Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-01

business. The people must be made
TO feel ia their own homes, as every
parent may and ought 10 feel, that
the well being Of every family is pro-
noted, and lhe morals OF iao Young
more cilectually guafded, by the
watchlu and uniform enforcement Of
this law.
But moral suasion looks alto.
gether beyond this matter Of securing
the enforcement of law-cycn 10 the
universal establishment Of principles
winch ATE the source aud spring Of
universal conduct. Weare not otumonr
the number of those whose sole rei-
ance IN the promotion Of the temper
perance reformation is, OF has been,
upon the authority Of government
Temperance as a virtue, as q prncl-
pie Of action that ought 10 have its
place ~ every heart, is promoted ouly
10y moral means-hy appeals to the
intellect and TO the conscience. How
ever cliectual a good law, well enlorc-
ed, may be 10 removing temptation,
1t will not obyiatc the necessity for
other iuslrumeutalllics by which The
evils of inlcmperanco are kept before
the minds OF our youth especially,
and lheyarc led diniclllgen,ly to choose
lhe ways Of virtue, and 10 shun the
paths Of the destroyer The hw per-
turms its great Office by removing
temptations and Illus preparing the
way for those moral Influences which
the friends Of temperance should new
er be slow nor backward in using
Here we have work Ia which we
cin all OF us engage, each one NJ bis
own sphere and manner.
The mission of the Temperance
Lecturer is not vet ended. The
strong man who loves his racc-who
understands The steps by which the
pure minded but unsuspicious aud
generous youth is led on from an oc-
casionaI social glass 20 an ungoyern-
able appetite and an unrescrved Weld
ing mp of his reason aud conscience
aud cnure mnuhood 10 rum-ihe man
who has intelligence aud character
which every where command respect
common sense that never ftrsakes
him; and an eloq1ence that suays
the mind and heart through lhe power
Of lruth such man is needed to
90 through the towns Of our State,
great and small, awakening, inform
ing and moulding the public mind.
And we cannot but hope that the
right man may be found soou to en-.
Ter upon this service.
ministers of The gospel, too, ofali
denominations and having direct ac-
cess to so many minds,--as they have
done good service IN Ibis cause, should
feel, your committee thinks, that
more is yet demanded of thcm.--
Temperance - is one of The virtues
which the word OF God requires US to
"add 10 our faith" and II should re-
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in this lie and that which Is to come.
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