Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-08
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
THE BROOKLYN DlvINE's SUN.
DAY SERMON.
Subject, "The Curse Of Intemper-
ance."

Joseph's brethren dipped their brother'i
coat in goats blood, and then brought III,
dabble1 garment to their father, cheating
him with the idea that a ferocious anima
had slain him, and thus hiding their infa-
nous behavior. But there is no deception
about that which we hold up to your OBJ
seryation to-day A monster such a.
never ranged African thicket or Hindostan
jungle hath tracked this land, and with
bloody NAV hath strewn the continent
with the maugled carcasses of whole genera.
tions, and there are tens OF thousands OF
fathers and mothers who could hold up tbs
garment OF their slain boy, truthfully ex'
claiming 1T is my sons coat an evil b,asi
hath devoured him" There has in all ages
and climes been tendency to the improper
use OF stimulants 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 al
their feasts fell Off their seats with intoxica-
ton. Four hundred millions OF our race are
opium eaters. India, Turkey and China have
groaned with the desolation, and by II have
been quenched such lights as Haley and
DeQuincey. One hundred millions are the
victims of the betel nut, which has specially
blasted the East Indies. Three hundred
millions chew hashish, and Persia, Brazi
and Africa suffer the delirium. The TARTAR
employ murowa, the Mexicans the agave
the people OF Guarapo an intoxicating quail
lty taken from sugar cane, while q great
multitude that no man can number are th
disciple1 OF alcohol. Toit they bow. Under
II they are trampled In its trenches they
fall. On Its ghastly holocaust they burn
Could the muster roll OF this great army bs
called, and they could come up from the
dead, what eye could endure the reeking,
H..
What heart could endure tho groan Of ag.
onyi
Drunkenness. Does it not Jingle the bur-
glars keyi Does it not whet the assassint
knifei Does it not cock the highwaymant
pistolS Does IL not wave the incendiary {
torch' Has it not sent the physician reelins
Into the sick room, and the minister with his
tongue thick into the pulpit! Did not an ex'
quisite poet from the very top OF his fans
fall a gibhering sot into the gutter on bis way
to be married to one OF the fairest daughters
OF New England and at the very hour tha
bride was decking herself for the altar, and
did he not die Of delirium tremens almost I'M
attended in a hospitalf Tamerlane asked for
100, 900 skulls with which to build pyramid
10 his own honor He got the skulls and
built the pyramid. But IL the bones OF all
those who have fallen as prey to dissipa-
ton could be piled up it would make vaSter
pyramid.
Who will grid himself for the journey and
| cry with me to scale this mountain OF the
dead, going up miles high on human car
casses 10 find still other peaks far above,
mountain above mountain white with the
| bleached bones Of druukardsl
The Sabbath has been sacrificed to the
rum traffic. To many Of our people the bsst
| day OF the week Is the worst Bakers must
/ kaof, THAR chnuc clnaaI pn thu Ea hhath Ia
Is dangerous to have loaves OF bread going
out on Sunday. The shoe store is closed;
severe penalty will attack the man who
sells boots on the Sabbath. But down
with tho window shutters OF the
grog shops! Our laws shall confer par
| ticular honor upon tho rum traffickerS- AL
other trades must stand aside for these. Let
our citizens who have disgraced themselves
by trading in clothing and hosiery and hard
ware and lumber and coal take Off their hatS
to the ruulseller, elected to particular honor.
It Is unsafe for any other class OF men TO bt
allowed license for Sunday work. But swing
out your signs, oh ye trafilckers in the peao'
of families and in the souls OF immortal men
Let the corks fly, and the beer foam, and thu
rum GO tearing down the half consumed
throat OF the inebriate God does not see
Does Hei Judgment will never come
Will III
do not know but that God is determined
10 let drunkenness triumph, and the hus
bands and sons Of thousands OF our best fam
lilies be destroyed by this vice, In order that
our people, amazed and indignant may risl
up and demand the determination OF thi
municipal crime. There is a way OF driving
down the hoops OF barrel so tight that theJ
break. We have in this country at variou
times tried to regulate this evil by tax on
whisky. You might as well try to regulate
tho Asiatic cholera or the smallpox by taxa
ton. The men who distil liquors are for tn
most part unscrupulouS and the higher tn
tax the more inducement TO Illicit distilla
tion.
Oh the folly Of trying to restrain an evi
by Government tariff. II every gallon o
whisky made, IL every flask Of wine pro
duced, should be taxed thousand dollars, 4
would not be enough TO pay for the tears Il
phans, nor for the blood 1t hos dashed on thu
Christian Church, nor for the catastrophe ol
tho millions it has destroyed forever.
| sketch two houses In this street Th
first Is bright as home can bc. The fathe
comes at nightfnll, and the children run on
10 meet him. Luxuriant evening meal. Graf
ulation and sympathy and laughter. Musi
In the parlor Fino pictures on the wall
Costly books on the stand. A well cla
household Plenty Of everything to max
home happy.
House the second. Piano sold yesterda,
by the sheriff. Wife's furs at pawnbroker
shop Clock gone. daughters 1ewelry sol
to get four Carpet goro of the tiooi
Daughters In faded and patched dresses
Wife sewing for tue stor1i. Little child wit
an ugly wound ON her face, struck in an al
cry blow. Deep shadow Of wretchednes
falling in every room. Door bell rings. Lit
lie children hide Daughters turn palG
wife holds her breath. Numbering step /
the hall. Door opens. Fiend, brandishin
his fist, cries, ''Out! out! What are you dc
ing hereY'
Did call this house the secondf No; IL
the same house. R'yn transformed 1t. RuI
smbruted the man. Rum sold the shaw
Rum tore up the carpets. Hum shook h
dst Rum desolated the hearth. hul
changed that paradise into hell.
sketch two men that you know very vel
The first graduated from one of our literar
institutions. His father, mother, brother
and sisters were present to see him gradual
They heard the applauding thunders this
greeted his speech. They saw the bouque
tossed to his feet. They saw the degree col
ferred and the diploma given. he new
looked 30 we'll Everybody said: What
noble brow What fine eyel What grac
| Iul mannersl what DrllllanJ prospectsl
the world opens before him and cries, "Hu
rah hurrahF'
Man the second lies In the station-hous
Tho doctor has Just been sent for to bind u
the gashes received In fight His hair
matted, and makes him look like wild beas
His lip is bloody and cut. Who Is this ba
tered and bruised wretch that was pickle
up by the police and carried in drunk ar
foul and blcedingH Did call him man u
secondY He Is man tho first Rum tran
formed him. Rum destroyed his prospect
Rum disappointed parental expectation
Rum withered those garlnnds Of commenc
ment day. Rum cut his lip. Rum dasht
out his manhood. Rum--accursed ruml
This foul thing gives one swing to
scythe and our best merchants fall The
. stores are sold aud they sink into dishol
ored graves Again 1t swings its scyth
and some OF our best physicians fall In