Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-05-18
W. G. I. U.
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Duty Ct Christians Regarding
Temperance.
EDWARD JvDsox. D. D.

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cai deterioration, domestic Btis-
,eTy. naupeTism aud crtmc; II
transmits these evils To future
generations; and many OF my
brethren have 50 little self con-
jsOi that they cannot step short
OF excess. La view Of these IN
challenged facts, i 1t right tor
aae as "A CEIts;iau AMI a lover Of
my fellow men, ia the cra,Ihca
uoa of ny pleasure and 10 tae
exercise OF my own personal lib
erfy, to GIinN Intoxicating bev
erIges sut 80 ~ nay example
cause others to stumbled
treacheruu- guide was lead
ing sgme solti,rs over the Alps
1T hight The uIrrow, dzzy
path came 10 a sudden turn. lie
dexterod y rounded the corner
himself. but hurled has torsa
straight cut into the abyss. The
! soldiers followed The torch ia
stead of tlie man. Our exarnpl,
Is the torch. People viii fJ.goa
1t, whether we want them To 81
not IL requires courage TO de
cline vine Ia polite circles How
eloquent the silen; act to turI
the empty ne cup upside dow
at some hue Gluuef when yau
see The decanter approaching.
Cr simply 10 touch your glass.
tnttma:iugtO the waiter that y0u
TO not wish il filed. or even &,
leave the sparkling beverage un
touched throughout the rlsa
Lady Macdonald. wife Of ths
late premier of Canada, va
asked by a friend "Uid sou NO,
set ont wine, when you enter
tanned tie Marquis of LOrne z!
Never she replied.
Put dIi yuu not fee! tha; you
must apologize
,Iertaiuly hot Wine i not .
natural beverage, and 81 should
rather come than 90 oct With
Al apology
Another duty Of a Christian
reg rdIug temperance stae pro
motion Of right legislation. Il
seems clear 90 rae that its ~.
cry Christian duty TO promete
aod enforce I'll righteous ie2is
lati0n that tends to prohiIsit tnis
manStreus evil. Bat tie Jan
ger i that WHEN good laws have
been passed. we relax 0ur,a n,
and settle down into a state Al
c9mplac uev. a if the evI were
cured II Central Park. people
sill sometimes wear "a path
across a grassy border ia order
20 sase distance. And | have
observed tHat the autaa.iies
,ry t. psevcat TIE trespass by
planting = thorn bush night in
the eeafre of Ih. path En-,
soon the vI..iIl lset ofthe frtss
passers Wesr = new patio around
the thorn uush- Eternal VII
Ian must he exercised in the
enforcement ii law The sal9on
interest takes nc vacation. and
lie has 10 have Il Revival.
Jreh TcTc # efise "a any
legslati q SH=cil utSitfgs re
.e..tIlu OF cyl,ty The IieL.,.a
caIioa OF ehIlGrea Ihis j. a
very slow and prosaic method.
but 1t il sure. 5 { maSs ilsfi..
temperance sentiments al p.ia
eIpIes Ia the family aud IN The
school. hC-e vbale usi-hhor
hoods are degraded ;L- c r-rh
es should hold their own IN tae
midst OF then. ard susgaI. Kin
dergarsens. primary schools,
sewing ALL slE-5ns scaoss. Ia
tails way film the ebiIG's sIs..
beforehand with pare Ideals.
Daring = tcmpsrauee caaveu
ton in Chicago. one of tie de-
gates met 4 bury drinking aiau
who asked liim:
~ has are you fellows trxiag
to do down at the Battery, You
are hot on temperance. [ &c
by the papers. Do You tIiak
YOU eou.d make a temperance
man of mef'
No. replied the delegate.
we evidently eoHldu't 10 much
with you, but We are abter your
bcy.1
Tie man was startled ~ this
unexpected reply and answered:
N I'll. | guess You have got
the right of it. If anybody had
been after me when | was a boy.
I would be Il better maa to day.'
But above all, the ChIistian
should believe in the application
Of the gospel, which Is the pow
er of God unto salvation. III
We oaly had more Of the faith of
the little -iri who prayed -0h,
Lord. bless John; nc l. a poor,
miserable wTetehed wreck, aud
I doL't know as Yea eau 10 aay
thing with him, but he's lust
the ease foT you 10 try Your
strength on
The pierced hand of Christ has
the strength to break the Inks
Of that ehain EhAch The sIeaIer
IN ger OF wife and children have
tuggtd a. in vain. III ne but
lad the logged faith that takes
G0d az - word, We should oft