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Show .; j AXEYl-PBESEXTTEMPTATIOX. : i ; ."As our C&tholic boys and girls grow up," says j ' ! the Bishop of Xewport, England, in a pastoral on l ' :' the responsibility for intemperance, "they have to I i ; inako their way in life. through an atmosphere of ! , drink, as one walks through the miasma and the s ) deadly peril of an Africal swamp. There is seldom ,, ' a christening, or a wedding, or a funeral, without I 1 disgraceful excess. There is a public house on : every corner, to tempt the workingman, and the t workingmaivs wife, and the workingman's sons and I 3 daughters. There he finds light, and warmth, and j j coiiipauicndiip after his work, to induce him to throw away his hard-earned wages, and to stave and shame his family. There, amidst coarse mirth, ' and treats, and wagers, and jests, a,iid reckless lan- guage. he finds the dangerous liquor everywhere, . ready to be called for, ready to clinch a bargain, or t to honor a bet, to toast good-fellowship, or to drown I disappointment iu fire. Can this he the career of j rational mvw'i Can this perpetual fume and reek r of alcohol be worthy of Christians who are signed I ? wiih the Baptism of Christ, and have been ad- " " mitted to ihe Table of the Lord? Can this stupid i quaning, this inane hilarity, this irrational talking, shouting aud quarreling, be the preparation which t immortal souls should make for death, judgment I rJ and e ternity I" Sacred Heart lleyicw. J |