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( ) ) :f I Pi TKUD PICTUKE OF THE iilT^ri^f BY IIKNRY ADAMS. A Working Man of Yarmouth. V *i 1' YARMOUTH, N S C CAREY. PRINTER, 1888, God, of tlu' sale rt'turn ot him lo \wv and tlu' little ones? What younj^ man alter faeini;" the enemv, would not like to return and relate the historv of the battles he has touiLjht and won? Ves. there is a ray of sunshine in war, hut there is an evil upon which no Anj^el in Heaven can throw a ray oi li<^ht to illumine the darkness that rests upon that dark and damnin;^' e\il, '' Drink". Nothing" can uphold it. nothing can vindicate it. It is an evil tiiat causes misery, despair, and crime, of the darkest d\i'. There can be no brij^ht side to the picture. Let us look at the once happy home, as we gaze upon the cheerful countenances of tatlier and mother sur- rounded bv their little ones. IIow eajierlv thev listen as father and mother read from the Book of I^ooks, and relates to them the storv uf God's love : watch them at noon or night as they hear the father's footsteps upon the threshold, how they rim in child- ish glee to greet iiim ; watch them at even as the mother teaches them to lisp their first pra\iM- to that lb. )r ills. orini< whti kce in 11 he SODi his yov ere lay rec V Ibul ah! listen to the voice that conies troin Heaven's l^rcat Kiii|4, " V^engeaiicc is mine ; I will repay saith }the Lord." Go into the silent <»rave yard, as theeven- incj shade prevails, and o-aze upon the new made grave ; there beneath the sods rest the remains of what a short time ago was a blu.-.hing bride. Little did she think when she stood at the altar and j)lpced herself in the keeping of a man who pledged himself to j)rotect her in health or in sickness, in poverty or in wealth, that he would become her murderer. Alas I that pledge was soon broken, the serpent that charmed her soon showed his verjomous fangs, atui buried thetn deeply in the young heart that trusted in him. Listen to tlv feath- ered songsters as they warble forth their heavcn-tvincd lays, and rhe gentle zephyrs as they chant a solemn requiem o'er the beautiful briile that was stricken down by the murderous hand of a drunken husband. Free from strife and turmoil, rest on thou gentle slumbenr, the trump thai shall awaken thee will sound; th\' pure an(' spotless soul will soar to realms above, there to stand before the Eternal King as a witness against strong drink. Voung Ladies, can vou place your destinv in the hands of a drunkard? Can vou conlide in the promises he has made \'ou ; ran you be happy when you know that your companion prefers the company of low, drinking associates, who night after night, frequent the lowest haunts of vice and debauchery ; can you feel safe in his presence when un- der the influence of Alcohol ; can you think that he will ever perform the vows that he made you ? Do not be deceived, he will not, he can not, for it is not consis- tent with the law of God, or nature, for the evil one to do good. All good works proceed from God. He has denounced strong drink. He has distinctly and emphatically declared that " no drunkard shall inherit the Kingdom of Heaven." Then do not bring a cloud over your life, do not stand on the brink of a precipice whose yawning chasm is open to receive you ; do not /■' bring misery and woe upon yourself and family by placing your life in the hands of a drunkard. Lei us look into yonder collage, and wlial do we see? An a^'ith the furious elements above her : watch her as s^e rides upon the crest of the wave, dashing the spra}' trom her prow. She heeds not the elements, or the seething caldron be- neath her, onward she speeds with her freight of living souls : they are light-hearted and joyous as they fondly think of the loved ones the}' have not seen for years. Heaven's breeze favours diem ; even the Ac'ir as ^1 |he\i| Tath' arc nbeil ! up < 5 the : the mily by \v gallant ship horsolt seems todivinc their thoughts id moves steadily onward ; nothinj^ occurs to mar leir pleasure. All jL^oes well, they {gather in groups id admire the wonderful works of the Great Creator, they cast their eyes to the blue vaulted sky, and ^ehold the myriads of glittering stars that illumine leir ocean path-way ; or they look downward into the fathomless ocean and observe the animalcul.e that /are emitting such brilliant phosphorescent light from |their diminutive forms ; yes, they gaze in awe and lad miration, at the wonderful works of God, and send ?up a silent prayer that He will safely guide them o'er the trackless ocean. Time has passed on, and again they gather in groups ; far away on the distant horizon I can be seen the peaks of their nati^ 'and ; thus far the dangers of the ocean have been escaped, and soon they hope to meet their Iriends. The day has passed, the sun has sank beneath the western horizon, they 1 seek repose in their ocean cradle, fondly hoping th^t on the morrow their anxious friends will greet them ; but alas I their fond hopes are never to be realized, they little think the stately ship that brought them safely across the ocean is to be their tomb, and the waters, they so often admired, their winding sheet. Drink has again accomplished its damnable work, one false order f -^m her drunken commander has changed her course ; she now deviates from the right track. Onward she speeds, faster and faster, as though the fiends them- selves were in consort with the winds to hasten her on to destruction. Hark! what is the cry that comes from the lookout ? It is " Breakers Ahead ." Oh God. 'Tis too late, she strikes, the breakers overwhelm her, her sails are torn in shreds, her timbers creak, and all that is left of that stately ship and happy throng, are a few broken fragments and the mutilated forms the mer- ciless waves have washed on the shore. Let us go into the Poor Asylum, and gaze upon the inmates there. We will find among them those who once moved in the highest society, men of wealth, men of M s talent, men who once thought that nothing could de- prive them of their talents or their wealth. But ala^ I Wiiat will strong drink not do? We see what it has done for sonic of the nobles of the land. It has broLi'^ht them, step by step, from the palace to the poor house, and those who once enjoyed every luxury that wealth could obtain, have now to subsist upon ihr charity of (others — exch d from all societ)-, forsaken by their wealthy connections, despised by those who once cultivated their acquaintance — they arc left to dracr out the remaining davs of their life until it shall please the Master to call them home, \vhe?i their last resting place is found in a pauper's grave. Go mto the cell of the condemned murderer, and look upon him as he sits in that dismal place. Lo<)k upon his care- worn brou- his sunken eyes, his hollow cheeks. Lis- ten to the clank of the chain with which he is bound, awaiting the day that lie pays the penalty of his crime upon the scaffold. Ask him what has placed him in that postion .' In nine cases out of ten the answer will be "drink." I'\>llow traveller to eternity, can you look u])on such scents as these, and not aliow one spark of human sympathy to pierce your heart, or shed one tear of sorrow for that poor soul who was once a bright and noble youth. Go into the Lunatic Asylum, and ga/.e upon the poor unfortunate beings who have been deprived of their reason through strong drink. Look upon them as they rave in frantic madness. Listen to their pierc- ing shrieks and their blasphemy. Hear them as they curse their God, their friends, and their homes. Look at the violence that has in many instances to be used to keep tliem in subjcctiixn. Oh God ! is it not heartrending, Should such scenes be permitted in a Ciiristian land.' Oh man! thou art the cause of these dire calamities; be awari', there are dark and dismal clouds gatherinjg (uer you, there is a Judge sittinj;" ujV)n tlu' Throne whose sentence is irrexoc- 'i ■oil Id (J( \H ut a I, is lat it I,, th( poor 'O' that Ipon the Rorsak o U'il en ps o ■ left it si to laii I'-ir last JO Into Jon him '^ carr- . Lis- hini /fi ^'er will "1 you ^^' one •'•t. („• :^ uas n the C(l o/" theni )icrc- th(?y -ook Jsed i not n a of ml lu-e |thc ilyiii^ niaiiiac ; by the condemned criminal, and by iiiie wails of orphans and widows. Can you calmly look iipon these scenes and treat the laws of God and your Jcountry with impunity? If you can }-our heart must Jbe blacker than the depths of hell ; and sooner or ilater the retribution of a just heaven will overtake you. God has placed us upon this earth, and c^iven us some mission to fulfill. Wihit that mission may be we know not ; but we do know that it is our duty to assist each other and trv to save our fellow creatures from eternal destruction. Fathers, \'ou that are addicted to excessive drinkini:;'. Do you realize the sacrifices you are makini^ when y(^u oive the hVpior dealer your earnings ? Do you know what you are doinc;- ? Von are feeding and clothinfj^ his children, and lettin^^ your own pjo hungry and nak- ed, and in return he drives \mu that which will deprive you of your reason and happiness. You are cloth- inrr his wife in silks and satins, and your own hasto be deprived even of attendincj divine worshij), on account of her scanty wardrobe. lie is ^ivin;^ you that slow poison that is draininiL;' your heart's blood; you are pavinijj his reni, and allowin*'' your own to <^o un- paid, and he is turnini^ you a. id vour family hopeless and helpless into tlie street. Fellow creature, stop and ponder over \()ur case, shake oil the sjk'11 tliat binds you. If \»)U have not strength, j^o to C/od, lie will give it thcc, and sustain thee. Mothers on you main- ly depends your cliildrens' happiness: no father can lO command the* same respect and esteem tVom the children, as the mother does. From their birth, they are under the watchful and tender care of the mother, 'tis you that ministers to their wants; 'tis you thai shares their joy, andf^riet"; 'tis you that watches over them in health, and in sickness; 'tis you that catches the first accents that fall from their lips ; 'tis you that teaches them to lisp their first prayer ; then do not nej^lect to impress upon their youthful minds, the dangers of the into\icatin<^ cup; teach them to shun it, as they would a poisonous serpent ; teach them that death and destruction lay at the bottom of it. Oh mothers! can you, will you brin<^ a cursi' upon your own soul, misery and woe upon your children, by followino- the usages of society in tempt- ing them with the ruby wine? Remember, the first glass you place in their hands, may be the means of creating a craving appetite, that will plunge them into a drunkard's grave. Young Ladies, remember that noble heroine, Grace Darling, who at the risk of her own life, ventured out on the tempestuous sea, in an open boat, to rescue her fellow creatures from a watery grave, are ihere not thousands of poor souls tiiis da}' who need a friendly hand extended to them to save them from a far worse fate than a watery grave? There is a dark and turbid stream making rapid progress through this your native land. Can you not seek to arrest it in its course? There are liuman souls adrift upon it, and unless you reach them before they come to the roaring cataract, they will be forever buried beneath its seething waters. Will you not launch out on the ocean of life? Why sbould you fear the rocks and shoals that lay in your track, or the howling wimls and breakers "that threaten you? Take God for your pilot ; the bible for your chart; you will ride' safely through the storm, and finally bring those shipwrecked souls in- to the haven of rest. I do not believe that all drunk- ards should be condenitu cl, or \et trejited with con- tempt like ; It ha; oftspl liev tliev 1^et era VI all y' rive I ff-f- 1 1 I , '^^ tempi, as it is a well established fact that drunkenness I » ^'^^y like some diseases, is not contagious, but hereditary. F father. It has been asserted upon the best authority that the " that oftspring ot parents, who are habitual drunkards, t's over iji^erit that craving appetite lor strong drink, and atch es tis V also become drunkards, and in that instance len d you tlley are more to be pitied than treated with scor n. et there is a remedy provided even against that jininds, craving appetite, it is simply this : " Come unto me, ^'ni to g^]] y^^ j_i^,^ labor and are heavy laden and I will teach bottom your enipt- - ihsi theni -mher ' risk ssea, tVoni poor ^d to in a c'a m wd. are ach ley M\s. hy )ur lat )Ie le 1- ^Mv • o-race is sullicient give you rest.'' Still another: for thee." Then why not accept this remedy? It will surely heal you. JUit as to the liquor dealer there should be no sympathy, for I believe, that in the sight ol God, he is equally guilty as the man who plunges the knife into anothers' heart. In fact what is the diflerence between administering slow , poison, or striking the fatal blow at once ? The latter sends the victim at once into eternity, while the former leads the victim a life of misery and woe, and tliiallv plunges him into everlasting despair. Some will argue, that had strong drink not been designed for man, an all wise being would not have put it upon the earth. He never did! He gave to man roots and plants, but man has put t'.iem to an improper use ; he ha?" used them tor what they were never designed. God gave us the luscious peach as a delicacy : Ditl 1 le tell man to extract the deadl}- narcotic that is contain- ed in the kernel, and distribute it to his fellow beings? (jod gave us the viper and the rattlesnake. Did He tell us to take them intt^ our homes, to nourish and cherish them ? Nay, such theories as these are not based upon the divine law, they are based upon the works of the devil ; they will not stand test, and if there be a God, a judgement day, a bar of justice, the liquor dealer must stand betore that bar charged with the foulest ol crimes; and what can you say to that charge? Can you deny it? Nay, vou cannot! you have robbed the land of .^ome of the brif^hte-sl ol its voulh. ^^)u have separated husband to 11 an d wife, vou have desolated homes, you have tilled ^•"^J lIk' prisons, the poor house, the lunatic asylum ; \'ou po iiave supplied vielin>' for the ^alloAS, and last hut not least, you have robbed (rod ot'what justly belono-s Mim, — the souls ot" victims that you hay to into eternity usiiere d uu sav you ai e not o;uilty! There is not an anjjjel ia heaven, that will not sur.tain the charire auainst \'ou. The Lord has ij-iven to each of us o the 1 ne or more talents^ — are we u.-'in<>- tho«iMalents to id 2-l( e Jionor and ^iorv ol Ills name, or are we like the unfaithful Stewart, buryini;' our Masters' money in theeanh? Ministers ot" the <^ospel what say you? Are you as ambassadors of the Lord Jesus Christ, doinj^- your duty as such in re^^ard to the Temperance cause. I)v> you hesitate to proclaim it from the pul- pit, the !;id")bath school, or the private residence. Do you impress it upon the minds of your con'jfreoMtions that most dark and damning vices emanate Irom the free use of intoxicating; drinks, or that nine-tenths of of the crimes that are committed, are committed under the inliuence of stron<^ drink. Why should you hesi- tate ill doini^ your duty to that God who has placed you in a position to shew and teach the way to the i;-ates ol heaven." Do you fear man more than your heavenly i^'ather? Nay, you cannot! then why not unfurl the banner of Temperance in your respectiye churches? Preach it, teach it, aiul practice it; you win be honorino- your position as a teacher of God's law; and doinm' your duty towards your tellow-crea- tures who will stand at the same judi^eirenl seat as yourself. Sabbath ^School Teacher, are you doinir your duty to the little ones that are entrusted sabbath after sabbath to your care and relioious training ? Does a shadow eyer cro^s your mind, that you may haye in your class some poor uncared-for soul, "whose parents are drunkards ? Do you instill it into their youthful minds, that it is wrom^ in the si^ht of God bod cant tni:J;| defi proj in; trail w '.^ .' 11 : you ^^t 'hut L'lor^o-s hcvtj is in ihv 'arh of ^''Hsio k(! the H'v in ir Arc (loin/'- - pul- I'ian.s in thy th.s of iiL'si- aced > the your ■ nor :tivt' vou rea- t as itv . • ttT )L'S Vf SC 'iv Hi to iiuliilfjc in a jiracticr that cxentuallv will plunge them into a yawning chas.n, that will destroy both body and soul. ^Fhe acorn is small and insignifi- cant looking, yet, in that little germ, you behold the mighty and majestic monarch of the t'orest, which deJies rude and angrv winds and stands tl-ere proudly rearing its head above all others, declar- ing the wonderful power of an Almighty God. May you not drop some little seed that will be transplanted into the heart ot' some poor drunkard. where it will germinate and bring lorth a majestic tree that will bear many good fruits, and nobly with- stand all the assaults otthe enemy — Drink ? Would ' it not send, a thrill ot' iov throuour heart could wish. He is about to leave his parental home to seek another else- where. He carries with him i father's and mother's blessing. Kind friends and associates bid iiim farewell. In his trunk can be found a copy of the Holy Scrip- tures, the last gift of a fond mother. On the first page can be found several texts, inscribed by her own hand ; but not one of them contain a word of warning a'^ainst the ruby wine. Years that beloved son, until tidings [o by. Nothing is heard from s are conveyed across the in a murderer's ce'l. The ocean that he is incarcerated habits that he accjuired in childhood h him, step by step he has been brought into low de- grading company, and finally in a drunken brawl he ave grown upon 15 [has plun[];c(i the assassin's knife into the heart of an associate. Mothers, look at him now as he j-tands be- [fore an e.uthly jud<;e to receive tlie sentence of death, :hen look back at hicn a> he sat Lij)on your knee, or knelt beside you at evening prayer. You have bid him a last farewell ; your next meetinc:^ will be at the bar of God. Can it be possible, that on that day \our own child will condemn j-ou. Oh ! mothers, l)e aware of the first dUiss. ^Merchants and business men. iocs it not concern you, whether you employ an honest, sober man or a drunkard ? Can you expect a child to perform the duties of a man ? It cannot, neither can the tremulous hand or the excited brain |)crform that which requires skilful and judicious management. Can a man who studies not his own interests study yours ? It is p re- posterous to think so ; nature recjuires the human system to receive a certain amoun t of rest — how the n can a •"'lan who spends his ni<^hts in drinking and carousing be able to perform the duties that are as- siirncd to him? I care not thou'di he be wise as Solomon orlstrone as Hercules ; wan I of rest, excessive (h'inking, and other vices, must impair the liealth, weaken the intellect, and utterly unfit him for any re; ponsible situation, are 'enaa and em in women o f th eir reason. an d pi unj to everlasting despair. Is this legitimate.'' God forbids it — the laws ni your country forbid it. Look upon the poor frail mortal that has been hired b>' some miscreant to comm it a foul and r6 ! dastardly murder. I'hc time draws nif^h for its accomplishment, his coura^'e fails him, be cannot do it alone ; he seeks an ally; does he find help ? aye, readily in the form of alcohol ; he is no lon^^jer a 'nnn, his moral reason has fled, he becomes a demon through false courage, ar J thus at the hour of midnight, throuc^h your agency, he dees what man alone could not, dare not. Why an All-wise Being allows these things is beyond our conception, neither dare we question Mis authority ; yet, may we not presume to tiiink that it is to shew us what frpil creatures we are when left unpro- tected, and unsupi)orted by His Almighty Hand. You say these are imagi itions ; 'tis false ; they are every day occurrences, soul-stirring facts that should kindle a flame in the breast of every man and woman, and I defy you, in the face of heaven, to show one single in- stance where strong drink has ever elevated man, woman, or child, either morallv, physically, or socially. Hut on the contrary you can fnul where it has brought millions to a premature grave, tu misery and woe, ami to eternal destruction. You may visit all portiotis of the globe and you will find traces of the wreck and ruin that you have caused ; go visit large cities and towns; behold your work there. Go into the back slums and visit the abodes of habitual drunkards ; look upon the povert\-, the filth, the blasphemy — no brush can paint, no pen can portra>' it ; it would beggar description, it would change the countenance of an angel of God. Then think upon the luxurious home that you are feasting in, that home has been purchased by you at a fearful price — men and women's immortal souls. Think of countless numbers of homeless wanderers, as the earth spreads her mantle of darkness, throwing themselves upon the cold cold ground, a stone for their pillow, the canopy of heaven for a coverlid ; think you no one sees them, or knows tiie cause of their misery ? Yes, there is a God above who does m.t allow a sparrow to fall to tin ground with- out His consent; He watches over them. He knows thati aou .irc the raiisi" of it ; Mc has it all chaii^cd against you, and at the Judgment Seat you must answer to that charge. Then let me relate another incident that occurred in South Clark St., City of Chicago. A middle aged man, bearing an air ol gentility, despite his thn-ad bare garments, enters a pawnbroker's shop : upon the counter he lays a small parcel, and demands for it the sum ot ten cents ; the pawnbroker opens the parcel, and gazes upon a tiny pair ot shoes scarcely soiled. Where did you gel these? was the question asked: At home, was the response. You had better lake them home again to your child, said the pawn- broker. She does not want them, said the lather, she died last night ; but I want a drink and must have it. Fathers, what a picture, vour only child sleeping safely in the arms ot Jesus, vour broken- hearted companion watching beside the lit'eless form of her loved one, and you in the pawn-shop pledging the little shoes for that which will separate you and vour child torever. Fathers, you that are addicted to excessive drinking, stop and ponder. Have you ever prayed? Have you ever asked the Almighty God to give 3'ou strength to overcome your besetting sin ? If you have not, I beseech of you go to your closet and in the name of Jesus of Nazareth ask for strength. Look upon your dying, bleeding Saviour; behold Mim in the agonies of death, stretched upon the Cross of Calvary. He too was otlered a stupefying potion. He shrank trom it. Do thou likewise; "Ask and ve shall receive." You say these scenes are fiction, would to God they were fiction ; there would be less misery and woe, less crimes, less dilapidated build- ings and mortgaged farms, and less victims for the scatTold! Are there no sorrowing wives in this town who are ekeing out a scanty living, by plying the needle from morn to night? No broken-hearted mothers lamenting the untimely end of the beloved bov? No fathers standing with outstretched arms I8 wailiiij^^ to re'ccivc the prodiu^al son? No lond .sislcr liiditii;- hiT lace in shatiic iVom the diso-race tliat a drunken brotlier has brouolU ui)()n her? Are tliuiv no moulderinc^ forms in yonder cemetery, who bin for slroniL;" (b-ink nii^bt now have been enjoyiiiLj some honorable position in bfe? I liave seen thi' etlects of stronj;- drink, and moreover I have tell them, and feel them to this day. Were it not for stron<; drink, I would never ha\e been performinif manual labor in the Yarmouth Woolen Mill. Four- teen years a^o, when teaehino- school \u the vicinity of Moncton, 1 was an unwilliuLiJ witness on a trial for sellinjj: stronj*; drink to an Indian. The dav fol- lowin