The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

Tho most slii!ful way is to adopt the
modern theory AMI give tho intoxicant to
yonr children, saying to yourself, They
will In after llfs NEE: the intoxicants
cvrrywhnrc, an | ttcy must get used t. snn-
il. tncm AMI tasting them AMI controlling
thaIr aupstttcS." That is the best way of
tea:lin; thcm the song of tho drunkards.
krHp up that moio OF clucttiOn, AMI i!
y1u have four boys NJ least thrco OF them
will learn tho drunkards' song and lie
down in n drunkari's grave. and II cvec
laid n wager l would lay wager that tho
fourth Will iiO down with the other three.
o. ii tho lucatiOn oi the children in this
music should be- neglected, it is not too
lato 10 begin AT twrn:y-One years OF age.
Tho younS man viii ilni plenty of young
mon who drink. They are in every circle TO
be fouUi surely. my boy, You are not u
cowat aud afrlit OF it? Surely you arc not
Gp!n; t. b. hin irro by Sumpturry laws or
the prriudr"S Of your Oil father and mot her?
They arc nehin tho times. Take some
tam. Take it often. SDmD o! tho grolt-
r5t poets and orators have bJrn noto.
riOGs imbibnrs. Ii you arO to enter II parlor
1t makes you moro rivaciou5 and CheS.
tCreiiian. Ii you arc 10 transact
bu n"ss, Your customer is apt to buy more
II yOu have taken with him sherry cobb!cr
Ii yOu arc to make speech, it will give
You aG!ib5rr ton ,ur. Gluck could compose
his best music 10y having his plano taken
INTO the m,dSt OF a mra low, ana n bottle OF
carrier yJu begin to learn tho song ot tho
drunSlriS thu caSier il j., bIt mono of Won
are 10 old to learn. You can begin at tifty
or SIXTY, un Ter prescription OF q doctor for
aids II digestion or breathing up of inlirm-
ities. an c.o1, Iin by ron TORN the Sony of
tho drUnEar IS So weI that all FanIcmonium
will encore tho performances AMI want it
~ in aui again.
Furthermore, tho last characteristic OF tho
drUuE&r $ sGnS Is % tremendous that | can
hardly bginS myself II mention it. THO
drunHariS' song j. Il continuous song. Onco
Stirt that tune. anil You keep it up. YDu
hIvc known u hnuircl mon destroyed OF
strong drink. Epu cannot mention ilvo who
got iUity startn Gu that r0Il AMI stOppel
Tho c-lrN Of GCd c,n do anything, but 4
do SnOt DO everything. Religion saves some.
Temperance S)rinii s save som.. Tho Bowery
mission saves SQMD. Tho Central mission
saves a0mo. But 10000 who are annually
slain by : roHS ,.rink are not Savcl at all.
have been at Il concert which went on
for two EDurs AMI u h:!;, and many pCoplo
got up aul iift hcclu'" il wa, too !ong But
ninciy'ilvc per cont. Of those who are singing
the !runEarls' son; will 10 tho last breath Of
thor lungs AMI tho Iapt b"it OF their hearts
hrrp on rem !rrinc it, and til, galleries OF
earth IN | hnaT0n AMI h"llwill stay hllc with
the a-ioun lei spectators. 1t is sUOa a CON.
tinn)u8 and pr1lonsc sors ,nat ono fc,'s
Ike making tho praycr which rciormnl
i:.CD. D.rui" Uu.o made. "Aimighty Col! II
II DO Thy will tha, :ngn should suffer, what
over s"cmeth good in Thy sight i'm
poSo upon m" Let tho brcld OF Of
iiiction be gwen mo to eat. Take from
mo tho friends Of nv cnEGi"ucr. Lot tho
cold nut "' rGrrr,y b my dwelling place
nLd the wLs.iEg hand OF dis"aSa infiot ,lS
painful tovm"nts. L"t me Yow ia tho wh!rl-
wind ani reap IL. thu storm. Let those have
mo Ia d"ris0n who arc younger than /. Let
tho passing away OF my welfare bs like this
hceting OF n cloud. AMI tho shouts Of nav
enemies like tho rushing Of wat"ys. When [
anticipate Sool, lot "T,. annoy mo. When 1
look for l'%l.;. lot darkness como upon me-
Lot III" t"rrors OF death bp ever before me-
Do a!i this, but Slvc me-, mcrciful Goa, sayo
mo from thr fato OF u dcunkarl Amen"
1ou SEQ this sermon is not 50 much for
euro as for prevention. Stop before YOU
starr il you viii forgive the s6lccism. Tho
cio5k OF y. Paul's cathc iral struck thirteen
Un' midnight. an so saved the lifo OF Il sem
tincl Tho soldier WAS arrested aud trioi
for falling asleep ut his post ono midnight.
But he declared that ho WAS awake at mid
night, and in proof thGI hl was awake he
said that he hG heard the uausnal occur
renee 1f tho clock striking l3 instead
OF II. Ho was laughed TO scorn and