South Carolina Temperance Advocate

THE REFORMED DRUNKARD.

A man of very intemperate habits was presented with a copy of the Scripture by a member of the Bible Society. The drunkard thanked him, telling him that he had no such book at home, that he would keep it for his own use. Being so much intoxicated, he was unable to reach home, and sat down by the way side and fell asleep. He awoke in the night, and finding a Bible in one pocket, and a bottle of brandy in the other, he said to himself, it will not do to carry both home together, and I do not know which to throw away; if I throw away the Bible, I shall die a drunkard, and the devil has me. If I throw away my bottle, I give the lot to God Almighty, and I may die a good man. He reflected, and a sense of duty compelled him to throw away the bottle, and keep the Bible. He took a draught and dashed it against a tree. When he reached home, he told his family what he had done, and what he proposed to do. The morning was spent in reading the new book, and on the same day the family was called around the family altar; while he, who was lately a companion of the bottle, addressed the throne of grace. The man is now a worthy citizen, an exemplary Christian, and is actively engaged in doing good.

How encouraging is this fact to those who are engaged in the worthy object of distributing the word of God. Go on in your Heaven approved labors, and you will meet with signal success. Let no opposition discourage, no threats daunt you in your work of benevolence and piety.—Zion's Banner.