Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-04-29
WOES OF DRUNKARDS
Or. TALmAee's STRONG oENUNclA-
TON OF INTEMPERANcE.

Or. TALMAee's STRONG oENUNciA-
TON OF INTEMPERANcE.
Worse Than Ans of the Ten Plaques
That BcfrII EEypt-its Victims Are
Countless - Gods Grace ahe Sure
Remedy.
copyright. Louis Klopsch 1899
WASHINGTON. April 30-At ahls time
when the evils Of the drink ira ilic arr be
ing widely discussed and the movement
for the abolition " the degrading and
hrutaiizing cantccn I'm our military camps
Is gaining many supporters. this sermon
by DIR Talmagc. dealing with the broader
aspects of the plague of intcmpcrancc.
should cheer and inspire the friends OF
temperance everywhere. His text is Ex-
pitis ri. O. And there shall he 4 great cry
throughout all the land OF Egypt.
This was the worst OF the ten plaques
The destroying angel AT midnight Tapped
his wing over the land. and there was one
dead In each HOUSE. l.amcntation and
mourning and woe through all Egypt.
That destroying angel has fled the earth.
but n far worse has come. He sweeps
through these cities II Is the destroying
angel Of strong drink Far worse dcvas
tation wrought by this second than by the
first The calamity in America worse
than the calamity In Egypt Thousands
Of the slain. millions of the slain. No
arithmetic can calculate their number.
Once upon n time four flends met in the
lost world They resolved that the people
- A. Al.
four Intervals came forth 10 our earth on
embassy of mischief. The one iicnd said.
I'm take charge Of the vineyards " An
other said, I'm take charge Of the grain
fields - Another said. "Ill take charge
Of the dairy" Another said. I'm take
charge ~ the music. . The four flends met
In the great Sahara desert. with skeleton
fingers clutshcd each other In handshake
OF fidelity. kissed each other gcodby with
lip Of blue flame aud parted on their mis-
sion.
The fiend ~ the vineyard carnc I'm one
bright morning amid the Craps and sat
down on ioot Of twisted grapevine in
sheer Encouragement The fcnd knew
not how 60 damage the vineyard or.
through IL. how Ia damage the world.
The grapes were So ripe and beautiful and
lusciousi They bewitchcd thu air with
their sweetness There seemed 10 be so
much health I'm every bunch And while
the flend sat there In utter indignation
and disappointment he clutchcd cluster
and squeezed 10 In perfect spire, and, 10,
his hand was rcd with the bl,od OF the
vineyard, and the iicnd said: THAT re
minds me of the blood of broken hearts
I'll strip the vineyard. and II squeeze
out all the juice Of the grapes, and III al
low the juices 81 the grapes To stand until
they rot. and I'll call the process fcrincn-
tation. And there was a great vat pre-.
pared. and people came with their cups
and their pitchers, and they dipped up the
blood 81 the grapes and they drank and
drank and went AWAY drinking. and they
drank until they fell In long lines Of death
50 that when the fcnd of the vineyard
wanted 90 return Co his home In the pit he
stepped from carcass to carcass and walk
cd down amid great causcway Of the
dead
Then the second flend came into the
Rrainfleld. He wadcd chin dc,p amid the
barley and the rye. He heard all the
grain talking about bread and prosperous
hustandry and thrifty homes He thrust
his long arms into the Rrainncld, and he
pulled up the grain and threw Il into the
water and me- made beneath IL great fires
fires lighted with spark from his own
heart--and there was grinding and a
mashing and stencil. and the I"oplc came
with their BOTTLES. and they dipped up the
fiery liquid. and they drank. and they
hlasphemed. and they staggered. and they
fought. and they rioted. and they murder
ed. and the flcnd 81 the pit. the icnd ~
the grainfcld. was 80 pleased with their
behavior that he changed hi. residence
from the pit 90 "A whisky barrel, and there
he sat by the door of the bunghole laugh.
ing In high mcrrimcnt at the thought that
out ~ anything ~ harmless ne the grain
II the field he might turn this world into
"a seeming pandcnlonium
The FIend of the Dairy.
The flend ~ tho dairy saw the cows
coming home from the pasture field fun
uddcrcd. and as the maid milhrd he said
IN soon spoil all that mess IN add To
IL brandy. sugar and nutmeg. and | II stir
Il into milk punch. and children will
drink u, and some 81 this tenn .rance PEG.
pie will drink II. aud II can do them no
more harm ! II give them headache and
then I'll hand them over Ia thr more Wig
orous iicnds ~ the satanic delegation.
And then the flcnd Of the ,.niry lcaped
upon the shelf and danced until the long
row Of shining milkpans almoet quakcd
The flcnd of the music cni. red grug
shop. and there were hut few customers
Finding few customers, he sw rpt the cir
cult ~ the city, and he gathered up the
musical instruments. and after nightfall
he marshalcd band. and III, tromboncs
blew, and the cymhals clapped. and The
drums beat, and the buglrs called. and the
pcoplo crowded In. and they sw ing around
In merry dance. each one with wine
glass in his hand. and the dnncc became
wilder and stronger and roilghcr until
the room shook. and the Rlasa's cracked.
and the floor broke and the crowd drop.
ped into he'll
Then the four flcnds-the fcnd II the
vineyard and ~ the grainficld and Of the
dairy and ~ the music hall-wcnt back
% their home, and they held high carnival
because their work had hecn - well done,
and satan rose from his throne and an
nounced that there was no danger of the
earth's redemption - long as these four
ncnds could pay such tax 10 the diabolic
And then all the demons and all the
nends filled their glasses and clicked them
and cried Let us drink-drink ~ the
everlasting prosperity Of the liquor traffic
Here's tn woc and darkness and murder
and death Drink Drink
But. whether by allcgory or by appalling
statistics this subject is pr scntcd you
know as well rs that IL Is impossible to
exaRgerate the evils Of strong drink. 4
plague A plague! In the first place the
Inebriatc suffers frum the los4 Of good
name God has - arrangt'i IL that NO
man loses his reputation except 10y his
wn net The world may as, ault II mas
and all the powers Of darkness may as
ault him-thcy cannot capture him 80
ong ~ his heart Is pure AMI his life Is
pure All the powers Of earth and hell can
not take that Gibraltar II anian Is right.
all the bomlardment of the world for s.
10. 20, 40 years will only sire gthcn him
In his position. 80 that all rou have to
do Is 90 keep yourself right. Newer mind
Oh. world lat IL say what IL Sill IL cas
do you No damage but as soon Ms IL l.
Whispered. lie drinks. anI IL can be-
proved. he begins To go down What clerk
can get q position with such a reputation