Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-04-25
FROM CARRIE NATIONS STATE.

EDITOR HERALD AND Ews:-Wt
read the discussion on the prohibitory
law in your last weeks issue, and no
tice that some people have not advanc.
ed IN their opinions, seemingly, on
that subject since the time we left Yer
mont and came to Kansas in 1881.
Bishop A. c. A. Hall has not learned
the lesson which Rev. Russell Streeter
learned many, many years ago, and
used to tell it in his temperance lee
lures when | was boy in Vermont.
lie was riding his circuit and stop
ped at an inn by the roadside to get
ms drink, where was congregated a
crowd of drunken loafers Streeter
called for his toddy and when it was
poured out for him said something
about his drinking. that he believed in
using 1t IN moderation, ETC., excusing
himself for drinking. A poor, ruined
lnebriate, who was near, staggered up
to the preacher and ,patting him on the
back, said, You are the preacher for
me- 1t struck Streeter so torcibly
that from that moment he became a
total abstainer.
In one of the reading books in which
1 learned to read in the old school
house on the side of the hill Just west
OF the village OF East Barnard, was
another story OF which | was reminded
III reading that discussion.
4 meeting was called in certain
town, in which they were discussing
the temperance question. A preacher
made speech, advocating the meder-
ate use OF intoxicants, after which an
old man, with whitened locks. arose
and told story of a young man of ed |
ucation, good character and very high |
He was led to drinking |
moderately, then fell and became a |
dltch drunkard. Afterwards, through |
the influence of friends, he reformed. |
Later, he was present at wedding /
least where wine was served and turn
ed his glass down, but preacher. sit
ting at the table opposite him. partook.
and justified himself in some remarks
about using ''in moderation. The
Young man thought, III a preacher
ian use it and justify himself so well.
Why not / ?" and he turned his glass
Up again and drank the wine. which
his slumbering appetite and
II short time he died with delirium
remens. The old man was so over
ome by his feelings that he was hard
y able to add, This young man was
ny son and the clergyman was the
eNerend gentleman who has lust adj
ressed you"
we pity the man who today advo-
ates even the moderate use OF intoxi-
ants, especially the protested Christ
IN, and more especially the preacher
the gospel and leader among men.
How many boys are led astray by
Is example and his precept Such
len have more influence than others.
cast on the wrong side of this ques-
on, what a terrible result The
Itch drunkard is said by many to be
temperance lecture but the moderate
mixer is he who leads astray the
nwary. IF meat causeth my
'other to offend, etc. Woe unto him
at giyeth his neighbor drink. etc.
Inc preacher, bishop or whatever he
ay be, who advocates the moderate
e Of intoXicants rs beverage in
is twentieth century, is on the wrong
ack. His influence is terrible. What
'er good he may strive to do is entire
destroyed by his bad influences.
nlch far surpass any good he may
rlYe to accomplish. lie is at least
ty years behind the times, and every
oprietor of the saloon, which Carrie
ition properly characterizes as a
oprletor OF murder mill" rejoices /
len he hears such a one apologize I
his business. Even Carrie does
I give it a bad enough name because /
make drunkards of our boys is /
rise than to murder them. /
LEVI BELKNAP, Pittsburg, Kan. 1