The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-09
CHRISTIAN
A C~astaway: First Cor. tx, 2f-27-
Temperance Meeting.

The most pathetic sight on earth, I think.
IL the sight OF those poor old women that. on
a cold winters morning. Will shiver along the
city streets poking among the ash barrels for
chance bits OF castaway utilities. They them
selves are c~astaways. often made so by their own
sin.
It IL easy to undervaIue castaways. Those
poor old women could tell you astonishing
stories Of the actual worth OF what the rich
toss into their ash barrels. That city mlssion-
cry yonder. cropping cheerfully in the great
human ash barrel OF society. could tell you
many a hopeful story OF jewels found among
the cinders- John b. Cough was q castaWay.
and burn them over again. and / got many a
not hre out OF a cold ash barrel Soon I
another mans wages. cost more than the coal
i saved. so now the "clinkers' &c with the
ashes 10 NIL municipal hoilows Too many
look In this way at the work OF human rescue
and question whether the life expended IL not
worm more than the lie saved. They forget
that in this kind OF toll the laborer Is purihed
No one that has tasted the e~nnObling delights
OF saving the men for whom Christ died win
But what are We 10 say or those who, 20
far from willingness 70 redeem the castaway.
pleasure II has been well said thar the ne-y1
petuation OF the drink traffic Is due 70 the
moderate drinker President John Henry
I becoming In you, as one well disposed
which strengthens the drinking customs ~
society, and THUS Indirectly binds the fetters
OF drunkenness on weaker men, And DR.
Barrows adds: Il know a rich man In provi-
dence whose o lily son had been brought horn.
to him Intoxicated, and ne approached him.
saying 4 have done everything Tor you
Yes. said the son. and you taught me- "a
drink wine And he struck his father 10 the
earth"
And further. no moderate drlnker l. him
self out Of danger. Il n from his mrk.
atone. and constantly. that the terrible 20
host of drunkards - made up and every
man Of them was sure he could stop when he
wanted 10. Oh. young man. heed what Was
said by that brilliant. kind hearted. porf-
souled drunkard. Charles Lamb. who ono.
wrote the following. which. save those in fhe
Billie. H. the most eloquent sentence ever pennes
in warning against the seduction Of intemper-
ance.
Gould the youth. 20 whom the aavor q,
his first wine II delicious as the opening scene.
OF life or the entering upon some newly-dls-
covered paradise. look into my desOlation and
be made 10 understand what a draary thing If
Is when a man shall feel himself going Town
a ~precipice with open eyes and a passive Will
Co see his destruction and have ~ 49, -,
stop IL. and Yet 20 feel A all the wav emanaf-
Ing from himself 10 perceive all eoolner.
emptied out OF him. and yet not 20 be able ~
forget a time when Il was otherwise: 20 hear
about the piteous spectacle Of MS own safr-
ruins. could he see my fcvered eve. feverieh
with last nights drinking. and feverlshi~
looking for this nights r~epctltion OF the roll--
cCulc he feel the body OF the death ouf -
which 1 cry hourly with feebler and fess,cr
0utcry 70 BE- delivered. II were enough 20 meks
him dash the sparkling beverage 10 the earrh
In ell the pride Of It's mantling temptation .
AMOS r. wELL2