Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-28
RUTLAND. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY %. 1887.

dos mas L. p-caaeei ~. ~op, evil. n ,n,smper,see
ssd ~ The hqBo' esnhp.d chiefly %. hgtei order.
ia, lepfops sceff which pudaccd ronsderei badrt
Of dtsa,s Tie ,ri ofe.ti,,ioa y.. snef~s,d intrrr
ced them b, tho natives 81 the Ssnd@oh Islands
the dis'ilie+y became Molech They Law asonnl and
nasy victim. -efe tiicd 10 their drunken qsei. inicm.
prrsace 10 iruir the bane the whole earth.
The topic assigned dues not require defense Of tic
pse In Distinction from ,be old with tho
of sliding b. was rsque,ed NJ, President 10 aadres.
~, Soc'et, The obligation q member, abide b, their
pledge Whether he the the old the oblg1tion
noqoa, binding lie hn signed the former pledge LoUnd
himself virtually and really refrain from intemp.rancs
sst to discourage that vice in tho eomunit, by
Now fone division Of the army holds TIE adranc-
81 p.i this fcssnn ehy the should be dsba ndod
let them stand Nv their srm pnd the retreat Of the
unsus'd. should ihsy b, driven by tho Both
dsisoe. haze taken the military oath and should regard e
nvialabi. ti tho vctofy Is won .hs con,ser n /,
obligation ~ members 10 ABIDE by their pltdgs whether
limited 20 the d.s Of spirits or include, Az that in
toricates would premise however. that the
use Of sny liquor the sanction Of ntemPerance by
p, scugh virtually ye, rally prohibited by od
aid II teep no .dont spirits 10 my sosse for CONSIDER
them evil SPIRITS Now Il that found that cider, vine
would require him oil the ,choI,
,p rts, and to tanish them from his dwelling.
let consider here Of the FOR abiding by
the pledge, what ever that pledge may be-
lat Self respect young man who signed the pledge
went the close o the meeting 10 tavern and drank
the Temperance Society For TIN, he dcspsed
by all do suppose that OF any pretensions de.
eency, vii tife in this way with sacred cause with
their own reputation they 'gn pledge The, mean some
of their in wantonness the greatest reproach
and niure the sgnetnore than the society which he thinks
to dsonor. lie who thus trife with his name,
will be looked with suspicion to whatever instrument he
anit his signature suppose he serious
terng his the rolls of the temperance society Not
Ia abide by implies irresoution, want Of principle
frmness, appetite unsubdued regard To popular
feeling Whatever the may be- he, who virtually pro-
fesses IN be friend OF the Temperance Reform and gives
his the world SUCH and then violates his pledge
deficient in self respect lie should himself with
greater cviliy and look upon his promises matter Of
m
% Regard his safety should keep The ,ignsr to hi,
piedge perous IN the extreme TO break just and i'm
porsn Better is IT, saith the Scripture. not
than and not perform. If he, who Signs pledge has
been addicted in the Of Intoxicating drinks
violation Of his solemn promise carries him downward with
accelerated force. One sin leads TO One
like one sinner. destroys much good. When finds
his solemn and pledge yield TO temptation like reed
the tempest, his well nigh hopeless lie lost his
sheet anchor and will probably dash the rocks His
purpose, fail hmhc loses confdenc" in hmsef-and be-
accustomed 10 do evil Abiding by the pledge Of
great consequence IN regard to personal safety.
ID The Force Of Example i another for abiding
by the pledge What does another feels encouraged
DO Ard jus, proportion the pledge dsregarded the
Temperance Society must bear the charge OF hypocrisy The
difficulty Of increasing tie number OF members becomes
greater those have united the liberty Of keeping
their obligations not as the custom is Bot wha, Of
thing is TemPerancs Society composed of drinking
bers Is il any thing more than farce As pious
who makes open profession Of his faith is worth
than thousand unsound professors truly
persnce Of the Society, value
than host Of svners who do abide by their pledge
In short profession con,radiced by practice if pre-
tho last reason.
4,h The Temperance Reform stands or falls ,oih The
keeping Of the pledge Many Mr. President object the
giving Of any for total abstinence from inoKca
ting drinks Bu this is unavoidable TO the tLy temperate
signify his purpose do either by verbal promise
declaration or by his conduct, or BY hs sign manual
This thing s done in Conduct is pledge
well hand 1riting In either already spec
fed The temperance pledge for his future
And he cannot avoid it lie is invited to drink Mo-
"Ru why not you temperance man 7" 1.-The says
"a am that word is his pledge. IL he nothing but
uniformly refuses partake Of the social glass his conduct
and his silence his pledge pledge there must be where
Temperance exists expressed Understood Why then
join the organized Society and give the paper al
ready given verbally Societies with their articles and sig
natures of great benefit every But tie e.s
aud binding force of pledge dependent pen
ink and parchment rbe thing we wantpractcai temper
We also the visible organization and concen
trton OF all the temperate Bot If do choose
roll themselves let them in their give the force
practice and example 10 the cause.
The Pledge expressed understood Mr. President all
there is Of the Temperance Society Not drinking. sir is
therefore is measured by the value OF the enterprise
thoroughly proved that moderate drinking leads the way
and that total abstinence the only remedy To
violate the pledge therefore, TO back to the old ground
and the whole into jeopardy II than this
society Cor the suppression Of Temperance which
FORM acoeerses the progress Of the which processes
to remcdy church Of hopocrtca professors in
furious to religion tl'n church nt all We there.
fore abide by the pledge abandon the whole
suffer the taun. Of the adversarv They began build
but not able to finish" We must be strict in
discipline and in the admission NJ members catalogue
Of the Temperance roll is Of without the
practice Of temperance There has been haste IN
proving signatures In one branch OF arithmetic multiple
cation while II Increases the number parts dnnshes the
value Of the whole So II IS with the admission Of unworhy
members church may be increased ia hunters bot d.
minisbed 10 strength tree may be thirty by lon
ping branches AMI church and Temperanee Society rasy
ssn be increased by dlninuon We must therefore be
oRu who to give their signatures to the cause
Every argument that be sduced in favor Temperance
2ps the keeping the pledge For this requires to-
tai abstinence he who depars from the pledge promotes in
temperance in himself snd otheu n all trsns-res we
give the At once. summon therefore. the ros.
Of inorieG.ionihe ridosstb- orphans nd bona
Of the Uniasy dead scattered a. The graves mouth as so
msny arguments for abiding by ne pledge.
Society adjourned.
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Snvctal reanlntinn. inirndnceh and rcC.1r.L