, 1869-10-19

APtoin Word With Our Temperance
Friends.


M sr71E z: rzE: e: TEE nEe + ;.;srrssE., GgrlaK,
II Is pot re1J pleasant occupation ~ be dig
EtrG down In Tho i1lra and mud to LAY foundation
time. and hsckzche9. a far more exhilafatng
work Is to put up oznnHeuted corn1ces and lofty
toNcrx-,o bIieg The fopmost stone WIN sho1s-
tue superzt1ncture7 --.-..
Many Of ouT Jealous temDersncs brethren arc
IN danger Of this reEy blnndet. 1he1 earnestly
noicEg to create the tempe1aaca public sentk
Hert Trey want pfonsoltosy lava bus thsy 80 90
pary," blt they forget that s1ccessf1l parties ase
made rp Of zen eonrerfti to moral ldea* So.
rns9 them 70 s u meettR aae % .nd oT
procure total abstinence pledges, and 70 spread
attoad SOLID temperance t0sh, and TO edu.
as ns es, ss hs s. ana 10! = q ss sss neees
enoft., they snee1ingy 1epts: "Pshaw. We gos
out Of that slough OF mural 2uA.ion ten JeA a1p!"
cohventtons aud to pass good, st1uus tesoluttonS
against ru1-shop9, and 10 organize new parties
On papeE For dozen JsaFs Tue State Temper
resolutions for ''to,a. pruniblt1on. and nothing
iess;" but we are DO DesEer 70 Wholesome pro-
.r 5ef ~ n t4st T. =
Gerrtt smith can be: Jet an convinced snas We
pEotihlturJ seg..l1tlou, Or enforce L
there afe many other hintrances in the way OF
the proposed ratty, which furbear TO name. IL
Fee Sui parry IN 1sto and that there u parallel
betEee1 IN AntsiaverJ party and M auttdram-
shop paIty which foloodea sneceas to the Chicago
tween tne tWo canes. The man VIM founds his
expectations Of the spccesa Of national pfohinf-
e % ~ ne ses9a q Maeqn u
ceHed thereby Il cot wise" IN the Jesr 1873 the
cause ef prohibition was ~ more popular
daJ slavery Is dead-fiued aiGs b. tne foly ot is
t1lerts ard BY the pluck Of liz enemies: And the
rum-trafHc survives n Erpxtng atrenatn. booming
which denolshes 1t must be The mot: powerful
party That has Jet heen organized on this cont1-
But 1t Ia not the main object Of this arttcle to
present the huge dld1cu1pes 10 the path OF H.
1ional pollltea! rs11y OF prohlotton'slA suopose
thsf in,I1. raIty policy il the ueas and wlseis
pulley. What then.
e1s us1 g aas &C. q sn,a y sa =
,uutsl ld&a. There coaseits must Be made hY al
uscutson o1 the real nainfe Of he aicoholc hev-
convince the yoters that alcoholic drinks arc pol
nus: nus: arou.e @ I'll he @ popuss eonssteSce. II a,t en-
Int the pulpit ano the press, and the Sunday School
VIC must oEganlze thousands Of soc1eties and cir
colase millions Of documents At large pecnriA1y
coat. We nust scatter. widely such volumes u
Or. Lees TEXT Book Of Temperament" we mu.t
ss 1 S sSsh W1nz Wd5x ne@s .sa u;n. ~
W1te." We must secure the pledged abstinence
81 the nateHsy OF the people. tFor VIC bave no
While he Is sscIe'y tppiins over @ his is sas-slssa,
We must reTotutlonlze the drinking usages u 80
eiet5. For T II absurd to suppose that Hhiis
and TO drtlk lnioxtGaksnx liquors they will ever
rote 70 hare the trafllc IN lquors utterly
prohibited. 1u shof', We must ssnye.t the
tore prohibition eau be utomph2nt THIS
convetalou can only Be effected By constant, en-.
/ Ecmltted, ana expeE sue moral euaslop- The roa'
/ est pTuhiptiouist who opposes mora, s1aslon op.
poses rrohtotlon Il It rot tine that this stls and
suicidal GsBnE against moral s1as:ou " Was ban
tshed fe1cset IRON the tempetanee rsnks7
| The tnlJ plaeea iu Nhtc1 pEuhbiuou II s0cce$s-
ful 10 day tre those places In 1liluos, Massachu.
sets. Maine. and Vermont, IN which temperance
e1os1s have produced public Sentiment Ia tavos
pt total abstinence. In ali other places pfphIbt.
tory LAWS are not really enforced; aud Tor III prac
| tscal purposes tarY are not worth chew Of 10.
Nor, brethren ard co-worke.., the4c be ptaiI
| truths and worth JoaE confederation. II tht
eomtrR 5es!s a1e 70 b spent tn holding eoavsa
6hopat etshout doing an!thtng At hons to eonn1
neIx 1sass.t :7e; r. drsni,ng e ny @ote :. thtks ID
acied as tte stt,iea lpot.ey Of Tie temperance 70
sorn, t1en ], for one, nn-t be counted out Of ami
rst,uual p1at,b,tosy party. Other people ma!
lecture. prefer, In uy n1mple way. 10 tig In tn'
| mud ca tie Foundations Of . permanent reform
I prefer TO rse pulpit, pew, tufse aud tooeus
| cnl4yett people TO toni ahatiaence- Whet
trcy are thus converted, shey arc sared iron
atunket ness; they wl1l oppose dztukitg cnstoms
theE Mill net er alye pennT TO- support the &C
acaitst tie aayocates Of 1um.sellinE for ONCE
When menB pInda afc enlightened, aud their cou
ec!eEces are arouted to vote sgainat legAlizial
drau-sh6ps, We shall h1Ee such IegtAtaiion, ant
not before For the present let as dig deep IN th
public col sclence and lay found2ttous. A might,
educational wolk Is to be doue. aud dt onoe-
nua. he done too on SC]iJ ue CrTtsSfy hAS.f
| TotAl abstinence "a the dictate os 4cleucs and o
. Cur1suzul1y. I1ppling, drupSenn-se, and dram
selling a1e Of ths Devil. But, however right ms
b. our cause, the work Of God will not be Prose
cutet win success unless IS inspired BY lore an
regulate hI the soundess principles Of con1uo
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