The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-05-09

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STRONG DRINK A CURSE.
It's Use Robs a Man Of His Most
Priceless Possessions.

The heart, according 10 the diction-
airy. Is the inner part OF anything;
the chief or vital part. the seat OF the
Injections and the passions; the seat
Of the understanding and the VIII. tho
moral sense; love; courage: spirit.
disposition OF mind" And immoral
ity and drunkenness rob man OF all
this. which makes him man In con
trast with a beast What Is a man
without the inner part. "the inner
man OF the heart In that which Is not
corrupuble?" lie Is beast and
worse; for a living creature which Is
takes no high place I'm the animal
world: and such is the miserable
drunkard
4 man destitute Of his chief and
vital part"-that part which can
know. understand. and respond 10
God. and which can edlfy. help. love
and serve his fellow-croaturrs--i8
moral monster; and such Is the mis-
cradle drunkard or opium slave. A
man without this vital part. g. a man
half dead. a blighted creature. his az
fcctions are paralyzed. he treads on
wife and children 10 crafty bis self
indulgence. the man Is without heart.
And ne Is without understandings.
Again and again the physical suffer-
ing which Is caused by HIS self.lndul-
gence In strong drink. has told him
the effect which intoxicating liquors
have upon him But the COMPARE
lively short time Of pleasure 81 all Dee
thinks OF. he IS without understand
Ing even Of that which his experience
teaches him. he O. befoolcd. blind
folded. by the demon into whose
charge the devil has committed him.
end he cannot help himself He has
sold his win and bis understanding
10 his greatest enemy Tor shortl.vcd
pleasure-the miserable creature Is
without heart.
Who knows how many have passed
ont Of this world into a hopeless
eternity with a heart taken away BE-
Gods great enemy. whom they did
not resist that he might Zee from
them And they have chosen an uu-
speakably terrible hereafter Dog pre-
pared. not for them. but "for Tho
dcyl aud his angels Matt. e5;aD.
Dmkards and aorcorers are often
linked together IN Scripture And
drunkenness including slavery 10
opium and other sedauves. Immoral
iiy. in an its terrible forms. and splr.
itlaliun. which is "a mental drunken.
ness. make men hoartlcss and cruel
towards their fellow-crcaturos a. hoy
are wicked towards God. ia their re-
lection of and disobedienoo 10 him
And drunkenness and immortality
are the essence az seld Illness. cor.
tinues Mrs N. Baxter. ia writing In
Christian Herald The drunkaId
maddencd by the thirst % hell. which
Satan has made 20 burn IN his body
VIII leave wiic and children. or hus-
band and children. mcared for. with
ont food or ERE. bedding or proper
clothing. TO Indulge IN tho temporary
satisfaction which the stupefaction OF
intuxication brings With o. on. how
truly. wine and new wine take away
the heart The power 20 reason. the
power 90 reflect. the power 20 have
compassion. the power 20 consider re-
sponsibility- Is gone. drowned by
The miserable drink the horrible
devillsh selflndulgcnce. regardless OF
what others suffer Aud truth. honor
honesty-all which raises man
depart when the drink. or opium. or
immortality lay hold Of him; he has.
Ike Ahab. sold himself 10 the devil
In the sight Of the Lord" q. Kings
21:25).