The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-12-26
THE w OF DRINK.
no Man j. Strong Enough to Safely Tam.
per with It-Renry Wilson's Test.

no Man is Strong Enough to Safely Tam.
per with It-Kenry Wilson's Test.
Fer be shall lie great in the sight Of the
Lord, end shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink; aud he shall be filed with the Holy
Ghost. even from bis mothers womb.-Luke
/. ID.
The might of strong drink is a subject
which Il is p~erilous TO discuss. 1t is
'nigntier than public opinion. 1t deies
law, It tramples upon the rights Of hu-
marity. it breaks every law Of the deca-
!ogUe, CT leads to their being broken.
and yet ii intrenches itself in politics so
that a minister touches it at his peril.
Vast sums are invested in the business
by professed Christian people. Theprofts
are said to be fabulous in amount 1t
buys out the law and right. The range
Of subjects open to an honest and fear
less minister is becoming exceedingly
small. The enormous evils Of drink are
SO apparent and so utterly at variance
with mans interests we would suppose
that all Christian people would unite in
staying its march; but, alas, such is not
the case.
DO not drink wine nor strong drink,
thou nor thy sons with thee, when thou
coest into the tabernacle of the congre-
CATION lest We die" (Leviticus <, 81. a
clOuded brain, a thick tongue would not
then be tolerated in the service Of the
Lord. II ought not TO be now, either in
the pulpit or in congress. God bless the
man who says that. A Nazarite was
separated from strong drink. Strength
was the result as in the case Of Samson
10 more than Of Daniel Webster, who
gaveto his youthful training and temper
nee the credit for his wonderful
-trength of brain, which in later years he
'Ost through strong drink.
And thou shalt have JOY and glad
ness, y y y for he shall neither drink
vine nor strong drink" Drink would
have ruined all this. The blue ribbon
movement saved not only Spurgeon's
boys. bat saved the great preacher to
the cause Of temperance. We need to
work this temperance business among
The youth. They can be taught TO sing
it and pray it and love it. Nothing car
be more helpful than the turning of the
attention OF the youth in the public
zchOOlS.
John had more than abstinence from
wine and strong drink. He was giver
% Christ from his youth. Let us bring
our children to Christ. Surrender then
TO the Holy Spirits guidance. Nothins
can match it. A child well born anf
raised is half converted.
When | went to Boston Mr.. Uniac wa
r under the power Of strong drink. III
went to the wa and drank fearfully
n the convalescent camp he was
wreck-head tied up aud eyes black
I lie came TO near Cough. stopped drlnl
! md became the finest temperance OratC
u the world. One morning, weakened
IN BODY, he took some quinine bitters i
which was alcohol. It rekindled tn
re which consumed his every hope an
Z .anded him IN the lee shore OF perditlor
" fIcnry Wilson on the other hand show
now safe IL man is that refuses to tOuc
il. His father and family were drum
.rds. Goo opened his eyes. He change
us name lie refused TO taste it wit
John Quincy Adams when asked t
j.; lr1nk. That said he, was my crr
.jal moment. | told him TO excuse m'
that my parents we're drunkards and
: tasted il | would be gone" job
. Quincy Adams sent it from the tab
md praised him for abstaining. 1tsave
Il MIN and he climbed TO the position
power and Influence.
There il something cShilaratln8
, the launching Of = great steamer that
Ettedt to brave the dangers OF the dee
Dee her as she moves out loaded to Il
gunwalcs. Contrast it with a wreck c
the shore. There is this difference b
J tween a child reared to De tempera
Ind one given up to strong drlnk.-Se
nlon by Rev. j. D. Fulton, d. ID.