The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1895-10-19
W. c. z. u. Column.

Wine bringeth forth three grapes
the first of pleasure, the second OF
5 drunkenness, and the third of sorrow
A Parliamentary return shows that
for the year ending Sept. 20, 1884
; there were l5,942 convictions of per.
sons arrested for drunkenness on Sun.
day IN England and Wales.
Fermented wine is indeed mocker
1t promises us strength, and mocks Us
weakness. 1t promises lis substance
and mocks us with shadow. Ii
promises us heat, and mocks us with
cold. 1t promises US life, and mocks
us with premature death. 1t promises
us intelligence and wit, and covers us
with confusion. 1t dazzles us with
vision of happiness, aud plunges Us
into the depths of despair.
In our world, death deputies in
temperance to do the work of age;
and hanging up the quiver nature
gave him, as slow OF execution, for
dispatch, sends fourth his licensed
butchers; bids them slay their sheep
(the silly sheep they heeced before,
and toss him twice ten thousand at
a meal, al,......................
......Oh, what heap Of slain cry
out for vengeance on us
What does drink cast the glory Of
England in the execration of her
name over whole continents, and the
ruin Of her efforts among whole popu-
l;,tions? II AIahommedans see one CT
their number drunk, they have been
known to say, "He has left NIahomet
and gone to Jesus" The Hindoos
have said by the lips of their eloquent
representative keshub Chuuder Sen
that all ,he benefits of our English
rule IN India have been nulliied and
connterbalanced by our teaching them
the use Of beer and brandy. that the
waijing of widows sends the air of
India with curses against the British
government for having. introduced
this thing.
1t is unsafe for dipsomanics, and
those who are The subjects of the in
heritel aIcnholc t4int, to take even
Il Zip Of even weak iutoxirant in any
circumstances II the church Of
Christ is to be a church for all sim
nerS, it is incombeat on the minister,
and officers to provide Il communion
elements safe for all. There are God
fearing men and women, who can
not safely communicate in intoxiea-
ting drinks. For such | appeal with
confidence to the Christian church.
They may be weak and poor creatures
in the eyes Of us who are physically
stronger, but the minister of Christ
can never forget that our blessed
Lord died in order that the very
weakest and poorest of our fellow
men might have "happiness unspeak-
able and full of glory"
The effects Of Alcohol q croaoning
curse. Its horrors have never been full
ly portrayed. No pencil is black enough
ITO paint the picture and do it full
justice. No tongue is eloquent enough
to tell the sad story in all its dreadful
details. The use of Alcohol is wide
and whitening scourge. 1t isa physical
consolidating the eyes, blistering
the tongue, deranglng the stomach,
paralyzing the nerves, hardening the
liver, poisoning the blocd, coagulating
the brain, inducing and aggravating
many diseases. and digging myriads
of premature graves. 1t is a financial
curse:-draining the pocket, inviting
poverty, diminishing comforts, multi
plying miseries, filling alms-houses,
and creating hard times. 1t is
mental curse:-clouding the judg-
ment, dethroning the reason, promot-
ing ignorance, producing imbecility,
and Transforming its unhappy victims
into maniacs and fools. It is moral
cnrse:- se:-weakening the will, infaming
the pasI'ion, hushing the voice of
conscience, and preparing the way for
every vice and crime.