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you have crop or spark within you, that
may be ielt-felt through eternity. Do you
believe AZ See that drop in molion-glve
wings TO that spark and behold the results
II may renovate the world. None are too
small, TOO feeble, too poor to be of some ser
vice. Think of thisan act Il life is no trfie.


Portland Tribune.


In no way is it more important, just, and
noble, than that this drop, this spark, should
shed It's influence on the Temperance cause.
IL is privilege to do il. Il. never hear man
or woman say, 81 have not signed the pledge"
but feel regret that they should lose the
honor and satisfaction of doing worthy deed,
and especially when il can be done so easily,
and when there are so few good deeds that
men can do. tls8a'& 9tA a4.ta 'E wa


DUTIES OF Law MAKKRs.-L Legislators
should make stringent laws against all traffic
IN ardent spirits, but not in advance of public
sentiment. The public should call for such
laws and should insist upon their being made.
And the public spirit could not more earnestly
be supported than by the incubation Of religi-
GUS doctrine. He would have the church take
care Of itself, and the preachers work unceas-
ingly tor reformation and regeneration.


The people are sovereign--legislators and
ministers their servants. Let the people say
"go," and they will go. Every man, woman
and child is bound to speak. II is this silence,
that is the great obstacle to the cause of tenn
perance and every good reform Ifthe courts
Of the United States decided against the power
of Massachusetts 10 make laws to protect her
self, the whole people should be aroused 10 in
duce Congress to pass laws for the protection
OF the whole country. III. a


The Kingdom OF Heaven is not for the
drunkard. There is nothing more antagonist
cal with the Spirit of God than alcohol; il is
demoralizing to the body and the mind, and SO
long as man refuses to abstain totally and en-
tirely from all use oft in every shape, sol
emn and truthful participation in the blessings
Of Christ cannot take place. Men who are
drunkards often pretend to have religion, but
they frequent the tavern more than The church,
they utter more oalhs than prayers; the Billie
is not Tor them; they have no society at home.
1t is appointed once to man 10 die, and then
the judgment, and no drunkard shall inherit the
Kingdom of Heaven. a H st' l