Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-14

aud. three thousand consecrated women, re-
solved to give themselves no peace until this
I crime was extiT pated from this city, could, IN
I SIX months. clear out three-fourths or me grog
shops Of Brook yn. II there be three Thousand
( women now in this city who will put their
/ hands and their hearts to the work, VIII
take the contract Tor driving out
all these moral nuisances from
the city-at any rate. three-f ourths of them
IN three months. II, when that host OF
three thousand consecraIed women is mar
shaleu, there De no one 70 lead them, tnen; as
minister OF the Most High God, will offer
TO take my position at the front of the most,
and Will cry to them: Come on. We women
( OF Christ, with your songs and your prayers.
Some of you take the enemy's right wing and
some the left wing. Forward The Lord OF
Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob Is our
refuge! Down with the dram shopsw
But, not waiting for these mouths of hell to
close, let me advise the working and the busl
ness classes, and all classes, to stop strong
drink. While ] declared some time ego that
there was a point beyond which a man could
not stop, want to tell you that while man
cannot stop in his own strength, the Lord God
by His grace can help him to stop at any
time. was IN a room in New York where
there were many men who had been reclaimed
from drum Senness. | heard their testimony,
and, for the first time in my life, there flashed
out truth never understood. They said:
I'VE were victims Of strong drink. We tried
TO give 1t up, but always failed; but somehow.
since we gave our hearts to Christ, he has
taken care OF u.s." l believe that the time
W III bOoH come when Lne grace OF GOu VIII
show its power not only to save mans soul,
but his body, and reconstruct, purify, elevate
and redeem 1t.
| verify believe that, although you feel
graphing at the roots of your tongues an al
most omnlpotent thirst. if you will give your
heart to God he Will help you by his grace to
conquer. Try 1t. 1t Is your last chance. !
nave looked of upon the desolatiOns sitting
IN our religious assemblages there are a good
many people in awful peril; and Judging
from ordinary clrcumsi ances, there is not
one chance IN i've thousand that they will get
Gear OF II. There are men In my cOngrega-
ton from sabbath to Sabbath of whom must
make the remark. that If they do not change
their course, within ten years they VIII, as to
their bodies. lie down IN drunkard's graves;
ana as to their souls, lie down in a drunkards
perditiOn. know that is an awful thing to
say, but l cannot help saying it. Oh,
beware! You have not yet been captured.
Beware! Whe her the beverage be poured in
golden chalice or pewter mug, in the foam
at the top, in white letter.. let there be
spelled out to your soul: "Bewarev When
the books of judgment are open and ten mill
hon drunkards come up TO get their doom,
want you TO bear witness that I, this morn
ing, IN the fear of God and in the love for your
SOU, told You, with all affection and with ali
Kindness, to beware of that which has already
eAerted It's influence upon your family. blow
ing out some of its llghts-a premOnition of
the blackness Of darkness forever. On, if YOU
could only hear this morning, Intemperance
with drunkard's bones drumming on the head
OF the liquor cask the Dead March of immortal
souls, methlnks the very glance of a winecup
would make you shudder, and the color of the
liquor would make you think of the blood
OF the soul. and the foam on the top of the cup
would remind you of the froth on the mani
ac's lip: and you would go home from this
service and knee down ana pray God that,
rather than your children should become cap
t,ves of this evil habit, you would like to carry
them out some bright spring day to the ceme-
terry. and put them away to the last S eep,
until at the call Of the south wind the flowers
would come up all over the grave-sweet
prophecies OF the resurrection! G d has
balm Tor such a wound; but what flower of
comfort ever grew on the blasted breath of
a drunkard's sepulchre?