The Red Cloud chief., 1889-08-16

from the punch bowl a IN sazthly ben-
Qusk
Dives cried for watse. The insbsiass
cries for rum O. The deep sxhsssting'
sxasperatinG everlasting thirst q ths
drunkard in hslll Why. II . 0sad cams
| nm 70 the earth for some Internal woek u
q FROG shop and should 60 hack taking O
it, wing Just one drop a. thst for when
the insbrists in The Lost world longs Wis.,
excitement it would make there Pat thes
one drop from OF the Asnd's wing % tns
tin Of the tongue Of the Destroyed inebet.
ate; let The liquid brightness just touch
il let the drop b very small u te only
have in it the smack Of alcoholic drink,
lot that drop just touch the Lost tnsbriats
in the lost world and he W0uld spring TO
his feet and cry: That 10 ram! aha! that
10 rum ~ and il would wake up the echoes
Of the damned: Give me rum! Give me
rum! Give me rum" In the future
world I do NOT believe that il vii b the
absence Of God that will make the drunk.
ard's sorrow; I do not believe that IL will
b the absence Of light; ! do not believe
that IL will b. the absence OF holiness; ]
think IL will b the absence Of strong
drink. o! Look mol upon The wine
when IL 10 red. when IL mOveth itsele
Alright In the cup for at the last it biioeh
like . serpent and IL stingsth Ike IN sd-
der"
But I want in conclusion TO say ons
thing personal, for I do not like . sermon
that has no personalities in It. Perhaps
this has not had that fault already. !
want to say to those who are the victims
Of strong drink that, while I declare there
VA . point beyond which . man could
not stop I raj TO tell you that while
can not stop in his own strength the
Lord God. BY His grace, can help him to
stop ut IN time. Years ago I VA IN .
room in Now York where there were
q mon who had been reclaimed from
I heard their testimony
and for tho first time in my life there
flashed out . truth I understood.
They said: I'VE were victims Of strong
drink. We tried to give 1t up but always
failed; but somehow since ~ gave our
to Christ He has taken care ofua"
I believe that the time will soon come
the grace Of God will show its
power here not only tn save mans soul,
but his body, and reconstruct. purify, eles
vate and redeem it I verify believe that
although you feel graphing at the roots
Of your tongues an almost omnipOtent
thirst IL you will this moment give your
heart to God He will help you BY His
grace to conquer. Try il. It il your lat
chance.
Ihave I ooked OF upon the desolation
under my ministry there are people
in awful peril from strong drink, and.
from ordinary circumstances,
is not one chance In i've thou
sand that they will get clear Of Il. !
see men in this congregation Of
whom ] must make the remark that
II they do not change their course, within
Ten years they will. - to their bodis9 lie
in q drunkard's grave; and ~ 70
their souls. lie down in . drunkard's
periition. I know that it 10 An awful
thing to sav. but / can not help il. o. BE-
ware! You have not yet been captured Be-
ware! A you open the door OF your wine
.loset tod ay. may that decanter fash out
,pon you Bewarel And when ou pour
tho beverage into the glass. in the foam ct
he top in white letters. let thsre b
'pelled out to your soul. 'Bewarev' WHEN
he books Of Judgment are open. and ten
million d~runkards come up to get their
loom, I wsn o to hear witness tbsa I
O.Ooy. In mo IeoI Oh OOOs ouO ID tnO bOV0
or your sonL. told you with all afHeetioo.
Ind With all kindness. to bewaTe Of hat
which has already exerted its influence
lpou your family. blowing out some Of
Il lights premonitiou OF the blackness
4 darkness forever. q. II you couId
My hear this mo mant Intemperance.
vith d~runkard's bones, drumming on the
lead Of b wine cask the dead mach a
souls. methinks the very glance
I . cup would max you shuddsr, and
he color Of the liquor would make y0U
hink Of the blood Of the soul. md the
Dam on the top OF the cup would remind
'ou Of the fro, h on the maniac's lips, md
'ou would go home from this service and
noel down and pray God that, rather
han your children should become cap
ives OF this evil habit. you would like to
airy them out some bright spring day Il
be cemetery. and put them away 70 the
ast sleep until 1t ths call Of the south
1ind the flowers would come up ali over
he grave-sweet prophecies Of the rssus. Z,
seton. Col has . balm for such Q wound:
ut what flower Of G. m -ort sver grow -
be blasted heath Of . dlunkard's sepnl.
her:
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