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

a crime punishable with a poDalty TO
sell il to minors, or to intoxicated
persons; aud we have another section
under which you may indict them for
nuisance. With this understanding
then, If these gentlemen will not lis.
ten to reason; will not heed admoni.
tion--if these gentlemen will not,
when We talk with them, meet US in
a spirit Of justice, wo have invoiccd
our strength and know what our pow.
crs are, and We will go upon them in
another form-if grass is not rene.
dial, wo will take stones and pelt
them.
Now, my friends, these are the
things l present to you with tho re.
quest that you will consider them,
each aud every one of you, aud de.
termine in your own minds what is
our duty, Tho drst thing a man has
to do is to convince himself, aud thou
determine what no will do, aud he
then ought to pursue his purpose
with resolution, and during his whole
life. lie should enlist for the war.
With regard to the popularity call.
ed secret societies, there are three
the Good Tcmplars, the Temple Of
Honor, aud the Sons of Temperance
They are not, in just sense, secret.
Their whole doctrine is known. Itis
only their meetings that are kept
among themselves, They are in of-
feet secret in no other sense than is
every church aud family. Then we
have open societies, State aud Ma
tional. We have county associations
auxiliary to State, an | State auxiliary
to National. This great object o
that National Society is TO supply
another of our necessities; aud tha
necessity is this; To furnish us will
temperance litorature--an establish.
cd temperance press. We want 4
we'll founded periodical press, and
then We want temperance inculcatod
in every department of literature
aud, in time, wo will forco our way
into the world Of letters. To thai
oud, wo have q society founded, with
a capital of some magnitude, that il
publishing temperance books, papers
aud tracts.
la this government wo arc no
alone. The movement has been 10
auguratod in Great Britain, and il
time wo will have the world so sup
piled with temperance literature, tha
we will educate in this principle th'
rising generation, aud that is on
Of tho great purposes wo have il
view--to educate the young and max
temperance part Of their educa'
ton in their schools; aud when the
thep start in life they will have oh
tanned habits 80 fixed and stable tina
thcro will be no danger Of erring an
this country will then present spec
taclo mover before witnessed.
, After singing by the choir, Rev
DR.. Kiefer was introduced, aud wa
greeted with applause.
ADDRESS OF DR. KIEFFER.
T LADIES AND GENTLEMES-FolloV
{ oitizens.--The spectacle before N
this evening is imposing. This after
{ noon expected something of tn
4 sort had sort Of premouiIiou g
y prcscntimeut, IL you please, Of thi
I gathering, and | fclt as though sue
!. an opportunity ought to be improves
4 for good-for the good of the pur
aud the holy. asked myself tn
question, "what will you say to tina
| vast congregation, the people ?" wha
/ can you say to the people after the
have been addressed by the chairma
-ono who knows how to present th
subject backed up by all the force o
history-who knows how TO presen
9 the subject 10 its powerful legal al
Q pect as we'll as its moral bearing
r who knows how to lead the mind I
, the subject by showing its great in
portance--showing that IL VIC be nc
temperate as a nation, we must sink
T aud that If we are temperate as pco
, pie, we may bO exalted. What shal
, 1 say under those circumstances
concluded to compose a parable tha
might 10 itself be interesting aud ia
T structive. Such figures as these wa
, the favorite mode Of teaching By Hi
who is the teacher of all teachers
, by Hin who possessed all wisdom
both heavenly and human.
l commenced composing, but
would not go and rolinquished II
? design, but I have the idea, and wi
present it as best l can, illustrstiV
of tho evils of irtemperAnce
/ There lived in certain city, tw
brothers-twin brothers. amiablO {
: disposition. noble in their bearing
4 aud stood we'll in society, tho favor
ties Of the community. The eide
brother was a lawyer. His name wa
David Page. He was married to tn
favorite daughter ofs Judge ofCouri
/ He prospersd in his community; ever.