Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-10-19
TEMPERANCE
SUNDAY OBSERVED

Sunday was set apart rs Temper
auce Sunday in the Presbyterian
church On this daUe generally tie
ministers of that denomination preach-
ed an effective temperance sermon.
Following are some of the points Of
! Rev. DR.. Mccormack sermon. He
handled the subject i'll his usual force
fuI and original manner A good slz-
cd congregation had turned out at the
Grove church, all without exception
commencing the PASTORS effort.
The text was founded on Romans
X[V.2l: 1T is good not to eat flesh,
nor to drink wine, nor to do anything
whereby thy brother stumbleth.
Taxing as a topic the broad subject
of Temperance" DR.. Mccormack
said "Wheu we join the church we
cease TO he able to look at thing mere
ly in thoir relation to ourselves; we
are in honor bound to look at them III
their relation to the life o. every 9TH
ar member. La the text Paul speaks
of abstinence not for a man $ own sake
but for the sake of others. One VINO
realizes his own weakness abstaIns tor
his own sake; another person, who re-
coguizos the weakness of those around
him, abstains for their sake. rms
chapter urges the Importance OF con
seierce. This is question on which
there is no room for difference OF
opinion. As a follower of Christ
mans duty is perfectly clear; he must
be total ab>tsiner
You all admit that there may be CIR
cumstances when it would be wrong
for you to drink-when you know you
are running a serious risk by dong IT,
The nurse and physician have to take
risks in mastering the plague. Busl-
ness men are bound to take risks; 9th
erwise the wheels of commerce would
stand still but risks that can be avoid
ed should not be taken.
| believe that in taking drink n
man runs risGs that might he avoided.
There is no place where drink is nee
essarv. Tie social cup does not feed
nor sustain. Granted, if you like, that
it is a medicine.
Further there are things nobody
should risk character of his oEn chill
dren-his own soul Your character has
reached stage in which it Is pretty
we'll fixed ana the danger of you ever
becoming a drunkard is very remote.
But what of your children The man
who drinks also risks his own charac-
ter.
The risk in your case yoU say is
small. bat every drunkard was once a
moderate drinker. Men do not de-
liberately become drunkards. Let
those wlo stand beware lest they
tall" Abstain for personal safety
/. 1t is wrong for You to drink
hen YOU know it i an occasion OF
stumbling to others. This l. to Christ
ian people an unanswcrable argument.
The strong language of Temperance ad-
vocat, Is no good excuse for turning
deaf ear Oar national drink bill IS
enormous. The victims belong to all
classes. TO both sexes.
?. Is self sacrifice a part Of the
Christians duty: Take up thy cross
and follow me " But why should
man give up drink what difference
will It make-why should man give
up what he likes? The life OF the
drunken wretch. the besOttrd scamp
stands out as red signal OF danger.
Satan does not take the innocent
voung man to the Justice's cnrrt on
Mon az morning Ia persuade h'n that
a little wine or bel j. good tor him.
But on Sunday he takes him to church
points out the respectable church
member, Sunday school teacher or
elder, who is moderate drinker, and
discourses on their illustrious virtues.
That is a plea the young man can not
answer or withstand.
A respectable. temperate man is
worth 10, 600 drunkards III the devil 5
battle for the souls of the youth Of
our land.
Again ~ having drink in Jour house
you place il in the way OF ynnr clll-
drsn aud friends 1t is for each Of us
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