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Luke,
15TH CHaPTKI.
Ye*’, there is joy in t.earcn, and only there!
What are the poor anj perishing joys of earth,
Love’s ecstacks ; the laugh and shout ot mirth, j
Ambition’s triumph in the granted prayer;
What even the bosom thrill when flattering
Fame
Trumpets our own or some still dearer name! j
Transient as spring’s first flowers or morning’s
dew,
They, like the ievin lights in midnight skies,
Those burning streaks that seem to infant eyes,
Breaks in heaven’s veil “ to let the glory through”
But throw a momentary radiance round
To make thegloom that follows more profound.
Repentant sinner ! there is joy in heaven !
Joy among angels that the lost is found,
The dead reviv’d, th* captive’s chains unbound;
Joy that another voice of praise is given
To swell the chorus of the blest above,
Who sing the wonders of Redeeming love.
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: | From the Boston Courier.
The first pear Thin?.
The first dear thing I ever lore^l,
Was a mother's genile eye,
That smiled as I awoke omiMe dreamy couch,
That cradled my infancy. •
I never forgot the joyous thrill
That smile in my spirit stirredy
Nor how it could charm me against my will,
Till I laugeed like a joyous bird.
And the next fair thing that ever I loved
Was a bunch of summer flowers,
With odors and hues and loveliness,
Fresh as from Eden’s bowers;
1 never ctfn find such hues again,
Nor smell such sweet perfume;
Ai?d if there be odors as sweet as these,
’Tis I that have lost my bloom.
And the next fair thing I was found to love
Is tender for to tell—
Twas a voice, and a hand, and a gentle eye,
That dazzled me with its spell;
And the loveliest things I had loved before,
Were only the landscape now,
On the landscape bright, where Ipictured her
In the glow of my early vow.
And the next good thing 1 was fain to love
Was to sit in my cell alone.
Musing o’er ail these lovely things,
Forever, forever flown.
Then out I walked in the forest free,
Where wanton’d the autumn wind,
And covered bows hung shiveringly,
In harmony with mankind.
And a spirit was on me that 1 loved,
That ruleth my spirit still,
And maketh me murmur these singing-words,
Albeit against my will:
And I walked the woods till tiie winter came,
And then I love the snow;
And I heard the gales through the wild wood
. ailes,
Like the Lord’s own organ below.
And the hush I had loved in my greenwood walk
I saw it far away,
Sufpliced with snow like the bending priest
That kneels in the church to pray;
And I thought on the vaulted sane on h'gh,
Where 1 stood when a little child,
Awed by the l&uds sung thrillingly,
And the anthems undefiled.
And again to the vaulted church l went,
And I heard the same sweet prayers,
And the same full organ peals upsent,
And the same soft soothing airs;
And l felt my spirit so dear and strange,
To think of the race I ran;
That I loved the sole thing, that I s knew no
change,
In the soul of the boy and man.
TIIiMPERAKKOIE.
Action.
Every thing that has life should be
characterized by action and energy.
Man would be a sloth indeed, were
not physical, and mental and moral
energy a distinguishing trait in his
character. Society would be a liv
ing mass without a charm to soothe
the languid heart; were it not reno
vated by energy and action, and
brightened by a variety of move
ments and actions, —all blending to
gether in social unison.
Action is the main-spring, the vis
a tergo that propels reforms of every
kind throughout the arterial ramifi
cations of society. A reformation
may be rolling rapidly onward; thou
sands may be falling in with the re
formed and reforming host; thou
sands may feel themselves secure in
the redeemed rank: but let action
cease, let the main-spring become
broken and disordered; and the re
form will lag, and a retrogade move
ment will take place that may blast
the hopes of thousands.
The main-spring of our Temper
ance reform has become weakened;
its elasticity has become impaired;
thousands that once acted with us
are now indolent or careless about
the welfare of their fellow brethren.
Why is it? Action is wanting. En
ergy must be developed in every I
temperance society; every man, wo-:
man, and child must be aroused to
action; and all must act in union in
the good cause, or we cannot raze
the fortifications of the enemy: but
let action and union be the the mot
to of every temperance society, and
then, our reform will receive an im
petus that will roll it on triumphant
ly. Let overy one then arise to a
prompt and energetic ACTION !
American Reformer
Temperance in India.
To the Editor of the Presbyterian.
Dear Sir —At the request of the
Rev. J. E. Freeman, of Allahabad,
I send you for insertion in your pa
per, a communication which I have
recently received from him, upon the
subject.of Intemperance in India.
According to his statements this vice
is far more prevalent than is gener
ally supposed ; and a9 erroneous im
pressions prevail with reference to
the matter, the information will be
painfully interesting to many. Very
respectfully yours,
E. D. G. Prime.
Am.ahabad, July 6,1844.
My Dear Edward —As you see
our work reported in the publica
tions of the day, I will turn my pen
to a feature of our field which has,
in many instances, been falsely re
ported, and in most instances entire
ly neglected. I refer to the drunk
enness prevalent in the land, and to
its rapid increase among the native
population. Many who have writ
ten of India, and her temperate pop
ulation, have described both Hindus
and Mussulmans as cold water men,
by birth, education and religion.—
This is not true in regard to the Hin •
dus, nor is it true in regard to the
Mussulmans, though the Quran does
forbid all intoxicating drinks. For
centuries the Mogul Emperors, and
also the Kings of the East have been
addicted to the vice of drunkenness.
The Palaces of I)illi and Agra have
been converted into wine ware-houses,
and many have been the scenes of
debauchery, blood, and death, the
natural fruits of thisahominahle vice.
The Hindus so far from being res-‘
trained by the precepts of their re
ligion, find incitements and persua
sives both from the precepts of their
religion, and the example of their
gods. We may also believe that as
the Mussulmans have adopted open
ly many of the customs of the Hin
dus, they will easily fall into this hab
it, which is so congenial to depraved !
nature, as it exists in this land.—
Hence you find a community of feel
ing on this point between these op
posite classes of people. There are
hundreds and thousands who are
“saints abroad, and sinners at home”
in this matter My dear Edward,
this is a melancholy picture to con
template, but look at it we must;
and we will soon have to grapple
with this enemy of our work. There |
is no retreat, no escape, except we i
turn traitors to the cause we have |
espoused. The vice of drunkenness j
is now prevalent among certain
classes, which form a large number |
of the population of different places,
and their position in the family of
the nation, renders their influence
doubly deleterious as to extent and
effect.
Ist. We have the chumar caste ,
which is subdivided into several small
divisions, and includes tanners, shoe
makers, sweepers, &c. In connex
ion with this caste are other lower
classes, who are nearly allied to
them in principle and practice, while
they would not dare to drink with
each other, lest they should become
.polluted. In all countries the lower
orders swell to a large majority, hut
here this is emphatically true.
2d, In this category are number
ed the native sailors, who throng our
rivers in masses. I have no data by
which to compute their number, and
can only say that it must be very
large. The natives’ boats are small,
carrying only, at the highest, twelve
or fifteen hundred matinds, or about
sixty tons. In most cases they do
not carry the half of this amount
One of the largest boats requires
twelve or fifteen men, while tlje
1 smaller ones have from nine to
; twelve- men. This class travel thro’
the length of the land, and are seen
by all classes of inhabitants who fre
quent the rivers for trade, or, as in
most cases, for bathing, and deposit
ing their dead. Thus their wicked
ness is seen, their evil communica
tions heard, and their debasing ex
ample leaves an impress not easily
erased.
3d. We have to add the conquer
ors and defenders of the country, the
native soldier. This class forms a
host of itself and being the servants
of Government, exert a mighty in
fluence wherever they track their
way. They are also mostly from
the highest caste in society, Brah
mins by birth. To this host we must
add the immense number of camp
followers, who partake more or less
of the character of the soldier.—
What a moving mass of pollution
does such an army present! Per
haps you will ask, whence do they
procure the fiery beverage? It
flows in streams over the land. Yes
and I have seen the fountain form a
part of the camp, .and marching
with it through the land, a distillery
forming a part of necessary exist
ence to a native army! What a
humiliating thought! Yet such I
have seen. The army marches,
and at night the tents are pitched,
when the fires of this engine of
death, more destructive than powder
or ball, are speedily kindled, and
the liquid magazine filled to the full.
The cl eapness of the article pre
sents a great temptation to purchase
and enjoy it. One quart costs about
two cents. In some places, and at
different times it is much cheaper.
Fruits and flowers are innumerable
from which they distil the liquor.—
Many who do not drink, gratify the
appetite by eating opium, or smoking
a compound equally intoxicating.
4th. I deeply regret to add a class
called C/uistian, the European sol
diers. They are allowed daily ra
tions, which keep up the appetite,
and often prevents reformation,
where it is desired and even attempt
ed. When the appetite is whetted
at the canteen by a ration , 'it does
not generally rest satisfied with this,
but adds to it where there is abil
ity; and when this ability does not!
reach the canteen, it does supply ;
them from the native shops. Very
recently the regiment now here was
engaged in the Gwalior war, and
as they distinguished themselves on
their return they received a large
sum of money, as a reward of mer
it. This was enjoyed by all who
were engaged in this murderous af
fair. On the receipt of the money,
thecommander of the regiment gave
the soldiers three days’ release from
duty, in which they were at liberty
to enjoy themselves to the utmost.
; I learn from good authority that no
| less than one hundred and thirty
i dozens of beer were drunk in this
time, and it costs about four dollars
| per dozen. The station could not
supply the demand. To this might
jbe added wines, brandy, and other
| liquors. The chaplain, a godly man,
I was overwhelmed at the awful scene,
1 7
and on the next Sabbath, made a
most faithful and solemn appeal to
them, and pressed home this daring
sin of trifling with Jehovah, the God
of armies. They had just been sa
ved from death, and instead of re
turning to thank him for their de
liverance, they were trampling in the
dust, his rich blessings. lam happy
to say, however, that there is a great
and blessed change going on in the
European armies, by means of tem
perance societies, some of which
are tee-totallers. Let us pray that
it may abundantly prosper. The
reformation of the European soldiers
will have an immense influence upon
the native soldiers, and prove a
means of bringing about a reforma
tion amongst the natives in general.
I find that my sheet wifi not allow me
to enlarge. I have given you the
outline, and your own knowledge of
human nature will enable you to fill
up the picture. I will add the testi
mony of a native, which has just ap
peared in the “ Friend.” It gives a
view of the past and present in high
life.
Increase of Drunkenness. —“ln the
reign of the celebrated Emperor Ballin,
and at the commencement of the thir
teenth century, drunkenness is said to
I have prevailed in some parts of his
realms, but measures were immediately
resorted to (be it spoken to bis immortal
honor.) for its effectual repression. You
are all cognizant of the fact, that Nubbo
deep or the Zilla Nuddea. is an ancient
seat of Brahminical learning in Bengal—
that it is chiefly inhabited bv the natives
of high caste, viz. Brahmins and Kaests.
Twenty years ago (I mention on author
ity on which every reliance can be pla
ced) there was not among the above two
classes of men, a single family addicted
to the ruinous vice of drunkenness, but
at the present day one-fourth of the pop
ulation are irreclaimable and confirmed
votaries of Bacchus, not to allude to the
lower classes of people. In Metaree, a
village in Nubbodeep, containing a pop
ulation of between two and three thou
sand souls, who are principally Brahmins,
scarcely twenty families could be found
exempt from this disgraceful vice. In
using the word family, I especially mean,
with but few exceptions, the male por
tion of the community. It grieves me
to the heart to reflect, even for a mo
ment, that N p, once the pride and
boast of all Bengal, for its Brahminical
learning, wisdom, and high morality, has
fallen so low in the scale of human ,deg
radation. Heaven only knows to what
a still worse condition it may be their lot
to be reduced, unless some prompt reme
dial measure be adopted to check the
evil in its source. Again, the state of
drunkenness in Havalli-Showher, a dis
trict in Zillah Hoogly, has of late become
a proverb among the Hindus.
“With reference to the metropolis ts
India, it would besuperflous for me toob- j
serve, that in all climes and ages, large
towns and cities have been prominently
distinguished as the receptacles of all va- ■
rieties of crimes and vices, and more so
than provincial localities. Should you
question on this point any intelligent na
tive of Calcutta, who has passed the age
of fifty years, he will at once declare
that drunkenness has been gradually in
creasing among us for thirty years past.
Need 1 mention the names of native fam
ilies of rank, particularly of the Brah
man and Kaest order, who have entirely
ruined thermclv-’s by habitual intemper
ance, combined with other vices which
result from it. Delicacy forbids me to
do so. I may as well mention here the
bare fact, that most of the rising gener
ation who have imbibed and are now en
joying the benefit of an English Educa
tion in the various schools and colleges
of this citv, have thought proper to ad
dict themselves to this vice. I have
known many instances of such young
men involving themselves in difficulties
resulting from this destructive cause.—
It therefore behooves the government ;
not only to put a stop to it among British i
subjects, strictly so called; but at the j
same time to prevent the natives from !
following their pernicious example ; there I
are no less than ninety-two native retail !
spirituous liquor shops throughout Cal- ]
cutta, leaving out of calculation the Eu- !
ropean Punch-houses, and the large ■
Radha-bazar shops, &. Each of these
shop-keepers pays so litrge a revenue as
six rupees per diem ; these taverns are,
the habitual places of resort, particular
ly for the lower orders of the natives, for
the purpose of intemperate drinking;
and at every hour of the day, and even
sometimes till late at night, may be seen,
in such haunts of the wicked and disor
derly, from ten to thirty men, or upwards,
drinking, rioting, chaunting profane and
lewd songs, of their own composition,
and indulging themselves in every ex
cess destructive to every principle of
public morality.” J. E. Freeman.
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