The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-06-03
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nrv,n We expaol every one % a. sOme-
thinV IA s and sho cause. We have placed
a Al cd, ia. and Il ths Organ does not
,doDt As Maine Law, Il win not be our
fault Send on your large clubs. let every
body tial ctn read, know what We are
doing, and what We dsrits 70 do Every
sensible nan, sside from those Who traffic
in the srlsht win vote for The Maine Law,
when he iinds out what It is. and how it
works. Brethren, we urge upon you to
cirCulat6 the paper Send on for 50 copies
and LET them y handed to those who are
not dispcsed d pay, but who are willing to
read. sGoto work in earnest. Werk while
il isget day.
Bro. W r. Jackson, Columbia, Hamilton
co., O., 81 for Organ.
Bro. J. 6. Reynolds, Carroll, Fairfield
CO., o., $4 for Organ.
q Bro. j. h. Mercer, Mt. Pleasant, o., $6
for Organ, and S. for the new Tract, The
Brother says, they are going ahead in the
good work fnely-have formed an Alliance.
Right AQ
i Bro. F. W. Johnson, IrOntOn, o., 81 for
Organ. We hope to hear from Bro. ].
again at the State Convention. In his let
ter he says: "The temperance cause here
is moving onward. Our Division is, and
has been, prosperous. We are at present,
however, doing but little, as every thing
here is enterprise in the way of building
Bro. "A. G. Elliott, Adamsville, o., for
Division, So for Organ for gratuitous circu-
iAtion. Bro. E. writes US such an excellent
letter, that we insert it entire. He says
"I nib mypen to acknowledge the prompt
receipt Of twelve numbers Of the Organ to
our club, but have not added to it as ex-
pected There are great many grave men
who are very much alarmed about the cause
of temperance. They say that they are
afraid that the temperance men will run the
cause intot ground, and they do not wish
to help to do that; and they stand aloof, and
thereby strengthen the hands of the whisky
party. The Devil don't want any better
help than just such men. Moral suasion
and christian influence will do up the work,
and don't meddle with politics, is their cry.
But we have been on this hobby long
enough; we want legal suasiOn, with
moral. In a reformation like this, it is a
folly to only take one stepat a time. five
gain one point by moral suasiOn, it is Just
as hard to convince the moral mind Of the
necessity Of the next step as it was the first,
and those grave ObjectOrs are always ready
to meet us at every point. We must make
but one point in the whole case, and that
is the Maine Law and legal suasion, with
moral. 1t is just as good logic to petition
the representatives of Belzebub to dethroDe
him, as to petition our Legislature to give
us a temperance law, while there are 50
manyO Of that honorable body intemperate
men. The people must make the legisla-
ture first, and then ask thcm 10 make the
laws we need. We are trying to get or
ganized here for the battle, and we have
resolved to vote for no man unless he Is a
knOwnfriend to the temperance cause And
we want you to send to Adamsville Divi.
sion, No. 6lS, three copies Of the Organ,
which We want to circulate among the peo.
pie who don't take an interest in this mat,
ter-we wish to stir up their pure minds
with means Of intelligence. We have esta
blished Davy CrOckett's rule, that is, 'b'
sure you're right-then, go ahead We, Al
temperance men, are sure that the temper
anCe cause is right, and we viii 60 ahead
Bro. A. A, Stewart, Columbus, o., on
hundred names, and $IOO. This is tn
second hundred for Bro. s. If few sucl
temperance men as him were scattere,
throughout the State, it would not tax
long to adopt the Maine Law. Who doe
not honor Bro. s. for his devotion to tn
Causef He has our warmest thanks fC
what he has done for the Organ. AT th
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