Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-08-03
VIE TmpERANcE PIc-EIIo-TIg,

THE TEMPERANCE PIc-KICLThe
picnic on Saturday near LoydsviIle
was certainly most pleasant affair
We have seldom visited grounds so
carefully prepared forameetingor have
lseen a speakers stand and accommo-
tdations for an audience arranged WITH
more taste and view to comfort, than
these. It seems that the young people
ttof Louisville and vicinity take special
pride in doing well whatever they at
tempt. There were at least five hum
dred persons present and of course q
large number Of them temperance adj
vocates. Nothing could be expected
other than the most perfect order and
civility. The st. CIairsville and Bell
aire Brass Bands were present and en-
tertained the audience in the intervals
of speeches by Rev. Ridge of Morris
town and Rev. Feister. The remarks
Of the latter, who is well known to
many of our citizens, were similar to
those of former speeches. Rev. Mr..
Ridge is spoken of as an eloquent lee
turer and earnest in the work of tenn
perance. We did not have the pleas
ure of hearing him-being present only
in the afternoon, but some one has
furnished us with brief of his re-
marks. -
He began by stating the plan of his
discourse to expatiate upon the
many evil consequences of intemper-
ance, but in consOnance with the object
of the meeting to consider how most
successfully to oppose the evil. The1
main thing urged was thorough organ
ization. Back beyond the bounds of
time there existed one vast chaos
matter unorganized. This the hand of |
the Creator collected and formed into |
suns and planets, and flung them off
from his fingers, to move in perfect or
der in space. The angels and arch-an-
gels are the ministers of the deity and /
even His own Son obediently descend
ed from the Heavenly city to effect the
of men; andall thingS-ev-,
en- the thunder and the lightning are
obodient to the Supreme Ruler. So
there must be head to every body of
men having in view a common pur-i.
pose, while each member of that body
must know his duty and perform it.
There must be great men to take the
ead and control; but these, though
hey receive the principal credit, do not
10 the work. It is done by the COM
non soldier. The war is not one of car
mage, nor has it in view the subjuga- ,
lion Of human beings, but to make
hem happy. Ii
There exists already private organ !,
zation-no private in IT'S work, but !,
private only in its own concerns. All
Who are not members of such temper-i
nee organization exert their influence
Igainst temperance and in favor ofin-
The surest way to infu-
nee men to reform isnot to take them
y storm but to deal with them kindly. !,
! The above merely illustrates the cur /
ent of his remarks. t
SAD ACCTDENT.-It seems that Now t
ng Machines and Kerosene lamps 8
hould be placed ON a level in the way q
f furnishing locals. Here is another r
,ne of the former. On Tuesday, Ira t
'hristy, q boy aged eleven years, son +
( John Christy living one and a. half a
niles North of town, received an in +
Try from the knife of a mower that b
7ill be. permanent. Just as his grand e
ather, Mr.. jackson was stopping the t
lachine for dinner, the little boy ran fl
q before the cutter, the knives strik- a
ng the left ankle cutting it about half p
f. The smaller bone or fibula together il
nth the large tendon of the heel and a
{ all other parts of the foot were y
svered, The right foot was alsobadly lc
ut receiving five or six severe gashes, n
art of the heel being completely cut N
way The attending surgeons Drs. 81
Vest hope that both feet may be saved, G.
ut fear the wounds of the left. The cl
atient after severe suffering which he il
ore with courage was resting COM r.
,rtably when the surgeons left him. h
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