Excerpt from Arguments for Temperance: A Sermon Addressed to the Students of the University of North Carolina, March 13th, 1831, and Published by Their Request
The poor wretch himself feels at length the access those diseases of which he has been so long sowing tl seeds. The poison he has been for yea1s taking into h system ope1ates decisitely. He sinks beneath a comp cated load (of diso1ders and infi1n1ities - sl1all I say into late or an early giave? An ea1ly grave, inasmuch as has but just reached the age when the sobe1 and temperz palt of mankind aw in thei1 p1in1e - a late one also, tor has long since ceased to be useful ln the world, and ceas thelefore to execute the office foi which God c1oated him,a for which his life was prolonged from day to day-aud agali say, an early grave; f01 has nethe died too soon who has23 dig as there is but too much reason to fear,with his sins unrep'ent of, and therefme 1'1nfo1given; who was unable to endu1et sci'utiny which mankind are accustomed to institute, a 'by which they try each others characters; abide the inquisition of that Holy God m w heavens themselves are impure.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book on the Temperance Society highlights the dangers of intemperance, and the societal and personal benefits of temperance. The author illustrates that alcoholic beverages were once very different from what they are today and that the dangers of spirits distilled from grapes were not always known. The writer makes the case that distilled spirits are not essential for human flourishing and that, on the contrary, they are quite harmful. They maintain that the Temperance Society is an effective means of combating the evils of intemperance, providing personal and societal benefits. The book offers a persuasive argument against excessive alcohol use and advocates for abstinence through the Temperance Society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330612224_0
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