The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-02-14
GOOD TEMPLARs. !

withoutiany fear of successful contradiction
| am aware that many object to becoming
members of our Order because we have such
good social times in the Lodge room. Now,
these objectors are undoubtedly sincere
and mean well, but they greatly misjudge
our Institutions; and, their objection Ii
but another proof that in m any cases
u "our proper bliss depends on what we blame"
The reason why Good Templars are able
to do more for the temperance cause than
any other organization that ever existed,
Ii es in the fact that they introduce more
of the social element into the Lodge Room,
than any other organized band of temper
ance reformers. .t., .t. -
The social element in society is the most
p owerful element We can use in the work
of reform. Social evil is best counteracted
by social good. Social wrong is best over
come by social right. moral suasion' u
:, illegal enactlnents" and convincing argu-
ments" have all been tried and found mad
equate to the work. We are now trying
the social element and find it more power
tul than all the rest combined. Mans SO
cial nature demands and will have some
thing besides cold intellectually and meta
physical reasoning, When We argue of
mans high moral aspirations and the deep
yearnings of his religious nature we are
able to reach only few, but social inhu-
ences reach all classes, both high and
low. 1t is gigantic social evil that we
have to contend with and can only be sue
cessfuly resisted by social influences Good
templars having learned this fact introduce
the social element into their meetings and
they carry the Good Cause along OH the
road to success where other societies have
wholly failed. Even the strong arm Of
piohibitory power fails to crush the great
evil unless sustained by popular opinion and
that popular opinion can only DO formed
through social Influences
Social drinking habits cause more intern
perance than all other influences combined.
our friends drink and become drum kards be-
Cause in the saloon they are met with
cordial welcome from cheerful hearts and
smiling faces. These halls of dissipation
are finely fitted up and made brilliant and
attractive. 1t is useless for us to tell our .
friends tie shun these forbidden haun is un,
less we furnish place where they Can en-
joy social advantages free from the contain
nations of the drinking saloon and bar
room. Let us look through our villages, |
and cities and see if such a place
can be found. In the reading rooms
ecture halls, and literary societies we may
find much to feed the intellect, but in such |
places we find little to satisfy the social na- |
ture OF the buoyant warm hearted youth, |
Even in mite societies." sociables and |
young peoples meetings" there is too much |
exclnsiveness and too little whole souled, |
open hearted home-like affection There is |
too much GOODNESS and forrnality too little
genuine heart felt, friendly greeting.
Now it is all right and proper to attend |
to the intelIect-books. papers lectures, SER
mons and religious meetings are all useful
and necessary, but none of them have |
enough of the social element
9 Let us visit lodge of Good Templars
and see what we find there We find in
the lodge room happy combination of the
intellectual moral aud social ele,Aeuts--l
sparkling wit and mirthful jokes make our
meetings pleasant and agreeable. We often
have original speeches, lectures and essays
that would do credit to those who claim |
place in the front ranks of literature. We
intend to have variety enough to satisfy |
all Our younger brothers occasionally de
claim and thus add their mite to the inter
est of the meetings. To add still more to |
the interest of the meetings we have Sc.
lect readings from the best authors, of poe
try and prose- Better music than we have
in the lodge room is seldom if ever heard
in our city Our 'Intermission'' is indeed
a pleasant season for brothers and sisters to
exchange friendly greetings and have
cheerful time Our Lodge room-we know
of 10 other place where. there is so much
variety and such happy combination Of
all that pleases, retines aud instructs.
s4 B. S. CAswELL
Kenosha Feb. 2, 1867.
Two things are certain, "death and taxes"
SAUCE for Kilkenny Cats''-Kilkenny cat
sup. .asz-.s3 re3. a.-a s.E1a r--.a
"rM ticker friend to yOu," as the snuff
said to the nose. N
"'TIs false, as the girl said when her lover
told her she had beautiful hair.
| FEW ladies are so modest as to be unwilling
to sit in the lap of luxury and ease.
| WHEN should you apply sovereign remedy
to your tooth? When it is a-king.
AT the next meeting of the Geological soci-
ETY., paper will be read son the Tears of the
Crockodie."
| PHILOSOPHERS have speculated whether
men become beasts after death, but it is OF
more practical Importance to prevent their be-
coming such during life.
! A FRIEND says he knows of but one branch
of business which is very profitable, and but
little followed, and that is "Mind-your-own-
business. sfs5.. 4 Hs
A GARRULoUs fop who had annoyed his part
ner IN the ballroom by invidious remarks,
among Others, asked her whether ''she had ever
had her ears pierced?' mo, but have often
had them bored'
A THIEF was lately caught breaking into
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