The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-07-30

Again. the inebriate sufPsr. -
loss OF his home. l do not care boves
he loves his wife and children: n ts,. Maea
sion for strong drink has fnsst.-.st -
he will do the most outra geou. thin. .
II he could not get drink in aad
way he would sell his family into ..s saF
bondage. How many homes "a. NJ
broken up in that way no on. hn. =
knows. Oh, is there any thing tb., 10 u00
destroy man for this life snd dam, -"
for the life that Is to Gomez hat. ~.
strong drink. With all thu co,.-
trated energies of nv son,
it. Do not tell me that a ms.
be happy when he knows that \.
breaking his wife's heart and cIo.h;.s
children with rags. Why, thsrs .,s ~
the roads and streets of this land !.
little children, barefooted and unk.n..s
want on every patch of their faded a..
and on every wrinkle of their premat.,.,-
old countenances-who would hav. -
in churches to-day and as well clad :. -
are but for the fact that rum ds.tr,.s
their parents and drove them int ~.
grave o rum, thou foe of God 49,
despoiler Of homes, thou rectuitins oe1.-s
Of the pit, hate thee!
But my subject takes deeper tom. -
that IL that the unfortunate of whomI
speak suffers from the loss of the souI r.
Bible intimates that in the future vo,,a
II We ara unforgiven here, our bad -
sions and appetites, unrestrained. win :.
along with US and make our torment thsrs
So that, / suppose, when an insbr;.s.
wakes up in the last world he will fae, !.
infinite thirst clawing on him. No
down in the world, although he NAV
have been very poor, he could beg or h.
could steal five cents with which
to get that which would STAKE M.
thirst for . little while; but in eternitv
where Is the rum to come from? Div..
could not get one drop of water. From
what chalice Of fire will the hot lips Of she
drunkard drain his draught, No one te
brew it No one to mix it. No one -
pour it. No one to fetch it. Millions -
worlds then for the dregs which the youne
man just now slung on the saw-dust Ao~
Of the restaurant. Millions Of worlds nov
for the rind thrown out of the punch-bovl
Of an earthly banquet. Dives cried 10
water. The inebriate cries for rum. o..
The deep, exhausting, exasperating, ev~.
lasting thirst OF the druakard in he'll!
In the future world do not believe thsA
Z win be the absence OF God that yin
make the drunkard's sorrow. do not b..
ieve that it win be the absence of light
DO not believe that it will be the absences Of
holiness. think it viii be the absencs al
-um- Oh,
Look not upon the wine when it Ia rsd.
ghen II moveth itself Alright in the Gun. for
u the last Il biteth like q serpent and -
Itingeth like An adder.
It ID about time that we have suother
crusade like that which sweu6
through Ohio ten or twelve years ara
With prayer and song the women VET
INTO the groggeries. and whole neighbor.
foods, towns and cities were redeemed bv
heir Christian heroics. Thirty womsn
.aeared out the rum tranic from q vfilaev
4 Loo inhabitants. II thirty women sur.
harged of the Holy Ghost could removals.
town of thousand, three thousand con-
scrated women, resolved to give thsm.
elves NO peace until this crime was sxtir.
'assd from this city, could in six mouths
lear out thrse-fourths Of the grog-shope
{ Brooklyn. II there BE- three thousana
vomen now In this city who win put thstP
ands and their hearts to the work, l wiz
Axe the contract for driving out all dee
,orai nufsances from the city-at aay
ate three.fourths of them-in thru
,onths. II, when that host Of three Thea
and consecrated women 10 marshaleh
hers b NO ono to lead them, then, ~ :
Minister OF the Most High God, win ofR9
take my position at the front Of -
ost, and I win cry TO them:
~Come on, ye women Of Christ, WITH
orr songs and your praysrsi Some a
on take the snemy's right wing and
ome the left wing. Forward The Lori
Hosts II with rs; the God Of Jacob \
ur rsfugsi Down with the dram shops!n
But not waiting Tor those mouths Of han
close, let me advise the working and he
usiness classes, and AL classes, to stop
rong drink. While declared some time
60 that there was . point beyond which
man could not stop, I want to tell you
aat while man cannot stop in his ovD
lrength, the Lord God, by His graes, ca
eip him 20 stop ut any time. I was In ,
bonn In New York where there were many
len who had been reclaimed from drunk.
nness. Iheard their testimony, and Tor
- hrst time In my life there flashed out .
nth never understood. They said:
I'VE were victims Of strong drink. We
led to give It up, but always failed; but
,mehow since We gave our hearts -
hrist, he has taken care Of u.s."
believe that the time will soon coma
hen the grace Of God win show it, pow9
ot only 10 save mans soul, but his body,
I'd reconstruct, purity, elevate and re-
Fem t.
IvsrHy believe that, although you fssl
Fappling ct the roots Of your tongues A.
most omnipoesnt thirst, II you win give
'ur heart to God He viii help you by His
'acs 10 conquer. Try IL. It il your Last
lance. ! have looked Oh upon the dssola-
On. Sitting in our religious asssmblagss
ere are . good many people In awful
ri, and judging from ordinary circum.
ances, there 10 NOT one chance In ave
ousand that they win get clear Of
There are men in my congrega-
pn nom Sabbath to Sabbath Of whom
0se make the remark. that IL thev do mot