The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-09-27
THE -rSACE OF ALCOHOL.

THE MENACE OF ALCOHOL.
ThcH"v Mclancthon Woolscy Stryker nd.
,.rr>S.d u very enrnnst sermon to the congre-
cation of tho Fourth Presbyterian Church
upon tho Menace of Alcohol" His text was:
"hr that hath no sword, let him sell his cloak
and buy one"
The time had come the minister said, for.
nl good mon to take sides upon this deadly
evil of the age. II" that had no sword should
sell his clrnk and buy ono. The day WAS pass
ingaway for vico to buy rcSpectabiltty by
joining tn" church The church was begin
uing to- sec who it was that wanted the lights
distinguished upon the awful reefs Of intenl-
perancc
''This is the day" cried the preacher, "for
every man who is manly, every man who Is
righteous. to- take his stand against this vice.
WeInay be sure the fight is on, and the
church must clear itself. Society is soaked
to the lips i'm this thing. The rivers OF sorrow
are flowing by our very doors. Tho morals or
our people arc being twisted, and the hideoms
thing is coming tosbc regarded of Gods
ordination. We have buildcd our palace of
prosperity ahov" an open sewer, and the
fumes ris" and permeate every apartment
We have become s"duCed by Il desire for gain
and We must cleans" our spirits, ana let every
man who hath not II sword sell his cloak and
buy ono.
1--WE have heard here and there of city
that is rouSing to II sense of the wickedness OF
this thing and enforcing the laws that already
exist. | simple say tonight that while the
rhurch has nothing to do with politics or par
ties it has to do with life. Th" church must
speak ont against this evil which strikes ut
life. How long can a nation exist half-drunk'
oh, if the coilS"ienc" of this city were only
reused, we would not find it. hard to find
swords. Th" truth is that the liquor power
has its hnnd at the very throat of executive
and the legislative power. The truth is that
Mayors who She II have their hands strength
rncd by an aroused public conscience am
thankful to tod that some Cf the great neMc.
papers Of this city are trying I" do what Is
right about this matter. .'-ChicdJo Ncrs.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE IN NORWAY.
4 letter from Norway to the New York
Voice says: | am an interested reader of the
Voice, which il known to us her" rs the chief
organ of tn" Temperance" propa ganda III
America, uni venture 10 send tn your read
ers n few words of information about the
movement in Norway.
This country has about 81, 600 teetotalers,
according to the estimates made at our last
general conference, held at Skien in July of
this year. do not know how many adhcr-
rnts of total abstinence there are in the
United States, but have heard that some two
or three millions are claimed. Certainly, how
ever, Norway stands very near tho front rank,
and probably she leads the world as total
abstinence nation when relative population
statistics are considered. In Sweden there
ar.fN, 600 and in Denmark 80, 600 teetotalers.
OF the 5000 Norwegian total abstaners
accounted for by tho statistics, 10000 are
wcmcn and 5000 are minors Many influences
have combined to advance the cause. First
must he mentioned the deep righteousness of
our people. Then the evils of the drink traffic
are seen in the concrete i'll Norway; great
numbers OF the inhabitants of this country
arc engaged in fishing or follow scafaring
lives and the results of liquor drinking are
necessarily very clear in nation Of which
this can Il" said. Tho farmers also learn to
hate drink from the ohject-lessons set before
them. The energetic efforts of the temper
for their work have contributed powerfully to
the production of good results.
a CURIOUS INCIDENT.
\ curious incident is related bv Mrs Mary
f.. Griffith. in U'OhiTn'S HOmc Missions.
Last October several Osagcs OF Indian Ter
rtorv bought and drank quantity OF
whisky and straightway proceeded to com"
nit n murder. Two men died within
twcntv-f four hours from tn" effect Of the
poisonous beverage. One of the latter was
Little Bear n prominent chief. His body
was holstercd with several Others in the top
Of n high and rocky bluT. and enclosed by II
stone wall A United States flag was dis
PLAYED above Whether this flag was uu-
turlcd as kind Of grim joke upon Uncle
Sam TO remind oil visitors of his relation to
the great drink tragedy, or whether it meant
to suggest that true patriotism may at last
v, Sttiy.
TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES
Melbourne. Australia, is to have "A temper
nnCc hospital.
Th" man who is always in his cups is sure
to bring up in III" Jug sC0ncr or later.
Baltimore has $50 saloons and go churches,
and fifteen saloons for each public school
Cardinal Manning has written n letter
warmly approving tn" Irish Sunday-closing
lldv Guinness. the wife Of tho well
In"wn brewer. has given an 0rirr for
diamond nrc<l ,rH - cost $l25.NHi
In Switzerland seventy per cont. Of the
young men are said tO b. untitled. hv III" usn
of alcohol nni tobacco, tor military service.
Themes Carey. of Columbus. Ind. took
Rom" u k"g "f hcrr. and made II brutal ut
/ tack upon his mother. seriously mluring her
and destroying the sight "i on" Of her eyes.
Fr'mk irJirS W0g1 inc says that rum i'm
tn" United States mak"S more than 1900
funerals ot inchriateS every day, and that
the people nave to help to pay for the colfiDs
and grave-;liS gers.
prominent physician states that ont of
! G23 moderate and immodcrate drinkers with
! whom he has Convcrscd, l6l acquired the de-
! sire for wine and other alcoholic poisons by
! their Use III articles of diet.
DR. BoUCHARDA is Of the opinion that tho
! slight mental "xHltation consequent upon
! drinking u SinCl" glass vt champagne. is IlSti.
! ally accompanied 10y corresponding "Obfus-
cation The mind scars, but it scars into
| clouds"
| B"chuanaland. country i'm South Africa
| lying tn th" north 0t Cape Colony, has no
dI,tilericS or public houses and consequently
no drunkenness. khara, the chief, has Off
cally forbidden the traders To sell or give
| strong drink To his people.
a Judge in Chicago court is reported rs
saying Of all the boys in the reform school
Mt Pontiac and in ia" various rcformatorics
about tn" city, ninety-tivc per cent are the
children of parents who died through drink
or became criminals through the samo
cause"