The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-07

rance is a prinoipIe Of the Word of God 1t is the
taxing Of Gods wholesome beverage in opposition
to mans destructive, poisonous beverage. -
by the grace OF God we will do all we can TO save
young men from this dreadful evil. We can save
has succeeded DO not talk about the failure Of
temperance. Temper ance no more fails than oous
word that inspires IT, falls Wherever ,e,snthro
pists, and practised in right method with determ'
nation and prayer 1t succeeds Look at Ine sevoiu,
gone on NJ temperance men had not been too
letbargic, and zone to sleep on the whole quesnon
We have got TO preach and practise temperance as
part OF our religion and we must fight sin at the
door. - - -. e
the Word of God. feel that Ii IS int mately con-
necied with the salvation of our country, and the
salvation of our souls. We must fight it with solid
srenment and with persuasive example We must
do the work as the men did thirty years ago. We
must have the same truths preached again with the
San e earnestness that they preached them. We
must conduct the people to the fundamental pr1n-
es OF temperance, which are seldenial and total
abstinence When We have arrested Its progress
aud have created strong public sentiment, then
We can go to the capitals Of the States and reform
symptoms Of life in this cause: Let us take the
ris ng tide and be borne onward to success aud
soul we might have saved has been lost and lost for
ever; but there is time enough to win another VIC
tory for God and humanity. Let us pird the loins,
look upward, join In the ranks, and march onward
to triumph.
The Resolution.
The President then read the resolution, which was
adopted unanimously.
Speech OF Rev. A. COolxmRn.
Rev. Alfred Goodman then introduced, and
81 oke IN substance as follows:-
stand before you for a few moments to plead the
TAIL still, must go pleading with the faith of
martyrs. The blood of hundreds of thousands,
smiten by this demon intemperance, is crying unto
Shall we, as Christian ministers and followers of
stToi er to go steadily and succesfHly forward in
its work OF run? We have consecrated our time
and our energies to the great work Of preaching
Christ must we fOrego the privileges of our man
hood, and like idiots abstain from the advocacy of
moral reformP We cannot so degrade our ministe-
rial offce or our individual manhood We have
been reminded that within the last few years has
cost our country hundreds and thousands and mil
lions of dollars 1t has destroyed hundreds and
thousands OLIVES. 1t has sent 10 asylums and
refugees and homes for the trendless, thousands of
and to our prisons, mu tiudes of unhappy victims,
and it is TACT, ascertained from statistics, that
thiee-fourths OF the paupers in the workhouse and
three 1ourths OF the crime committed are the
quences OF indu ging IN intoxicating drink.
1he practical question has been raised this even
ing, What shall be done for the arrest OF tnis evil
which, with shameless efrontery, is going throueh h
our community The answer has been very IuIly
| explained by our friend who has addressed US so
intelIgenty and Interestingly during the past hour
yet IL seems TO me that, besides enlightenng the
science that we will nave to labor in our several
spheres TO iuculcate a sentiment into the public
mind touching the matter of prohibition. knew
there are some who exceedingly dislike this term
bltion. They suggest that IN this land of
liberty they cannot make any enactment which SAYS
peremprorlly. They forget that the very idea on
essence of all law is contained in TINS principle OF
prohibition. Is it not right that law shall say
much respecting this traffic, the evil OF which is
0GHsSntIy StS mnltpyng vagrants and demons in our
mOsI! is IL possible that the human hear On m he
so debased, so degraded, as to become iDsenslbe
appeals like this?
Moral suasion will not do We have tried this
from time immemoIial, as far back as the memory
OF some OF us can extend We have made but COM
paratvely lite progress. agree. sir, there is much
to lie done, and it behooves us, as the friends of
temperance, to be up and doing. The speaker then
gave description of the siege of Lucknow, and, in
conclusion, said =: Let all golorth 10 battle in this
cause of Christ and OF humanity ard the day NAV
not be lar distant when, from every part of
public and from every part of our globe the shout
shall roll up to heaven, 1--WE are saved! We are
savedp'
The benediction was then pronounced and the
audience quietly dispersed.