The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-06

But nv subject takes a deeper tous
when Il tells you that the inebriais Suf.
ferS the loss Of the soul. The Bihle in
Inmates thA, 10 we so into the future
world untorgiven the sppetiteS and pas
sions which were regaant here will tor
nent US there lsuppOse when the inc
briate wakes up In the Lest world there
win be an infnite thirst elawine upon
him. In this wSrld he could get strOng
drink. However poor he was In this
world, he could beg or he could steal Eve
cents 10 get q drink that would for .
little while slake his thirst. but in e,er-
nifty where will the rum come from.
Dives wanted one drop Of water. but
eould not get H. Where viii the inebri-
ategstths dFsught be so much requires,
30 much demands? No one to brew Il
No one to mix H. No oae to pour Il.
No one TO fetch IL. Millions Of worlds
now for the dregs that we're thrown on
the sawdusied aoor Of the restaurant
Millions Of worlds now for the rind
nung out from the punch bowl Of an
earthly banquet. nvescalled for water.
The inebfilte calls for rum.
II a hsnd from ths lost world should
come up on a mission to the grogshop
and. having finished the mission in the
grogshop. should come back. taking on
the Tip OF bis wing one drop Of alcoholic
beverage. what excitement Il would
make all through the world Of the lost
and, Il that q drop Of alcoholic bev.
er1ge should drop from the wing Of the
hsnd upon the tongue Of the inebriate.
how he would spring up and cry:
That's Il! That's itl Ruml Rum!
That's it's And all the caverns Of the
lost would echo with the cry: Give Il
to mel RUM RUM" All, my friends.
the inebriate's sorrow In the next world
viii not be the absence Of God or holi.
ness or light; 1t will be the absence of
rum Look not upon the wine when
il Is red, when 1t moyeth itself Alright
in the cup. for at the last it biteth like
a serpent and It stingeih like an sd-
der"
Thirty women in one of the western
states banded together and with an
especial ordination from God they went
forth to the work and shut up all the
grogshops of q large village. Thirty
women, with their song and with their
prayer, and IL 1000 or 1000 Christian
men and women with an especial ordi-
nation from God should go forth feeling
the responsibility OF their work and
diseharging their mission. they could
in any city shut up all the grogshops.
But | must not dwell on g~eneralities;
I must come to specifics. Are you
astrayf II there Is any sermon l dis
like, il is . sermon on ~generalities. I
want personalities Are you aStrayS
Have you gone 80 fax you think you can
not get back? Did l say . few moments
ago that q maa might go to q point
in hsbriation where he could not siopf
Yes, / said II, and | reiterate II. Bat I
want you also TO understand that while
the man himself. Of his own strength,
cannot stop. God can stop any man.
You have only TO lay hold Of tn. strong
arm Of the Lord God Almighty. He can
stop you. Many summers ago l went
over to New York one Sabbath even
ing-our church not yet being open for
the autunnsl services. I went into q
room In the Fourth ward. New York,
whore . religious service was being
held for reformed drunkards, and /
heard q revelation that night that I had
never heard b~efore-l5 OF 20 men stand.
ing up and giving testimony such as /
had never heard given. They not only
testified that their hearts had been
changed by the grace OF God, but that
the grace Of God had extinguished
their thirst. They went on 10 say that
,hsy had reformed at different times
before, but Immediately fallen, because
they were doing the whole work In
their " strength. But as soon as
we gave our hearts to God" they said,
''and the love Of the Lord Jesus Christ
has come into our soul the thirst has all
gone. We have no more disposition for
strong drink"
1t was a new revelation TO me, and I
have proclaimed 1t again and again In
the hearing Of those who have far gone
astray, and | stand here to-day TO tell
you that the grace Of the Lord Jesus
Christ cannot only ave your soul, but
save your body. look OF to-day upon
the desolation. Some of you are SO far
on In this habit, although there may
be no outward indications Of it-you
never have staggered along the street
the vast majority of people do not
know that you stimulate; but God
knows. and you know. and by human
calculation there Ia not one chance out
Of five thousand that you will ever be
stopped. Beware! There are some OF
you who are my warm personal friends
to whom l must say that unless you quit
this evil habit within ten years, as to
your body, you will lie down in q
drunkard's grave; and, as to your i'm.
mortal soul, you will lie down iu q
drunkard's hell 1t is q hard thing to
say, but 1t Is true, and I utter the warn.
ing lest ! have your blood upon my soul.
Beware! As to-day you open the door
of your wine closet, let the decanter
fash that word upon your soul: "Be.
warel" As you pour out the beverage,
let the foam at the top spell out the
word, "Beware!" In the great day Of
Gods Judgment, when 4 hundred mil.
lion drunkards shrll come up to ge,
their doom, ] want you to testify that
this day, In love Of your soul and In
fear Of God, l gave you warning In re.
gard TO that influence which has already
been felt in your home, blowing out
some of its Misrepresentation Of the
blackness Of darkness forever.
oh, II you could only hear intemper.
ance with drunkards' bones drumming
on the top of the wine cask the dead
March" Of immortal souls, you would
go home and kneel down and pray God
that rather than your children should
ever become the victims of this evil
habit you might carry them out To the
cemetery and put them down in the
last slumber, waiting for the flowers Of
spring to come over the grave-sweet
prophecies of the resurrection God
hath a balm for such a wound, but
what flower of comfort ever grew on
the blasted heath OF a drunkard's
scpulcher?
Towns are seldom as red % they ara
painted.-Chicago Daily News.