The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-12-21
For the Palladium.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.

For the Pal adium.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
EARLHAM College. Dec. ID, ".
A meeting was called By the Of
tice,s and students of Earlbam
College, tor the purpose OF consid-
ering the subject Of Temperance,
aud il possible, arouse those in at.
tendance TO more earnest effort
toward It's maintenance.
The house was called to order
by James Il Unihank, who brief,
stated tae object ii the meeting.
By motion Joha Il. White was
elected President and Hettie A
White Secretary. After the officer.
re inst:, lied, HE fol.owin e ex.
ercises we're performed:
Lecture. e. v. Osborn. la which
was dc!inea,cd the effects Of al
cohol on the human system, and
the necessity Of total abstinence as
the only Safeguard from ruin.
That the formation Of character
is much more easily accomplished
than the reformation.
Essay, Emma H. White. In the
essay the tremendous loss Of hu-
man life aud hum AZ happiness was
torcibly portrayed. Attention was
drawn to tue tact thnt intemper.
ance always creeps upon its victim
unawares.
The reader was of the opinion
that tnis great evil is due to lack
of law, or the just execution Of TIE
laws We have.
Speech hy A. kos. nbereer. The
habit of public speakers thing theii
minds with Intoxicating esimulanss
was denounced in tits perform
ance. The speaker was of the
opinion that 1n,cmeeranee should
te made Legislative question.
The charitable idea was advanc
cd that the basess druukard has
feelings If humanity.
Declam.ion, by Johnnie Mag
Let our uotto be: "Abstain.''
Speec',. II. E. Hadley. Rsforma
ton in the world is our object. l
we have any interest in ourselves
i.Ee have any interest In our coun
Try, il we have any interest in hu.
manity, if we have any interest il
our God. we must acknowiedg,
tina. i: devolvcs upon US to assis
in tie great work of Reform.
Dee. Florence Morton. Embod
lied in this was on appeal from .
poo. girl who had realized III,
dread result Of intempe-once in {
drunken father. T
Speech. Professor Calvin w
Pearson. Delivered in German. A,
it was, the condition OF Germany
wac brought before US as forcibl
as the language would permit. Tn,
Germ ms believe in drinking beer
b. the speaker does not Think.
persons not jlst:fable in drinkin,
even that.
Poem. William H. Trueo!o OF
| Address 20 American Women.
! Song. Veil crown them Will
| Roscs.'
! Alter the exercises were perform
| I'd the following rcso.at;oss wer
.sc.d Sid adopted:
WHEREAs, I2.emperarcc is
stain dark, and dsep, on the tai
name and tane oi our country,
shadow hack aad bli hting, in ,h,
re,nsya, Of which every one j
more or less il crested:
:, THEREFORE,, RESOLVED, That q
s:u.len.s and teachers Of Earlhar
! College, We will throw tho weigh
j of our influence, botl, by exampl
add precept, atall times and at .
places, agaipst this most degrad
ing vice.
| Resolved, That We hol.i as ID
true hasis Of temperance, hig
moral education Of the youths, I
;,e effected through schools. tlifoug
.uh!ic lectures aLd through q pur
literature.
s, RESOLVED, That ii IS much z
the sale of liquors is one Of tn
most fruitful sources IF dOnesti
WOE. OF public imoraii'y. srd los
iof private virtue and happiness
il ough. 10 lac landed ny the Ia