Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-21
AN AGE OF WONDERS.

This is an age of wonders! exclaims
every generation, as it comes upon the stage
of life. delivers its address, signs its yale
and passes off. And truly there are things
wonderful in every age, because they are
Unprecedented. Long has the world stood
listening with GREATNESS establishment TO
the exploits of some mighty murderer, who
has clothed nations in weeds of mourning,
sitting like demon grinning on his throne
of skulls, while fawning mortals were
crouching around him shouting ga god p
These ages have gone-"gone" we hope,
"never to return" and we turn another leaf
in the book of time. On its page, dark in
deed with blood-stains, we behold many
bright spot, where the eye delights TO lin
ger, as on green oasis amid the desert.
In the city of Baltimore, on the 9th of
April 1910, five or six drunkards, in grog-
shop, formed themselves into temperance
society. This society has increased in
numbers, until, with its branch societies, it
counts about 5000 members, nearly one
half of whom are reformed drunkards! This
society recently sent five Of these reformed
men to the city of Newly ork, to plead with
their incorporate brethren in that place
The Albany Evening Journal says.
| "The meeting In the Park was great
one,--the Park was full
The five phianthropists from Baltimore
had as many temporary platforms erected
at suitable distances, and provided with a
Secretary and the PLEDGE written in a
book. They ALL at the same time address
ed their fellow-citizens, and pointed out
the only possible way of making this a
sober world, by banishing the use of in
toxicating drinks, and as the most efficient
means 10 this end, they showed the import.
ance of this Pledge as the basis of Ten.
perance organizations. This vast meet
ing was composed of every variety of eiti
Zens, among whom were great numbers
( of moderate and immoderate drinkers. and
vendors of intoxicating liquors; many oil
them, we are told took the Pledge.
/ New York, March Fl.
/ E.. Taylor, Eso.-A new era In the
Temperance cause seems to be bursting
upon u.s. We have toiled and toiled to
save the poor drunkard; we have endeav
ored to stand between the rnm-seller and
him. He is now rising In his strength
and throwing off the monster and his
chains, and the community is shouting on
ward, onward Our city is now visited
by delegation of the Baltimore Wash
ington Temperance Society, and | car
give you no idea Of the crowds of people
which have focked to hear them, anc
the interest that is taken in .them. The,
speak modestly, but firmly. They speal
I strongly, and they have right to-fo
what have they not suffered This after
noon we have a meeting for them ia the
Park. / have no doubt it will be grea
one, and | hope it will be good one
though it is somewhat hazardous
J experiment Several miserable inebriate.
/ have been attracted by them and have
: come forward in large assemblies ane
, signed the pledge. They have induced
; "a class like themselves 10 commence q
{ New York Washington Temperance So
ciety, on the plan of relating personal ex
periences. No one is suffered to speaE
. who has not an experience to relate.
have nc. doubt il viii take well in most o
f our cities and aid Us greatly
Yours. &c.
IL ExTRAoRDINARVT EMPERANcE MEET
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