c; K; ( ; V.. i AfFAMILY-itlEVSPAPER. f Jk (Dffirinl 0rpa d tyt -(Drb: if itt ranb:Bf ;Cnnim:nirrr. ; r ;VGL. III. RALEie;:-;N. ,EPT.29;1B69. r i ii i i t it I - i -i-jS. : r- VfflOtLARS A YEAR - - - ' - - ' -m I' '.SI' TZ 'Ml "H I - , " : Ji - : ' .'i'fi,' 'i-? j- - - . . . -v . , t i f . .. : - . - . - 7 Publisiied by special permission of theNation ;al Temperance Publication -Society N.Y. TSIE civ. DR. VILLOUGHBY ' - ' ' and ' ' v,HIS WINE. CHAPTER I. TAKSON TVILLOUGIICYISIX HIS STUDY.'.' There are foolish shepherds (Zccli. xl 15.) Therare fchephnrds that feed Uiemselres and not their flock FEzek. xXxir. 2.1 There are hard hearted and pitiless shepherds Zeph. xl. 8. There are shepherds that instead of heal ing,rflite, push, and wound the diseased Ezek. xxxit. 4, 21. There are shepherds that cause their flocks to co astray Jer. 1, C.J And there are shepherds that feed their flocks Acts xx. 28.1 Johx licsYAy. . l The fact is, brethren," said Dr. Willougliby, "I have for the most part stood aloof from all these works of mor al reform. I have no tnste for them.--In inv view. thev .interfere with the simple preaching of the gospel. I have made it my business to preach 'Christ and him crucified,' and I believe that in 6howin men the sinfulness of their .own hearts, and their need of a Savior, the'whole ground is covered. Clennse dho fountain, and the stream will be pure. Let a man's soul be "renewed, tmd his outward life will take care of itself. I believe all works of moral re form are superseded by the preaching of the gospel." The sneaker was a nian pr.st " middle life, of a dignified presence, a lofty, im pending forehead, and a keen black eye under shaggy brows. -lie spoke in a dear voice, with great deliberation, and as one having authority. Grouped ubont him in the arm-chairs and com fortable lounging-places with which the room was abundantly furnished,, sat a dozen cIcrgymenjJn the easy attitude ot men whoso day's work was done, and whom a good dinner haddeft com fortable in body and mind. - "You express my views exactly, doctor," said an elderly man with- a double chin, and an immense white nceklie. ; ' In my judgment the mis take modern reformists makolies just here! To accomplish any special work they substitute a human instrumental ty foi;thc gospel. ; Yes, sir, the force of roan's weak resolution is put in place of the po wer of di vine grace. I have no patience with the mistaken zeal of these fellows, in the ministry or out, who go bellowing through the world, Heforra '. Reform ! throwing Open the door of fanaticism, and, -with a lighted 1 fagot in one hand and a drawn sword In thesother, cut and slash in the name of jdiilanthropy and charity. We ought sis ministers of Jesus Christ to oppose fanaticism in every form, and for my parti glory in the name ot a conserva tive, taking the ground of conservatism . enlightelhed by the gospel." v I believe it to be the only safe course to pursue," said Dr. Willough )y "and in regard to this tempeiance movement, to wKich-Some allusion has been made, it has so re jriote a bearing upon the great object for which the mimstrwas instituted, is 80 delicate and impracticable, and in the hands of wire pulling demagogues has become so mixed upland befogged and interwoven with politics, that I have no disposi tion to meddle with it." . A young man sitting on the outside jof the circle manifested great uneasi ness during this conversation, and now, bending- forward, seemed about to speak, but was prevented by a brisk, little, black-eyed man, a professor in the neighboring theological seminary, who eagerly responded to Dr. AViNoughby's remarks. uXou are right, brother Willougliby, quite right," he said. "We must let these outsiders alone. In all our works of philanthropy and charity, we are, in my opinion, safe just so long as we keep to God's appointed way. The church is that way. All these outside-work- lug, tmajuuuug nanus m a work of moral reform as a 'hail fellow well met w hvhuumj mm Luc oinner i 1 1 1 ... aauDing ourselves witn untempered mortar. Brethren, it's like forsaking ! the' fellowship of God's chosen people, leaving the road that carried the patri archs and prophets to the celestial citv with the Holy Spirit to fire our engine, and the Lord Jesus for our conductor, and jumping; aboard a j fast train; on another track, with strange fire in the engine, 4ind the rnffcuff of the streets, the ring-streaked and the speckled, in the cars. My Bible gives me no direc tion to join a teetotal society. .Let ns keep within the pale of the church, brother Willonghbv, and we shall in all onr endeavors to benefit our fellow men have the Master's, approval .and wlnt me.i""rrp! cf succc-s cc. " fit to ... .m. -iJ ji paie young man atrnu mostKtriKingiy is tins true ox lun Dr. Willonghby's right hand, ' 4 have you trained yonr pepple so well, that they suffer you to hold this 'position in peace?" i V.; ' , The tones of his voice were , peculiar ly 8.9ft and. musical, and Dr. Willough- hy's face assumed its most benignant expression as he turned to reply. " Why, as to t ha t, Louis,'? he said, " there are uneasy spirits in every com munity, - men who .have their pet schemes, and whose zeal for the time! being is narrowed down to a single is sue; who ride theii hobby and dwell on their one idea, till they come to think their way is the only right way. I have such in my church, good Chris tian men, whose hearts are better than their heads. I iiave a high respect for (hem. I believe they are actuated by the best of motives. Thcv come to me every now and 'then, . clamoring for some new measure. 1 liey wTant r the pledge circulated, or a popular temper ance lecturer procured, or some new organization started, and I treat them with jrreat co.urtesv. and Gratify them when' I can. I do this conscientiously, for I agree wdlh them in the main. I acknowledge the force of all they say concerning the great and growing evil of intomperance in our midst. r I lament it as they do, aiid we only differ as to the ways and means of eradicating it. As brother Nash has very justly re marked, they put too mucfh confidence in human instrumentality.'' They' try to improve on the gospel, sir," sai65 the gentleman alluded to. "They propose to do for the poor vic tim of sin what only the almighty grace of God can do. And they are tools, sir, in the hands of wire-pulling politi- cians, miserable demagogues, who, un- uIt Si..x.uS name 01 temperance, have raised themselves to power bv punueuug to uie passmns or zeaiors ana ,T : i L1 i. i lanatics. iney break up the pcaco ot ... , ..j set brethren at variance. They march .u Uiu xauKs u pouucai wiH, ana iigm the fires of fanaticism on our very hearthstones, and in our Christian as- The young man who had before man- Z C a . 1 . .T . 1 1 uebteu a uisposiuon 10 speaK, now aa- wiH 6ay to my people wherever I la dre?se4 Dr. Willoughby. He was of bor, ' I take you to record this day that mau.y proportion, witn a iair, open, ana iainer noria mce. a clear gray eye, ana a prolusion 01 Jignbrown curly hair. , He was a str anger to most pres- ent, having been lately installed as pas- lur Ul luu "gregauonai t Vmircn in Grantley, a manufacturing village some xmny raues aistanr. " Hr. Willoughby," he said, very re- ; - ectfully, " will you tell me .hat you unaerstana, sir, oy a work ot moral re- lorru f ' . jl iiu aocior gave trie questioner a searching look from under; his shaggy brows. ' y : . , r v " A work of moral reform, brother Richmond," he said, "I understand to j be a united action, by a body of men, to ! correct sonic wrong-doing in the com- munuy, tne en sonal or public "Yes; and is decidedly immoral aeavor to suppress per- u- "i:nnn;.T. iJt " , " I x f -V : """ pre- Wait a moment, Richmond," said ilc., , ; . J Hnt wnn vnn talk about bnnsrinsr ?tne 1 : . ? . - . lai i I . . - if . ucceful, that wbich wl,Ilt. nna nu.hori.v of. CoV law to X! ln0, . J"""? WM U l"US"- suppressed, and the community becomes the battle for teetotalism is God's bat conformed externally, at least, to the tle, you make a great and fundamental uunuvuimudUUS UIJU W1H OI JOU. am ngn 1 xnere, ur. V iIlougUDy i" Undoubtedly." " Then does not moral reform tend directly to man's salvation? It isuot, of course, a work of salvation itself; but, by cemoving the greatest obstacles to the success of the gospel, does It not prepare the way of the Lord?' If this is not a minister's business, whose is ltr it Manuiug aloof from works of moral reform under the plea that our business jis to preach the gospel, whq will do this-work? It Christianity, which has the promise of the life that now is, as well as that which is to come, does not take the lead in every enterprise of plnl - anthropy, where is snffering hnniamty to look for aid?; gospel!, what is it? 'Thegrace of God bringeth salva tion, teaching us that, aenymg ungod liness and worldly lasts, we should, live wberly, righteously, and godly,-iu this present world.V My dear brethren, we ennot separate moral reform fr ; i"ior?.--,i';';0 tr,'o i" 1 - : temperance worK. 10 succcea, we) mhst have Abe weight and authority of God's law, and all the energizing love of the gospel. If the church stand backj if ministera keep silent, the ; tern perance reformwill in a great measure fail; it will, be a mere dietetic or sanita ry movement, evanescent, and withouj binding force. It is God's battle, and ice must fight it." ? He spoke rapidly, his handsome face flushing with excitement and enthusi asm.' : ". . . - , "The cross once seen is death to e ery vice," said the professor. .',' Broth er Richmond, it has occurred to me many times,' that if you ultra .temper ance men would spend a quarter of the time in earnest conversation with men about the salvation of their souls, that you devote to urging them to sign the total abstinence pledge, you would ac complish more for the glory of God." 11 Did you ever attempt," he replied, " to piersuade a man, thoroughly under the influence of this vice, to become a Christian? Is there any such oppo- Inent to the conviction and, conversion of sinners as intemperance? 'The sin of intemperance,' said good old Dr. Nettleton, in 1829, ' has caused more trouble and done more dishonor to the cause of Christ than any other vice that can be named.lu.il dread ,V .paid ijt&e martyr Williams, a little before his death, '1 dread to see the American flag come into the Pacific, j She may bring missionaries in her cabin, but in her hold are the fire-waters of damna tion.' And Archdeacon Jeffreys, after a resider.ee of nineteen years in Bora- bav, declared that ' without the intro a', of thototal abstinence nrinci plej Christianity would be a curse to india rather than a blessing; for the tt:j : v., O , 1 J he is forbidden t0 drink would rush at (mM to the bottle, and the Christian church become the most drunken 'part of India. Piead with men to come to Christ?' Sol will, and I will tell the noor inebriate that the first steo ' to be taken is to forsake his cups, for 'no God Brethren.- God helping me. I ,' am pure from the blood of all men; Mv vounff brother." said 'Dr. Wil- 0UghbV, with great dignity, " I deplore ' the evils of intemDerance. ' I. t00, would plead with the inebriate to for8akehis cuds, because h s only chance 0f safety lies iu abstinence. I hare - no .lUnAcUmn rno.AAla ,r. tU I ALiSUJOk LiAVlA VV AUVVIUIV fVV T VUI Kf VllV.li Be teetotaler if vou like: and persuade olhers tojoinyon rj isa part ;of - n f Christian liberty,, and though hold that there is a better way, ff that temperance is a higher virtue than ab stinence, that my , liberty - consists? in using the world, I shall not quarrel with you if you taker the extreme ground struck by the prevalence of intern per ance in our midst 'that to partake o the wine cup ever so soberly is a luxu m ciQta A rlivmn norm cemn mv ear hrnther. is not a divine rennire- ment, and you will allow me to say that the attempt you ultra temperance men are making to force the Bible to incui- cate teetotalism must necessarily fail, and the failure damages the cause. Let me ask you one question, brother Richmond. Was the Greatest reform- ist and philanthropist the world ever becinninc:, must have foreseen all 1 the evil that would grow out of the abuse (of intoxicating drink, was the Lord and; virion i " .:....-i ...... "ernly, ixot a wora,j.r, i.oi I ucur uu vuur oiuc. auu mitiijiuiu iuai 1 JesnsXJhrist, 'God; Imanifest in!ith jHeal a total abstainer? Did he fneoV f cite, either by example or precept, ihis , belief of yours ? Did he not come eat ing and drinking ? i Did he not i make '.vine onj a festite occasion, and use it the institution of the Lord 'supper, i wine, too, that would tnake men i mnk? ' These facte have got to be : :et by-temperancenierj. uBe careful, ' rother Richmondv lest youV teach fbr ctrine the commandments of men. cannot condemn God that von iuuy-u At this moment there was a confused noise in the hall, the door of the .study was thrown wide open, and the Irish girl who had waited ripon the minister at dinner appeared - - . "And shure, Dr.' Willough bv,'' she said half crying and making sstrauge backward gestures with' her arms, "I niver opened a cjack o the door to him, till he thrittened to take t the life o' me the next time I wint to Mass, and his old shanty is between here an' St. Patrick's church. noly mother, pro tect me ! In w id ye thin', ye ill-mannered baste, disturbin', their riverences wid ye nonsense!" " Clear the track, Katie," said a bold, ringing voice behind her, "and I'll make it all right with the parson ;" and Katie withdrawing her substantial per son from the doorway, there appeared,' in her stead, a short, gray-headed man, who stood holding his- hat in both hands, and bowing all round to the company. Whether he was old or young, it was impossible from his ap pearance to decide. The short haii that curled tight to hi KAad was gray, but his large blue eyes, though wander ing and troubled in their expression, were as clear as an infant's. His fore- bead was an wrinkled, and where pro tected from the weather remarkably white. . His features were regular, and liewoul have been good-looking, bat for a scar which, extending the whole ength of one cheek, and across the mouth, dreadfully disfigured that side of his face, and entirely changed its ex pression'. :.r- s ' ' ;, .' What do you want; Martin?" said Dr. Willoughby, impatiently, as. the visitor with strange grimaces and con tortions, continued his bows to the company. '; He advanced toward Dr. Willough- by's chair, and, with a face full of ear nestness and solemnity, began to speak. '? I sought for one," said he, " and be hold there are ten gathered together in the name of the Lord. Welcome, her alds of salvation ! Hail, ye "watchmen on the heights of Zion ! ye candlesticks of the Lord ! ye lights of the world ! ye cities set upon a hill ! ye cap tains of salvation, arrayed in the pano ply of Jehovah, and ready to do battle valiantly against the strongholds of ba- tan! ' How beautiful upon the moun tains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings!' '.;.'.r' t . - i " How blessed are our eyes . 1 That see this heavenly sight !' " Then looking oarnestly m Dr. Willough- by's face, " Parson," he said; " I beara inessacre to ybvU JYQvt are 1 wanted H in the front ranks. The soldiers have ar- rayed 'themselveso they are but waiting for their leader to .advance to victory. ; The serried hosts f the Destroyer are encamped " " Come,' come;' Joe, tliat will do," said Dr. Willoughby leave your message till another time. I am busy as you see, with these gentlemeij. We are discussing very important matters, or word. You must go this moment. He dropped his bead instantly, both face and attitude expressing disappoint ment and dejection. ' And what shall I tell them, par son ?" he said, very sadly. Tell whom?" "Them that sent me with my mes- sase."- "Tell them," said Dr. Willoughby, fthat I ani in wy;study and oannot be i i4tParson Willoughby Is in hisstudy," said Joe Martin, with his eyes fastened on the floor; then looking round upon the company he repeated in a loader Voice,." Parson Willoughby is in ' his I anrT -onnnt. ht intprrnnt.rd ' Then, as I rrlwo from the table.? . study.Iwuirt md destruction are in our midsU, I -iquUj J-uns??down tonr streets like a ri ;er5;j TouL cesspools of corruption arc o j every corner. , The souVIeslroying minions of Satn, from their ante-chambers of hell, are f revell ing in AveaUh Wrung from widowV tears, and hoarding np gold coined from orphans' groans, and the anguished cry for help comes up from . wretched vic tims writhing in the grasp I of that t fell destroyer, whose touch is pollution, and whose fting is D death. t ParsoD ""' the mourners go abou and the gray j hairs of (the father .-iare brought down in sorrow to the grave, and lovely woman monrns her blighted hopes, and wives are widows, and fath ers are fiends, and parents are paupers, and homes are hells, and the incendiary lights his lurid torch,' and the midnight assassin sharpens his parricidal axe, and still the hohor-destroying, sense-consuming, contagion-breathing, woe-creating, sonl-daraning work goes, on, and the groansvand prayers, and shrieks of the victims ascending to high heaven might bring tears of pity from the hag gard eyes of a demon damned, but Parson Willoughby is in his study !" At the conclusion of this . strange speech, which he delivered with great rapidity, and accompanied with the most extravagant gestures, Joe Mar tin bowed gravely to the company and left the room. The ministers looked doubtfully in each other's faces, and then, their host setting the example, they indulged in a hearty laugh. "Cracked decidedly," said the elder-j ij uiau wn,n xnenecKtie; ana wnac a curious face he has !" " You have seen him before, brother Nash," Dr. Willoughby said. u Impossible !" - Yes, in this "reryroorrr - rreqnemf though it was many y ears ago. Don't you remember a curly-headed, hand some boy you used to meet here some times when you were settled over; in Barton, who came to my study to re cite Latin. Poor fellow ! I heard him twice a week for over two years;. .You remember that boy, Nash ? Why, you have seen him time and time again." . " And do you mean to tell me, broth er Willoughby, that this crazy, gray headed man, who has given us such a flaming temperance address, is that boy?" "The very same. Remind me to tell you his story some time. that is, what I know of it, for there is a great mystery hanging over part of his life." The discussion interrupted by Joe's visit wras not renewed," the meeting breakiug np directly. Mr. Richmond was the first to take his departure, but after walking rt few steps' he remember ed thatho had left his gloves on Dr. Willoughby's study table, and accor dingly retraced his steps. When he opened the door, the ministers were standing in groups of twos and threes, ta'king familiarly together. There was a panse when he made his appearance. Then the pale " young man who had called Dr. Willonjrhby father said ".Well, brethren d; ink wine, and by .the grace of God I mean to." f Araenf thank God for that," said Dr. Willoughby ; and, brethren, I take great credit to myself for his con- version. He was a radical teetotaler whea L first knew him." , &An expresfion of pain crossed Mr. J Richmond's face, as he silently took hi 1 way, and will walk to the depot with you. (To be Continued) The End of the Social Glass. 4 A person who has suffered severely froui his passion for liquor, thus feel ingly describes the progress' and pain ful effects of that destructive vice " I was once ia k respectable man. I can wen remcraber the first step which lvd me to what I am now. I was decoyed 5nte fl firsL I was at the tender age of fifteen, with intellectual promisesas fair as ever made a parent's heart bound with joy, my friend who was the most detested enemy I ever had, though bittcrhst now, handeil me the cup. --rrem?muer the light and l lHfous sensation . that boundefl through my braltu , It felt a dehcjotts, dehrumuwas plcasM with erervboav arotiml mr r.nafelt, irave- enounh to march. no v to ttj the cnmirms m,outu. i A(i tins, nowevc-. pasWdotr At : 1 all but poisoned me te death, nid wi 'Hoti 'finTslme. Tl-it ttf!5! the f r?t it- r. with Ihejtrst floep, anll ; wot hare been ttiquiV of againyb?tlt foft dread ftfi fhciat tlierf and inef 2 V&Si a tasta of that CurceaK cup,1 whlch ' has - t . when in the raoming 1 ro it t . .. canio necesan, after tx land or vaking giddy doze through tha forenoon, togo to the fideboard. 'TIiis alarmed 7iy mother and sisters! 7 They-'thdnght.i strange and remonstrated, ' bht V.I de . spised the idea of being ii tippler,' antF was angry becanse they expressed their fears, after they had .seen me do it a couple of times, that I would fonq the habit of drjpking. , , Had I becu just ; to those fears then, I should not be what lam now. Let the young man wlxv is c just acquired the taste, not disregard these gentle admonition; they sre tho suggestions of guardian ang h-s, which, if obeyed, will ojcn to him the, path ..of peaee, health, -contentment? and, honor.-. If disobeyed, ho is destined to, trouble, discontent, disgrace, sickness and deaths I could go now and call , for .my glasp, treat and be trcntjud. It ; was- gentle aianly to bo ablo to master a ,gkm, of-r brandy, gin, Gr . whatyver the iashiona ble drink was. - , , ' When at length I began to be some what alarmed at this surprising pro d uct in dissipation, , I resolved . to , nb- , stain for a limited period. Then my ambition would kindle up, for I wished ardently to be a great man, I studied earnestly for a time the science 6f law and politics, but, when tho ulloteq' pe- " JO. again into the channel like a current' that, having been damned up, breaks over the frail barriers, .with fresh im petuosity.; I.got manied fo'r womcn, affectionate woman, Mill - not? hear; of faults in him she loves,,. "Ho wiljsopa reform. He loves me too well to make me unhappy, a 'He known IlshallTnpt like it.s Ho promised, j tq; .aWtain,''- Ah, deceived women ! Love may l stronger than death but the ower 'of tho cup is stronger than both. ' What ! a drinking man, a man that can - driiik fiye glasses of brandy, a. dny nwith;p)cas ure, is not far from that point,, whenhe wiirsacrifice tieaUlC weaTili, pride, triotism, repntalioh, love? ! lifej ! every thing for that damnable thnstt I loved my wife aa much as a maUsOonldi Amt when the habit of drnl;;ng f was thpr onghly form'rd, (whicjir was before X was awtro) Itacnificed ?verytliii.f X have often returned lidmiP nnd' fViitnd my wife weeping in sUcrtco-a itlehcc that at first used to goro ; riy!;foaV! imt liquor soon hardened; any tliipg hjjt looked like tenderneg?. She lias tpld me the chiidren wanted clOthcsi"bntr " Curse the children," said I,n,J I want my drink and 111 haye itVOne night I staid until two o'cloc': at the tavern, playing cards and who'should come in 4 at that dread hour-of the night but my . wife with)her infant ia her arm I n My" blood ran cold; and curdled at r.my heaTt. "Is this woman my wife?'' ..! exclaimed. Never before did' I 'reairsjb tho full power of female , virtue. v My profane companions' and? mjself w'ero perfectly abashed.' I cursed her, - oncf told her with severe threat to go home; " No I that I will not,'? said she, - riih in herfdicmity of injured innocenceV though with a trepidsitiort that shook' her, vf hole frame : like arraspn, and', holding her tremb'ing inflintout to" rati. --This is your child," and I will not'stir1, one step from this spot tilbypti take if and go home with; riie." Siie; ' then turned to my comTamoir, fnntt tii braidetl them a my f destroyersfJm a strain of invective tha$ rnade Ifctn cower like so many discovered auiUli;- armed assassins before the -messenger " of retributive justfce. ashamcfi of each other, "and our deeds of darkness, and almost fiotered; ' by' li:is strange apparition.' x coeyea im plicitly, for nothing makes, ji man more mean spirited than, the habit of drinkinir. We went home and, retired to rest, but waking up in the, night with kome terrible thirstT I tottered to the bottle and drank . wentn to sleet again; slept till ten o'clock and when 1 aros. s felt dizzy r jand;, .bewildered, wretched and hopeless. Aud 1 SO'my days are passing. Give urV the 'prac tice I will not. I connot live, without' iU I have no chaVaMer to jldse,! no' miud to study, no business to employ me, no ambition to inspire,no love ex. . . 1! e 1 .1.. ! 1 1 . - cepuug lor urauuy, j;int wnKy, rum. anything which will tfripply my riy ing thirst.' Teri. Vindicator. V