The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-08-02
FOR PROHIBITION.
Dr.. Talmage on the Evils Of In
temperance.
M Terrible Erect OF Exoesses -sugges-
Hons as to Methods OF Destroying h
Woe OF Drunkenness-The Supreme
Court Decision Criticised.

In Q late sermon at Brooklyn Rev. T.
De Witt Talmage d~iscoursed on the
evils of intemperance. His text was
Genesis, xxxvii. SS: at is my sons
GOAT; an evil breast hath devoured him"
He said:
Joseph's brethren dipped their BROTH
sris coat in goats blood and then
brought the dabbled garment to their
father, cheating him with the idea that
. ~ferocious animal had slain him, and
thus hiding their infamous behavior.
But there is no deception about that
which we hold up to your observation
to-day. Amonster such as never ranged
African thicket or Hindostan jungle
hath tracked this land and with bloody
NAV hath strewn the continent with the
man4led carcasses of whole generations;
and there are tens Of thousands Of
fathers and mothers who could hold up
the garment of their slain boy, truth
fuily exclaiming: ut is my sons coat;
an evil beast hath devoured him."
There has, in all ages and chimes. been
Q tendency TO the improper use Of slim
ulantA- Noah, as II disguised with the
prevalence Of water In his time. took to
strong drink. By this vice Alexander
the Conqueror was conquered The
Romans at their feasts fell of their
seats with intoxication. -Four hun
dred millions OF our race are opium
eaters India, Turkey and China
have groaned with the desolation;
and by IL have been quenched such
lights as HALEY and De Quincy. One
hundred millions are the victims of the
betelnut which has specially blasted
the East Indies. Three hundred mil
lions chew hashish, and Persia, Brazil
and Africa suffer the delirium. The
Tartars employ murowa, the Mexieans
the agave. the people at Guarapo an In
~toxicating quality taken from sugar
cane, while q great multitude. that nc
man can number, are the disciples Of
alcohol. To 1t they bow. Under II
they are trsmpled. In its trenches they
fall
Drunkenness: Does It not Jingle the
bnIglar's key7 Does 1t not whet the as
sassia's knife3 Does IL not cock the
highWayman's pistoif Does IL not wave
tho incendiary's torch2 Has 1t not sem
the physician reeling into the sick room
and the minister with his tongue thick
into the pulpit9 Did not an exquisite
poet. from the very top Of his fame. fall
o gibbering sot into the gutter on his
way 10 be married to one Of the fairesi
daughters Of New England, at the very
hour the bride was decking herself foI
the altar; and did he notdie OF deliriuu
trsmens, almost unattended, in q hos
pital7
The Sabbath has been sacrificed l.
the rum traffic. To many Of our peopl,
the best day Of the week is the worst
Bakers must keep their shops closed Oh
the Sabbath. It IL dangerous to hav
loaves of bread going out on Sunday
The shoe store Is closed; severe penalt.
will attack the man who sells boots o.
the Sabbath. But down with the win
dowshutters of the g~rogshops! Our law
shall confer particular honor upon tn
rum-trafickers. All other trades mus
stand aside for these. Let our citizen
who have disgraced themselves by trad
Ing In clothing. and hosiery. and hard
ware, and lumber. and coal, take OF
their hats to the Fum-sellers. elected T.
particular honor. It Is unsafe Tor an.
other class of men TO be allowed lieens'
Cor Sunday work. But swing out you
signs, o ye trafflckers In the peace o
families and in the souls Of immorta
msni Let the corks fly, and the bee
foam, and the rum GO tearing down tn
half consumed throat Of the inebriate
God docs not see! Does her Judgmen
viii ~ comet Will it2
lido aot know but that God Is deter
miaeA 70 Let drunkenness triumph AM
the husbands and sons Of thousands O
our best families be destroyed By tht
vice, In order that our people, amazel
and indignant, may rise up and demant
tho determination of this municipa
crime. There In a way Of drying dow
the hoops Of 9 barrel SO tight tina
they break. We have, In this country
at various times tried to regulate thi
evil by ajax on whisky. You might .
we'll try to regulate the Asiatic eholer
or the smallpox by taxation.
Q. TIA Jolly of trying 70 restrain q