Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-11
STRONG DRINK AND IT'S RESULTS
(By w. p. Long,

sideration Of every man and woman
on earth today ''Who hath woe?
Who hath sorrow? Who hath CON
tention1? Who hath babblings?
Who hath wounds without cause?
Who hath redness Of eyes? They
that tarry long at the wine. They
that go to seek mixed wine. Look
not thou upon the wine when 1t Is
red, when 1t giveth its color in the
cup, when 1t goeth down smoothly.
AT the last 1t biteth like serpent,
and ,dingeth bike an adder" Prov.
23; 29-32. Strong drink will soon
result in the reinforcement OF the
will, the enslavement of the man
II speedily blights and blasts, and
ruins man or a woman. 1t d.
stroys health. If you are strong
liquor will deJtroy your nerves. If
you are weak, 1t will enfeeble you
more; If you are unhappy, it will
only add to your unhappiness. II
leads to disgrace, misery, death and
eternal damnation. Oh God! may
these truths go home to the hearts
of men. 1t produces insanity. It
crowds our prisons with criminals,
who have noble wives and sweet in
noccnt children at home weeping
and sobbing with broken hearts
You have heard the sobs and seen
the tears streaming from the eyes
of the poor drunkard's wife. You
have seen the little unprotected
children hide and cry when they
wou d hear the wild sounds OF their
drunken fathers voice mingling with
the cold night winds. Yea, you have
heard them crying and saying with
trembling voices: Mother, father
is coming home drunk, and what
Will we do?' The mother meets the
drunken father at the door and falls
down upon her knees and with a
bleeding heart she looks up at his
hot fevered cheeks, b'oodshot eyes.
and bloated face and pleads earnest
ly in great agony for him not to
hurt the family. The children are
hid with their little hearts thump-
ing and beating as though they
would burst forth from their bosoms
Oh, how sad 1T is to see a man reck-
lessly, and purposely plunging him.
self and family into trouble, shame
suffering and sin. All those who
owe happy homes and prefer peace
to discord, happiness above misery
do all you can against intoxicating
drinks. Wine is mockcr strong
drink Il raging and who's re yer Is
deceived thereby is not wise. Prov
20, Z 1t is heartrending to See the
silyertongued whiskey sellers. with
tEelr bewitching smiles AMI sed ncing
charms tolling our young men into
misery, disgrace, blood, sin shane
and woe. Woe unto him that Civ
eth his neighbor drink, AMI max
eth HIM drunken a'so. Heb. 9: Is
Dear young man, let me appeal to
you in the name OF Jesus Christ to
resolve deep down in your heart
never touch in any form strong
drink, the unpitykhg and soul de-
stroying curse. am In favor OF
our laws and abide by them. but
why license men to sell liquor, then
punish others for drinking it? By
one Jaw you send a man into the
ditch, by another you send him to
prison for being In the ditch. Wha,
sort Of justice IS there in it? Think
OF law makers enacting and making
Il lawful for dealers in liquor 70
sell that which carries darkness
crime, Oscillation into quiet peace
iul home Think OF the mothers
who are weeqing over their boys
drinking Lear young man If you
wi ] give your heart TO God, and live
5oberIy, righteously and Cody in
his present world (TIt. 2; HIP.
you will lengthen your mothers
days and smooth her troubled brow
and give trenglh to her failing
limbs.
Every true compassionate moth
or loves her boy. She rubs his head
with her hand when it throbs with
pain, and smiles when the glow Of
health IS on his cheek. She weep
when he suffers, when he IS delight.
cd her heart beats with pleasure, Oh
young man, lou whom This mother
loves. VILE you stab her tender
heart by putting your lips to the
cup Of troag drink? Now think OF
Christ. he suffered and died for
you, ne has done and will do more
Tor you than mother can DO. VIII
you sin aganst that loving Christ
and thus bar the gates OF beaveo
against you? n you reply. yes.
WI, you will fll your days ana
nights with misery unapcaxabIs.
your path will Ile Ia gloom. your
bed WI be bed OF thorns. your
soul vii be lost forever and ever
10 drunkard shall inherit the
kingdom Of God. q Cor. G: 10,
on, beware beware OF that fatal Gun
and do 81 you can 10 keep 9th RS