The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-31

seeing his friends example, might be
led to eat it also and so fall into sin.
Meat is an illustration of many things
which are stumbling blocks.
"DRINK is one of these. Drinking
alcoholic liquors. One who drinks
any Of these can never tell when he is
injuring another, or how much he is
damaging himself. The only safe way
for q boy or girl is never to taste them
At a meeting of a Synod in New York
State they were discussing the subject
Of drinking alcoholic liquors. One
minister on the platform arose and
SAID that he had drunk wine from his
childhood and his father and brothers
all drank it, and that no harm had
ever come from it. When he sat down,
an old white haired man in the rear OF
the room arose and said hat in answer
to what the minister had said he wished
to relate q story: A young man wac
sent to Yale College. He did well IN
his studies, but formed drinking habits,
and after q time vas expelled from
college for low d~runkenuess. He weLC
home disgraced. His friends rallied
around him and induced him to step.
H9 remained sober for G year. One
cold fail day h8 was travelling in q
stage each. Among the passengers
was @ minister. The coach stopped at
, boil cd I'll mont in Nn oct warm
With others the minister vent up TO
the bar and ordered liquor The young
man saw it and said to himself. That
minister is q good man, and II the
liquor will do him no harm, it will not
harm me- and he, too, went up and
drank. His old thirst came back and
he continued to drink, remaining at
the hotel while the others went on
their journey. In one year that young
man was in q druIkard's grave. Then
continued the old man: That young
man was my son-and the minister
whom he saw drink at the hotel was
the minister On the platform who has
just said that no harm has ever re-
suited from his drinking wine. What
g terrible thing that was. No n can
tell what q stumblingblock he is put
ting in the way of another by drink
ing alcoholic liquors.
"HABITS Of various kinds may
prove stumbling blocks to others, as
we'll as an injury to ourselves. I'm
pure conversation, or talking evil of
others, are such habits. Shun them.
Smoking is another such habit. 4
few months ego a mother in Jersey
City called a policeman into her room
to take charge of her son, aged eigh,
teen. He was writhing On the floor,
and had torn his clothing into shrede.
1t required several TO bind the young
man, and he was taken to prison. He
Yves such a fine looking young man,
he was known as Handsome Harry
His mother told the judge that he spent
all he could get for cigarettes and that
the habit had 90 grown upon him hat
he often smoked two hundred in g
night. He began to have fits Of in
sanity, and these increased 80 rapidly
and became so serious that he YES
sent to prison a broken down wreck.
The nicotine in tobacco is so poisonous.
that a large dose of it will cause a
strong man to drop instantly to the
floor, and in three minutes he would be
dead.
I'VE should be careful what habits
we form. They are like water. We
speak of one being as weak as water
But collect the water. into a large dam,
and it is then a power for good or evil.
Under perfect control, it may
mills and supply cities with drink, and
protect them from fires; but when it
breaks loose, it causes fearful destruc-
ton, like the breaking of the dam at
Jamestown, Pa, some years ago. For
our own good and for the safety of
others we should deny ourselves.
Moses denied himself the riches and
pleasure of Egypt for the good of Israel.
The Lord Jesus Christ denied Himself
the glory Of heaven that He might
save US. To be like Him we must deny
ourselves to aid others"
Fits. Look Out.