Evening star., 1905-10-24
DRINK HABIT A TOPIC
WAS DISCUSSED BY WASHINGTON
PASTORS SUNDAY.

Among other sermons delivered Sunday on
temperance, at the instance OF the Anti
Saloon League, was that by Rev. D. l..
Blakemore, at Epworth NJ. E. Church South
He discussed the text: Nor drunkards
shall inherit the kingdom of God''
q Corinthians, WHO:
Following is an outline of the sermon
preached at Epworth Methodist Ep scopal
church South by the pastor, Rev. D. L.
Blakemore lat the morning service, from
text, Nor drunkards shall inherit
the kingdom of Cod q Corinthians, vi:1O):
After indicating Paurs classification of
the drunkard with all the foulest charac-
tcrs known TO society, and showing that
there is no place where he is welcome in
business. society or the kingdom of God
the preacher proceeded to discuss the gen.
eral theme of The Drunkard" as follows:
A drunkard, he said, ''is the victim,
whether willing Or unwilling. of the appe-
tlte for lntoXicants. He is a victim to the
extent OF his indulgence of the demands Of
his appetite, whether it be for one drink
or a hundred. A man is the victim of a
wild beast if it kills him outright or only
scratches him. To what extent may a man
indulge in intoxicants before he can be
classified as a drunkard? One act will
make man a liar, thief an adulterer
etc, and fair analogy forces the same
classification on the man who drnks-one
drink Will make a man "a drunkard. But
does not the term drunkard usually apply
to the man who drinks to excess? Granted
when we have before US the plain definition
OF excess Excess means more than is
necessary. Then every man is drunkard
who drinks liquor merely as a beverage or
1or imaginary benefit to any extent
Meshes Of Inebriation.
2. The making of the drunkard. The
FORCES at work in ensnaring humanity in
the meshes Of inebriat. are diverse and
potent. Heredity, lax home sentiment.
baneful parental influence, social exactions.
indiscriminate professional prescriptions of
hicoho1 In the treatment of disease-all
must bear share in the responsibility for
the enslavement of myriads of mortals in
the chains of intemperance. But the whole
sale department in satan's scheme of
drunkard- making is the modern saloon.
With the bats of free lunch amusements
music. good cheer and other sensuous
lures 1T tempts its victims to their awful
doom and rivets upon. them the shackeis
Of an unquenchable thirst for strong drink
j. The saving of the drunkard Really
he ought to be saved from drunkenness be-
fore he becomes a drunkard.% Prevention
is always better than cure. Let science
and religion clasp hands in mighty edu-
cational campaign to teach the rising gen.
Grafton the destructive effects of alcohol on
the human system. Then let loving effort
be made to win the drunkard to life of
sobr1ety. But, above ALL to meet at once
the prime exigency in the present temper
ance reform movement, let organized effort
be hurled repeatedly and unrelentingly
against the deadly traffic until every sa-
loon is banished from our land.
There is an organization that commends
Itself to the prayerful consideration and
practical support of all lovers of temper
ance-the Anti-Saloon League-whose single
purpose never lost sight of is the destruc-
ton of the liquor traffic 1t is composite
organization that fuses all varying tenn
perance sentiment and hitherto scattered
effort into one solid antagonism against
the saloon. 1t Is the first organization to
deal staggering blow to the liquor power
and put ii in mortal terror for its life Its
achievements cannot be enumerated here
but trust this great organization and stand
by it In Its unequal war against entrenched
iniquity until Its ideal. expressed in its
motto, is reached: The saloon must CO."