The Dolores star., 1909-07-23
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Dsbliity and Sickness.

Drunkenuess u Of NO recent date
II abetted the nrst dishonor Of parents
Of which ws read in the Word Of God
(0en. s:20-36): it, fruits are sin OF
the worst kind. writes Mrs.. n. Baxter
IN the Christian Herald. And God has
pronounced this powerful voc TO the
drunkards: Woe unto them that
rise up early in the morning. that
they may follow strong drink; that
continue until night. till wine innsme
them! And the harp. and the viol.
the tabret. and pipe. and wine are In
their feasts; but they regard not the
work OF the Lord. neither consider the
operation Of his hands. Therefore, my
people are gone into captivity. because
they have NO knowledge; and their
honorable men are famished. and their
multitude dried up with thirst. There
fore, hell hath enlarged herself. and
opened her mouth without measure;
and their glory. and their multitude.
and their pomp. and he that reioicsth.
shall descend into II" lisa. 6:1l-1D.
II Is no light thing when God him
self declares that hell hath enlarged
herself, and opened her mouth without
measure" because Of the drunkenness
which Is found upon the face OF this
our earth! But does he overstate the
TRUTH Who NIL our prisons? II II not
the drunkards! Who all our lunatic
asylums? 10 It not the drunkards!
who All our workhouses? II It not
the drunkards? Who MI our hos
pitals? Ask the medical men what lies
At the root Of much Of the sickness
and debility Of those who are carried
into hospitals. 10 II not the drink which
IL often the cause? Yes; hell hath
enlarged herself" The words which
come from the drunkard's lips SAVIOR
Of hell, the acts which como from the
drunkard's hands savor Of hell. Look
at his home; his poor wife beaten
black and blue, his poor children rag
ged and shoeless, his furniture broken.
the panes out Of his window. the crate
without flre. the bedstead without bed
ding. What has done II all? Surely
the cursed drink. against which God
utters his woe.
But Gods woe goes out also to those
who spcourage others to drink: Woe
unto him that giveth his neighbor
drink. that puttest thy bottle to him.
and smakest him drunken also"
Drunkenness 10 CONTAGIOUS; one drunk
ard makes more. God says Of the
lrupkards Of Ephraim that their
'sglorieus beauty 10 = ..fading lower"
thot shall be trodden under foot; and,
aisA! not simply common people have
erred through wine. and thrcAgh
strong drink are out Of the way. but
the priests and the prophets bave
.erred through strong drink. they ere
swallowed up Of wine; they are out Of
the way through strong drink; they
err In wisdom, they stumble in judg-
mont. For all tables are full Of vomit
and flthiness. 20 that there ID no place
clean,
Strong drink IL in itself displeasing
to God. "Wine 10 . mocker: strong
drink Il raging" And again. Wine
aud new wine take away the heart"
In the tabernacle the priests Of God
were not allowed to touch it when they
exercised their ministry. THE Lord
spake unto Aaron. saying. Do not
drink wine nor strong drink. thou. nor
thy sons with thee. when ye 60 into
the tabernacle Of the congregation. lest
" die: 1t shall be . statute for ever
throughout your generations" And
the same command II repeated (Exek.
44:31-23) in the prophecy Of the
temple yet to be rebuilt In Jerusalem.
Gods priests must be holy unto the
Lord. Nothing hinders our sensitive
ness TO the Spirit of the Lord SO much
~ being slaves to another spirit.
Many Christian who has been mod
crate drinker has found that wine him
ders prayer and communion with God;
and though II may never have been a
temptation to them ~ to many others.
they are conscious that. for their souls
welfare. they were better without It.
It,