The Abstainer S Journal

Excerpt from The Abstainer's Journal: January, 1853 They could perhaps have denied them selves the first, but they cannot deny themselves the second and the third, and then they go on till wine inflame them, and they become the scorn of their enemies and the object of pity to their friends. As a small quantity of strong drink is an irresistible temptation to 'such persons, they ought not so much as to look on it. Why not look upon it? What harm will the sight of it or a little taste of it do to us? Would you look upon it or taste it if you knew that a serpent is in the bottom of the glass, or if you know that the devil was in it? But you will soon find, if you indulge your licentious appetite, that ithe, old serpent was in it, lying in wait to deceive your souls to your destruction.'1' Now, we have to ask in passing, what have chris tian ministers, and christian elders, and christian church members to do with a glass that has got the devil at the bottom of it? In accordance with the doctrine thus expressed, very many are in the custom of recommending their intemperate friends and dependants to take the pledge as their only safety. Times without number have persons come to us that we might use our influence in inducing their dissipated relatives to abstain, mistresses in behalf of their servants, and employers in behalf of their workmen. Only two days ago a gentleman drove up to our door and sent in his coachman to take the. Pledge, and get a certificate that be had done so. This man had but recently withdrawn from the ministry of one who speaks from, the pulpit reproachfully ofrm: abstainer's journal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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