Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-01-16
EMP FRANCE.
The Progress of Father Matthew.

The Progress of Father Matthew.
the las, dates, engaged ii the earnest ana sue
ceSstai persecution of his patriotic and phiiau
thTopic ltbars. lie recently visited the north o
ireland. where be nude thousands Of converts
He then visited the CIty al Dnhiin, for the thir,
time where during the shaF: period Of three GaH.
he distributed Temperance Medals, and admins
tered the rLEDGE to no less than THIRTY TTREJ
THOUSAND persons. Lord Narpctb aa1 severa
other Government Dgnitarie=, checred ham CT
~ The good work. by iheis presence the plat
form, md he announced the clos. It tho third
day. that the Irish Temperance Society then
consisted of over THREE MILLIONS OF 2IEMBEEsi
All classes of society, from the highest the
lowest, seem 10 Vie with each other doing ha
mage to tho virtues aud IaboTs of this truly
great and extraordinary man. This Earl ot
Gngal and his Countess lately complInen ed
him bv magnificent entertainments. Bat bIs
greatest triumph is IN the hearts, and his surcs;
reward in the prayers Of the converts. How
many desoate hearts has this single individual
frightened! How many families has he raised
up from ;he dark depths Of degradation md crime
Many o. the neighboring nobility and gentry
attended tie entertainment above alluded 10, as
well "a hundreds Of hc Elrls tenants. The Rev.
gentleman made speech nt The most eloquent
and Impressive character In proof OF the effects
Of this mighty moral revolution, VIC may state
that il has been officially ascertaIned that the
manufacture OF SpiTltS was less bt THREE MIL
LIONS TIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GALLONS, in the
wear ending October 10. lSi0, than IN tho pre-
cedlng year. The consequent loss in revenue IL
close upon lire hundred thousand pounds sterling.
4 man. who bv his individual and interchangeable
efforts has effected such an amount OF good among
his coIutrv.lcn. deserves to be remembered with
cratitade and affection by every Christian and
ph;ianthropist in the world lis example viii be
pointed t. with cuarv md with the object OF
prompting others in the righteous and sun-lit
path of civilization and Christianity tor ageS TO
come Time will only impart additional bright
ness to his efforts while the morals, and his!ori
an viii refer 10 him as one of tho shining lights
of The arc in which lie lived.
IA further illustration of tne effect Of this de-
!ghIful reform, we give the following sketch from
Mrs. Halls Ireland:
1--WE entered one dav cottage in Il suburb. of
Cork: a womaa was knitting stockings al the
door; II was rs neat and comfortable as any IN
a be eI hre sof ia e ~n Words nearly as
we can recall them. MY husband Is wheel
wright. ard always earned his guinea week; he
was good workman. md nelther bad man nor
a bad husband, but the love for the drink YVES
strong in him, and it WASN'T often he brought nae
home than five shtlsings out OF his one pound
on Saturday night; and ii broke my hcsrt
to sec the poor children too ragged to send TO
school, TO saw nothing of the starved look they
had on, of The little could give them. Wei,
God be praised he took the pledge and the neXs
Saturday he lad tWcntE-Oae Sniiiin1S upon the
ch lr you sit upon. Oh! didn't give thanks on
my Bonded knees that night? Still. | was fear
full il wouldn't last, and | spent no mora than the
five shings used to, saying to myself,
may be the money viii be moro wanted than it
is now Well. the next week, ho brought me the
same. and the next, and the next, until eight
weeks passed; and glory be TO God. there was
no change fDr the bad IN ny husband; and ali
the while he never asked me why thare was
thing better for him out Of his hard eavnings; go
| felt there was no fear for him; and The ninth
week when he came homo to me, | had this Ia
bic bought. and these six chairs, one for myself.
four for the children, and one for himself And
| was dressed in new gown, and the children
all had new clothes and shoes and stockings, md
upon his chair put bran new sait; and
upon his plate put the bill and rcsato for them
all-iast the eight sixteen shillings they cost
that I'd saved out Of his wages, not knowing
what NIGH. happen, and that always before went
Cor drlal, And he cried, good Indy aud good
gentleman he cried like haby-bu: twas with
thanks to God; and where's the healthier
man than my husband in the county Of Cork, or
happier ; ife than myself, dacenier or better
fed children than own four?'
Phil. Inquirer.