Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-19


later, unless the center be purified. Ihere
is no middle ground; we must either be-
come temperance people, abstainlng
from the use of alcohol, or an intemper-
ate people, and szaoes Of 0lc01'0| Cho0se
ye this day which you will be.
1t is idle and foolish to assert that IL is
not necessary to combine in our efforts as
temperance people to defeat the nomina-
tions of the enemy.
That the power of rum has, in a great
DEGREE rendered Intellectual the power OF
some Of the churches in our land to lead
in th;s matter, and the churches in many
nlaces have become cold, sluggish and In
ert So far 81 we can discover the Meth
odist church is comparatively free from
this contamination and charge; and IL Is
to be hoped that all others will arise ana
stir themselves in this great work, OF not
only saving souls, but the bodies of their
fellow men.
That while the churches will rot act
with promptess and efficiency, we must
supply the moral power for the time being
and call on the churches to arise and
come up to the work in their high calling,
which, if we are truly in earnest, she VIII
heed and come to our assistance, and the
deliverance of our fellow men from the
bondage of sin and alcohol. 1t is self
evident that rum is more potent for evil
than at any former period, causing
greater number of murders and suicides
than at any other time of equal length IN
the history of the United States, causing
all good and true men to stand aghast at
this horr;d contemplation OF evil, now IN
our midst, VIII h has become so common
that it has ceased to startle the unthlnklng
who regard it as "a matter of course,
and way of escape and there is not 80
long as men drink rum.
Pauperism is is on the increase, crime
is on the increase, taxation Is on the IN
crease. from the effects of rum. That we
shall soon be as bad of as Great Britain
is. where every sixth person is pauper
from the effect OF strong drink. And 1t
has arrived at such vast and colossal pro-
portions that no man is able to fully
comprehend the terrible cost OF intem-
perance, in ljf4, h-ppincss, health and
money.
The only real objection to Good Tenn
plars lies in the fact that it is secret or
der or society. This, with equal or even
greater force applies to Masons and Odd
fellows, which does not seem to trouble
the world at large very much. The church
does not seem to trouble itself about
hem or require them to renounce their
relation to ''join the church"
No sensible man fears that we shall in
lure the State, and no church member
whose heart is warm with the love Of God
and his fellow man fears that his church
will be harmed by Good Templara. This
objection Games with the greatest fury
and bitterness from men who are members
of a secret league known, as far as far as
ANYTHING can be known of it, by the name
of the "Liquor Dealers Association
That by our efforts we have saved many
and although there are many we have not
been able to save, still we have begun
and in the past performed great work
which, by the blessing of God, We will
continue to persevere in to the end and c
its ccomplishment, God prospering Us.
The delivery of these speeches, SO un
fairly reported, was not accomplished un
til about half past one o'clock a. m
when Charles II. Congdon, Esq, in behal
of Gushing Lodge, expressed the pleasure
and thanks of the Lodge for the splendlC
entertainment prepared in part for Us
and be in behalf of Gushing Lodge
gave Mil River Lodge, and the deputies
present from Spencer Lodge, cordial in
vitation to be present at the next County
Union of Good Templare, to be held a
DANNY in November next, and that so ia
as we are concerned, they need not pn
any "scrip" in their purses to pay expens
es while in Dandy.
The convention then adjourned, anc
avery body present voted that we had hat
magnificent time of it, and hoped soor
to meet again. REPORTER