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"'t ■sr,C:\,.- ATK B7 t1i« «; PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VOVA ^COTI4, ■J S^ #-'t^**:^ ~ vit ,^>*A -.%«,.-, 'MS »^irii#;^.«^^^^ :;>e "SB^iSTSDJJS ^jbi^' I ). } w i'g.'jiii^ '" ■■■> i «iiii»»i »«* '• " ■' '■ ■*•• ' i « i /v *-l AS Halifax, Poplar Grove Church, July 5, i84f. Hal/.Past 9 O'clock, R M. The Synod after a Lecture read by the Rev. John Campbell, " On the causes which have hitherto retarded the progress of tho Reformation," met and was constituted. Tresent as at last Sederunt. Read the Minutes of last Sede- runt. On motion of Rev. James Ross, took up the subject of Temperance. Read a Memc^rial from the Session of Truro, on the subject. Read also the Address prepared by the Rev. Messrs. Keir and Patterson, on the 6i.me subject, by the appointment of Synod. Agreed that tho Address Iks received, with a strong expres- sion of the Synod's approval of the diligence of the Committee, and that five hundred copies be Printed for circulation, under the superintondance of the following Committee :— Rev. Messrs. Baxter, Bayne, and Watson. Mr. Baxter, Convener. Ordered, that the Memorial from tho Session of Truro be remitted to Presliytcries to consider and report at next meeting of Synod. Extracted from the Minutes of Synod, PETER G. McGREGOK, Synod Clerk. I / I \%S X ADDRESS, &e. / K The Christian is not permitted Ly his Divine Master to neglect nny duty ; but is enjoined to walk in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. One class of duties, however, may some- times claim more of our attention than others. "We are most loudly called upon to oppose that sin which is most extensively prevalent ; and, especially, if it threaten to ovcnvhelmn society.— Who does not sec that this is now the case ? Has not Intemper- ance come in like a flood ? Does it not threaten universal niin ? Has it not spread untold misery through families, neighbourhoods and nations ? Has it not entered even the hallowed precincts of the sanctuary, and cast down many who seemed to be steadily walking in the way to Heaven. Surely, then, it is especially the duty of those who profess to follow the Saviour, strenuously to re- sist the progress of this enemy. Suffer, therefore, the word of ex- hortation from those, who watch for yotir souls as they tluu must give account. By what means, you may perhaps ask, is the progress of Intem- perance to be arrested ? Some will say that nothing more is ne- cessary than to be moderate in the use of intoxicating liquors.— To this M'e reply, that moderate drinking is the very source of the evil. It is the nursery in which it is reared — in which it spreads its roots, shoots forth its branches, and is prepared to yield its bitter fruits. As well might you expect, by pouring on on the flame, to quench its violence, as by moderate drinking to arrest the progress of Intemperance. If this plan had never been tried, gome hope of its success might have been entertained ; but, weigh- ed in the balance of long and invariable cxijerience, it i': found wanting. By its results, the only certain criterion of tiTjciency, Jet us estimate the value of moderate drinking, as a remedy for intemperance. Has it ever effectually opposed this vice ? Has it '.\'f , -.'S K tUi "I I • iiiii*ii '■* ^ n« rather giren it life, vigonr and actiritr ? We mar iafclr affirm that a large proportion of moderate drinkers hare 4c"m/ llT TT^'""'""^' •^"^"^'^^- ' -d. that no ««'"; t^vl ^ ». ' ' ^"""' * P*''^ '° '''>'«'» °>any had been des- ^oyed when jrou might foUow one in which all had gone safely ? rncurrrtkT ' '"^'""^ ''^'^ ^'"^'^-^^^ ^'^'^ --^•^ Bj far the greater part of those articles which are generallr Src '^rea^ '^^'^^L ^ "^ ^ ^--^ appetite "r«CuS desire. Bread or milk, however long they may be used, have no SrTub Lr'\"' ungovernable cra^ng/xhe use'of soC o^her substances, however, has an opposite effeci. The person who chows or smokes tobacco is apt to acquire a relish for t wS stanctrr'^" n"'^ '^ ^''' ^^^'"'^^^^ ^o this class o^sub- stanc belong all intoxicating liquors. By their frequent use aa appetite is produced which is resisted with extreme difficulty and hence, tdl a change takes place in the nature of things, mode: rate drmking must produce intemperance. The plan for arresting intemperance which we would recom- mend is-Abstmence from aU that intoxicates. We do not aSm hat considered in itself, the use of intoxicating liqnors is u^a^ u nor do we assert that it is absolutely forbidden in the Scrip, t arcs. ^V e think that, on this point, some of the friends of Tern- pcranccaUowtheir zeal to outstrip their discretion, and b. p Jeel "cat" ' "'""' "''" ^'^'^ ^""°'^' *^« ^^-« -hicL ?hTad- toTht^.*^'"'?^^"' P'^^'P*' ^"^ '^'^^ *o ~^«°«« «« of hostiKty to the cause of Temperance. To this we would answer, tha th. best causes are seriously injured bj the use of argument whch ^annot be maintained. When an argument is discover d'olS l^L-n7.,rT-T. '^"^'"'^ ^•^"^ '""^ cause in favour of which It IS adduced, is bad ; eren while it may be supported br other evidence that is irresistible. While, however, rtheve Uie use of intoxicating liquors is not forbidden in tie Bible we rtr:: T^::^:^T'''^''r.^''''^ ^^^ ^^^ti, eoSte" I« nt^ ^ "^ '"•"• ^° ^^^ '"^» ^« "hall now turn you. 4 ;^^ 1^ "t:iet us sec, then, how far it is a legitimate inference from the word of God, that we slwuld abstain from customary drinking. As a guide to the interpretation of scripture, this prin- ciple is always, held by Divines, that when any sin is forbidden^ every thing which leads to it is also virtually prohibited. This will be made plain by an example. Tlie command, " thou shalt not steal." not only forbids actual thclt, but also idleness, which would reduce us to poverty, and expose us to the temptation to steal. Now, if all that leads to intemperance be prohibited, when we are forbidden to be drunk ; moderate drinking, its most prolific source, must be a violation of the Divine Law. It has been asserted, also, that it is unlawful to abstain from intoxicating liquors because every creature of God is good, and, therefore, not to be refused. We do not deny that God's creatures are good, nor will we say, with some, that alcohol is a creature of the Devil. But the creatures of God are good, only for the par- ticular uses for which tlicy were designed ; and while, for oUch uses they should not be rejected, they are not good for overj- pur- pose. Poison is not good for daily food, nor are intoxicating liquors good for customary drinking. Nor is it always wrong for us to abstain from a thing, .the use of which is in itself lawful. — The Apostle says, t! at in some circumstances, it is good not to eat meat. Granting, then, that the use of these liquors is not un- lawful, abstinence from them may sometimes be justifiable. Nay, we may even proceed a step further. There may he cir- cumstances in which it may even be our dutif to abstain from that which may be ic itself lawful. Of this we have an illustration in the 8th Chapt?r of the Ist CorinUnans; The heathen were ao- coatomed to offer to their' idols sheep, oxen, and other animala fit for food I Oftbeae, paitwmoonsamed on the altars; and the rwBfiiadW dir*U«d among'the woratuppexs^ who fowtoi on it, in- *9 J i.' 1' riting their friend, to the entertainment, either in the idol'» tem p^. or ,n their own boui^. It appears that, aa to the awfo nl Apc^tle In h.s answer he admits that an idol i, nothing in U world that u cannot change the natnre of the meats offered Jit iif B:t "'"' '''';;-;'"^ '"" °^'^"« -^"'' --^eted z .Uelf. But every one d.d not possess this knowledge. Some who were not fully instructed in their Christian liberty wouldT; h.s meat wuh some superstitious veneration for the idoT and their conscences would thus be defiled. The Apostle therLfo™ warns the Corinthians that, if they used the libertfof a^mZ which had been offered to idols, others, who were less f Jly Tn .tructed. would be emboldened, by their example, to do so also wuhvenerafonoftheidol. In this case the/w'ould wornd tho' Whcrefore. he says, « ,f meat make my brother to offend I to offet" ""' ^"^'^ ^'^ "^^^' ^^^°^^^^' '''' ' -«^« -^ ^-tier It is evident, then, that when onr example becomes the means l?ft"?rr "':""• '' " '"P^^P^^ '^ '- thatwhichTin u^elf lawful. But who does not see that this is the case as re^^ards the practice of dnnking. Has it not lead many to intcmperan" ? Look around you in the world, and cast your e'y es on some of 1 Thir 1 T"'^:^'''- Y- -^" t>e at no loss for examples - These, alas ! a.e lamentably numcrous-so numerons. that ther who have never attempted to calculate the amount, would, if I could be stated to them, reject it as incredible. Were those per sons born drunkards ? Had they a natural appetite for int^ - c» ing hquors ? Has there not been a period in their history when they were saber men. and when they would have been offended 2tl.f/rTTT' "^^ ^'^^ "^"•'^ ^-«-« drunkards.!' But they did not wholly renounce the liquid poison. They par- took of a httle of the intoxicating liquid. It fiist they had no Lced TM t 'T '' '°'l'^ '"^"^"^ ""• ^•^ *PP«^*^« -« pro- duced. This, by degrees, became stronger and stronger ; whila their powers of resistance became less and less. The moderat! dnnker la hke the vessel that approaches the dest«>ying whirlpool At firft ,t. mfluencei «re alightly felt. Af she draw. nigh,^ha I I i I '^i Tj^'T :^ A? th« attraction increases. At first a comparatively small effort might hare withdrawn her from the sphere of its influence. But while this is not made, escape becomes more difficult, and at length impossible. Just so is it in moderate drinking. The longer w« persevere in it, the stronger and more enslaving our attachment to intoxicating liciuor becomes, till at length wo are the victims of intemperance. Moderate drinking, then, is the path which leads to drunkenness. Nay, more, it is the only path, — the only school for educating the drunkard. He who indulges in it coi'.ntenances a practice which has led vast numbers to ruin. Is it possible for those who are the followers of Christ, to persist in such a coarse consistently with their profession ? Will they not so far practice self-denial as to abstain from intoxicating liquors, that their exam- pie may not lead their fellow creatures to transgress ? So far is Total Abstinence from being contrary to Scripture, that in some cases it is demanded by Divine Authority. It is founded on the great law of Christian self-denial. If any of us should see a fellow creature about to sink into the waters of the ocean, and not attempt to rescue him, would he be guiltless ? If one of us should perceive a man in danger of being torn to pieces by a furious wild beast, without endeavouring to deliver him from his perilous situation, would he be innocent ? — If we should be aware that a person was pursuing a path that was likely to lead him to ruin, would it not be our duty to strive to arrest his progress ? And if multitudes, by the customary use of intoxicating liquors, are exposing themselves to the risk of ruin, shall wc make no efforts to turn them from the fatal path ? To accomplish an object so desirable, is it too much to make the tri- fling sacrifice of abstaining from intoxicating liquors ? Hear the language of inspiration. " If thou forbear to deliver them that are draw n unto death, and them that are ready to be slain : — if thou sayest, behold we knew it not, doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it ; and he tlat keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it ; and shall he not render to every man according to his work." Some persons seem to think that they are under no obligation* to promote the welfare of their fellow-creatures. When any coarse of action is proposed to them, their sole etiquiry is, how it will be of tenrice to themselves. If it be not personally adranta- ^^-fw^a y 1 V ^>^M. — - ' ^■■, ■- t •• ^^ MMifliBi 8 pcous, tlicj cannot U induced to embark in it. Like Cain thty arc disposed to ask, "an, I iny brother- keeper." But Cbri,u'anitT breathes a different spirit. It glows with social tendcmew, and feels for all mankind. It commands us not to I.>ok every man on his own things, but every mm, nlso on the things of others It requires every man to be the guardian of liis brother. la cTcry way It 18 the reverse of selfi.hnes.s, and breathes a generous and disinterested spirit. Professing to be Christians, then, shall we not show that we arc animated by the spirit of Christianity. If wc Bhoul.l manifest an ardent desire, in every possible v.'ny, to pro- mote human happiness, shall we not, when the welfare of our fel- h^w men requires it, cheerfully abstai: from intoxicating li.mors ? TTc are commanded to abstain from ail appearance of evil. In the K-r.ptures, the term evil bus two meanings, denoting either aflUc- tmn, which IS natural evil, or sin, whicii is moral evil. Here it is used in the latter sense. It is unnecessary to prove that the Scrip- tures forbid al! sin. Tiiie will at once be admitted. But the command goes further. It enjoins us to abstain, not onlv from evil, but from the very appearance of evil. It not only forbids Mn, but also everything which may incite to sin. Surely, then, the injunction strikes at the practice of moderate drinking. That Drunkenness is a sin, and to be avoided, will be granted even bv the opponents of Total Ai,stincnce. But if we would act up to the spirit of the Divine Law, wc must shun every thing that would operate as an incitement to intemperance. Of this nature is cut, tomary drinking ; for it is a practice in which we cannot indulge, without exposing ourselves to the danger of eventually becoming drunkards. *• Wc are taught to pray, " lead us not into temptation." Temp, tation here denotes enticement to sin. To all men this is danger- ous, and ^c can be preserved from it by God alone. Deliverance from temptation, however, is to be expected only in the way of askmg. How important, therefore, is the prayer, lead us not into temptation. But our conduct should ever correspond with our prayers. How inconsistent is it to implore God to deliver u* from incitements to sin, whije we are wilfully placing ourselves in their war. In such circHmst^nces. ca^ we expect an ap»w,er tq our prver*. ? If I r^|«r4. i^kmity, in iRjr, heart, the Lor4 yt^ nul • ,. ■■■■• > wmmmtf"'*^^ 9 bear me. This, howerer, U the conduct of the person who pniyii, " Lead me not into temptation," while bj the cuatomary om of intoxicating liquors, he is constantlj expoeing himself to the dan* ger of becoming a drunkard. Some persons aver that the use of intoxicating liquors has im« proved their health, and that to renounce it would, for them at least, be wrong. We apprehend that the utility of such a here* rage ici more imaginary than real. By whom is the testimony in its favour afforded ? Is it not chiefly by persons whom some de- gree of relish created by long use, has made very partial wit- nesses ? But, even if we admit that testimony has been given by some who have contracted no relish for it, we reply, that they have never tried the practice of total abstinence. They have ex- amined only one side of the subject. Their experiments have not been snfiBciently extensive, nor their induction of particulars com- plete ; and, therefore, the evidence which they have collected, is not sufficient to conduct them to a correct conclusion. On this point, they are best qualified to judge correctly who have tried both moderate drinking and entire abstinence. Let us hear somC of them. The Rev. J. A. J.».ne8, of Birmingham, declares that he had tried abstinence for two years, had endured much ministe- rial labour, and could avfer that he had never laboured with so much comfort, as since he had rigidly adhered to that principle. The Rev. W. Jay, of Bath, says, " For the last six years I have been a teetotaller. To this (now I am past 70,) I ascribe, under God, the glow of health, evenness of spirit, freshness of feeling, ease of application, and comparative inexhaustation by public la- bour, which I now enjoy. The subject of teetotalism I have ex- amined physically, morally and christianly ; and, after all my reading, reflection, observation and experience, I have reached a very firm and powerful conviction. I believe that, next to the glorious gospel, God could not bless the human race so much as by the abolition of all intoxicating liquors." By what is called the moderate use of intoxicating liquors there is incurred a uaelesa waate of property. No person who has not made the calculation would imagine how large an amount of pro- perty is consumed in this way. The sums expended, individaally ooQsidered, may indeed be small, but in the aggregate, they make « •;, dk. ■A' VI*.: iiA' M^ JH«-^hNM«toaB«*iMMMrfErik-a large lunoont. And how foolish to expeod our propertgrteM useless^ a purpose ! How many ure the demands upon us ftnr the accomplishment of the most valuable ends ! Never was there • time when there were more claims upon our liberality. Young men are to be educated for the ministry, domestic missions aro to be ])romoted, weak congregations arc to be assisted, missionaries are to be sent to heathen lands, and the word of life to be placed in cvei/ hand. For these purposes great expenditure is necessary. Shall we, then, waste, in the purchase of intoxicating liquors, that ])roperty wliich is required for the promotion of so many valuable objects ? Let us remember that our property is not our own. — We are Stewards. For the talents committed to us we are res- ponsible to God, and soon we must give an account of our Stewardship ; and how will we answer for the use of that property wliich has been expended in the use of intoxicating liquors ? C^au we plead ihat it has been for the glorv of God, the good of our fcUow-crcaturcs, or for our own improvement in any way ? The plan which Wc would earn* stly urge upon you is — TotaJ Abstinence. This is an effectual remedy. Let it be adopted by •ill, and intemperance will cease from our land. And surely it is n practicable plan. Surely there is among us sufficient piety, sufficient regard for our fellow-men, sufficient self-denial, sufficient, compassion for the perishing, to lead us to submit to the triffing sacrifice. " There is, says the Rev. Baptist W. Noel, no zeal, no faithfulness, no pity, if we can see the wicked die, and refuse to save them. If a man were placed among a spirit-drinking popu- lation, where he saw thousands hurried down to death by that vice, it would be his plain undcui.'.ble duty to abstain. If we, as the disciples of Christ, arc really anxious to convey blessings to the degraded, we must, we are absolutely bound, to set them aa ex» ample in this matter." ISIany, however, declare their willingness to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors, who refuse to connect themselves with Temperance Societies. But if abstinence be right for the indivi- dual, we do not see th^t the action is vitiated by entering i&to an Bssxiatioa with others. Is it not an accredited maipm thftt •♦ Unim M Potfier f Is not our example in this way rendered t«ore eflScaoiottf ? I^or dioiUd it be overlooked that the methpi "S , - -- . »>'• V Wf 'y«r «»• tTi« jitspftgirtfdKi of "hU o^Wi CAhie ih tlfe wDfM iff % 'aA6ciiition. It Is not etaongti ihtx we proless oar ttWlfiti Christ indivl(taally, Wfe most conbect otirtclVei wHh'tlie Cfinrth of Cfertstj wkh one mind, striving togethet for the fMlhof the Gospel. Itmrtybcsaia, hotrever, that we are not con^nianded in the holy Scriptures to form Temperance Societies. Neither are wo commanded to form Bible and Missionary and Tract Societies. — These institutions, however, are evidently in accordance with the spirit of Christianity ; and we apprehend that the same may be said of Temperance Societies. That many violate their pledge is also adduced as an objection to these institutions. We freely admit the fact. We deeply la-^ mcnt that many who have connected themselves with these Socie- ties have returned to the paths of intemperance. But while we adniit the fact, we deny that it forms a valid objection to the tem- perance movement. Do not many who connect themselves with the Christian Church also act contrary to their profession ? Shall wc say that it is wrong on this account to unite in Church fellow- ship with the professed folio- /ers of our Saivour ? We repeat, then, that the plan which we would recommend is total abstinence from all that intoxicates. Many and weighty are the considerations which call for the adoption of this course. The good of individuals demands it. No person who persists in the customary use of intoxii ating driiiks is absolutely safe. He is, at least, in some degree of danger. He may, indeed, flatter himself that he is in perfect safety — he may laugh at the apprehensions of others respecting bim. B'.it many who once considered themselves as secure as he, have fallen before intemperance. None can con- tinue the habitual use of intoxicating Hcpiors without running some degree of risk ? Is it not, tlicn, the part of wisdom to choose that course which he may pursue with perfect safety ? The good of families demands the adoption of this course. Who can calculate the miseries which ititcmporance has introduced into the domestic circle? Who can delineate the agonies and the sighs and the tears of which it has been the prolific source ? How many have been the parents, whose gray hairs have been brought down in soiTow to the grave, through the drunkenness of their ■ w^-: y V ». N 1 J ^. ,_ 12 children ? How many children have been subjected to int«lenU>)« mortification, throagh the drunkenness of their parents ? How manj have been deprived of the meansof education, of subsistence^ and of comfort, which they might have enjoyed, had their parents maintained habits of sobriety ? How many wives have been broken-- hearted through the intemperance of their husbands ? What dis- cord, what contention, what misery has this vice occasioned in families ? Does not the good of the domestic circle then require that we should scrupulously avoid the causes which would lead to such unhappy results ? The good of Society requires the adoption of this course. So- ciety is composed of individuals. Its prosperity must, thereforci always correspond with that of the individuals of whom it is con- stituted. As the many or the few act their part well or ill, so will it be more or less prosperous. In any society, then, a number of individuals given to intemperance must be a serious drawback upon the prosperity of the w hole body. That this vice has inflict- ed the most grievous calamities upon society is sufficienty appa- rent. We have only to look around us and to behold its ravages. We have only to open our eyes that we may contemplate its terri- ble devastations. What poverty, what disease, what crime, what bloodshed has it occasioned ! Has it not turned society into a valley of Bochim, a place of weeping ? Does not the good of society, then, require the practice of total abstinence ? The good of the Chnrch requires the adoption of this course. The Church has suffered much from intemperarice. Ah ! how many who once gave promising indications of piety have been cut down by this vice ! Nor have the ravages been limited to the members of the Church, Tliey have been too painfully evident among the office bearers. Not a few of these have fallen before the enemy. — The evil has intruded itself into the sacred desk. It has polluted those who have filled the hallowed office of the ministry. It has tar- nished the purity of those who boar the vessels of the Lord. Shall we then continue to indulge in that which has proved so injurious to the interests of the Church, and which continues to weigh so heavily as a dead weight upon her energies ? Shall we not adopt that course by which the evils o' intemperance may be prevented from assailing her ? Surely the peace and prosperity of Zion are motives which ••'^'"iTKi"'!'^-'-'"'''- •' ■• ^>v \f \v i 13 , .h. h«»vu ot tU who loTe ker. And suv«l; ''^ »urt appeal to *'^«>*"'*J;.f^.,, that coum which lh%gu..d ^1 not rehire ''^^ f^ri'-l^'^^^ ,^^ of the Church requires. ,f individuals, of f^^^'^^^'^^Th ^/^ who profess to b« «Ae/oflo«.- JC u. «i>eci«i/y w.c«n.6«nt .n '^^"^^^^ The Church i. "» city .y ,Ae Saviour to *»;-*-«-'- ^.^^^^e is a coBspicuo^u object ionanhiUwhi^caauo^j^^.S^^^^y^,^ ,,,,,. ^ her movements aw ««^»^y ^ a^i^t^ry effect or the example i» i-«,'««^^^:ttu^ -^^00-86 whi^^ contrary according to ^^s nature. ^J^^ surely then of very great ^ith regard to the ^^^^"T'ZlZlo^- foremost in the sup- iniportance. It U <^«'""^y ^V^,^ ^haU she not show herself ir^iou of the vice of ^"^'-PJ'^^J^ ^^.^ Master ? Has Jesu. \ be animated by tj« J-* f ''^ .^^ ^ ,nd shaU we, who made so great sacrifices ^ ^^ "^ ^ i,^e and to possess b. profess to be his followe «. *« Wemt^ ^^^ .^. Spirit, refuse to make ^^«^^;"^^„, our friends, our brethren- tUtingUquorstorescueourn^^^^^^^ ^^.^^,,,. ^rom The office ^-7 '" tc?rtheir influence and example wUl be the position which they o<'«^P> '^ ^^^^, of the Church natu- pcculiarlyfelt. '^«/^^"^,*^J'?;txrmpie. They have, therefore. rally look for directmand ^^^^ f^^^ch in their power for ad- greltrcsponsibiUty because they have mu^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ vancing or ^-^^^"^^^ ^^^J^^rproduce inebriety countenance the use of Uquor. w h en p .^^^^^^^ ^^^^ auct will be likely to h^-y^^^^ ^,^ ,,,,,hand, should private members of the ^^^'J' ^ ^he total abstinence prm- Ly sanction, by example and ^fl^^^^^follov. To the Elders of eiple, the hp.piest results are l^^ly ^^ affectionately, our Churches, therefore, ^^J^f/Jiously tL course which you though respectfully. ^^y\^'^^lZloJt.n.nce to temperance „e pursuing. Are >- ^^^^^J "^^^^^ on the dreadful evd. or to intemperance ? If you ^ ^^^li^g, but most of intemperance, ^^^^J > ^^J ^ ^^imate plan for the snppre- .nxious, to lend your ^ ^ »o ^^^^J./^^, ^^jy practice abstmenc. 1 1 ^r'S: ' ■ %X •