Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-05-05

When 1 see this plague in the land.
and when / see this destroying angel
sweeping across our great cities, l am
sometimes indignant and sometimes hu-
inflated. When a man asks me, What
are you in favor Of for the subjugation
of this evilT' | answer. Il am ready
for anything that is reasonable. You
ask me, "Are you in favor Of Sons OF
Temperament Yes. "Are yO1 in favor
of good Samaritans ?" Yes. care you in
favor Of Good Templars?" Yes. "Are
you in favor of prohibitory lawr" Yes.
"Are you in favor Of the pledgeS" Yes.
Combine all the influences. o Christian
reformers ard philanthrOpists Com
bine them all for tue extirpation Of this
evil.
Thirst May De Quenched.
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 a large village Thirty
women, with their song and with their
prayer. and if / 900 or 1000 Christian
men and women with an especial ordi-
nation from God should go forth feeling
the responsibility Of their work and
dischargiDg their mission, they could
in any city shut up all the grOgshops
But must not dwell on generalities;
l must come 10 specifics. Are -you
astray7 If there is any sermon dis
like, it is sermon on generalities.
want personalities. Are you astray9
Have you gone so far you think you can
not get back Did say few moments
ago that a man might 20 to a point
in inebriation where he could not stop2
Yes, l said it, and reiterate it. But
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 the strong
arm Of the Lord God Almighty. He can
stop you. Many summers ago | went
over TO New York one Sabbath even
ing-Our church not yet being open for
the autumnal services. went into a
room in the Fourth ward, New York,
where a religious service was being
held for reformed drunkards, and
heard a revelation that night that had
never heard before-15 or 20 men stand
ing up and giving testimony such as 1
had never heard given. They not OILY
testified that their hearts had been
changed by the grace If God, bat that
the grace Of God had extinguished
their thirst. They went on to say that
they had reformed at different times
before, but Immediately fallen, because
they were doing the whole work in
their own strength. "But as soon as
we gave our hearts TO God" " they said,
land 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.
Warning TO Drunknrds.
It was a new revelation to me, and I
have proclaimed it again and again in
the hearing Of those who have far gone
astray and stand here today to tell
You that the grace of the Lord Jesus
Christ cannot only save your soul. but
save your body. look off today 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 calcula-
tion there is 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
/ must say that unless you quit this
evil habit within ten years. as 10 your
body. you will lie down in a drunkard's
grave and, as to your immortal soul,
you will lie down in a drunkard's hell
1t is a hard thing TO say, but il is true.
and / utter the warning lest | have
your blood upon my soul. Beware As
today you open the door of your wine
closet let the decanter flash that word
upon your soul, "BewareW 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 a hundred million drunkards shall
come up to get their doom, | want you
10 testify that this day. in love Of your
soul and in fear Of God, gave you
warning in regard to that influence
which has already been felt in your
home, blowing out some Of its lights
premonition of the blackness Of dark
ness forever.
Oh if you could only hear intemper-
ance with drunkards' bones drumming
on the top Of the wine cash the Dead
March" Of immortal souls, you would
90 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 wound, but
what flower Of comfort ever grew on
the blasted heath Of drunkard's
sepulcherg
waiting For Papa 10 Decide.