Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-07-04

! twenty times the value of the whole church
| property of the country; they were more
than one hundred and thirty times as much
| as was spent in the United States for educa-
tional purposes they were ninety three
times as much as was raised Tor rengious oo-
iects. There are 10000 licensed liquor
houses in the country, making sold ciock
of bnildines 4ge miles long, and making
larger city, If put together, than Philadel-
| mia ia to day. There are more liquor houses
| than churches and school houses combined.
we have only 6,000 ministers combined,
and 500 900 persons engaged in making
and selling liquor. Distiileries have increas.
ed in the last seven years from ] ,103 to
over 5000. The use of malt liquor is in
creasing at the rate of 10000, 900 of gallons
annually, while drunkenness is increasing in
proportion, showing that their use does not
prevent intemperance. And especially do
we call attention to the reason why all fhis
capital and labor is employed, viz
| Sd Resolred, That as women are the great.
est sufferers, as class from the evils of In.
temperance, and whereas, recent statistics
show that many OF the sex are addicted to
| the vice, therefore we urge all mothers,
| daughters, sisters and wives 10 he thorough.
| ly and earnestly active in this cause and
we rejoice that Temperance organizations
and SO thoroughly convinced of their eff
cheney as to admit them to membership and
CO operation.
4th Rcsolred, That we believe that moderate
drinking leads to all the drunkenness in the
land that The moderate Grinker does more
| injury than the drunkard, because he is
| trusted by the community his example is
| followed his custom supports and contin-
ues the liquor traffic and he gives respecta-
| bility to :he whole business
mn ResDIrPH That helinyp the ep-it of
those engaged in the liquor trade to be most
bitter and prospective, as is shown by the
action OF the Brewers Convention which
| met in Chicago, June 1867, said action
being that "they will sustain no candidate
of any party, in any election, who is any
way disposed toward The total abstinence
cause that they will sustain all political
papers advocating THEIR principle of liber-
ty. In business point of view, they will
patronize only such business men as will
work hand in hand with them, and will
publish from time to time the names Of the
officers of the various Temperance Socie.
ties"
9Th Rosolred, That we highly approve of the
adoption of u Financial Plan by the Penn
sylvania State Temperance Union, in the ap-
pointment of LUTHER s. KAUFMAN, Esq,
of Minersville, as General Financial Agent,
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of the cause to contribute literally to the
funds of the Union.
7th ReSolred, That we most affectionately
and earnestly request oil Temperance organi.
cations in Christian Churches and Sunday
Schools to cooperate with the State Tenn.
perance Union especially as the Union has
placed Churches and Sunday Shoots on the
same terms as pledged Temperance Socie.
ties.
9Th RcsOlred, That the moral and material
interests of this community and county will
be greatly subserved by the hearty cooper.
alton and sympathy of all our citizens in
promoting the objects to be accomplished
by this County Temperance Union /; and
that we therefore most cordially and earnest
ly ask the help of all good men and women
in the suppression of the terrible vice OF
drinking Intoxicating liquors among us, and
our appeal is made all the more confidently
because our organization is composed oil
, persons from all christian denominations
and all political parties.
9th Resolred, That the duties Of those
gentleman who have been named as mana
gers Of this organization demand close and
, careful personal attention and unwearying
, vigilance and zeal that upon them in q
! large measure depends the success Of the
cause of Temperance in this county tina,
to their efforts our officers and members look
for that charactar, power ind influence
: which are so essentially necessary to the
, attainmcn. of our objects; and that We
most earnestly and solemnly enjoin upon
, them, individually the necessity off para
mount interest in the cause, an aggressive
: action against its opposers and thorough
: ly faithful discharge of all their responsible
itics.
. 10Th Resolred, That Rev. Pennell Coombe
. Sec'y of the Penna. State Temperance Union
, by his public efforts, as well as. his private
A; labors in our midst, has fully sustained TIL
/, favorable reputation which he bears as al
: active, energetic, and competent aGvocat,
: of the Temperance Reform, and that W,
! heartily commend him to the confidence
. and assistance of all true temperance mer
; and women everywhere.
+. On motion, Convention adjourned SIN
!, die.
: JOHN HAAS, Prcs't
; A. n. BRlcE, Sec'y.