New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-09
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THE TEMPERANCE REFORMATION. ny Rev. LIZ
sFus ARMSTRONG. limo Pr 400. kovlors Wells
This work makes its appearance at an Op-
perfume moment Devoted to the history Of the tenn
perance movement in this country from It's
ment hb0uDds with act calculated to encourage and
sustain the advocates Of the According 10 the
author the Temperance Reformation mp 10 the present
time has had three principal eras each marking certain
degree Of progress. The first complied special
alarm on cunt ofthe prevalence ointomperance and
the adoption of measures TO it's ravgesthe
ond produced more general alarm and a systematic
combination 70 abolish the OF Intoxicating liquors
common boversge-thc third which l. p pcnding en-.
braces the history Of the of determination which
strives by legal authority banih the enemy from the
land
The rst slerm on this subject giy'u by Dr.. B. J.
CLARK, of Moresu, Saratoga Co. Nc"-YOrk, in the
month Of March, 1903. He was at ths- Time young
and entcrprising phyican md in the course Of his
practice having been led 10 reflect on the evils OF III
temUersnce suggested the idea OF forming Temper
snce Society Alarmed ut the custom 81 the country
around him teemng with lumber in al tho towns and
counties in the vicinity of the Hudson, in all which
intoxicating liquors were CONSIDERED necessary Of
life, he determined to confer with his minister the
writer of this work who was then the pastor Of the
made on a dark evening moonshne. and cloudy.
Aner riding some three miles through deep mud Of
clay rood in the breaking up OF winter, the doctor
knocked the minister's door, and scarcely waiting TO
be seated announced LIE crrand Sir have come to
see you on important business. Unlesi something Is
done 10 check the progrcss Of nlcnpor'ce this town
will become community OF drulksris' This wa.
the origin OF the rst Temperance Socy, so fer a. Is
known In tie world. On the 3Oh o, april, 1903, the
ioeie;y wss organized and ,.cdse adopted of total
abstinence from all distilled liquor Prom that TINS
until leoG The temperance movement gclncd ftrength
and began to attract attention In pN classes OF TIC
community In 1896, was o.med no American
TemperarCr Union in Boston Aaou. the same
time the New.York State Temperance Society was
organized through the influence Of Nj Doayan OtdeT
State Temperance Unions were subie lucn'ly organ
lied andienperance papers were exhibited ana as
ociAiions formed throughout various n',on Of Cns-
tendon Tho American Pledge Of Total Abstinence
from all Intoxicating liquors adopedsi tho National
Convention at Saratoga Springs. in 1885. The next
most inn crtant event IN the history o. ihe Reform was
the Washin stonian movement, which or nated at Bal
more in 1870 This was started by .ix persons, who
from dunhards Of the most hopeless class has become
reformed mon Then came the various orders and de-
grees Of the Sons Daughters Rechsbte-, Cadets and
other denominations Of Temperance, al of whom unite
10 the grand principle of total abstinence from inloN-
eating liquors The question OF gTca;est interest now
before the friends Of the relates 10 the intro
ductcn Of legal aid for the suppression Of Intoxicating
liquor.
This question il argued at length nhe volume before
and Illustrated by copious detail Of facts statistics,
and pc sonal aives. The subject 10 viewed in all
i bearings objections against the use OF Legal re-
srir fully cousideredsnd iorcble array OF res'
sons set forth for appealing to the aid Of legislation
series Of lectures by the author appended TO the his
tory gives additional value to his work. which cannot
hnto prove a welcome and efhcien, instrument in the
present state Of the Temperance Reform
To- Daniel Burgess Il Co, No. 60 John.st
will soon issue from the Press novel invention IN ih'
book line which at once gives SO comprehensive
view of Astronomy, that any psrson who can reac
NAV In one minute tell the relative position o. TIT
Sun Earth Planets and fixed Stars e. one another anC
zee glance their relative position 70 himself for any
day Of the year aud any hour of the day. So simple
the plan that mere novice IL a, led 20 compre
bend this otherwise complex subject, and in such
manner hst not only the facts but the reasons are mad
sppsrent The Right Ascension Of any Heavenly Body
being given you Immediately see when rises, comes
nyOur meridian, and for any part o; the EsT'h
mrfsee The Plane,s may readily be traced to theii
periods of Conjunction Opposition aud ousdrasure ~
also where they Insy be found any hour OF any day
tie year and the causes for such positions made 90
NOUS
This invention viii be very useful 10 nautical inei
AID .tronomers, az resdy calculator or finder, snC
bta persons who wish 70 be informed upon this sub
nssciencc without the necessity Of previous study.
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