intemper
ance. AS lar as It's influence extends, 1t
helps directly to NIL up the ranks OF the
multirude of impenitent sonls into a
| hopeless eternity, Such uu0ueStiouably
was the influence by which a great nor
ton of those now intemnerate were first
drawn into the snares of death. 1t is
not, as many suppose. the odious ex-
ample of those already under The do
miniop of iutemperate habits nv which
others are seduced The oner.tinn ot
such disuustino nrecedents 10 rather on
| the side of entire abstinence from the
| means of their debasemeut. But it is to
1.-THE honor given the DEGRADING cun nv
those who can drink without what is
considered excess. that we must ascribe
in great degree the first seduction of
all who receive the ultimate WAGES of
intemperance
If time allowed. / might give other
reasons for total abstinence. such as the
great cost of alcoholic Jiouors and the
failure on their part to give the least
benefit either nutrient or in any other
way to the BODY. and that tbev are ac-
tually poison. destroylpp both body
and soul cloudiny the view of trnth
and resisting the influence of the HOW
Spirit; but have given in detail sniff
cient to show that eutire abstinence
should be the GRAND principe of our hves
IT
L.
h but we are compelled TO zeal with this
lHuestioh not only as individuals, put
also as cH'zehs. And, as citizens OF
Cecil county, the question is forced upon
US Tor an immediate answer: Hhtch a.
the proper method Of dent1"g n'tth tie erls
% MteMPef"hce 0y t0tc! snail we advo-
caCe n'eh license la" or stringent
pionioi'oiy 'a" u Hal u'oi'y WIN Tue
sentiment contained IN or text, the an
s"er must APPROXIMATIONS For II we
are to have In our midst open saloons
by the permit of law, even though there
De only two or three IN number IN each
town, how can we keep from i0okthg
upon Intoxicating liquors. Saloon doors
would be open constantly to allure us
into their deadly SHARES in times OF de
spondency ard disappointment, and to
tempt our sons into debasement, pro-
fahlty, crime and death. Shall We advo-
cate that which Will undoubtedly min
lster To death, when we have the glorious
alternative presented to us of advocat
ing Prohloltion, which certainly does not
IN itself in the slightest degree minister
to immortality of any sort. but only to
the uplifting OF society. the overturnirg
OF eVli, ana the spreading abroad of So
briefly, happiness and peace through all
n parts of our county?
! 10tI abstinence and prOhtbiti0n should
Ngo hand III hand; indeed, they are but
different manifestations or outgrowths
of the same underlying principle-the
principle OF our text:-"Look not upon
the VINE when 1t Is red.
Since there is already a prohbitOrv
law (dlthough acknowledged by all to be
| ,lnfa in,