The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-04-25
Tipton.

From The Temperance Platform, April Is, 1867.
BY invitation OF the Templars and
other citizens of Upton the Editor Of
The Platform spent last week in that
town, and delivered five lectures on
questiones connected with the Temper
ance Reformation. The first meeting
was held on Tuesday evening. The
audience-room of the large and splendid
court house was filled by an intelligent
and attentive audience, showing no
signs of weariness during an hour and q
half devoted to the discussion of "The
History of the Temperance Movement,
and its Lessons" On Wednesday eve
ming, the mud, which was almost intol-
erable on the previous evening, was still
deeper, and an April rain was pouring
down through pitchy darkness, yet the
court room was again well-filled by an
audience scarcely inferior in numbers to
that Of the previous evening. The lee
ture was on 1.-THE Nature and Effect of
Intoxicating Beverages" The Thomp-
son 4 Parkhurst Concert Troupe being
present, favored the meeting At the open
ing and closing with the charming sing
ing for which they are becoming SO just
ly celebrated. On Thursday, at Ar. NJ,
the chilren of the city assembled en- n,osse
in the court house to hear a "Young
Peoples Temperance Lecture There
was a grand time. The room was crowd
ed with the bright-eyed and merry-heart-
ed little folks, with not small sprink-
ling of parents, teachers and other older
friends. The speaker was in his best
mood, as he generally is when address,
ing children, and used such plain, SIM
pie, good old Saxon words that the youn-
est in the audience could understand all
he said. The profoundest attention was
given, and the frequent and hearty re-
sponses made by the children to ques-
tions asked added greatly to the life and
interest Of the meeting. The vocalists
aforementioned were present at this
meeting also, and delighted the little
folks with two admirable songs. At the
close arrangements were made for organ
izing young peoples temperance socie-
ty The boys and girls went home irre-
pressibly happy. May intemperance
never bring its woes and sorrows to any
boy or girl who took part in that meet
ing! At y P. NJ, Thursday, Crystal
Fount Lodge, 23O, met in their hall, in
regular session, to hear lecture on the
Character and Mission of the Independ-
ent Order of Good Templars." On Fri
day evening, another public meeting
was held at the court house, and the
weather having Improved, the atten-
dance was larger than at any previous
lecture. The theme discussed was 1.-THE
Bible, Science and Common Sense
Against the Liquor Traffic" The in
tcrest manifested in these meetings by
the people of Upton indicates that liquor
sellers need expect no aid or sympathy
in that beautiful and fourishing little
city. Rev. Joy Bishop was announced
for lecture on Saturday evening, and,
we have no doubt, that the staunch and
faithful friend of the cause rendered
efficient and acceptable service. He does
we'll to occasionally turn aside from the
warfare against that hell which he be-
lieves to be purely imaginary, to deal
sturdy blows against those helIs which
we all know to be terrible realites-the
tippling houses-and that devil whose
existence none can doubt. the demon
Alcohol.
Tipton is the county seat of Cedar, one
of the richest and most inviting counties
of Iowa, and one whose people are al
ways sound and reliable on the Temper
ance question. The railroad connection
with the rest of the world which the
people of Upton have SO long desired, is
at last a fixed fact in the near future,
and the prospects Of that city and the
surrounding country are truly promis-
ing. To the people who are about seek
ing home in Iowa, and who desire to
settle in county whose natural re-
sources are unsurpassed, whose church
and school privileges are excellent; and
whose people are intelligent, moral, hos
pitable, and over whelmingly in favor OF
Total Abstinence and the Total Prohibi-
ton of the Liquor Traffic, we say, You
can find the home you want in Upton,
or thereabouts.
The Upton Advertiser is well-con-
Quoted weekly, whose publishers and
editors--Messrs. Clark Il Mulford-we
found to be genial and worthy gentle
men, with their hearts right on politi-
cal and social questions.
The Congregationalists and German
Reformed have just completed neat and
commodious church edifices; the Meth
odists will build $4,000 church this
season; and other denominations are
enterprising and prosperous. Rev. Mr..
Hughes, (Presbyterian,) late of Des
Moines, is succeeding admirably in his
new field, and sets an example of activi-
ty in the Temperance cause, as we'll as
in other good works, worthy of genera
imitation.
Everybody in Cedar county seems TO
be enthusiastically in favor of Hon. J.
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