The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-03

A mans prayers and praises are but
hollow niockery before Cod, if he is
crook in business or holds in his
possession that which belongs to his
neighbor. We need a revival that will
convert the business world, that viii
make men go 10 their ledgers and
be willing to make things. right if it
would take their homes and the dishes
from their tables.
scores the ..Boozer.''
God is looking Tor man who will
not use strong drink.
Wine Is mocker, Strong drink is
raging. WhosoeVer is deceived there
by is not wise. At last it biteth like
serpent anG stingeth like an adder
Think of the thousands Of men
and women who are going down 10
drunkards' graves in our country.
There is not a cemetery of any size in
our land that does not contain the
graves of precious men who have gone
down TO drunkard's death. There
was a time whe they thought it was
manly TO drink, but it was the begin
ming of a habit that unnamed them.
When some one said, Brace up, be a
man.. they said. L can drink or let il
alone When they tried to brace up.
they found they were no longer
master. They awoke to the fact they
were slaves. They said, I hate it 1
deplore it, They realized they were
in the grip of monster appetite.
Il love the drunkard. ! hate the
rum and strong drink that kills him.
He has hard lot of it. He knows
1T, his family knows it; his friends
know il. II there is man here who
is enslaved 10 drink IL you viii come
forward / viii, put my arms around
you for the sake of your mother.
Il have seen the tears of too many
drunkards not TO love them. 1 have
seen the tears of too many wives and
mothers not TO be Interested in the
drunkard l have been in the homes
of too many drunkards, trying 10 lead
them TO Christ not to be interested in
them 1 have heard the pleadinss OF
TOO many drunkards and their wives
not TO love the men who are being
murdered by strong drink.
strong Drink a DeIuSion.
The man who says that strong
drink helps him in any way or makes
him a better fataer or soa. is under
the deIusion OF the devil l am as
healthy physically as most men and
know am stronger physically. moral
", mentally, spiritually because not
enc dron OF that acer-sed stuff goes
down NV throat. / hate whiskey.
love to haze il. / want 10 have an
tnereas.nS hatred for IL. 1t is only
worthy OF hatred. / want TO hate it
and fisnt il until tn. last grog shop in
closed ard the last drunkar6 has been
rescued from the gutter.
The Tragedy OF Drink.
some wears ago. was walking on
the streets of Cnicago and met a
! drunken father led by his two little
Y daughters ten ana twelve wears of
age Thev were leading him home
AS / anproache6 him. he said. Cant
won do sometnins FOR me?' All could
/ saw on the spur CT the moment was.
4 Go home ard mn xonr trust in Jesus
/ C,hrist and ne = man After ne had
! conc ,,ose words E,en+ ringing in my
I ,eari CAN, z.or do something for
me- cant Won d, somethipr for me?'
4 T knevS ma, -,as 80 cr,, of thousands
+! of me, ma wo,,Nn Of this land /
( rnew II w.s tba echo rom the tear;
I of The tear ;rsan;so eyes of abused
/ and -.ee,ecf.,d wives ~ crushed ehiid-
rer of -tarvir- families. knew 1t
was 10 ~ ~ ROT ~. whose .heeEs
wc,. wn,:ened ~ tnst enemy; knew