Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-03-24
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Mr. Editor II don't wish any newspaper
controversy, with any one; but the article in
your yesterdays paper, signed "a Lover of
Temperance and Truth, calls for reply from
me.
have no apology to offer for a word that l
have said in that communication; but, on the
contrary, have much more to say of the same
sort, "but We cannot bear it now" If that was
severe, it was only the severity of truth, not
outstanding the cover of truth" 1t is an
easy matter for "Truth" to tell a man he lies,
as your correspondent does, but will he put his
finger on the spot that was not true? grant
that it was plain-spoken in its tone, but not
said in so bad a spirit as "Trdth" imagines.
When have to deal with such giant evil as
that of rum-selling and when | see it upheld
by our most influential men, confess that l
cannot be so mealy-mOuthed as some men of
"truth" are, on this subject.
l cannot make up my mind to serve God so
as not to offend the Devil. Let those who
wish to make such compromises do it. Iwish
your correspondent to understand that have
not entered this warfare against intemperance
for the sake of suffering martyrdOm. feel
an interest in the cause of temperance, and
have thus far used such weapons as have SEEM
ed to me best / feel earnest in the matter,
and l talk earnest, and hope to act earnest. 1
feel as though, if intemperance was banished,
we who profess better things have got to be
earnest in this work, and instead of fighting
against one another, as "Truth and Temper
ance" has, we must be united, and work to-
gether in harmony.
was talking to a good Christian man about
this evil, and | said, that thought he ought
to see the laws against this evil strictly
enforced. He replied, that we never could
make men any better by law. l asked him
what we should do with rumsellers who would
not be persuaded to give up their traffic.
well, he replied, "leave them to the Lord
he will take care of them" Now this may
be good way of getting rid Of our response
bilty but think the Lord has a work for us
to do; and we are yet our brothers keeper"
Too many put work off for the Lord that be-
longs to themselves. Our city was visited last
year with one of the greatest revivals of reli-
gion ever known here. This was well but
ask which made the most converts-our rum
shops or our churches? l venture to say that
our rum-shops had two to one. During the
past year our rum-shops have multiplied, and
drunkards increased. Now why is this
say it because men protesting Christianity
have thought that temperance had nothing to
do with Christianity. They have been kept
apart. Our City Government is what the peo-
pie made it and it is what they want l ask
any honest man to tell me how rum could be
sold more openly than it is now? Are not our
saloons and dram shops open on the Sabbath
And are they not violating the laws of our
Commonwealth, daily and hourly, every day
And is there move made by any one to stop
this illegal traffic (? Say, you Clover of Truth
and Temperance, +" (?) that calls me a liar for
saying so, is it not so? You had better either
change your signature, or look before you make