The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-11-10
MIR. CsssEL's ADDRESS
Delivered Is.fore the OcaIa Bapti> I
sunday school Sunday, Nov. 8


sunday school Sunday, Nov. 8
The pages of history are sadder-
ed by the record of men of mighty
dnteIlect AMI splendid genius who
fell a prey 20 one form or another of
intemperan,e. Many of these
thought that they could drink or let
| it alone, but they were deceived
thereby AMI found in the end that
strong drink was a mocker But we
are, indeed thankful that there are
some whose names are emblazoned
on our country's scroll Of fame who
were greatest in their power of self
control. They were mightier than
! Alexander who, conquered the world
! for they ruled their own spirits, pas
sions and appetites, while Alexander
was conquered by intemperance
Among these great souls there are
two who stand preeminent for their
self control and self denial and for
| the clean, pure lives which they lived.
| 1T is especially fitting, therefore, in
these exercises that we should here
unveil their pictures and pay tribute
to the greatness and goodness and
/ purity of their lives, which should
serve as model and an inspiration
to the boys and young men of our
land.
Here in the center stands Lincoln,
urboso che re 20 ma hiring Prom tho
,fbeginning of his career, increased in
magnitude with the 1eeting years. 1t
IrwouId fbe difficult to estimate how
much the American nation owes TO
his far-sighted wisdom and noble
| life. His great unchanging creed
was righteousness exalteth a ma
| tion," and he considered temperance
one of the cardinal principles of
righteousness. No one ever made
such marvellous triumph over diff
culties and lowered to such a lofty
height as did Lincoln without being
I a master of self and praeticing tenn
!perance in all things. The liquor or
CARNATIONS have just recently tried
to gain favor with the Grand Army
men by claiming that Lincoln was
opposed to prohibition, but Several
/ posts have offered large rewards TO
/ anyone who will cite word or a
L deed, private or public, that would
justify such statement. In his re-
ligious views, in his early life, Lin
coin was a doubter, but in his ma
i
BILE religious feeling and became
firm and undoubted believer in God
and immortality. Many of his noted
statements breathe the noblest Chris
ton sentiments. Note them in such
expressions as, with malice toward
none, with charity for all, with firm
ness in the right as God giveth me
to see the right and again in ct
know that i am right for liberty is
right for Christ teaches it and Christ
is Cod When nine years of age,
Lincoln promised his mother that he
would never touch strong drink Liv-
J ing at time and in a section where
drinking was the rule he was count
ed peculiar for his abstinence He
very early wrote a strong essay on
1.-THE Evils of Strong Drink" join
ed the Sons of Temperance in his
} early manhood and delivered a noted
Temperance address at Springfield,
Ill.,, in 1912. When notified of his
, nomination to the presidency, he ig-
nored the custom of the times and
drank the welfare of the nation in
the best drink ever b<ewed for man,
IAdam's ale
Here on the right stands Lee, per-
haps as great and good and unselfish
man as ever lived N the annals Of
time i know of no other man in all
history so worthy in every particular
of being held up as model for
young men. Well might it be said
Monroe: IF his soul were turned
wrong side out it would be found
without spot or blemish.' He never
touched tobacco, brandy or whisky.
When starting to the Mexican war, a
lady gave him bottle OF old wills
ky, saying that he would be sure to
need it, and that it was very fine. On
his return, he sent the bottle unop-
ened to his friend to convince her
that he could get along without whis-
ky. He did all in his power to dis
courage drunkenness among his Of
ficers who drank freely, saying, Il
cannot consent to place in control of
nthars one u.hn cannnt control him