The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-05-29

holiness. think IL will be the absence Of
rum. Oh, "Look not upon the wine when
1t Is red, when it moveth iteelf Alright in
the cup, for at the last Is biteth Ike a a,r-
pent and It stineeth like an adder.
While declared some time ago that
there was . point beyond which a man
could not stop. want to tell you that,
while man cannot stop in his own
strength, the Lord God BY his grace can
help him TO stop at any time. was in 4
room In New York where there were MANY
mon who had been reclaimed from drunk
ennesk I heard their testimony, and for
the 6rst time In my life there flashed out
. truth never understood. They said:
"we were victims Of strong drink. We
tried to give 1t mp, but always failed But
06nehow since No gave our hearts to
Christ, 10 has taken care OF M. - believe
that tho time Will soon come when the
0raoe Of God will show it's power not only
10 save mans soul, but his body, and re-
construct. purity. elevate and redeem It.
A sure Remedy.
Ivcrily believe that, although you feel
Szappling 1t the roots OF your tongues an
61most omDlpotent thirst, IL you viii give
your heart to God, he will help you by his
Orace 10 oonqner. Try 1t. It 10 your last
ebance have looked oft upon the DESC
htion. Sitting next to you In our Ne.
hgious assemhlagoa there arc a good many
people in awful peril; and. judging from
ordinary circumstances. there Is not one
chance In dve thousand that they will get
clear Of It ThaRs are men In every con-
0rcgation from Sabbath to Sabbath Of
whom must mako the remark that II
they do not change their course, within
ten years they Will. a. to their bodies, lie
Gown In drunkaras' graves. and as to their
souls, lie down in q drunkard's perdition
know that 10 an awful thing to say, but
cannot help saying 1t.
Oh, beware! You have not yet been
captured. Beware! Whether the bever-
age be poured in golden chalice or pewter
mug, In the foam at the top, In white
letters, let there be spelled out to your
soul, "Bcware!' When the books OF judg-
mcnt arc open, and 10, OOO, 900 irunkards
como up to get their doom, want you to
bear witness that I, In the fear of God and
ID tho love for your soul, told you, with
all Affection and with all kindness, to be-
ware OF that which has already exerted it's
influence upon your family, blowing out
some of Its lights premonition OF the
baackness of darkness forever.
Oh, II you could only hear intemperance
With dFunkord's bones drumming ON the
bad Of the liquor cask the dead march Of
Immortal souls, methinks the very glance
se wine cup would make you shudder,
and the color OF the liquor would make
you think Of tho blood Of the soul, and
tho foam ON tho top Of the cup would re-
mlnd you OF tho froth on the mAniac's lip,
and you would kneel down and pray God
soes, rather than your children should be-
como captives Of this evil habit. you would
nke 10 carry them out some bright spring
DAY 60 the cemetery and put them away to
she last sleep. until at tho cali Of the south
Wind tho flowers would come up all over
NE gravo-sweet prophecies Of the rceur-
fcction! God hes q balm for such wound,
but what flower Of comfort ever grew on
drunkardss sspulohsri
The wa&teau Pioit.
From repeated reference to the wat