Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-13

TEMPERANCE CONVENTION IN WHITINs.
vILLE.-The annual session of the worcester
Central District temperance union was held in
the Congregational church (Rey. John R. Thurs
ton's) in Whitinsville, yesterday, the president,
Rev. John H. Windsor of Grafton presiding.
After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Howard of Whitins.
vile, the discussion of the question, 'what
course can be adopted to induce our young men
to embrace the principles of total abstinence"
was opened by Rev. A c. Hussey of Grafton
who lamented the fact that so many young men
have an idea that moderate drinking is not an
evil. The only safe ground for them he thought
was total abstinence. He thought we were not
sufficiently in sympathy with young men in our
efforts to correct and reform them.
Rev. Enathan Davis of Auburn thought there
was no young man who drank to-day but felt
that moderate drinking was an evil, but that in
his own particular case there was no danger
DeA. A. A. White of Grafton said we should
appeal to the manhood of young men and show
them that we want to help them in the work.
I. H. Earle of Worcester said there was one
important point that had not been touched
upon, that Of home education Voltaire said,
"Give me the first nine years of a boys life and
the Christians may have the rest" The mother
and father can make of the child what
ever they will All the responsibility is
here. Teach them by precept and example
that life means something more than the
sensuous Tell them there is higher plane
where men can be fully developed, and make
virtuous and useful citizens. Rev. Mr.. Howard
of Whitinsville alluded to the influence of his
mother in talking to him against the use of
tobacco, not because it was a filthy habit, but
because it was sin, and that was the right way
to regard it-he thought it was sinful to use it.
VIM Mecorney of Worcester thought this a
most important question; it was one of the most
difficult things in the world to approach young
men effectively; he had had much experience in
this work.
AT noon, by invitation of Rev. Mr.. Thurston,
pastor of the church, generous collation. pro-
vded in the yestry by the ladies was partaken
OF.
The afternoon session was opened with PRAYER
by Rev. Mr.. Burbank of South Sutton, after
which an hour was devoted to hearing reports
from the towns. Rev. Mr.. Davis said that Au-
burn was much affected in its temperance CON
dtion by its proximity to Worcester, but he
hoped better things in thelfuture, as the result
oil the municipal election, in the curtailmeut of
the traffic.
Northbrdge was represented by Israel Plum.
mer and Rev Mr. Howard as affected more or
less from liquor obtained from Woonsocket
rails aud Worcester. For Uxbridge, A. A.
White spoke as much having been done there
for the cause by the various temperance organ
izatons.
Mr. T. X Earle expressed his regrets at
the sad reports OF the little towns affected by
the sale oil liquor in Worcester, but hoped for
better things in the future
Mr. Mecorney, in alluson to the reports of
other towns having been furnished with liquor
from Worcester, expressed his highest gratihca-
ton at the prospects, in view of the recent mu-
niclpal election, when thorough going temper