The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-12-05

the conversion Of Lawyer P in his
parable, said Il was an illustration Of
the possibility Of lawyers convor-
sion.
| think IL is an open question and
I think God Almighty has had
enough 10 do to achieve the conver-
sion Of even the clergy, so that he /
has not reached tho lawyers yet
daughter.) Of course I do not refer
to present company. daughter)
Those who aJo engaged in the traf
&c arc men like ourselves, with frail-
ties like ours. Among thom we find
those who wish to escape a more Ia
borious life, others, because il furn.
ishos n means of satisfying the crav-
iugs and demands Of analroady control.
ing appetite, reasons that with these
men arc powerful Many ofthem with
wrong convictions Of their rights, if
prosecuted. would consider themselves
greatly wrongod, assaulted, injured
aud hence they f5bt Now while
this is true, still justice, morality aud
law cannot be do6cd. Because men
have mistaken notions of what their
moral and social duty is, and duty to
God, IL does not conclusively argue
but that their business should be
stopped, aud they should engage in
that which instead of wronging, in.
juring and dcbasing men, will tend to
elevate them. / like very well the
idea that was pressed with so much of
oloqucncc aud force, by DR. Koifrer,
that there should be manifested, kind. !
ness aud charity. Passing through
life so far rs | have | have learned
this lesson, nmong others; that wo
are disposed to ccnsurc and criticize
too severely that We are too impa
tiont, and not sufficiently long suffer.
ing. We condemn and cast aside,
when we ought to forget aud lend a
helping hand to raise up aud up, nm
I'll tho weuk are able TO walk, and
tho lame to stand.
4 # X X A. II ri
| have seen, since our great strug. |
slc with rebellion closed, the brave
mon who could step forward into the
gaping jaws Of death continually
without trembling, fall before this up.
pclilc-this invisible hut all.powcr.
hl craving that will take them to
death aud Obstruction. have seen,
in this very town, and you know
them, men whom their comrades en-
trusted with power 20 command
around whose loins tho sword was
bucklod--these cn,--thoso strong,
bravo patriotic men, in the power Of
this mighty appotite-men who could
lift tho arm, or open their breasts to
death when tho flag waved over them,
and tho call was made to do battle.
(npplauso) say bc kind, be full OF
charity. Do not go to such an ono
in spirit of recriminOtion and bitter
noss,
With such meeting as this with
such faces as here see with such
potential influence as is here gath.
crcd, | feel we'll assured that the ro-
suits Of this meeting cannot be but
for good. Let there be other assem-
blics; let tho people express their
yicws, and tho result cannot be other
wise than beneficial. If it fails to
close tho doors Of these fountains Of
Gre, il may, at least throw a silkcn
cord around these young mou, that
husband, that father aud draw thom
back, aud back, aud back, from these
haun,s of evil, until they shall come
back into tho oulY place that is a
prototype Of heaven, home aud the
6rosidc. | thank you for your atten.
+ ton.
Tho choir sang. This committee
appointed at preliminary meeting to
draft resolutions reported through its
chairman Eov, Criloy, the following
Whereas wO as citizens Me interested in
the moral aud socinl Improvement of our
place, aud desire especially to promote the
best interests Of our youth. Ani whereas,
there ARE certain evils existing in our midst,
tending to vltiatc public taste, destroy the
peace OF the community, aud proElno IhS
christian Sabbath. Therefore,
4 Rs,pLygO, Mit 40 will encourage every
laudablc effort to provide public entcrtain-
mcut of moral and intellectual chlractcr-
such as Lectures IyeeunS Reading Rooms,
Iusc,d Coneerts, etc,
Rrsolvrp, THU We dcaloro tho alarming
aud Increasing extcnt Of lutSmpctanec Ia oul
city, and viii exer, all our influence to sup
press the trahe in ardeut spirits.
RksotvFn, Thatwe respectfully aud 6rp,l,
request thO vendors Of Intoxicating liquors !,
close their doors uppa the Sabbath, rs do al
other men Of busaess; and that a COMMITTEES
ofcitirrhs be appointed to inform them per,
sonally Of this request
The question being upon the adop
tiou OF the resolutions the oto wa
taken out from a Misunderstanding a
to whether the vote was on the reso