Smyrna times., 1868-04-01
Written for the Times :"
temperance versus Rum Sbons

MR. EDTo"-In The last two issues Of vopr valuable -
communications signed DrunklrIs Friend and " 4
'' town. with reference to a subject which o,pbt "a
c.an the attention to small degree of ALL Ibovo
Uoh either to assert deny the allegation co,i - -
articles with reference to the precise nun,lar f I E
hluorS are sold As citizen Of the town in which
+ W pr'e ana pleasure to live short time and for
the honor OF the community concerned in . ,, ~ ,1
N VI inc pubic morals, cannot supyr, S a Llpsb ~
S'nle tha the occasion should ever lay, aris ., ~
~ 50 astounding and so much variance with tho 4or
e'''"I reputation Of this beautiful town II i, claimed
"h oy yourself cdtoriay and by the Man aort T ;, ~ =.
fairly counted. ~ 'NoPs 'n"' may be
suppose regularly licensed whisky shops cnoaood
p',"te ana heiafiOus business by day and night and
even on 4e h"y sabbath day. Of max ina. !runkaIs and
ards graves But of the low and Ghy propoari. ,Io+
'ccl7' surrounding Ms by of fire and desoto
NAV nor De permitted to give the number 1t were we'll
l'' 'nat we knew not how many exist among MS: thcv
"' l'I "dsht We know TO the contrary exceed Tho ,,,
hun-d in the first communication II i or,,,ob :. -,
ne everlasting shame Of the town, that there are TEyrv b
an ?e't lS 10 D%ht all that Is good and PROSTATE
az tA't Is great in humany-to touch the manly r 1
!" ,'h corFHp"n-to breathe upon the holy Affections
anu OaSt them toreverto the intellect and III, t ~!
r iorever-to heray the honor into in
'my the '!'n Of virtue into sim And all This in =
ana hteprINeS are inviting the resources or Tho .ai
anSt and the power OF the laLorer to cor,Ino il -
a'aS' energy to make what God and nature have i
% !" none IN the state in all that goes to make m
'le eelnenta OF prosperous and growing t,yr Itit
~ any one tlA rum shops and gambling hollis arc II,
S 'Iculr necessary to make up the wealth or ,n, r
~ " cue contrary they are universally admitted TO h.
ne source Of evil that destroys the tnerost tio r 90
'ia me- tNll' the sweet edearmcnts of homo od , 81.
earth Of its loneliness N' anu loos the
I"o or three days ago fell upon pararropb nubb
" "''|h"rn% state the startling assertion that
NJ, "t run Sh"pS are tolerated in Smyrna and 7
" /" el the story of shame abroad II is dasirol
tld' we should be known at home and in o oI,co a. -
ANU enterprise OF good morals OF sound Christian
hue r ] " "g renafkcd as town in which many pest
houses o' moral corruption allowed is too t,l It ~
| Nle "I thc town. and too great a stain upon the noha
ecu'ehe"n OF the State Something must he done and t
from us the perilous evils that environ Us and if
y "orN ~ which every good citizen lover cop,,o m
''F Shou!l al once engage And how shall this obe,t Ia
~ '''e'' Dc
10 AK oi 'SSltion and by of legal proh s,n
her.. ,1f VI Il iuoF selling is question upon which
lh'e no nope ana certainly desire to see if attnr
i le present state OF public sentiment and oppiop ~
nus '' drought about healthy moral sentiment born of
" oo't principle oil life that will prostitute its power
'u'h ""oed oy the politician for selfish Drncnles NJ
IS energies to the touch of a timeservno non,1
c'oh that unless the ravages the DESTROYER are ar
r; t ~ e uI'hheSS OF wise counsel the part of TN.
-, 'vi"nee - e' erywhere or ourselves shall be oyer
'i a'I ne h"ertleS OF an otherwise happy ao MI, r
esVroyed national crime must result in nat,,ai "
~ Tue CI"nihl snail first be punished. The means f th
-. ; =. 90 % eohPiiSAlnent OF tLeS,Aiesirabe ourno.
- aye IN le reach OF ALL An earnest and heroic
empcrai whose influence has been nobly exerciod ~ :.
ationa counses g. the Temperance refom FOR man, go
oIuenty and beautifully said: Merely signing pIJ -
OF reormative There must be a TEMPERANCE HOME ard
"N"0E uoSPEL together with social ard laterna n0u-
s thrown around the tempted ani the fIcn when occ tb
edge is signed, old friends discarded and Ic
ne weekly meetings of the Order made oubly
" 'e oy the presence OF Woman with her actiye sym,
~ ~ e'-"perauon her restraining and elevatinu innu .
lce' ;" necessary Tor true and permanent reform Wn l
IKE the drunkard from his cups and cotlo hin, o, "
IN 10 ulschaFEe the duties of life, present him to t
iuch with clear head aud mind ready for her sayin and
ihucence' We would place the of Temperance
de by side with the Gospel aid the Church in b,r - l.
on, gloriiy God, and benefit humanity" .
A"'ler means 70 bng about the reformation desired s tho
anu persistent education OF the children and youth in
e principles Of Total Abstinence, to teach then,
wen as preach to them of righteousness and ndrrnt o.
me AT home in the public schools and the SUNDAY sI
% "a OF Juvenile societies, the simple p!ed.e Bond
Hope Temperance prayer meetings and t,, iisa,;' !
temperance literature, the purpose slcnld mo to,
Righteousness" 'oe ana l.
% VINO Si say n" las no power to do any o these things
ON want O tilne or inclination? II NAV serve
lie loud whisper of clamprny conscisnoo - t,i " ''' RI
ce''s because they not be in every particular
" precise eelhEs entertained Other fields are now wito for
va ~ anu ths i"ooreTs are few Every may do some
'ou III 'e Stupendous work before Talk against the owl
he rum traihc uphold the hands the laborers
e " temperance oy the conservation of wealth. by the v
else of and the example of n coract ND % eA
ca,ed to God and Humanity. e 'ue ue
Sixteen Temperance men began In 1919 -
cans ana N the exercise of continued effort and b ri.t
inc Right they have enrolled under the banner or T
nee hea'y Two million persons in own country and e
~ 'lg p"ee, eonluess to England Australia and otho
'untrles OF the Old World. And are tbcre moi w '
smyrna that will combine. with the energy of Iovr b
" uSelu lVes IN Efforts TO excite fears of the nlI
a arouse the dead conscience Of the people that shall
'i sunS enough to hurl from the town and the
"te 'ne pestilenlial evil of lnemperancer II nnn .
at ehlshened and Christian Smyrna shall lonror rt a
le eimpntaton' Of the past few weeks Children viii, ]
ai ho,hcrs with aching breaking hearts b.seech
'mpore That the desOlaon Of their hv,s sbo,li ~ 's
aSt be mtEated by the Tcmperance activity of bor a.
'nS % oFo'aers The school house and the church t, -
% oer OF society the interests and enterprises of bn
70 anu iuture security OF the living and unborn
" SpiNhs as with the voices eternal Trptb ~, - 80 a
,e' ', oi'e ior God and Humanity the blood of th pnam
' o' felured OF u.s. that for the federation Of tb Inv -
ro W. ta | dram shop we shall be hell 70 an
: I,s " may uN "heh the Son of Man shall make reous
= blood Twenty SEVENTY rum shops in s~rno %
venty or seventy shops too MANY are just d
Kent Co. Del. March 90 isss HUMANITY a