The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-07
TEMPERANCE.
H''sSss Ha"a.y by JSsS OF mH:,s y: eGHgh ESQ., at tn

as the evening previous, and quite as enth1.
tnlssuc The lecturer was introduced by
Geolge W. EDDY, Lsq., who said:-Ladies and
Gentlemen-On Thursday, the 18th instant the
Young Mems Christian Association will hold
Len 1nen tWelIth anniversary in this building.
Ihelr sister associations will be in attendance
from The principal cities in the United States
Addressee Will be delivered by Bishop Simpson,
~. II, mooney, ID. d., and Rev. Rufus Il. Clark
now nave the pleasure of introducing to you
the lecturer OF the evening John b. Cough ESQ
AFTER several rounds of applause, the lecturer
proceeded as follows:- '--ffn 1...-.
Ladies and Gentlemen-In the month of June
1874, first spoke on the subject of temperance
in the city of Philadelphia. Since that time
have been speaking almost constantly until
subjects and have spoken on the suSec. Hd o.nGP in
the city of philadelphia more than a hundred
tmee, and am sure l can at this day bring
o, nOi,ning new e OF strange or startling on such
My object in speaking TO you is to say some.
thng. II am aoe, that will enlist the sympa-
tnles Oh those mere assembled on behalf of this
great enterprise, to present to you the claims of
the temperance movement upon your sympathy
ano cooperation. We need not only sympathy
put we need 10 this work help. We have great
aeaI oil sympathy. find men sometimes say
10 me- wen, Mr.. Cough, go on. You are
engaged in good cause. wish you success
Win al my heart" and then turn away and put
their hands In their pockets, and not do a thing
sympathy Is very pleasant. l remember once
when in England, was dining at the house OF
gentleman, and there was more wine on the
were riding In the carriage to the place of the
lecture, SAID TO the gentleman, II hope you will
not consider me violating any of the rules of
hospitality 1t speak plainly of the custom that
see SO constantly at your table ?n "Certanlv
not, my dear fellow, speak right out as much
as you think. would be very much pleased to
drinking CUSTOM" . .-.-. ...-
When we returned the table was spread out
win wine and ale. At that table sat minister
ct the Gospel, who drank as much as ANYBODY.
r ho-
ieVe you have commonplace or autograph
Dook III which your friends write te words
oil enconIaeementy" Eyes, have" replied; 81
have some very valuable names tha. would
not part with for thousand dollars. | have
the name OF John Bright in that book, with a
little article" The gentleman said ne would
ike to say few words of announcement, and
wrote something in the book. He then wrote,
II bless the man who so nobly denounced the
system that fills our homes with woe." The
minister said, "God bless you and give YOU
strength TO hew in pieces the Agog of drinks
This IS very pleasant, but what does it amount
70, we appeal to the people not only tor sym
Every man has a right to his own opinion:
every man has right to object to proposition
II be sees fit l would not give much for q man
that has not an opinion of his own, or one who
when he gets an opinion, is ashamed OF it, and
has not backbone enough to defend 1t. We have
right to make objections if we make them
with courtesy. We must not set ourselves up
as being superior to others, and if we get a Ger.
tam plan to do certain work, it ls not by
dlgDihed assumption on our part, it Is by
simple power, by which public sentiment is to be
manufactured that, by-and-by, will gro " mighty
and roll on through the valleys and up the gia1t
mountains, by-and-by will take up the glorious
tldings that tue land is freed from the damning
curse OF drunkenness. (Applause.)
Intemperance is the increase. There is
not such Sabbath-keeping city in the United
States as this good city. walk on the Sabbath
When we SIT in church to hear Gods holy word |
we are not disturbed, as in other cities, every |
fifteen minutes by the running of cars. (Ap- |
plause) must say that have seen no more |
drunkaIds than 1 saw on Sunday in this |
your good city. Sunday afternoon and evening, |
even on Chesnut street, saw young man |
draw another one along, and they hadn't power |
Or strength TO lift one of his legs. Something |
is the matter; something Is wrong; something |
must be done, and something will be done. |
Drunkenness is on the increase and our Young |
men are entering the circle of this whirlpool |
that is drawing them down to ruin. / wish to |
say to the young men that Intoxicating liuuor |
Is dece ptive in its own form.
No man intends to become drunkard. He |
never starts with that intention. When man |
takes glass he knows by the use of it he will |
ruin his reputation, knows that he will blight |
his prosDec s, knows it will destroy his life and
bring rottenness to his bones knows that he |
will break his mothers heart, knows that he
will become walking pestilence and disgrace |
to those that love MIN. He is not such a |
consummate fool. Yet men are doing that step
by step, steadily running body and soul for time
anu eI6rnlIys
ask one of these young men, "Why do you
drink ~ Perhaps he will say to me, 'Why |
should not drink?r It / say to him. "Slr if |
you drink you will become Il drunkard.n He |
will reply, mo danger" A great many say they |
can "Take drink when they please, and let ii |
alone when they please" 81 have more regard
for my family, for my reputation, more ambi. |
ton tnan to become a drunkard,' they will say. |
II man gets an appetite for drink it leads him |
like slave, and 1t re qures mighty effort to |
break that appetite.
Just look moment what men will do to gra- |
nty 1t. Look at the physical suIeriugs endured |
by men. We have men all around US in the |
agonies OF delirium tremens = manla-a-potu. |
What is 1t 1t is the most trighttuI, the most
horrible thing that ever fixes its iangs on a |
human being. IL is species OF insanity There |
are peculiaritles about it, and those peculari. |
tles are horrible. Oonhne man for insanity in |
iunatlc asylum for ten years. then ask him |
what he remembers. He has a dreamy, indis- |
tDct recollection. He doesn't know ANYTHING |
definite. Take a man who has suffered from |
del1rlum tremens twenty-five years AGO. ASK |
him what ne saw. He will tell you he will never |
forget. There Is no popularity in that II is a |
species OF insanity in which the Imagination is |
exceedingly vivid. J
The hrat time man drinks he does not like |
it. He is ashamed. He goes at it again. The |
next time he Ooes not feel so ashamed Ge |
keeps on until the evil sinks his poor soul into |
eternity, and the poor carcase is buried ont of |
sight as soon as possible. Some say. "Mhen find
out It is injuring me, will give 1t up" What is
1t 10 be injured by drink! We do not think in
toxication to be of any consequence. "a man
gets tight occasionally but 1t is nothing.n A
man gets drunk. we do not call him drunkard
we use slang terms, "He has cot brick in his
hat, HE is over the bay" HE is tight" Some
looB upon drunkenness as very little thing
The best stories told those told OF toXicated
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