Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-07-20

Taimage on How to Be Angry and
Still Sin Not.
Dfscrs~fsates Between the ooensc
and the oGender-wc shsssd
ne Indignant az One and
Pity the other.

upon all, and especially upon those
given TO quick temper; text. EPhe-
SLAMS iv., &c: BE ye angry and sin
not"
Equipose OF temper. kindness, pa
thence, forbcarance. arc cNtolied by
most OF the radiant pens Of inspira-
ton. but my text contains that which
at hrst sight is startling. certain
kind of anger is aPProved-aye, we
are commanded TO indulge in IL. The
most OF US have no need 10 cultivate
high temper, and how often we say
things and do things under affront-
ed impulse which We arc sorry for
when perhaps it is too late TO make
effective spologyl Why, then. should
the apostle Paul dip his pen in the ink
horn and trace uPon parchment, after
ward TO be printed upon PAPER for
Gil ages. the injunction. BE ye angry
end sin notY
Ny text commends wholesome In
dignation II discriminates between
the offense and the offender, the sin
and the sinner, the crime and the
criminal.
To illustrate: Alcoholism has
ruined more fortunes. blasted more
homes, destroyed more souls, than
any evil that think Of. IL pours
a river Of poison and fire through the
nations. Millions have died because
OF il, and millions are dying now. ano
others will die. Intemperance - an
old sin. The great Cyrus, writing
10 the Lacedemonians OF himself.
boasted OF many OF his qualities,
among others, that he could drink
and bear more wine than his distin'
guished brother. Louis y. and Al.
| eNander the Great died drunk. The
| parliament Of Edinburgh In 1861 Is
called in history the drunken par
| lament" Hugh Miller, first stone
mason and aftcrward a world-re-
! nowned goOlogist, writes OF the drink
ing habits Of his day. saying: when
the foundation was laid, they drank
When the walls were levcled for
LAYING tho ioists, thoy drank. When
the building was finished. thoy drank.
when an apprentice joined, they
drank" In the eighteenth century.
the sivsr Of an entertainment boast
ed that none OF tho guests went away
sober. Noah, the first ship captain
vac vrecKed-not IN the ark, for
that was safely landed but hs wa
wrecked with strong drink Every
mon or woman rightly constructed
Will blush with indignRt ton Of the na
tional and international ard hemi
spheric and planetary curse. Ii j.
good 20 be aroused against IL Iot
come out Of shot condition a better
man or better woman. Be We an
cry at that ab0mination, and tn
more anger tho more eNaltation q
character. But shat aroused feeling
becomes sinful when IL extends {,
the victim OF this great evil Drunk
enness you are 20 hate with a vivi'
hatred; but the drunkard you ar
TO pity. 10 help TO eNtricate.
, Just take into consideration tina
there are men and women who ono
were a. upright as yourself VIII
have been Frustrated by alcoholism
, Perhaps IL came OF physicians pre-
scription for the relict OF pain, a r.
= currence Of the pain calling FOR
continuance OF the remedy; perhaT
% the grandfather was an inebriate IN
the temptation TO inebriety, leapin
q over a generation. has swooped o
q this unfortunate; perhaps il was III
der an attempt 10 drown trouble ths
l. was sought after perhaps II W.
IS q very gradual claiming of the ma
&c with the beverages which was thougl
- 70 be a servant. when one day il Al
T. nounosd itself master. Be humb
now. and admit that there is
Ie strong probability that under n
ID same circumstances You yourse
might have been captured The ~
appropriate emotions for you 90 q
low are indignation at the intoxical
which enthralied and sympathy 4
tho victim. Try 20 got the suffer
T" out OF his present environment; re
= Onmend any hygienic relief that "
- know Of and. above all, implore d
divine rescue for the struggle
- which so many OF tho noblest al
>" graRdest have been worsted. Do n
give yourself up 20 too many ph
fppics about what the man ought
have been and ought TO have doI
While your cheek hushes with wrh
at the foe that has brought the m
~ let your eye be noistered with tea
OF pity for the sufferer. In that W
you will have fulfilled the injuncti
u Of the text: "Be We angry and
not"
- There IL another evil the abb
~ renee Of which yor are called
-, and H. l. On the increase--the ga
, >, bling practice. Recent developmel
show that much of this devastati
60 being wrought in ladies parlo
IL IL an evil which sometimes IL
k polite and gracious as il is harmi
,at Indeed, there never were so me-
people trying TO get money with'
he earning II. But IL - hagg.