Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-08-11


| led you to advert to any measure that
| should support your pledge. fair or foul.
| But sir, are not the doct rines Of the Tenn
perancc Society as good as can be found
are they not scrip'ural against this vice ,
They nre the following Ardent spirits in
health is not needful lis not usefnl--i,s use
is sin. WHAT better doctrines than these
to prevent the habit Of using ardent spirits?
The practice Of the temperance society.
which is touch not, taste not, handle not g,
you cannot obiec, to unless you object to
the Bible, and it is most certainly the hes,
the only sure ground Of remedy against, this
vice.
Then again there is another view that,
should be taken Of This subject, that you
with all adroiness have continually KEEP,
concealed. that is, lis only work is to pre-.
( Uent. II is no, 10 take the vice and destroy
II. but TO change the habit and prevent il.
II, therefore, the changing Of the habit
will proven, the vice, and The Tempmance
Society be cfitcuaI in changing the aablt,
then most certainly the Temperance soci
ETY. is remedy against iniemperancc.-
The only question then to settle Is doe, the
Temperance Society change the habls Of
pcoplea Every honest man will at bnce
that TIN. ,,,o. 81, }
the habits of people. Every membn is
pledged to abstain from using ardent spirits
h'mseIf-not TO furnish it to his faml -
to those in his employ, or those with wnm
he associates Thus the principles of lh>
virtue are brought into action, aud the
habit of incompetence is prevented. Hw
then can you say that it is not q remedy
against vice. It most asSuredly is, for
let ITS doctrines and practice become uni
vcrsal, aud iatemperance could not DC
found
lam aware you will say, let the church
be the SnclG'y to reform this habit.
" 'p'u I'h 'iicI nave llt CHUfCI EN-
perance Society," Surely it God has or
dancd that the church be a Temperance
Society. then the society cannot be based
on worldly principles. but on religious
On principles of Gods ordaininr. Now T.
he church aud society be based on the
same principles how can you say the church
Is remedy and not the society, o.
would you EXHIBIT a philosophy that will
admit two opposite principles to produce
he same RESULT But you ndm, the
gospel aud the church have been in exits
tcnce for eight cen centuries, and have NOT
destroyed this master vice. Now if the
gosp'' aud the church have not accom-
pIished tins work, aud the Temperance So
cety would do it IN one generatl ion, and do
It on gospel principles, then is The society
needed, aud 1t Is most sovereign remedy
against The wee. The rcmalnInr part of
your objection Is that ut is reforming men
by experiment on other principles than
those which are set forth IN the scripture"
This objection cannot fail 10 lack proof
positive, 1t Is OF such nature. But proof
positive may be brought against 1t. Let
Us try il. The scriptures teach US Ia
cease to do evil" Tae temperance So
coety speaks the same by saying cease to
use ardent spirit. The Bible teaches us
"'o learn 20 Go well " The Temperance
Society teaches to learn to do well by be.
ing temperate. Here is the most perlec,
agreement. Now you must say that ceas
ing 10 use ardent spirit and learning to be
euperale are not doing well, or you must
own the Temperance Society does not
experiment upon principles opposed to
scriptures. Which Of these sides VIII You
have' It the former, then you are the
abet:or OF drunkenness the latter, then
your objection is false. have now COW
cred the ground Of your objections arains,
the Temperance Society. and think, have
shown them to be- destitute of all applca,
ton to the soclely-merely imaginary
sophlsms, weak and womanlsh, aud WORTHY
Of no other cause than that IN which they
are used, and now feel somewhat prepared
to sustain The positions advanced in my
first number,
IN CONCLUSION.
think may be allowed the remark of
Rev. Robert Hall in his reply to Mr..
Booth on strict communion, in reference to
my examination your objections against
the Temperance Society lis remark is