Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-06-02

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j before such an audience and tell what he
had been. There was much drunkenness,
he said, in Baltimore, but more. vastly
more visible in New Y DIRK. His heart
yearned over US.
i Mr.. Shaw, Mr. Hawkins and Mr.. Pol
Hard, each spoke in manner greatly IN
Iteresting to the audience. MIR. S. related
the case of a liquor dealer, who had joined
1.-The Washington Temperance Society, and
rolled his casks out and emptiet their
Icontents into the street. Also, of 4 black
smith who had Joined, and made strong
box, into which he intended putting all
the money he had once spent for liquor,
but should now save, for his daug hter who
was cripple.
The meeting was continued late, but
none seemed wearied. or disposed to leave
1.-THE house. Two hundred and ffty-two
signed the pledge.
Friday afternoon. meeting at the Scotch
presbyterian Church, Broome st. Objects
the formation of washington Temper
ance Society for New-York.
Mr.. Hawkins first addressed the meet
ing. He dwelt much on the deceitfulness
of intoxicating drink, and the miseries of
the poor drunkard. He would often get
a ten dollar bill changed, 60 and buy
glass, fully determined hot 10 take more;
but that would prove fatal glass; he
would drink himself to the most degraded
MISUNDERSTANDING all Inc hopes of
wife and children. He had no conception
of the quantity he drank. Since his re-
form he looked over his grocer's bills
should preserve them to the day of his
death, to keep him humble. Every other
time he had stopped he broke his bottle,
or turned his liquor into the street--now
he left it standing ia the closet, and meant
it should stand there while he lived
thought it the best way for a reformed
man to keep it by him, and have the mas
terry over 1t.
Mr.. FL. said he was genteel drunkard,
we'll dressed, yet not different from the
drunkard clothed with rags" Just like
l." exclaimed a poor miserable being,
who had been attracted to the house by
the fame of the speakers. aud had been
: listening with deep aItention--"Justl like
II s..-. H.. r.. ..s.-
Yes, said Mr.. H., but the drunkard
> clothed with rags may be saved. We
have more reformed men in Baltimore
D than this house would hold.
: As we are about forming Washing
ton Society, we want it understood that
, any drunkard can be reformed. Let him
! come and sign the pledge, and keep it,
: and he can not be drunkard. But we
g say to every reformed drunkard, he has
9 an appetite for liquor formed within him,
and he will carly i: to his grave. He
can not get rid of it.. He mus only take
3 care never 10 wake it. If were to take
r one glass Of ale it would probably prove
my eternal damnation. He earnestly
pressed The Incorporate to sign the pledge.
AS he sat down. three strong subjects of
S alcohol came forward and signed the
Y pledge.
, Mr. Mitchell gave an account of the
organization and nature of the Washing
ton Temperance Society. All joined it
who were disposed, by signing the total
abstinence pledge, paying twenty five
cents entrance money, and twelve cents
monthly to defray expenses. The Socie-
ty held meetings weekly. These were
wholly and strictly experience meetings.
: No person was allowed to speak except
ing he had an experience to relate. Some
8 times politicians would look at them and
say, "This Is a popular society, we will
Join them, and nse them" But If the
,s politician rose to speak, we asked him il
h he had an experience 10 relate, and II he
= said no, we then told him that we had nc
wish to hear him. The man of science
y would feel disposed to give US scientific
! lecture We asked him if he had an
experience to relate, and if he said no
| then we said he was of no use to US. By
n relating his experience, and telling al
- the effects rum had had on him, every
! man was committed-pride was killed
a, all came in. on their own moral merits
"a The society opened their door for the
IA wors. of drunkards, and it proved very
Is attractive to them. Here they were wei
r, coined, protected and aided One thou
:, sand and four hundred had joiaed them
70 Mr.. NJ. was onfdent such societies would
~ be formed throughout the United States
and save drunkards as nothing else eve
n had .~E.. =.
- Capt. Wisdom of New-York, mad'
* some observations. after which, seyera
a individuals united in fol ming Washing
or ton Temperance Society for New ork
n Capt w. A. Wisdom was chosen PresI
-, Idert, aud Thorras NJ. Woodruff, Secreta
- ~. About twenty persons united 10 tn
,g association after the meeting was adjourn
IF ed. Thirty-four afterwards joined.
"a Friday evening. meeting at the Bapti:
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