Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-12
LITCHFIELD.

LITCHFIELD.
 Owing probably to the extreme dreuth and cold, locals are unaccountably scarce this week.
 = On Wednesday evening, large audi ence assembled to hear Dr. Henry's re- marks on the subject of Temperance. As was expected, the speaker did not favor Total Abstinence, but took ground sub- stantially as follows: That the use of dis. titled alcoholic liquors is always attended with great danger. and should not be in- dulged in except upon prescription of some competent adviser; that the use of alcoholic liquors of any kind by young persons is attended with so much danger that it should always be discouraged; that the indulgence by persons of mature years in pure wine, is, on the contrary, benfcial in many instances, rather than injurious. The speaker evidently looked for Tempe rance reform rather to the introduction of good fermented liquors, to take the place of the distilled abominations which now flood the country, than to the Total Alb. stinence movement. He also argued strongly from Scripture, and from the ex- ample of Christ, against the claim that wine drinking is a sin. He urged that. above all, differences of opinion on this subject, should not lead to uncharitable feeling, talk, or action between good men.
 While the position 'taken by Dr. Henry was not satisfactory to total abstinence people present, they were most of them very glad to hear a full and frank state- ment of what is probably the popular view of the Temperance question. We should judge that a majority of the audience agreed with the speaker in opinion; and l there were some who are loud in thelr praises of the address, because it did not favor total abstinence. who will do we'll to profit by it's warnings,
 - The ladies of St. Paul's Church, Ban. tam Falls. will have an oyster supper at the house of Garry G. Potter, on Tuesday evening. Jan. 17th. for the benefit of the Church. All are invited. If stormy, the next fair evening.
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 tions from New Preston regarding the Sentinel correspondence of last week which charged MT. Rufus Smith with making an assault on Mr. G. c. Hitchcock, and the members of the New Preston church with presenting that gentleman by maliciously outbidding him at the annual sale of slips The letter we print below takes the view of l the alleged assault that any disinterested person who knows the parties would be likely to take. As regards the alleged church persecution, our second correspon dent tells us that MT. Hitchcock is not in the habit of bidding higher than tDo dollars for seat which sufficiently explains that matter.
 l NEW PRESTON, Jan. 9, 1871. ED. ENQU1RER:-It is very we'll known that. for various reasons, G. C. Hitchcock and Rufus Smith are not especial friends Politics, the control of the water in the Lake, and the testimony of Mir. Smith and others, in a Case where Mr. Hitchcock was defendant, are known in this region as the lprincipal- cansaa- -Af----:.y.--T Theso WHO are acquainted with Rufus Smith, need no assurance that he has not been guilty of perjury, or of attacking Mir. Hitchcock with an augur, or with any other weapon more than tithe as abusive as that with which he has been attacked. believe the Congregational Society will welcome every respectable man in assisting them to sup port their institutions. X.