Show her sake rev A rowland chairman of the london congregational union relates tho following let me tell you what was told me by one of alio roost genial humorous companionable men I 1 ever met he is a professional fess ional musician and a freemason and happily for himself him solf an abstainer iia told me that both his brother and his father died drunkards and that on one of his voyages to america he being then a moderate drinker he resolved with gods help to give it up accordingly ho wrote from the other side of the at alantic lantic to tell his wife that he had taken the pledge the letter was never delivered when he reached homo the decanters were put on the table before and next moment ho was reaching out his hand to take ono when he bethought himself of his vow then looking his wife indignantly in the face he said I 1 arito you I 1 was a teetotaller taller now she sprang from her beat her arms around his neck and said no bt with all my heart I 1 thank god that you are and from this moment I 1 will give it up for your sake dear ah eaid ho that was a good day for us bothi dont be unwilling to give up anything it in any degree your abstinence will put temptation out of their way or strengthen their resolves A moderate drinker who becomes a total abstainer does a beneficent work not only is his example helpful but he helps to redeem the name of temperance from being a stigma implying weakness |