The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-09-26

Isaiah knew all abou; drunkenness.
He saw men reel through the streets
OF Jerusalem. Just as we have all seen
them reel in the streets OF our towns
and villages 4 recling man IS hui
man ship IN storm, and the storm Is
not external as oft on great ocean,
but Is within. in the brain, and his
nerves, his human cordage, writhe and
twist within him, and make him, for
the time. an utter fool. Il will be
good 10 see what Isaiah has to say.
LESSON.
" n. Thi, is a woe 1t was easy
20 call Woe on those drinkers al his
day who rose up early IN the morning
TO 60 Tor drink They needed no one
to call II down upon them. Il came
out at their own action.
Drunkenness is always the same We
remember the old soakcrs who in our
country village went early 10 the tay-
ern ior their dram.
II men would take one wr.nk and
60 of for the days toll, and let Il go
al that they would not be utterly worth
less But they do not rest thus Once
more Isaiah tells the story. They
continue until night What . picture
az worthcs.ncs. this verse Is And
jus, think It al came from the nrst
glass
vs.. -. Here ), another picture that
f;s well into our modern day Here
is a banquet The orchestra IS of
in a secluded place, behind palms and
flowers, and the wine Is Tree upon the
tables Blue glasses. red glasses.
white glasses. and there are hciuddlcd
brains before the banquet is done
Men make speech, and say foolish
words The work 81 the Lord is
the last thing that Is IN their thoughts.
The old prophet knew these people.
He could have called their names. We
know some such III our day You who
read these notes know some 81 them,
Are lhcy church workers. ar do they
care for the word ar work 81 the
Lord Sometimes one who proic>,c,
10 be Christian Is drlnkcr. Out al
this old Bible comes the cry of Gods
prophet against all Such-'Woc'
VS. g. The natural result Of nation
al vice is national overthrow Disaster
had begun To come upon The nation IN
lsaiah's time Its elimination came
later. Bu, men have never learned
the lesson The Spaniards who rushed
ont ui the Cuban harbor IN their war
vessels on that Sabbath morning ten
years ago. were drunk. and their dis
astcr was remedies. america seems
TO be waking u the national danger
Can ii be that our dcarth OF great men
Is due "a the curse IN our midst. even
as j, was in Jerusalem.
vs.. Il, Men laugh at the temper
ancc orator who talks ~ Isaiah does
in this verse But he was only giving
the logical end al what he saw. The
old Bible saws. Va drunkard shall enter
the Kingdom oi God. or urdS 10 that
effect. and il men cannot 90 to heaven
they must 60 elsewhere Whittier else
can they go, II whole nation goes
trooping hcllward hell may well Ell
large herself and open her mouth wide
Think 81 it. Four hundred thousand
60 drunk ont 81 lie, or are carried by
the drink habit out ni life every year
in America.
VS. *. Three sorts al men arc
grouped in this verse. the mean man"
the mighty man" and the lofty
man" Drink will bring each oi them
10 the same end The mean man" j.
the pchiau. the churl. the low caste
man He becomes a vagabond easily
under the power 81 strong drink The
mighty wan'' is the soldier or the
statesman The lofty man" is the
proud. rich. noble man who thinks
himself better than the rest oi the
world Drink levels them all down.
What wa, true then is also now.
America never Saw a more p'iiu spec
taclc than Daniel Webster drunk
When the mind is dcthroncd man :
only a brute. and drink always de-
throne, the mind 81 the man 81 whom
il gains control
y.s 10Y. The pruuhct gives the
end 81 the woe" hr called ON the de
bauchcd nation God will execute
judgment, the Lord will justify his own
righteousness The sheen and cattle
shall feed in he Old places. but >trang
crs shall possess the land Drink made
change II masters |, is the greatest
disinhcrtur the world has known God
is rcvcr Knocked What man SuwS
he also rcapS Drink washes out every
vestipc 81 power "a maintain an in
hcri,ancc. and when one hand lets 60
81 earth, fertility another takes hold
God =, not hard. He is Just 1t is the
drunkard who i, hard upon himself
When will men learn the lesson.
The las, six verse; contain Jour
woes They seem go be directed
against those who dcbauch society. and
who are responsible Tor the SINS ~
communi,ic, We de- not know whc
ther there were drinking shops in Icru-
salem. There probably were Men
have always hccu ms, alike. whether
Jew or Gcrti'c vi this part 81 the
lesson can be well applied To the
saoon-kccpcrS oi TODAY. and to the
politicians who are behind the saloons
and make them possible With this
though; in find study verse ~. and the
rest.
NSs 1910. What = picture the 18th
verse gives The great line ui men
the big ropes: tho heavy load. box. or
road boat. or cart; such things IS used
10 be called on the old farm stone
boats Iniquty ard sin drawn
through the world by wrecked men