Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-02
STRONG DRINK
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All the statistics that bav.
gathered by temperance organi,.. oeen
governments or individuals i -'ons
to the consumption of stropc ds sssa'd
our own and other countries bar, '44 10
of the most discouraging CHAR. zen
years. And, notwithstanding an 10 a. .o'
that have been made to promote rs .io's
by moral suasion, BY restrictive -, IN
prohibitory legislation, the evil i auu
stantly increasing W.
In 1881 the consumption of hear
-s.65 gallons, and of spirits LES gsll ALL
per capita. In 1889. of beer m oq. !,
spirits, lao gallons for every NJ. u
woman and child in the United s.ss..
In 1890 the quantity of beer eopsrm.l
gives 1865 gallons Of beer for each I
habitant of the country and Ia ..l
Ions of spirits. This would amonn a.
s55, 792, 3S5 gallons Of beer, which v;,s
the spirituous liquors used. must b,r.
cost the consumers not less than sooo
600. 900.
In England, France, GERMANY ana
probably in almost all other countria.
the ratio of increase is equal 10 N,
own. The revenue to both the covsrr
ments of England and France from N.
use of strong drink was larger bv mil
lions of dollars in 1890 than for the ma.
ceding year.
With the increase OF the usa =,
strong drink. there has been corn,
spending increase of those crime,
which result from it. A very la,,,
proportion of the cases brought before
our criminal courts may be traced h
the use of liquor in some form. On,
iails and penitentiaries are filled With
men, many Of whom were crazed n
drink when they committed the erims,
for which they are imprisoned On
newspapers make daily records Of a,
saults ana melees, Of rioting and kin
ing occasioned by the use Of liauo,
No one can have an adequate eoneee
ton of the poverty, misery and wretch
edness brought upon countless homes
all over our land by this foolish and
wicked drink habit
Must this evil 90 on? Go on withou.
abatement, even increasing? Shall VI.
conclude that high license is fail
ure and prohibition ineffective, and
that we may as well allow the saloon
to have full sway? No, the battle for
prohibition must not be given up. tn,
work for reform must be pushed The
vantage ground must be held The
liquor evil, like all other evils, must
have its Appomattox.
But il should be remembered that tho
only really complete and effective rem.
edy for the removal Of this great evil
is the Gospel of Christ. For the grace
of God that bringeth salvation hath ap
peared to all men, teaching us that
denying ungodly and woldly lusts, We
should live soberly, righteously and
cody in this present world
Any attempt to change the habits Of
men or reform the drunkard while his
nature is left unchanged by the grace
of God. will result in failure As the
late DR. Cumming once said. "You
might as well attempt to deaden tree
By looping off few of the branches
All thorough and complete reforma'
ton of the man mus begin at the
heart. To rightly reform the drunk
ard. you must convert him. Thf Cos
pei of Christ is the only element that
will transform society 1t is the Little
leaven that leaveneth the whole
lump" Christian men do not traffic il
Intoxicating drinks, nor patronize the
saloon. neither do they lie, or cheat o.
swear. A good man may be "overtakel
in a fault. but sin is not the habit o.
his life. If he commits any Of them ne
will repent. Where Christianity pre-
walls temperance viii prevail. Godll
ness and sobriety go hand in hand las
man who is faithful in winning sous
TO Christ is the best Temperance re-
former. When the grace OF GOO ges
possession of the heart the demon Oh
drink win be cast out-United Pres
bvterian.