Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-20
Raxetfa Matters.

BACo6eBURG, MARCH II, 1861
RDTroR CHRONICLE Pursuant to I'D
journment, . large audience assembled il
the Disciple Church ofthis place onMondA,
night last, and were entertained with
highly interesting address by the Rev
Mr. WAKRES Of your place, on the sub
ject of Temperance, on total abstin enc
prineiples-
Aftsr the address the house was organ
lied for business with D. D. Marvin II
the chair. On motion it was resolved
that the association be called the UniOr
Temperance League.
The intended pledge for the organizs'
ton yss then introduced, viz: We, Whose
names ara annexed, arc in honor bound tc
abstain from the use of all intoxicating
liquors as q beverage, and that We will By
our example and precept, labor in the
cause of temperance by petition and re.
m~enstrsnce when Necessary, and by all 9TH
e. lAudAble means SIS opportunity may af-
ford, until the great evil frem intoxiea-
ting liquors shall tease in our land.
On motion 70 adopt the pledge, and
while that motion was under consideration,
there was . motion to amend by insert
ing tobacco. The motion TO amend pre-
vailed.
On motion it was resolved to invite W.
o. Forrist to address u mex meeting /;
We then adjourned to meet in the II. Z.
Church ncxt Monday evening.
Although tobacco is used unnecessarily
and very injuriously by nearly all who
use it, and although it be = filthy and IN
commendible habit, and unHise expend-
iture and waste Of money and means, yet
we think it has nothing to do with the
liquor question. The evils attending the
use of Intoxicating liquor so far surpass
all others in comprehensive magnitude
and destroying results that we think it IN
wise 70 trammel the efforts Of reform with
such minor considerations. Drunkenness
is the giant evil, the Ajax of crime, dis
and destruction, and stands without a
in the field of death and dessolation.
1t Is the insidious foe Of u race, the en-
Of God and an internal Antsgonism
Of all virtue and excellence.
Patriots and Statesmen, HoraliTts and
Christians, Philosophers and Divines, one
and all are now called upon to give their
aid, lend their influence and come up to
he help of the Lord, to the help of the
Lord, against this mighty enemy. The
Is ~mementous, awfully solemn and
Iublimely impressive. We have no time
10 cavil or tribe.
One hundred thousand inmates of Aims
Houses APpeal TO Us. From the prison
bolts and prison walls Of one hundred
conVicts we are called upon to
act. By all the woes, agonies and tears of
.our hundred thousand drunkards we are
upon to rally on the side of justice
md humanity. From the invaded, plum
and desecratsd homes of three hun
lred thousand drunkards' wives, their
Durnning tears, crushed hearts, Withered
,opes, Consumed spirits, squalled property,
grief and despairing agonies, We
re called upon to rise up and in the name
f our common country and christianity,
lead their cause. and crush the liquor
rafc. For, and in behalf Of 100000
lrunkards' children now in our land,
in rags, schooled in vice, sin and
hama, ignorance, degradation and crime,
Ee are called upon BefIoufly, solemnly TO
hink and act By this horribly heart
ickening gloom that msntles so, 600 drunk
rdS untimely death beds annually, Jus
ice, mercy and truth bid u act wisely
I'D quickly.
ONOA bLAa CnAAA AC(OA9f S4G 06AA N&Ed-
ogue, this mournfully sad picture, have
Fe occasion to trifei How long, o how
ong shall this inhuman, unchristian, /
nan numbering, woman hating, heaven
efying, and soul damnIng legslized liquor
rafc continued o my country! o my
ountrymsni o my fellow citizen shall
re longer sleep while the liquor traffic and
cc~umulating drunkenness are running
way with our nation! 0ladies of Amer
q, ye fair ones Of our nation, will you
id in this holy cause? Can we have the
lhuence of your enlightened christian
7mpathlesf Can you longer resist the
Dice Of pity and cry for help that implo-
comes from the desolated hearth
ones, forlorn and deseersted hresides Of
lree hundred thousand Of your ser,
oomed TO all the heart-rending anguish
i'd soul crushing ruin of drunksrd's
life /,
Can We behold unhOeding, /
Lifss holiest feelings crushedP
While Wonan's heart il bleeding,
Shall Honan's voice be hnshedf'
ALOPATH.