The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-05-02
For The Cndiz Sentinel.
"""""""" :" FOT The OuuIL oFIIIIHtI'
An Address to the Citizens OfFndiz
who hre Engaged I'm the Liquor
EH,,.v fir nv aha Clergy

who hre Engaged I'm the Liquor
Tr,sHic. by the Clergy.
FELLOW CITTzENs:-At q nesting Of the
ths undersigned, as you are probably aware,
were appointed Committee to make an appeal
at our earl est convenience through the Press,
to those Of our citizens who may be in any way
concerned in the liquor traffic land beg Of you
in our own nlme, and in the name of your TEL
low citizens, to abandon the business at once
And we bes leave to assure you that our ap.
polntmont, whether polite or imp plitic, wise or
unwise, originated in the utmost kindness on
the part ofthose who made it, and the discharge
of the delicate duty is ess,yed with feelings of
equal kindness on our part. We do not come
to you. brethren, with the rod, shaking the
pains a1l penalties Of the law over your heads
We throw ourselves upon your g.n:rosity,--
Our only weapons are the humble request OF
yuur kinl nsis shbors. who wish you we'll and
whom YOU wish we'll, the auth ,rity OF Gods
truth, the Sacrei claims Di religion and the ear
nest fearful pleadings of a common hnnanity.
Sh,li we be hs4rl Brethren, hnUy, cantdlyg
The step which we now take we are aware is
an unusual one-mty our success Vndca'e It's
wisdom! Yod know that appeals in behalf of
Temperance are seldom made to you Do YOU
know the reason why? We will not become
your enemies il we tell you the truth--you will
have the generosity to respect n1 the more, and
it is right you should know the reason for it
is most discreditable to you If true. People say
it is no usei at is no use, no use, you can do
nothing with them! Your appeal will do no
goodm Lectures reason with the masses, plead
with the drunkard, but denounce the SclIer!-
They think you asa class lost, in a great meas
ure, and treat you for the most part as il YOU
were lost 10 all mo,ai influence. "Ah! you may
try" says one and another, but the man who
carries on the traffic in intoxicating liquors a
mid the light Of the nineteenth centuary can be
influenced only by nexprobe law--like the
slave he must BE- driven by the hsh!" We
thilk differently. We lrsS' yol h'plfal|y
You will show that the generous conti'enc" we
rrpos. in you has not been misplaced. You.
appreciate and rcciprocae e kind and generous
appeal! Yes, by tie blessing Of God our ad
dress shall do good 1t shall not be said i--may
we not guaranty in your b1hal.? Il Shall not
be said, that for few dolltS annually, You
disregard the claims o morality and relilian
and truth, a deaf ear TO the plcadings OF broken
hearted woman hood, and steel your hearts a
gainst the cries Of poor, ragged hungry, home
less, worse than fatherleSs children! Oh. breth
rem, we entreat yon let it not he said llu9.
bands! Fathers! for pilieS sake, for heavens
sake let it not be sa d!
AMI nov what m ra shall we, can we say?
To enter into a 6rmll eah,rlte train Of argn-
ment to prove the traffic in Intoxicating drinks
wrong, would be a ridiculous as IT wonll be
E'reigm to the design ofour appointment. No,
Brethren, you know it is wrong In assailin2
it we enter upon no doubtful grounu. You
have eyes to look arpunl you and see for your
selves, the warm ,|eS ola common humanity
throb in your bo$omS yet, the sacred page OF
Divine Revelation spreads ont before you its
compassion, bene,olence and love stretches out
before you in liclting a sure AMI safe pathway,
while the firmsnent ahlvo is lit W with mil
lion brilliant stars. and voc from heaven pro
claims, 'be ye followers Of them who throngh
faith and patience are now inheIiting the prom
ises" With th4 great f,oI Of light pouring
in upon you on all sid -. am divine'y implnt
Ell m nitor within you, whether your brSinc $
."be right in the sight Of Col iudso ve! Re-
fl, ct seriously AMI we will abile the decision
ofyour own conSciences Think Of the evils
inseparably connectel, at least practically so,
with the use of in oxcating hqu'rS as a hevei
age ge-re1sci what deluge o. crimes the most
atrocious and Of all Sorts accom- Janie< it, what
untold misery and Anguish and wretchednesS,
what p,verty. expense. Think ofi's IN d len
ing nAu.ncs upon both soul AMI hobv. and
tnen ask yours .iveS seriously ''what is the ef
feet Of my business up N these evils? Does it
tend to augment or puniSh?' All! is it not tie
feeler? Is it not the cursed tree that yields
the deadly fruit? Can you pray in the same
prayer or in the same day that God would ban
ish all this crime and misery aud wretch ,iness
from the world, and that he would prosper your
business? Can you, dare you say, Lord thy
kingdom come" and Lord increase my sales
Of whiskey?" Neuer! We ven ure to say never!
Conscience would whisper in your ear with an
emph asis which woul make the very soul Jingle
"Wo unto you Scribss and Pharisees, hypo.
critics, for ye devour widows houses and Tor a
pretence make long prayer; therefore ye shall
receive the greater damnation." Then d. moi
pursue bu'iie's in which you cannot pray TO
be prospered, and which you know to be in con
fct with the peace ul, happy, righteous reign
of Jesus, for he will consume 1t with the breath
Of his mouth and the brgh nes. Of his coming.
and take vengeance on those engaged in it.
But you may ask, "Whal have You against
the business?' appeal is not Argument
why should we abandon ?' Our answer must
be briet and shall be in al p'ninness EIihu'S
motto must lie ours Tor your sakeS and FOR your
sakes and for our 0wn-"I know not to give
.Hattering titles, for in so doing my maker would
soon take me away" In he first pla' We
want you, and beg Of you, dear brethren to a
bandon it, because it involves you while con
tinulng in it in the crime Of drunkenness with
all it's concomtanis such as murder blasphe-
my, &c. Drunkenness you " i'll concede to lie
great wrong, though doubtless on account OF
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