Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-03-05

For the Register.
MR. Eprron Among parcel Of old
papers there turned up a copy Of the
Shepberdslown Register. Janusry 9th.
1858, very recent date. serming only
as yesterday to some Of your readers, and
yet what remenbtancer is This copy Of
the digh, Of time. Among the adserti-
sers are The nan's Of John Il. McEndIee,
Charles Harper, Wm. Mou!Jer, Jscob
Staley, T, Il. Townsr, Jacob Line,
EIiss Baker, sad Others. | W.. also
s,ruck With the record il contains Of the
vigorous persecution Of the Temperance
enterprise ss then carried on.
Believing that present encouragement
will be derived from it, and moreover,
that it will interest greater number Of
your readers than slmos! any other "se-
lecied matter" which could be fourd. |
append r part the Report as below.
$50
II was iruIh in ,hi, meeting which did
the business. TIE father who sets the
example Of drinking must know that if
he sows Ihe wind in his family he must
resp The whirlwnd. The unlicensed dea-
Ter mus, know that he ncuts not only the
odium OF destroyer bot the penalties Of
the law and that they cannot expect long
TO escape them. The licensed dealers
even those who 10 not shaneIuIy sbuse
their license 10 purposes never conrem
plaed BY the law mus, know that their
business is deplored ty our best citizens
without an exception-ihat il is a disbon-
ored business and in Dnely-nine cases in
hundred most unfortunate business 10
, those who engage in it.
Al the close Of ihe meeting on Tuesday
evening the following Preamble and
Pledge were presented 10 the meeting:
PLEDGE
ofMe Mepherdstown Temperance So
ciety.
We the undersigned are friendly 10 The
Sons of Temperance and would act as
their brethren and coadjutous IN the same
work. 1t is however deemed by us iha,
an additional organization occupying
more extensive ground would bs useful in
This community al the present time. We
therefore unite IN the following Pledge,
viz:
|. 'Tha, we will abstain from the use Of
intoxicating liquors as beverage.
II. Tha. we will no, iurnish them 10
our families. or TO our guests, or TO pei
sons in our employ menl for thai purpose.
III. That We will use our influence
and all suitable means in our power 10
suppress The unlicensed sale OF inioxica-
ting llquoss-lo reduce licences 10 the
lowest number contemplated by The law
10 have lirenses taken away from those
who have abused them and 10 sustain the
Magistrates and officers of the law in the
execution Ct their duties in the premises.
Thi, pledge was signed by 1872 per-
sons, which both for numbers and variety
Of characters embraced, surpssses any
Thing hete,oiore witnessed in This Coun-
IS. OF these TWO subscribed for one
year. one for six years. four for Six
months. TWO for four monhs. one for 10
years. Z months and IL days. All The
others subscribed for 100 years.
We know perfectly well what some
VIC Whc-hsss 4 sss- !ssvet l,nia helping hand 10
temperance will cay s5out dc ahEn37,5V35s
biliiy OF some holding oui for the terms
for which they have subscribed. We do
net pretend 10 assert that ihey all will
hold out, il would perhaps be something
too good 10 be true. Bot they have not
consigned themselves willingly TO deshuc.
lion. They are making an effort for dear
life nor would ~e for ten ibousand worlds
be one TO discourage them by the .nerrs
oi a besrlless skeplicism. On the con.
trssy We would encourage Them by every
means in our power. by example. by pre-
cept. by kindly words Of sympathy. and
by pfonoiing vigorous temperance SEN
ilmen, and action Ia ihe town. Ii one
only holds out land but for the drinking
shops all would hold ouD the new socie.
~ will be repaid thousand fold for ali
iis lsbors; such is eur estimate Of the ca
lsmity Of a drunkeu husband. a diunken
father OF sdruhksn son. Ofenses. said
the Son Of God. must needs come, but
wo unto that man through WHOM the of.
tense comelh. IL we're bsuer for hin
tha, mill stone were hanged abou, his
neck md I've were drowned in the deorh.
OF the sea lhsn That he should offend one
Of these little ones. The meaning Of the
Greek wotd hete translated offend i, "to
lay s'umo'in2 block ia the way Of
and he is gully OF II in the mos, seersss-
ed sense, Who by precep,, example or