The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-04-02
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should be occupying to much spaees and
perhaps not interesting you, by going into
details of individual cases, all of which
would require large volume to contain
them. But not a parallel, nor resemblance
Of the frequent occurrences Of distress and mis-
cry, as the fruit Of intsRperance, tOhieh the re-
cord Of the sOtRtey Of '50--'5I, contains, can
be found on that Of '5l-'52. The evils, or
Inconvenience of the law are in some cases
considerable-very much like those some.
times experienced by owners or underwrit-
ers when a small part of the cargo must be
thrown overheard to save the remainder with
the ship and crew, when, without such sac.
rifice, all must be lost.
The blessings already experienced aris-
ing from the passage of the law seem to me
to be very great indeed--prospective if ID
continues in force, they must be beyond all
competition.
The urgent demands for relief made upon
my "poor's purse" from the 1st of October
to the 30th December, 81, compared with
those of the corresponding period of 80,
were only one-sixth, and the amount Of aid
granted during the same periods was 81 in
81, to IS 81 in 80. But this does by no means
present sufficiently clear view Of the bene-
fetal change actually wrought in the condi-
tion of the poor for, as above intimated,
was, previous to the Temperance reform,
chiefly concerned during the winter to keep
the poor from perishing, or from the sever
est suffering from cold and hunger, but now
am helping them to keep themselves COM
Portable, decent and respectable. Now,
many who were utterly callous to moral inn
| pressions are becoming susceptible to them;
| we are beginning to exhume and Fesuscitate
the stifled and almost extinct conscience.i
| We begin already to perceive that many Of
these poor, neglected, and apparently lost
men have souls and are capable ofhigh moral
elevation. Now the labors Of the teacher,
the philanthropist, the missionary, will not
be in vain, and like water split on dry
ground, as they have chiefly been heretofore
in relation to the large class Of incorporate
persons found in all Christian cities.
Our benevolent ladies, always forward in
every good work, have, Till very recently,
hoped to reach the miserable inmates Of
many miserable tenements, only through
the medium Of their children. They have,
J accordingly, clothed great numbers Of these,
brought them into Sunday schools, furnish
ed them with books to take home, with the
view Of thereby benefting their parents, in
some measure, as well as the children them
selves, never dreaming that it would be
pOssiblet0 get the parents TO Sunday school
and to church. But. within few months,
they have conceived the idea, and actually
undertaken the labor, of helping to remove
the remaining obstacles, since the great OBJ
stGcle is removed-which have hitherto de.
barred these people from almost all moral
and religious influences and advantages. II
Al rs.fA Il,
clothed by the hand Of charity, but at the
same time they are beginning to put forth
great efforts to supply their own wants, and
to avail themselves of the privileges of the
| Christian Sabbath. Not a few are becoming
very regular in their attendance at church,
who, till, within a few months, had not enc
tered one once year. While writing this let
ter have been called upon by q very worthy
woman, whom the rum demon had bound
and kept from the house Of God for seven
years, but who is now, and has been for
considerable time, about as regular in her
attendance as her minister, notwithstand-
ing she has a large family and sick, not
nOi0 drunken, husband. One hundred dol
lars now will accomplish more for the moral
improvement of the poor than a thousand
could during the reign of alcohol and yet,
! SUCH Will fuS-ildIJ buCli arc hOW WI lhuAnS
to be, the manifest good results ofall well di.
reeted efforts in their behalf, that we may
confidently expect great increase of means
to be brought into use for their advance
ment. There are many other taets in con-
nection with my experience in this matter,
| which intended to have mentioned, but
have already ytrRns0snded all reasonable linn
its. At some suhseauent opportunity, when
| i have time to write. Sad you to read, / viii
give you some detai which may be Of some
small interest to yea and unfold more fully
the workings Of this famous Ian. j behold
with astonishment what it has accomplished
in nine months = what it may be expected
to bring forth in as many years, prophets
and kings may well desire to see and hear.
Very respectfully yours, WM K, HADLEY.
Rev. T. w, HEeaISseN, Newburyport, Mass.