Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-05-18

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The TEMPERANCE ADDRESS OF REV. DR..
HILI.-0n Sabbath evening very large audience
filed to overlooking the first Unitarian Church Of
this city to hear the first of a course of temper,
aDce lectures that to be delivered by our cler-
gymen. DR.. Hill the speaker for the even
ing. After an earnest and appropriate prayer by
Rev. H. James, the Doctor commsnced his ad-
dress. He first stated the condition of our city
in reference to intemperanc. He said that he
was told that We had in our midst fifty places
where gambling is practiced, and that we have
twice that number Of places where intoxicating
liquors are sold. The above number, some
think, is far too low an estimate. He also
said that he had examined the City Marshal's
report, and there arrested, the past year,
nine hundred and eighty-six persons this was
seventy five more than were arrested the year be.
fore, and two hundred and seyenty-fve more than
there were four years ago. Ofthe above number of
arrests, six hundred and five were for drunken
ness, and one hundred and seventy-six for as
sault and battery, caused by rum Such, said the
speaker, is our condition. This evil has grown
among US and is still on the increase here. We
have large number Of ''fast young men" among
us, that are tending to drunkard's grave unless
checked in their downward course. The speaker
then proposed remedy for these evils Before
naming remedy he said he would state fact
and that that in northern countries in.
temperance prevailed more than in southern.
abiding TO the old world. In Germany and the
British Isles the effects of this evil are seen to an
alarming extent; while in the south of Europe
they were comparatively free from the curse Of in
temperance. Whence comes the difference, said
the speaker, First he said it was because Of the
weaker wines that were used. Pure wines were
healthy. He recommended that our strong drink
should be exchanged for those pure wines. A
man who should plant vineyards, such as are con.
templated in some Of our western states, would
be benefactor of his race. l was some
what astonished that the good Doctor should
need advance such sentiments. aud offer it as
remedy for the evil of i1tempersnce. Have we
not already suffered for ages on account Of this
miserable vine bibbling among our so called aris-
tocracy' And will they not tell you to day that
they keep only the pure article in their cellars
and are not our young men daily pointing to this,
class Of our citizens and saying that IL such men
drink their wines, why cannot l drink wine :
where buy my wine, they say It is pure. Where,
can you put down the stakes and say that
it is pure. And then what in the name Of heaven
is the use OF pouring down this beverage at alli
Has not the Great God given us pure water to
drink and shall man guzzle wine when he is
dryi Sorry am / to differ with the good Doctor,
for know his whole heart is in the temperance
cause and he would not knowingly, for the
world, put the least stumbling block in the way
OF the temperance reform. But | fear that the
advice viii take much larger limit than the Doc.
tor would wish We believe that the only true
way to get rid Of an evil is to let il alone entirely
too long hove we been compromising. aaA
Again, the second remedy for this evil was re-
creation. Allnson was made to the Italians. He
spoke Of their reereAtions, how after a hard days
work they were refreshed by resOrtipg TO their
beautiful groves, and parks; then 10 amuss them.
sslses for while, and then return to their homes
with cheerful hearts, and vigorous bodies. can
not say more on this point, bat we hope our city
authorities will take the hint and see the ntces
sity ofproviding sumo places besides rum shops,
for our young men. t
The third remedy, was consent Of the will and
union OF our citizens to see the lao liy erecusd.
We have sloubsred and slept 700 long. We
must say that we soiH have the law enforced and
we say so II WILDE done: no law will be a fai.
ure where there is determination Of the people
" enforce IL. The speaker earnestly called upon