The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-03-29
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NEsgi EDITORS Permit ne Il rough the me.
dlum Of y0gr paper to suggest few thou hts 10
the pubic mind 90 reference 10 the rgh; oasi, Of
lie Temperance ref rul.
However interesting and cheering any inica.
ton, 4 ,lrrs,. NAV be. n j. abgulln,ly evident
HAT the OIL, gore guarantee u the triumph ~
'elpr,rarc, ID, 60 increase It the spirit Of Chm,
tan philanthropy Tia: benevolent; snI sefIe-
rylug .pIrlt-vlu,h Tie very nature Of tie tenn.
perauce reform calls for q" not wish TO be
thought narrow or b-uttel tat DO most firm.
" believe tia; Il e only efforts likely 10 he crown.
ell with a permanent; ami general triumph are
do.e proceeding !,om Ay.,al and sp.rtug! CHRIS
'laU.'y.
thin. It Will te seen that thi. is the only true
a-oui,m 10 whatever slstaiH~ tie spirit and
practice Of in'emprunce Aud that all temper
ance organization, bull, on different foundations
though they may POSSESS many vi the elements
Il success, must necessarily fail Of accomplish
lug a.. great and glorious object aimed at.
will give two reasons iur suppo,iug that the
final overthrow q lEtcWperance must depend
upon the action NJ an awakened and vitality
chU,''auE-d church A. experience rs well a.
correct reasoning make +; apparent that drunk
ard. are seldom permanently reclaimed exccp,
by embracing the hi cher principle, Of christianity
and do not ASSERT tiI- merely as a rsFgi5ntr
but | appeal TO It a 4 grca. t,ic. Of our nature
s1,hlu. but the sarctif, ing power Of the gospel
can 80 o'F-c'gally ,lbiue the giant strength OF a
druukard'' appetite a. e. ensure the triumph Of
mind over brute propensity
The second reason that may be given ia, that
vital chri,tianitv can alone supply the adequate
motive. Tor tha, sell denial. and -s,rsacrifcuy
philanthropy which the successful Temperance
rcforner mus; always manifest The principle
Of action m til, cause that will never grow
weary 10 wel,du'ny 90 that set forth by the
Apostle, " |, j. good neither To eat meat Or
drink wine. M DO any thing whereby thy brother
,,4nb'D'h ur is offended " is made weak" The
true christian Will feel the necessity Of guarding
against the " ll''le drups however strongly in.
trinity occasional ailments ar appetite may
plead IN be- feel. that h,i example has fear
f.l Influence fur veal OF woe over the dcStrUyer
Of VII. weaker brother
Tic spin, OF true christianity draws it, liz.
AMI ygnr from perennial .prlng, it never ilag-
or grDv weak but all organized reform efforts
which are no. built on thl, foundation, wear on,
with the decay 1t that excitement novelty, or
sympathy from which they spring
II the WasMugtonian movement had been
backed up hy the encouragement q those who
ought to feel that tie temperance reform is but
the mere expression n that system which teach
- w w LIVE hHt htlSbbhI rs OAFhtlFtS, "
need never have proved failure, the spirit Of
true rel gon u both conservative and progressive
the salt n tie earth and the light of the world
/ Another essential feature, that should De- en-
grated into the Temperance movements of the
day, : m increased dependence on scientific md
moral truth those only can be relied upon a,
tho firm aud essential friends Of total abstinence
who act from clear and lntellilbe motives, who
are acquainted with the nature and tendency o
alcoholic drnks-th'r nntagonisrn to the laws 81
health and he, the danger of moderate drinking
and the philosophy of tho cure. The discussion
II this subject m all IT, moral and physiological
bearings constitutes distinct and profound Ell
ence, and the class II truths embraced in its de
tails should made familiar 10 every mind
/ II will thus be seen that every one who gives
distinct pledge e total abstinence. under ,ucl
influences, can be- relied upon, while those in
nlences ARE suffered to exert their natural sirec,
upon the MIND, and that tho spirit Of christian
love and the light Of science will regcncra,- the
world T. COTTON,
New Michigan, Livingston Co.