The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-06-16 00:00:00

TtlIC PAAK.

A oiniplaint iw,ilweicnift-tlnTniiinanci• in tin Park
"wing tii ',triennia wat..r, wag ottlt.retl to Ix. recti•

plainly that far more nnnains Go he done in the future.
Intemperance has for many years sapped the bodily,
intellectual, moral, and spiritual stnnig-th of the man.
hosl of this country ; lout in addition to this, of late
stars
e*PreinllY, the mpidnd a alanning increase of
intemperance among women has done I. to blight
that purity, gentleness. and trite nobility .1 character
in the womanhood 4 this country. which must ever
be one chief calve .1 a nation'. strength and power
for 'roost. Truly in oleitling with stio•li an evil. there is
work for all to do. Th...• are deeply-noted habits
G, he done away with. ekcessive temptations 1111 l st Is:
connter attractiinis of ,very kiwi t•t the
t•t III• provulist. and tem-
perance literature shonld I.• circulated : the young
Must he instructed and shielolosl from temptation, the
wtfe path oof total alotinenee in the inelst o‘f th.•
abounding temptation's 14 tile pre.ent time has to lu.
p.inted mit, and above all the intemperate must he
rescued.
In work like this there 14.1111 S t., be an opport 111 l ity
Gor laymen such as does not often torment itself of
taking an active tort in church wo irk, of showing a
true desire t. 11411 .011111161 w as a 'goof gratitude and
love to I 'Mist, and .1 taking part in that practical
Christithity which is making the fllturcli's position
surer than ever, and spreading widely her truths and
her The rcobitWilig Is t In• striking test i unity
r. %V. S. Ch MI'.. Civil Lor,l .4 the
.tolniiralty. an influential Nettle, mr.. 111 l ist, when speak
ing at a ineo•ting .1 the Baptist Total Abstinent...
ion - "Th.• Church .1 England has done
new. Go potion.. the day of disndablishinent by its
temperance work than by any other to whivh it ever
mit it. hand. It has made the church the chord'
the people ill a SellSe it IleVer has been before,
and by means 14 its Tempermice Society is doing
a magnificent work."
The RKv. CllallimaN. who was most cordially
recoils!, said it was a great disappointment to his
lonother not to lie aide too take part in the proceedings
If. wished a better soil.tinite than Il i ttt self ...odd have
been found Go take his place. There was possibly no
diocese which could show such satisfactory results tot
that of Salisbury. This was probably owing. ill a
groat measure, to the indefatigable efforts of their
secretary. (Hear, hear.) 11.. f lit difficult
1.. veva( upon the temperance ...lit...A at th.• present
time, beeanse the objeet •of tlio• 1.1.1.T.5. and other
~,a4„.tios was to eau.. a or si.4 drunkenness in
the land, but an appeal had hem. Made hy the Cha,i.
oelior of the E.elie.pier to the pattiotioni.4 (hot. who
consented drink. Ile raid - Wo• have got into
olifficoilties awl dela, awl w.• ask pill to drink its Wit
14 it. (Laughter.) This vaned to lois (the speaker's)
recollection certain lines which co ginsi a dramatic
perform:inn., mon-smiting n•rt unit/rants going to
a colony, about which tiny did not hear so ninth now
a days as in ("niter timo•s—viz., !totally Bay. The
ton ol• VIII. WOll--
" Trite patriots we, for be it ttttt lerotosal,
We leave our country for our country's good."
(Much laughter.) It, did not compan• consumers of
intoxicants to tiee emigrants he had alloulnl to, but
there Was a resemblance in the character .if their
patriotism. (Laughter and hear, hear.) They did
not cleric.. Any particular benefit from their iontriotism,
whilst those whose patriotism was appealed to in the
press•nt day wen. abso not better for it. Referring to
the opposition which had been raised loy certain repre•
sentatives to the trade, hesaid tattles...lliad been posted
to the effect that efforts were being made t°
poor man of his beer." It Wait interesting anol edify.
mg to see the affection being shown by brewers and
others towards the poor Man. (Laughter, and hear,
hear.) Why, however, did not some people take
sitnilar action,. in respect to, " poor old women's ten I"
Ile ;yokell whether the patriotism spoken about was
that which did good t., the country? (Hear, hear.)
In subsequently referring to the passage in the report
which stated there wen. a great many parishes that
Were doing nothing, he said that was very lunch to
Is• regretted. If they ondol only helms. people Go
study the question it woad.' be found for lodily good,
spiritual good, and Gor the good of the country they
must throw themselves lii•artily into the temperance
w..rk. al.l.lause.)
Ti,, 11..wouralolo• OiNtlatt 1111.1.11,i, 111 the course of
all illtrrestilltr awl instruetive speech, sail' that the
report which had been read was good, philt, and ollt•
4...10.11. It spoke of the work which hall been done in
it straightforward way. also. of the work which hail
yet to lie don«. Ile referred with approval to the nib.
.1 ,their society which said that the Bishop of tho
diocese I.iuust be its president, loecniew they wen•
nvidated loy its head. As too their having secured the
assistance oof the medical men, le• certainly was .1
opinion they were awaking to the olrink question. and
1110 Intt neeede t4l its 11.0 at easily as formerly. Lki.•
plause.) An admirable suggestion' luvl been made to
the effect dm' ll... Slimes should be got up and sent to
the (fort. r, stating that the poople in the parish. in
% Ww .of thu uvula arising from the use of drink, wished,
as the leading polite if the parish. to. Iv4c him that
great care should be taken in prescribing drink. Lk ll-
plause.) It Would Is. all I•%eeellilllttY 11,04111 work if
ladies and gentlemen would labour I 'ti Isdca of such
a pet it 1•111. SIMI.' 10 or IN years ago doctors
appended their names to a statement to the effect
that it Was Mind% isahh, tll I Irma:raw drink, and it did
ii deal oof harm. 11.• looped the silArest ion to Whiell lie
had nterrol would be talon' up throughout the
country. I.Applause.) There %%as only one may of
up interest -" going to work and sticking to
it." They must work and pray. (.Ipplause.) Iwgisla•
thou Was being conolowG•ol in respect to the subject.
One of the lies( temperanie meetings lie had ever
attended was in the House of Cotunions. It lasted fur
eight hours. I Igtoighter and hear. hear.) Sir 'Wilfrid
hawson ...opened the bali" loy referring to. a passage
in the retort from the Committee .1 the loorols upon
intemi.erance. lie Was wait.. sat 14..1 that it Man who
eotittnitted it crime •or murder under the influence of
drink was thoroughly guilty, because had lie not taken
thy first stria 1..• ...mild not have had the courage for
the second awl soolvequent ones. It was the duty of
Parliament to. legislate. and the ditty .1 people too
support legislati.on. Antolini; to ts•rtain proosslings
at the I limner Sessions at Salisbury. n the teittperattee
quest imp. lie urged there Iml:been displayed a lantonet•
able deficiency of continent kw owledite• Till) ought
not to, 1...%.• talked so, i, rubbish, and allowed evils
ti ositi tttt V. AS to, the great assi.tattee which might
be retvlo•reol through tho• Illeflilllll 14 the press, he
suggested that efforts ought to be mode to secure in
all local newspaper,. a colinun purposely foot- ttniiper•
ant... If the teetotalers sitiopon•tol the pi,. PrOperlY•
the "wilier" ..f newsiaticrs would only he t.s, glad tll
give them a colimm, and, owing to the '' enlighten's!
Bench " which tloo•y load at Salisloory, Wlll°lll4
could find enough %Rh which to fill it. (Hoar hear.)
Centellll,i,lll, h.. alludol to doe ii....1..tai,
London, where patients sitifering fhintu all kiwi. •of
'tiseasa's cold., go and nveise treatment without the
aid .4 alcohol. In three canes, howe‘er, it haul been
used, and was not curative, mid for ten Year. Past the
loopital work thon• had lawn going /Maid...lit the aid
.1 into, s icahts.
ft... W. .lieaking lth.tt f.ituir, 1.16".
Lit C It, said that pet•,llls it the drink milk all
tlitfermines. for 111141W:ins hail lout thing to
defend -their tnele. Sometimes they arn• Gold that
drunkenness Was tlie Niel of the aorking
it was also that of the so-callol "titian elasses althosigli
the latter 'night loe able to (ono onot the worlA knowing
•lo about it. In the COlarSe of an earnest awl elo.
fluent appod iirgosl all to hoc. ttttt • Ghat abstainers,
mei to be waloois in promoting its principles.
Dr. Nfooun I:Al. pointed out that in the present day
method 111141 Were moistly actuated loy scientific
tt itt .%11 men in health were 1.•tt...r
aleoh.ll-41.attl applatise)—lmit it, th.• treathient if
din.ase the matter
th.• medical man. In is • cases alcohol was valu-
able, but iu, "theu ea.... it tits not ilesirahle, whilst
in a gnat many instances medicinal stlnvotants
be toed itisteaol of alcoholic ones, (If ear, hear.)
lir. 1.. ssi saiol iieslio•al in no loodieveol is. tho• obete
that " vas better than cure." They one
us vi ered to pre% ent lot Malts being their patient.,
anti ttiny V• 01114 hat. no better way of doing this Sian
by enjoining the toett.seii) I f temperance to their
patient.. I.%toplame.l
'nue Rm. CaN.M STEPIIENsirS propose/I
thanks to the Chairman and the other speakers.