The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-07-09

large percentage of the crimes, taxa
ton, poverty and misery that afflict So
clety, This being the case, 1t becomes
The duty of all good citizens, says the
Christian Herald to promote temper
ance. Especially is 1t the duty of
the Christian, by his own selfdenial,
TO give an example of temperance to
others
Anachonis, the philosopher, who
lived In an age when intemperance
AFFLICTED Greece, was asked by what
means man might best guard against
the vice OF drunkenness "By bear
Ing constantly in his view the loath-
some, vicious behavior of the intem-
perate." was the reply. And surely we
OF this later age do not lack for OBJ
Ject-lessons when we look around us
and see thousands of promising ca
lreers wrecked by drink, courts busted
in the trial of crimes inspired by
drink, and jails crowded with crimi-
nails chiefly the victims of drink.
John Wesley's infexible attitude to-
ward the drink habit was well known
A friend of his related that on one &C.
cason at dinner Mr. Wesley saw him
take small portion of brandy. The
great divine in surprise asked the rea-
son and was told that it was for diges-
ton. "Ah," observed Wesley, you
take a tablespoonful now; that will
soon lose its effect and then you will
take two; from two you will go to
a glass and then to two glasses and so
on, till in the end you may bscQme
a drunkard." He pleaded with him
to stop it altogether, and the friend
wisely needed the plea
An old man died not long ago in
New England who was esteemed as a
good citizen But he had early con-
and drank temporarily and daily for
the greater part of his life. He gave a
little to his children as they grouped
around him; and they thought what
their father loved must be harmless
But with their growing years fond
ness for the stimulus increased, and
this aged man lived to mourn the
death of half his sons and 40 descend
ants who went down to the grave
drunkards.
It has been said tersely that "the
cup kills more than the cannon"
Drinks death-roll of victims in the
United States is estimated at 100000
year! All the wars of all the ages
could hardly equal the cumulative
slaughter by this monstrous vice.
The late DR.. Talmage emphasized
very strongly the duty of parents in
preaching total abstinence in the
home Let your children grow up
with an utter aversion to drink" he
wrote. Make 1t utterly nauseous.
Teach them, as faithfully as you do
the truths of the Bible, that rum is
a fiend Take them to the almshouse,
and show them the wreck and ruin
il works Walk with them into the
homes that have been scourged by it..
If drunkard hath fallen into a ditch,
take them right up where they can
see his face, bruised, savage and swol-
len, and say, Look, my son. Rum did
that Looking out of your window at
some one who intoxicated to madness,
goes through the street brandishing
his fist, disappearing God; bowling
defying, shouting. Keeling, raving, and
foaming maniac, say to your SON.,
Look; that man was once child like
YOU And as you go by the grog-shop
let them know that is the place where
men are slain and their wives made
paupers and their children slaves.
Hold out to your children all warn
ings, all rewards, all counsels, lest in
after-days they break your heart"
n.;,Ly- La.,,x,