The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-08-23

just ono drop of that for which the inebriate
| in the lost world longs. whit excitement II
woull make there. Put that one drop from
OF the fcnd's wing ON the tip Of the tongue
Of the destroyed incbriate; let the liquid
brightnsss lust touch it. let the drop bc very
small tit only have in it the smack OF alco.
holir drink, let that drop Just touch tho lost
inchriate in the lost world, and he would
spring tn his feet and cry: "'rlat il rum!
alln! that IL rum and IL would wake up the
| echoes OF the damned: "Givc mo rum! Give
me rum! Give me rum" In the future world
do not believe that it will he the absence Of
Cod that will make the drunknrd's sorrow;
] do not believe that it will he the absence Of
| light; do not believe that il will he the ab-
srnce Of strong lring. Oh. look not upon
the wine when il is rcd when it moveth itself
aright in the cup, for at the lust it biteth like
serpent and it stingcth like IN adder"
But want in conclusion o say one thing
personal, for do not like n sermon that has
no personalities in il. Perhaps this has
had that fault already. | want to any to
those who nir victims Of strong drink that
while declare that there WIS u point be.
rond which IL man could not stop, want to
tell you that while man can not stop in
his own strength the Lord God, by his grace,
can help hint q stop at any time. Years ag0
was in II room in New York where there
were many men who had been reclaimed from
drum krnnrss. heard their testimony and
for he first time in my life there flashed out
II truth never understood. They said: I'VE
were victims ofstrong drink. We tried to
give it np. hut always failed; but somehow,
since We gave our hearts to Christ. he has
taken care of us believe hat the time
will soon come when the grace of God will
show it's power here not only to snvc mans
soul but his body. and rcroiistr ,lrt, purify,
although you feel graphing ut the roots of
your tongues an almost omnipntcnt thirst
your heart to God il" viii islp
you hy his grace to conquer. Try 1t. II is
your last chance. have looked of upon the
d'solhiiun. Sitting under my minist ry there
arr people in awful peril from strong drink,
aud Judging from ordinary circumstances
there is not one chance in 1000 thai they
will got clear ot it. src men in his congre
CATION of whom must make the remark
lint il they d" not change thrir course. with.
III ten years they will. to their h,nlics. lie
down in drunkurl's graves, and MS to their
souls liz down in II ,lrunkards' Uer.itiOn. !
know that il is an awful thing to say, but 1
cant h"lp saving il. oh. bcwnrc You have
not yet been captured. Beware AZ We oprn
The door "f your wine closet today. may
that drrantrr flash out upon You Hewnrc."
Aud when YOU pour The beverage into thu
glass. in the foam at thu top in white letters
let there l,"spl"l ont to your whole soul,
''i'rwar". Wlrn IT," books of Judgment nrc
open and l0Ono.0nO ,lrunkar,ls come up to
get their doom want you to
bcnr Witness that ! to-day. IN tho fcar
of God and in tile low. for your
soul. told You with all affection. and with all
kindness. I" beware uftl,a, whirhlias already
cxrr''si its influence upon our family, blow.
ing out some ofiss lghts-a prcmontion Of
lie hlurEnrss nfdarknrs> forever OH il you
could only hear this moment Incompetence
with drlink;irls' bnn.> drumming on the
head of the winr-cask the dead march of i'm.
mortal souls, mcihinss the very glance OF a
wine-rmp would make You sl,,idder und the
color of The lilnor would make you think ot
the soul. and tn" foam on the top of the cup
would remind yon of ,lle frotll on the mani
;'r's lip, and y"u would go home from THE
service and kn"rl down and ..r:.y God that
rather than vow .,r"lrrn should become
rartlrT.s al this evil habit You would like to
carry them gu, some bright spring day to
/ tiIr cemetery and pu, them away to the last
sleep. until II; the call %! the soutl, wind the
flowers would come up all over TIL. grave
sweet prophecies of hc resurrection. God
has "a balm for such wound: hut what flower
, "frumfnrt ever grew On the blasted heath OF
u drunkarl's s"pulrlicr'