Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1872-02-14

Many there are who say what need have
I OF pledging myself to "toucn, taste and
handle not. ! never drink, and EVE ex-
pect to; / am Just as much for temperance
as such and snch a person, with the excep-
ton that my name is not on the list of total
abstinence. Are you? Then why not by
your presence and influence help the cause
| along2 Faith without works is dead" 1t
is too much 1 in q time OF danger, hiding
your head until the conflict is over. then
come out and boast how ace did it II you
are on the side Of temperance show your
colors, II on the side OF rum and trhisky,
In this city Of Warren are several savings
banks, where persons may goin and deposit
their hard earnings coming out with a
happy heart feeling they have safely laid by
so much todepend pon in the hour ofneed.
4 But alas! in the same street the tempter
has opened q greater number of banks for
losing. In each of these banks is a counter
upOn which old men and young lay down
their deposits, knowing whoever deposits
therein gains q loss, theinterest being shame
Would that there were no such banks In
this place; but there are, and we must exert
an influence to keep the people from de-
posting their earnings in this way, hopiug
In time that the proprietors may ind theiI
banks a failure and give up the business.
Then let u and al to the reseue, and
ed a failure by those who know not how "a
estimate them; yet. In the summing up
of all things our work will be seen to have
been the means Of great blessings, In lifting
the trembling feet OF your Unfortunate
feHow creatures from the miry pit to a safer
and surer foundation
After the reading of the essay, T. ].
McLain spoke a few moments, calling
attention to the efforts of the anti.
temperance men to secure the repeal, OF
alteration, of the Ohio Liquor Law, and
OF the circulation of remonstrances by
temperance men against any such legis-
lation. After a song by the choir, Rev,
RObt. Telford was requested to talk
awhile 10 the meeting, which he pro-
ceeded to do, by first referring II the
remarks Oft. J. McLain respecting ouI
Ohio Liquor Law and present efforts &c
modify it, said he thought that every
temperance man ought TO see to it that
there should be no tinkering with the
law, unless it were to make it more
stringent. he. almost despaired of ever
seeing a law on temperance that could
not be nulliied or evaded by the tricks
Of lawyers. The chief difficulty, ever
with temperance men, was lack oS back
bone in giving moral support, and out
spoken practical support to State and
municipal statutes on this important
subject; they are unwilling to bear the
odium of seeing to it that they be exc
cuted, He closed by expressing a hearty
God-speed for every effort Of the Order
to suppress the giant evil Intemperance.
Rey. Joseph Marvin, jr., being called
upon to follow Mr.. Telsord, made ashort
address in his usual ~unequivoeal style,
to the qualification of the audience.
julius King and II. A. Potter, in re-
Spouse to calls, each made a few peril
nent remarks which were well received.
The Secretary called attention to the
erroneous impression received by some
outside the Order; viz: that it was
working in the interest of a certain
political party; and also to the fact that
Warren Lodge had, some time pre-
viously, passed a resolution, unani-
mously prohibiting pdrtizaH political dis
cuSsioRS in the Lodge. 1.-THE Secretary
improves this importantly to request
other Lodges of the Order to consider
the expediency OF following the exam
pie Of the Warren Lodge. Would it
not tend TO a o thorough unity of
effort within, and remove a needless
obstacle to accessions from without?1
Finally, a motion was passed to hold a
public temperance meeting on Friday
evening, the sd inst, at : o'clock, in the
Lo.G.T's hall. A motion wal passed
requesting the Acting CIV. Sec. to
furnish a copy of the proceedings of the
meeting to the papers for publication.
A song by the choir, a benediction by
Rev. r. Telford, and the Lodge was
closed. a. W. PORTER, Act. G.w.S.
Warren Lodge, Feb. =, 1872.