The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-04-17

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make is this: mtoxicants injure the
memory and Judgment. In Prov. 81 4,
8, it is written, cit is not for kings
. Lemuel, it is not For kings to drink
wine, nor for princes strong drink,
lest they drink and forget the law,
and prevent the judgments Of any of
the afflicted.' That means intoxi-
cants will injure your memory. It
may be that you once knew the law,
but now you have so forgotten it tnat
You may not follow it at all. Your
Judgment also has been injured. It
Will no longer guide you Alright and
You may be guilty OF some very reck-
less deeds. Sometimes it is said of
the man who uses lntoxicants, "I DO
not see how he can act as he does
do not see how he can bring so
mach evil upon himself and his peo-
pie" One explanation is, his mem
DRY and Judgment have been injured,
perhaps almost destroyed, and self
control is extremely difficult. so diff
tlcnlt that ] have in mind the words.
practically impossible.
The next statement drSr, to max,
i Is tins: lntoXicants iullame the pas
Si"nS. Here we desire 10 quote the
w"rdS Of Holy Scripture recorded in
lSlaah Oil, "Woc unto them that rise
up early in the morning that they
may follow strong drink, that con-
tinnc till night, till wine inflamc
tncm." They are now ready for al
most any crime. This condition is
SO often brought about by intoxicants
that it is said much Of the impure
living OF the present day is due to
them.
We also desire to make the state
mcnt: lntoxicants bring contention
and sorrow into the home. In this
connection the words recorded in
PROV. 23:29 II are especially appro-
pratr. "Who hath woe? who hath
s"rrowP who hath contentious? who
hath babblin-S! who hath wounds
without cause? who hatn rrdncss Of
eyes! They that iarry long at the
Wln'. tncy that 20 to seek mixed
WINE Nj The last ii bitcth like Il
serpent and Stim"rth like an a,ldcr.N
Tllal means If YOU use int"xicants To
amy great extent your home will be
lillrd with sorrow onG contention,
whlrh will be as fatal TO your hap.
plncSS as the bite Of Il poisonous ser
prnt or the sting of the deadly adder.
II you know of any homes where in
toxicants are used very freely, you
can verify this statement.
The next statement we desire to
make is: ''No drunkard can be
saved y This we gather from
Cor. 60. "Bc not decciv-
ed, neither fornicators, nor idol
ctorS, nor adulterers, nor cffemin-
ate, nor abusers Of themselves with
mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous.
nor drnnkards, nor revelcrs, nor eX-
t"rtioners shall inherit the kingdom
OF God.' Among these statements,
We SINGLE out one, "no Grunkard shall
inherit the kingdom Of God.' \
drunkard Is one who habitually gets
drunk. Now if it is your custom t.
get drunk, it makes no difference
what mtoxicants you use, whether
whiSkcy, morphine, cocaine; etc, YOU
are drunkard and there is not a
sign OF hope for your salvation while
in that condition. "No drunkard
shall inherit the kingdom Of God,'
Or course. YOU may reform and he
saved. but you cannot be saved with
out reformation. And here let us
pause t" state. if You allow Yourself
t" dcvrl"p int" Il drunkard You will
ind II extremely difficult 10 reform.
One great difficulty with the intux-
lcant Is. II dcctivcS YOU. In Prov.
20:l, We read. "Wine is mockcr,
strong drink is rc"in@ and wnosoev-
or is deceived thereby is not wise.''
These intoNicantS deceive YOU. They
make You think You need them when
You do not; they cause You to think
they will not iniurc YOU when they
will. This is so much the case that
You may develop the habit without
scarcely being aware Of it. and YOU
may never fully realize your condi-
tlon until it is too late. There is no
ifoe so dangerous as a powerful foe
| who comes upon You unawarcs and
such foe is thiS--,rs ia, intoxicant.
Beware Of the intoxicant: i, may
have You undcr lis contrnl before rnn