The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-01-23

teaching them the song of the drunk
ards Keep up that mode OF educa-
ton, and IL you have four boys, al
least three of them will learn the
drunkard's song and lie down In a
druukard's grave, and il ever laid
a wager l would lay q wager that
the fourth will lie down with the
other three. Or. If the educa-
ton of the children in this music
should be neglected, it is not too late
/ TO begin at q years of age The
young man will ind plenty Of young
men who drink. They are in every
circle to De found. Surely, my boy,
you are not coward, and afraid OF
I il? Surely you are not going To be
! hinderei by sumptuaEy laws or ths
I rejud .ces OF your old father and
/ mother? They are behind the timea
Take something. Take il often, Some
Of the creates; poets anu orators have
/ been notorious iinbibers. IL you are
10 enter parlor, il makes You
more vivacious and Chesterteldian.
II you are 10 transact BUSH
ness, your customer Is apt 10
buy more II you have taken with him
sherry cobb.er. IL you are 10 make
. speech il will give you glibber
tongue. Gluck could compose his bes.
music by having his piano taken into
the midst Of meadow, and bottle OF
chaupa gue placed on each side OF him.
TIE earlier you begin 10 learn me
song Of the drInkarls, the easier
it IS; on; none Of you are too old 20
learn. You can begin at 50 or 90, un-
der prescription Of a doctor for aids 10
digestion or breaking upof IL hrmitieA,
aad close life by rendering the song OF
the drunksrds SO well that all Pande-
moniun will encore the performances
and want it again and again.
You see this sermon IS not so much
for cure as for prevention Stop be-
fore you start, Il you will forgive the
solecism- Tie clock of -; Psuis
caihedra! struck IS one midnight, and
SO saved The Ike u a sentinel. The
soldier Was arrested and tried FOR fall
ing asleep at his post one midnight;
but he declared tina, ne was awake
Al midnight, and in proof that he was
awake he said ;bat he had heard the
unusua! occurrence OF the CLOCK sirik-
ing Is Instead Of -. lie was laughed 20
scorE aud sentenced 10 death, but three
or four persons, hearing OF the case,
came up in time 20 swear that they,
TOO, heard the clock strike Is that
same midnight, and SO The mans Life
was spared Ny nearer. If you go on
and thoroughly learn the drunkards'
song, perhaps in the deep midnight Of
your soul there may sound something
that will Jet effect your moral and
eternal rescue. Blu, it IS risky per.
hsps" IL IS exceptional. Go ahead
on that wrong road and the clock will
more proba bly, strike the 70 that closes
your day OF opportunity, than ii will
strike ls, the sound OF your deliver
auce.
4 few Sabbaths ago, on the steps Of
this church. man whom i had known
in other years confronted me- At the
the FIRST glance l saw that he was in
the eth aud last act of the tragedy Of
iptemperance. Splendid even in his
ruin. The same brilliant eye, and the
same courtiy manners, and the re-
mains o. tie same intellectual endow-
ments: but a wreck. ! had seen that
craft when il plowed the waters, all
sails set and running by true
compass; wife and children, and
friends on board, himself command
ing in a voyage that he expected
would be glorious, putting into pros.
porous harbors of earth. and al last
putting into the harbor Of Heaven.
But now wreck, towed along by low
appetites, that ever and anon run him
into the breakers-a wreck of body, a
wreck Of mind, wreck Of soul.
Where is your wite?" Il do not
know Where are your children
Il do not know Where is your
God?" Il do not know" That man is
coming 10 the las; verse Of that long
cantata. that protracted threnody. that
terrific song of the Or unkards.
But il these words should came-for
you know the largest audience Ireach
never see at ALL sag il these words
should come. though al the ends of the
earth, 10 any fallen man. le; me say TO
him: BE the exception TO the general
rule, and turn aud live. while l re-
call 10 you a scene in England,
where some one said to- an in
ebriate as he was going ont of
church where there was great
awakening. why don't 'you sign the
pledgeP" He answered: II nave signed
it 20 times. and will fever sign it
again" Why, then" sa q the gentle
man talking 70 him, don't YOU 90 up
and kneel az that altar. amid those
other patients?" He took the advice
and went and knelt. After awhile lit
tie girl, in rags and soaked with the
rain. looked in the church door and
some one said, what are you doing
here, little girl?" She aid. Please. sir,
/ heard as my father is here Why,
that IS my father up there. kneeling
now. She went up aud put her arms
around her fathers neck and said,
Father, what are you doing here?"
and he said, II am asking God
TO forgive me-" Said she, IF
He forgives you will we be happy
again?" Yes, my dear "wnl we
have enough TO eat again?r "Yes, my
dear" And will you never strike Us
again?" mo, my child" wait here
she said. It'll &c and call mother.