The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-16
THE NATIONS CURSE.
Dr.. Talma9e on tho Evils OF In.
temperance

Temperance.
The Ruin and Death Caused BY Stroul
Drink-lt Lea1s 20 Less u Coco Same.
sel1.ResUsee sad Ultimate
Wreck.
In . recent sermon ct Helena, Mont,
Rev. I. Dewitt Talmace discoursed on
drunkenness the Nations Curse" Hi,
text was: ''Whoslsw all these?"9 KinRs
I. 10 The eloquent speaker said:
see . long row Of baskets coming mr.
toward the palace Of King Jshu. Lam
somewhat inquisitive to ind out what il
in the baskets. I lcok In and lind the gory
heads Of seven princea As the basksts
arrive ct the gate Of the palace the heads
are thrown into two heaps, one on either
side Of the gate. In the morning the Kins
comes out and he looks upon the BLEEDING.
9hastly heads Of the massacred princes.
Looking On either side the gate he cried
out. with . ringing emphasis: 'Who slew
all these?"
We have my frienda lived to eco q
more fearful massacre There 10 NO use
OF my taking your time in trying to give
statistics about the devastation and ruin
and death which strong drink has wrought
n this country. Statistics do not seem to
mean any thing. We are 30 hardened under
these statistics that the fact that hftythou.
sand more men are slain. or 6fty thousand
less mon are slain, seems to make no posi-.
tive impression ON the public mind. SUI.
nee 1t to say that intemperance has slain
an tnnumerable company Of princes-the
children Of Gods royal family; and at
The gate OF every neighborhood there arc
Two heaps OF the slain; and At the door Of
the household there are two heaps Of the
slain; and ct the door Of the legislative
hal there are two heaps Of the slain; and
at tho door Of the university there are two
heaps Of the slain; and ct the gate Of this
Nation there r two heaps Of tho slain.
When I look upon the Oscillation, l am n.
most frantic with the scene. while I CRY
out: "Who slew all thsse:" lean answer
that question In half . minute. The min.
listers Of Christ who have given no warn.
ing. the courts OF law that have offered
the licensure. the women who give strong
drink on New Years day, the fathers and
who have rum on the sideboard.
the hundreds Of thousands Of Christian
men and women in the land Who are stolid
In their indifference ON this subisct-they
slew all thesei
/ propose in this discourse to toll Won
what think are the sorrows and the doom
the drunkard, % that you to whom I
speak may not come to tho torment
Some q says: "You had better let
those subjects alone" Why. my brethren,
W would b glad to let them alone II they
would let NJ alone hut when / have in nv
pocket now four requests saying. "Pray
for my husband. pray for my son, pray
Tor my brother. pray for nv friend, who
b the captive Of strong drink" I reply.
We are ready to lot the question alone
whom 1t Is willing to lot NJ alone, but when
le stands blocking mp the way TO Heaven
and keeping multitudss away from Christ
md Heaven I dare not b silent, lest the
Lord require their blood at my handa
think the subject has been kept back
much BY the merriment people make
those slain BY strong drink. I used
10 b very merry " these things, hav.
ing . keen sense Of tho ludicroua. There
something very grotesque in the gait
of . drunkard. 1t 10 not 90 now. for l saw
one OF the streets of Philadelphis q
tight that changed the whole subject to
ne. There was . young man being led
home. He WAS very much intoxicated-|
VA favinG with i~ntoxicatioo. Two
voung men were leading him along. The
'oys booted in the street, men laughed, |
women sneersd; but I happsned to be
'ery . the door where be went int
wss the door Of his fathers house. Isaw
60 up staira I heard him shouting. |
footing and disappearing. He had lost
III hat and the merriment increased with |
he mob until he came up to the door. and, |
- the door was opened. his mother came
'ut. When l heard her cry, that took all
he comedy away from the scepe. Since
time when ] 80 . man walking
through the street FeeliuG the comedy 10
III gone and it 10 . tragedy Of tears and
Iroans aud bear. breaks. Never make
nv fun around MI about the Rrotesaue.
ICES Of . drunkard. Alas for his homel
Thu first suffering Of the drunkard il In
loss OF his good mama God has 30
arranged It that no man ever loses his
,ood name except through his own act.
III the hatred of men and all the assaults
4 devils can not destroy . mans name,
{ he really maintains his integrity. II Q
nan IL industrious md pure and Christian
looks after him. Although he may
70 bombarded for twenty or thirty years
liz integrity 10 never lost and bis good
II never sacrificed. No force on
arth or In hell . capture such . 0ibral.
n. But when IL 10 said Of such Q man.
He drinks. :" and It ran be proved. then
THAT employer wants him for workmsn?
What store wants him for . clerk? What
hurch wants him for q memberf Who
'ill trust HIM: What dviag man would
him bis executor? he may have
'een forty years in boilding up his ifepu-
ation--it goes down. Letters Of recon.
the backing up Of business
Irms, . brilliant ancestry can not save
Tho world shies Oh. Whyf It
} whispered all through tho commu-
lity, He drinks; he drinks" That
lasts him. When . man loses bis reputa-
ion for sobriety he might As we'll b at
he bottom Of the ses. There arc men
lers who have their good name as their
My capital You are now achieving
our " livelihood. under God, by your
wn right arm. Now look out thar there
no doubt Of your sobriety. Do not Gre
to any suspicion by going in and out OF
places. or by any odor Of your
'reath, or BY any glare of your eye, or BY
my unnatural flush Of your cheek. You
an not afford to do II. for your good
anne is your only capital. and when that