The bases of the temperance reform: an exposition and appeal./ With replies to numerous objections. By Rev. Dawson Burns.

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which enabled St. Paul to say,' I take you to record this
day that I am pure from the blood of all men.' May this
consciousness be ours in respect, at least, to the blood of
drunkards! May not one drop of the blood of their
ruined souls be found at last spotting our garments! Are
we ministers of Christ? Are we servants and followers
of him who taught that it is more blessed to give than
to receive? We can take a course which will embolden
us to challenge the closest inspection of our influence as
respects intemperance; which will enable us to enter
without fear, on this ground at least, the presence of our
Judge. May no false scruples, then, nor fear of man
which bringeth a snare, no sordid spirit of self-indulgence,
no unrelenting and unreasoning prejudice, deter us from
doing that over which we cannot fail to rejoice when we
come to stand before the Son of Man!"
The Peav. TYi'lliai;t ay, of Bathl, wrote: "I sincerely
lament that many of my ministerial brethren in our severa
denominations feel so little interest in this subject, especially as they know, or easily may know-First, the immensity of evil of every kind arising from the use of these
liquors, and counteracting every means of doing good.
Secondly, that the entire abstraction alone can preserve
the mass from the malady and the curse. Thirdly, that
their own example would have an extensive and powerful
influence in their moral admonitions to sway others; and
that influence is a talent for which we are responsible.
Fourthly, that self-denial for the sake of usefulness is a species of benevolence the most noble, heroic, and Christian,
enforced by Paul, and above all by him who "pleased
not himself," but when " rich, for our sakes became
poor, that we through his poverty might be rich." What!
cannot we watch with him one hour? Fifthly, that
though we cannot, and do not, deem this practice a sub stitute for religion, it amazingly promotes the temporal
welfare of men, personally and socially. And as to re
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