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the inebriate’s return to temperance and virtue. But even more than
this is needed to banish the curse of inebriety from our land. Let the
appetite for intoxicating liquors be removed, and their use and sale is
at an end. This work must to a great degree devolve upon parents. Let
them, by observing strict temperance themselves, give the right stamp
of character to their children, and then educate and train these children,
in the fear of God, to habits of self-denial and self-control. Youth who
have been thus trained will have moral stamina to resist temptation,
and to control appetite and passion. They will stand unmoved by the
folly and dissipation that are corrupting society.
The prosperity of a nation is dependent upon the virtue and in-
telligence of its citizens. To secure these blessings, habits of strict
temperance are indispensable. The history of ancient kingdoms is
replete with lessons of warning for us. Luxury, self-indulgence, and
dissipation prepared the way for their downfall. It remains to be seen
whether our own republic will be admonished by their example, and
avoid their fate.—
The Review and Herald, November 8, 1881
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