The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-15
The EpWOrth League.
Topics and Suggestions Of Interest to It's Members

Epworthians in all lands win consider
for their subject sunday evening. March
16 "A Noble Purpose" Daniel I.S-20-
The book of Daniel IS an idealized BIZ
ography written for the help OF the chill
dren Of Israel in a time OF great national
distress.
Daniel had a definite purpose in his
mind when he refused 10 eat Of the Kings
meat and drink Of his wine; had he taken
Of this food consecrated to the gods OF
/ the King, his conscience would have been
tainted with guilt. and he would have
been serving foreign gods instead OF the
one true God Of his fathers.
Daniel was Of strong will and true man
hood, he recognized the great trial which
had been sent to prove him. and he had
the determination TO forswear the evil
and cling to the good.
Drink comes as an insidious form OF
pleasure; at first it IS only a sip now and
then; but like the brook Il goes on and
on until the many little sips have made
lifetime habit-yOung man shun the
4. hrst appearance Of evil IL takes a strong
er viii than you are likely to possess to
break habit once formed.
Consecrate yourself TO the right. 70 IN
ialteringly keep yourself from everything
mat dehlesi to follow only the highest.
purest, best aims In life. and you will
md yourself straight into the pathway
OF COD Il IS better heritage than a
millionaire's fortune
Daniefs life would refute those who
say that the sinful prosper best in this
world God prospered Daniel. until. in
spite OF the fact that he was surrounded
by enemies. he became the greatest and
wisest man Of Babylon
Searehlights.
No man ever expects 70 be drunkard
when he starts out.
II it we're not for the first drink OF in
toxicating liquor there would be no
drunkards.
Do not form useless habits, creating
useless wants.
When so much money Is needed to carry
the gospel Of Christ 70 foreign lands. is
il not sinful 70 spend so many dollars
on your own eradication
Strong drink IS grant; once II gets
control Of man, he becomes a pitiful
slave; everything else is forgotten. and he
thinks only Of how he may obtain this
sOul-destrOying curse.
Drink makes men forget God: Il deadens
tIe uAnfdl memory. destroys conscience.
takes away the power 20 think and live
earnestly It leads 20 death and destruc-
ton.
The most pathetic Of all greatness is
the greatness OF sin Il is a terrible dis
tinctiOn when a man boasts OF his capac-
ity for drinking wine. Woe to the heroes
Of the wine cup.
The "EpwOrth Herald" states the fol-
lowing:
BARREL OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR CON \
TAINS-
a barrel Of headaches % heSrtaches Of woe:
barrel Of curses. a barrel o. blows,
a barrel Of tears from Wcrld-we1ry wife
barrel Of sorrow, barrel q strifei
A barrel OF all unwilling regret;
\ barrel OF cares and q barrel Of debit
A barrel q crime and barrel Of pain:
A barrel Of hope ever blasted and vain
barrel q faisehood. a barrel o. cries
That fan from the maniac's lips as he dies.
barrel Of agony heavy and dull
A barrel Of poisou-of this nearly full-
barrel OF liquid damu2tion that fires
The brain q the fool. who believes T. inspires:
4 barrel OF poverty. ruin, and blight,
A barrel o. rerrors that grow with the night
A barrel Of hunger, a barrel Of groaus:
barrel Of orphans most pitifui moaus-
a barrel OF serpents that hiss as they pass
Prom the bead on the liquor that gIoWs in the I
glass