Spirit of the age., 1853-05-04

toWn, lnleSS something IS done to arrest the
progress Of intemperdnce =
On that ever-memorahle and eventful visit
of DIR. Clark to the house of his minister, after
the aforesaid introduction, he proceeded to
develop his plan of temperance organization,
which was heartily responded to by the pastor.
And. in conformity with co operating subse-
qurnt arrangements m adeAt the house of Peter |
L. Mauny, temperance Society was organ
lied III Il school house near to the door of DR.. |
b. J. Clark, on tic 3)th day of April, l9tS, |
in Moreau. a town in the County of Saratoga,
and State Of New York. bordering on the
Hudson river, in the vicinity of the villages of
Fort Edward, Sandy Hill. and Glenn's Falls.
The pledge was total abstinence from all kinds
of distilled liquors, unless required by medical
authority, and also rerenthment of wine, with
some exceptions as may be seen in the Fourth
Article ofthe Constitution, ratified BY the sig
nature Of forty-three pioneer male subscribers,
transcript OF which will be found in these
memoirs.
The Bylaws of that Society required an
nual and quarterly meetings of It's members,
one Of whom, by the previous appointment of
the presiding officer, should deliver an Ad-
dress on Temperance at each meeting, and
made provision also for the establishment of
a library all which were observed with IN
animity and good degree Of punctuality.
Col. Sidney Berry, formerly of the State of
New Jersey, then ex.judge of the County of
Saratoga, was elected President of the Soci-
: ETY. for the first year of its existence and
!, the Rev. l.. Armstrong was by him appoint
ed to deliver the first quarterly temperance
address.
REMARKABLE REPORT OF MEMBER.
On the first annual meeting of the Tenn
perance Society aforesaid, members present
: were required to state the effects of said
organization on the custom of his household
!. or family to which he belonged. Captain
! Isaac B. Payn, an extensive farmer and lum
{ Der dealer, addressing the President, thus
!. proceeded:
= y During series of years past, before, sign
= made it a rule, annually to purchase hogs
Il head of rum for the years consumption
J among laborers on the farm, and business O
: , lumber. Sometimes, before the year cam
K round, the hogshead would be emptied of it
} contents, and require few gallons NOR
, for necessary use. At other times, the yea
u would come round and find few gallons i
! tho hogshead; so that, on an average,
% hogShead of rum each yearh has been consume
. in my business concerns, to say nothing G
the wines, cordials, and other liquors cor
!" " sumed by the family, their parties, an
- visiting friends.
% After signing the temperance pledge
y y year ago, instead of a hogshead, purchase
a "a a. .due-gallon keg Of ram, for my whole bus
20 ness concerns, both of farming and lumber
u And my reason for doing this was, becaus
u u, my business required a few excellent labo
50 :; ers, not one of whose help could obtai
~ ~ without some liquor. During the year pas
u u have exerted the'best influence in my powt
e. to reduce the quantity of liquor required b
- - them to the lowest mark possible. Th
60 g. morning examined my keg Of liquor, an
II L as nearly as | could judge, without accura
q, a. measurement, the keg was half full, "
t tel have abandoned all kinds Of liquor in tt
e ne family as beverage, and the difference
" ,n the quantity used among laborers the yc
70, past, has been reduced from hogshead
O ~, the half Of q .fre-gaton keg Of r7tna and II
%SJ business was never better performed, nor
no greater satisfaction
" TO BE CONTINUED.