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ToPIc-The woes Of the dr,rnkard.-Prsrvl XIII,
1854 Quarterly temperance meetins)
From the day of the shame and dis
grace that came upon Noah, the patri-
arch, as a result of drunkenness the
woes of the drunkard have been I'M
ceasing, and intemperance has univer-
sally willed its awful legacies to hui
manity. The drunkard has not ceased
to have woes, sorrows, contentious,
babblings, wounds, which otherwise
he would not have had. and redness of
eyes If all the woes Of the world that
have been the result of strong drink
could be marshaled before our eyes.
what vision of horrors 1t would be
ours to look upon. Who could endure
the slght2 II would be appalling in
it's awfulness. and the strongest nerves
would be shattered at such picture.
Yet the world goes on making and sell
ing Intoxicating drinks. manufacturing
druakards, who as inevitably as the
sun shines must some time taste the
drunkard's woes. We cannot but ex-
claim, 20 man. how long. how long
will you go on in such destructive
way?" and 20 Lord, how long. how
long Will this manufacture Of human
woes be suffered to go on?" Let us
pray and labor in season and out of
season for the overthrow of the traffic
which makes the woes Of the drunk
ard possible.
1. The drunkard endures physical
woes. What physical woes the man
brings upon himself who becomes a
drunkard, The trembling limbs, the
fetid breath. the Redeemed eyes, the
shallow checks, speak to US Of physical
woes which only experience could
make It possible for US to appreciate.
2. The drunkard endures mental
woes. The physical woes of the drunk
ard, bad as they are, are not to be
compared TO his mental ones. What
tortures the human mind must endure
as q result Of this awful, cursed habit
Who could picture the mental an
guish of the drunkard? Who could de
scribe the horrors of delirium tremens
or all the lesser mental woes that re-
suit from the Incorporate use of strong
drink? They are indescribable. They
cannot be comprehended except by
those who have suffered them, and
may this number grow constantly less
until none shall know what these hor-
rors mean
3. The drunkard endures woes OF
conscience. How conscience must
yea, does-lash the drunkard in his
SOLDERING and sober hours, At times
It may be lulled to Sleep but now and
again it is aroused like sleeping lion,
and the pains of hell will scarcely be
harder to bear than the sufferings of
the conscience stricken drunkard. who
realizes the consequences of his actions
not only to himself, but to his loved
ones and his sin against his God.
4. The drunkard will suffer eternal
woes. Drunkenness separates from
God not only here but hereafter. The
drunkard shall not enter into heaven"
The Scripture pronounces his future
doom. Let us not only strive to avoid
such woes ourselves, but to keep Others
from them, and to reclaim by the pow
er Of the gospel those who have come
under the power Of this demon OF
strong drink.
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Use the United society's programme
or arrange q special temperance pro
gramme.
BIBLE READINGS.
Lev. Y. sill; Mum. vi, IA. Deut- xxi
1921: Prov. XIX, /; lisa. Y. Il; xviii
IA: Math. Y, 1916; Luke xii, As. i6
I Cor. V, II: Gal. V, 1926.