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

of the holy angels, aud tho redeemed
in heaven, in celebrating the praises
Of him who created, aud sauctiiied
her spirit.
Then the husband also lied, aud
was conveyed away 10 the angels--to
AhFahsms . bosom, aud he recognized
M6Christisn wife there, aud he says
10 her; "1f Il had not been Gov your
riom teaching, | would not be
here. You took me to the house Of
God; you kept mo away from those
evils that my brother visited, and |
was, at last, enabled to comprehend
Wy faith tho mystery of redemption,
through Him in Whom, alone, we can
bO saved. You were tho happy in
s,rumont Of bringing mo where | am. "
Aud you," was the reply, from her,
"wcFc the cause Of my being where I
sm. Had you not rented me that pew
in the church, and encouraged nc 10
20 TO the sanctuary, with temptations
sud dangers around me, | would have
cone asiray, aud would not be where
am. You we're tho occasion Of my
being thus blessed and snved." His
tejoiuder was. "0h, but we must give
Ihe praise to God. "Not unto us, but
unto thy name Oh God bclongoth all
praise And having recognized one
another, and feeling that they arc in a
purer home than even the blessed home
o1 earth, their songs swclled mp in
praise TO Him Tho 'giver Of every
sood and perfect gift" Aud, said the
speaker, what does this parable mean?
From it what can bo infcrrod2 lIe
proceeded to make the application.
Leaving our readers to do the same
lhing at their leisure, We proceed
Aflor the completion Of the address
by DE- Kie1cr, the choir sang anoth.
er beautiful song, aud then Liout.
tea. Leo was introduced.
SPEECH OF GBN. Lgg.
Ma. PaRsIDENT, LADIES AND GGN
rLBMIN;--lt occurs TO inc that this is
q fitting finale to this day. Thirty
millions Of free people havO, by pres.
ilen,ial and gubernational prociama'
ton, been invited by the leaders Of our
several churches to join in a hymn Of
national thanksgiving, TO the great
God ofall mercy, for the blessings we
have throughout the past year enjoy Z
cd. From thousands Of pulpits have
been proclaimed the words of truth
aud thankfulnoss, mingled with pur'
icy Of true Christian sympathy. /
Judge too, that, in our community, il
!. highly beneficial that We assemble
to take into consideration that ques.
ton that formed tho basis Of tho great
pauls 6amous speech in the presence
Of Felix, when, he reasoned Of right
business, temperance and tho Judge
went to como. / say IL is highly
beneficial that wo consider this qucs-
ton. II soems TO me like a drcam
that this community, by tho prescnco
Of its intelligent, Influential people,
should be assembled in this great hall
ta night, to confer upon this great
subject
Ia days long past, We were aecus-
toned to ,nuot together to sympathiso
aud talk, and hnally, when sympathy
and talking failed, to fight in this
cau,o--aud We fought long aud well
but 1 am sorry to say We failed.
know we had able coadj tutors through
oat this community aud county
They came up aud stood shoulder to
shoulder aud made battle in this
great and good cause, like valiant
soldiers; but We lacked tho essential to
suocess, and for tho lack ofwhich, oul
cause was stranded, aud temporarily
passed from sight. IL was most ruih
fally remarked by tho President o
this meeting, that tho legislature o
olio is not in fault You have bpi
to turn over the pegos Of our statutes
aud there 6ud as ample a rewody as
sny State eau furnish, to suppress the
acueral trat,e ia Intoxicating liquors
4 prohibition is thero against selling
20 minors, to persons intoxicated, tC
persons in the habit of getting intox'
ica,ed, to anyone to bO drank in thC
place whore sold. and what is more
sweepiug than all else, the abatement
as nuisance Of any house where in
'cxiesting liquors are kept for eilhe
% the purposes have just designa
ted. Now, my fellow citizens,
do not believe that have that de
gree Of Reree aud bitter feeling to
wsrd the people who engage in thi
traffic, that I deem ! once ha6
hut I am not willing to admit tina
there Is an abatement Of a single itcv
efconviction that it isimpOrtant tha
cvery good man, aud every good wa
n,an combine with his or her neigh
hor, 20 bnild up public opinion
which shall bc perfectly irresistabl
in its force, to stand behind any prOT
cr sfforts that may be made to SUI
,.,... tha ,enernl traliein intoxieatin