The Columbian fountain., 1846-09-25

who. listening 10 his description Of the exqui-
site bliss of the married rpIa,ion. when condue
ted on Bible principl&p, remarked that she
thought he ought 10 have told the ladies how
they could ell find good husbands. Z
The temperance gathering al the Rev. Mr..
Tustn's Church TO hear the address Of the
Rev. Thomas p. Hunt, was very large, and
composed OF much Of the fashion, talent, and
refinement of our city. The meeting was or
ganzed by prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Coke. Mr..
Hunts lecture was listened TO with great inte-
rest. His position was one Of startling novelty.
TO many of his hearers. He assumed that, il
the immoral and injurious effects of actions
against the rights Of society constitute the ba-
sis on which penal laws are enacted the liquor
selling and drinking business more richly de-
served the penitentiary than counterfeit
ing. To prove il, he enumerated the evils re-
sul,ing from oconnterfeiting; and then called
upog the audience to answer whether they
were personally acquainted with The existence
Of such results? The audience replied, they
were not.' He then asked, do you know of
poverty, misery, crime, and death, resulting
from the liquor selling business? The replies
were YES many Hundreds After con-
iinuing his remarks for awhile, he called upon
all who believed that counterfeiiing did the
greater injury, TO rise up. One or two did so;
but while the Rev. gentleman was looking
around 10 see if there were any others, they took
their seats, one Of them explaining. by saying
that 'he misunderstood the question: Mr.. H.
then called upon all those who believed that
the liquor business did the greater injury 10
society to rise up. The audience rose en- masse.
The effect was electrical. II is needless to say,
that man Of Mr.. Hunts acuteness took ad-
vantage of this state Of things, 70 give lee
ture to all decent people who sustained the Ii
quor business. gs,g .,,
We were delighted to hear that none of the
members Of Mr.. Tustin's Church were liquor
sellers, as the chairman Of the Board of Trus-
tees publicly informed Mr.. Hunt. tna
Mr.. HUNTS LECTURE IN THE BAP-
TIsT CHURCH, / ST. \"
From the increasing desire to hear Mr..
Hunt, as well as deepening interest in the
good cause, the meeting of Wednesday even
ing was unusually large, many standing
around the doors unableto get seats. Mr.. H .'s
reputation as profound reasoner and fear
less advocate Of truth, was more than well
sustained by his effort that evening He took
what appeared as most difficult, as well as
repulsive position, viz: That those who sus-
tained the liquor selling business, could only
do.a on the principles Of murderers. He gave
those principles as they were held by Pon,ius
PLATE, the High Priest, Judas Iscariot, and
Cain, the first murderer. Every one who ever
heard liquour seller defending his traffic,
heard them speak for themselves, as Mr.. Hunt
quoted the words Of these murderers. Mr.. III.
then assumed that the liquor sellers not only
adopted the principles Of murderers; but also
were found continually with murderous wea-
pons in their hands. He proved that pure all
cohol was poison, causing death; but that the
liquor sellers, not content with this, adultera-
ted their liquors with the most deadly drugs.
Here, then, are murderous principles and
murderous weapons. Must we not expect
dealh Do we not find it? Yes 10000
Americans every year fall victims to this busi-
ness Mr.. Hunt took the vote here by ayes
and nays, whether his position was sustained.
And deep, solemn, fearful Aye from the
whole house was responded. sa4 s,a
We have seldom seen such GREATNESS at
tention, such fixedness, such tenderness In any
audience. Not a foot was moved, but every
one listened as though, his deepest interests
were at stake, and many left the house after
the meeting was dismissed, determnedto to sin
no more. &s@
A gentleman in Va, said to respectable
man who had joined the Temperance society,
and who was very active in the cause, ..You''
had better be careful, you have character to
sustain, and your being so jealous in the canse
! m inItIro Won IN v0ur hucinooo >, .Thio moo