A TEMPERANCE PARABLE.
A certain man was going down from the cradle toward the grave; and he fell among the liquor dealers, who took away his money, his work, hi> reputation, and his power to earn a decent living, and turned him adrift worse than dead. By chance a certain moderate drinker tame that way, and when he saw him he said: “A man who cannot control his appetite is better dead.” And he passed by on the other side. In like manner ;*ho a licensed victualler, when he came to the place and saw him, said: “The workhouse for him. Let him break stones for the city until he becomes sober.” And he passed by on the other side. But a certain Christian Temperance fanatic, as he journeyed, came where he was; and when he saw him he was moved with compassion, and took him home, and ministered to him and to his family, and got him to sign tlx* pledge, and found him work. Which of these three, thinkest thou, was the best of humanity?
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White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 249, 18 March 1916, Page 15
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177A TEMPERANCE PARABLE. White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 249, 18 March 1916, Page 15
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