Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-09
An Appeal for Phoenix Lodge.

An Appeal for Phoenix Lodge.
Friend Earle Our lodge-Phe-
nix-yet lives and is destined to live.
The lodge is in more flourishing con-
dition at the present time than at any
other period since its organization
The first exertions of this lodge were
necessarily weak, and its first and
feeble life was assaulted by many strong
oppositions, yet by the great effort and
perseverance of few prominent mem
bers, it was not permitted to commit
suicide They chose rather to let it
die natural death. Thank
God it survives it's first weakness of
infancy; goodly number of young
people came from time to time to its
rescue. But it needed mature strength;
the influence of the fathers and moth
erS was wanting; that influence is in
a measure being granted and it has
now the earnest cooperation OF some
who but a short time ago denounced
it as a secret society, with no good in
tent, but who are now active members,
doing with ali their might a good
thing for the cause, while quite a num-
+ her of new names have been proposed
for membership of late and some of
our best families in town are coming,
, whose influence will tell upon others
In short it wants the influence of our
y doctors, lawyers, merchants and me-
= chanics, with all good citizens. And
! first, we want the aid and support of
Pen and Press; Of our Editor; we
have his sympathies and well wishes.
t We have the support of our minis
e ters.) Come, lend helping hand
= toward driving the foul monster Intern
q perance from our midst. Our work
y in the temperance reform must begin
70 with the cause of the evil. Our work
, is not so much with the traffic itself as
Ie with the supporters and upholders of
p, it. FIVE wish for a reformation il
IT the temperance cause let us exam
y inc our own hearts and see if W.
10 stand upon the right ground. Ar,
p. we not tolerating an evil by our exam
- pie in keeping aloof from the only or
IL ganization among US that now lives
Our town temperance society dieC
some years since for want of support
IN and it is hardly known that coun
- ty or State society now exists, 70
o. they have wasted to mere skele
70 ton, and are nearly forgotten excep
by few veterans who have lahore
,se hard to sustain them. The Goo
' pd Templars are doing much for the re
ire form of the inebriate and much NOR
do must be done. We must take stan
all
cd, and decide for or against, for ther
elf.
SO is no middle or neutral ground. Ho'
YER shall we distinguish beteen those VIII
su- are for temperance, and those VIII
U br are for intemperance There is bl
go go one test and that plain one. ThoS
mar mar who do nothing to discourage til
not drinking custom are favoring the fas
;eu- ion of treating with that which wi
e in D..
fear intoxicate and bring misery and de
pom radiation and restitution. Their i
$50 huence goes to deprive the famili,
of poor drunkards of the necessari
of life. 1t causes children to cry fl
a0i bread which mothers love cann
u supply; it puts out the cheerful fl
w on their hearths; takes the cloth
'h' off their backs; shoes off their fee
ing school books out of their hands, al
7nS causing thousands to grow up in
u norance. 1t cuts down manhood
''oo its prime, and withers youth in its V
'e00n gin bloom. 1t kindles strife, excit
lNns bloody broils and deadly feuds, whe
. the knife of the murderer; in fact ri
L ~ is the source of nearly all crimes.
'"' Friends of temperance, will you i
p'i cast your influence against that viii
o"l brings so many of our fellow.bein
Fu below the brute? Let your infuer
All be cast on the side of right.
NY your efforts 60 to alleviate distre
lose to dispel the gloom of despair, and
nu cause the weary and broken heart
nan to rejoice. will now ask each {
re- on which side he intends to stau
'lon' Bear in mind, now and always, tt
nou- such as are not for us are against
pre- Barton, August 9Th.
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