Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-08-18
THE CURSE OF THE NATION
DR.. TALMAGe IN HIS SERMON SAWS
IT is DRUNKENNESS

Now Going on. He Says, Th"" :" ia.
Old Days.
HELENA. VI. T.. Aug, II.-|u" Rev.
I. De Wlu Talmage, d, D., ~p"r"ned
here today to a vast congregation.
Taking for his text. Who >,"W Ill
these ii Kings X, 10. he preached q
powerful discourse on "Druh kuum>>
the Nations Curse. He SaiC
see "a long row of baskets coming
up toward the palace of Kim Il iu,
| am somewhat inquiSitivc 10 lnu "l
what Is IN the baskets. loo, lH and
] lind the CORY heads Of sevc'J, ,i1iu
princes. AS the baskets urrll' 90 Il'
gate Of the palace. the irn. 'rr
thrown into two heaps. n "u Ii',lrr
side the gate. In the morIIu- tie
king comes out, and he looks uI'uu jr
bleeding, glk,stly heads OF li" us.,.
cred princes Looking on ritH"r ,n0"
the gate. he crics out, with a uu-iuv
emphasis. Who slew all thes
We have, my friends. lived 81" ,"' d.
more fearful massacre. Ther g.. so
use Of my taking your time IL lr,lug
10 give yuu statistics about liz d"Nhs
Giion and ruin and the dealt, Ma h,"b
strong drink has wrought in Il : ",uu
try. Statistics do not seem n" mean
anything. We are 50 hardenol under
these statistics that the fact tiul uHv
thousand o men are slain az nifty
thousand less men are slain. -rsm> I..
make no positive impression "u jhr
public mind. Suffice il to -, luni
intemperance has slain an iuoump-
able company of ~princes-the rhi''rrn
of Gods royal family; and at ti~ gate
OF every neighborhood there ~ twu
heaps of the slain; and OF ia, u""r uf
the household there are .wo heap. ~
the slain; and at the door nf ihs
legislative hall there tire twu hsal-
of the slain; and AT the door 81 me
university there are two heap> "f rne
slain; and a the gatc of thi, upit"r
there are two heaps Of lie slaiu N nrn
| look upon the desJlation, ! rm al
most frantic with the scene while !
cry out Who slew all these eau
answer that question in halt a uluulr
The ministers of Christ who have given
no warning. the courts of law rnsr
have offered the licensure, the women
who give strong drink on New Wars
day. the fathers and mothers vI" nave
rum on the sideboard, the hupdros al
thousands of Christian men aud w"m
en- IN the land who are stolid IA luei"
indifference on this subject-th"s -Is~
all these!
THE SORROWS AND THE DooN ~ u
DRUNKARD.
propose in this discourse la tell
you what / think are the sorr",NS oud
the doom Of the drunkard, so ihsI y"u
TO whom / speak may not come :" ne
torment.
Some one SAYS: you had belize, Jet
those subjectsalone." Why, n, n'rln
rem, we would be glad TO H., tnsm
alone if they would let us alone: bal
when ! have in my pocket now l""r /
requests saying. Pray for ny uu,
band, pray for my son, pray t"r ny
brother, pray for my friend VIA" -
the captive Of strong drink" ! reuIr. ,
we are ready TO let that question sl"ne
when it is willing to let us alous not
when it stands blocking up toe va,
10 heaven, and keeping mujlindr>
away from Christ and heaven, | dsr.
not be silent, lest the Lord rt"ure
their blood al my hands.
| think the Subject has br"u t'pr
back very much by the murim'w
people make over those slain b, >li"ug
] used to lie very merth uv'r
these things. having a keen >.us 90
the ludicrous. There was sow'D0iug
very grotesque in the gait Of . druus y
ard. II is not 80 now for ! So IA
one Of the streets Of PhiladrlrIip -
sight that changed the whole .%uii~rt
10 me. There was q young man usiUg
led homo. He was very much ill"NI 3
cated-he was raying with iutpt7'p .
lioua Two young men were leading
hln along. The boys hootel lu Jh"
street, men laughed, women al,rrul;
but | happened to be very mar 30"
door where he went init Na' 'U"
door Of his fathers house. SAN hin
go up stairs. | heard him Shouting
hooting and disappearing. HI" tu"i
lost his hat. sand the merrimcut ia
creased with the mob until lee "anc
up 70 lie door, and rs the door wu.
opened his mother came out. Mh'p
! heard her cry that took all tl" ""u
edy away from the scene. since that
time when see a man walking
through the street, recling, a." com
edy is all gone, and IL is a tragedy ut
tears and groans and hcarlhr"ass,
Never make any fun around me- Hlrr1l ,
the gfotcsqueness Of a druHkm'l 4
Alas for his home!
HIS GOOD NAME MELTs AWAY.
The first suffering Of the druEard
is in the loss of his good name ,i"d
has so arranged il that no muu eyer
loses his good name except tlu"sh
his own act All the hatred al ben
and ali the assaults of devils "aun"l
destroy a mans good name, If he ZEAL
ly maintains his integrity. j. q nwn
is industrious and pure and Christian
God looks after him. Although 10"
may be bombarded for tw MY "r
thirty years, his integrity is never ",t
and his good name is never sUrrili"rd
No force on earth or in hell "au rap
ture such "A Gibraltar. But when il j.
said Of a man. "Hedrinks, aud il rau
be proved. then what employer wants
hun for workman what storr wants
him for a clerkl what church vlnI.
him for a memberl who viii ul.l
himl what dying man would np
point him his executori ll" NAY
have been forty years In build.
ing up his reputation g'"s
down. Letters Of recommendation
the backing up Of business Iirns a
brilliant ancestry cannot save nm