Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-23

The TEMPERANCE Meeting on Sunday
evening last was fully attended, and one Of
the most interesting of the whole series.
Alter prayer by Rev. E Brown, the presid-
7n- Off e. Rev Mr. Morrow, in q few re-
MARKS. showed in clear and happy manner
that men had the right and power if they
r.elsed to use it, to place our rum-shops
anon, "the things that were - showing by
4 c4pital story the only sure and direct way
Of arresting the tide of drunkenness with
which We are flooded:
4 man hearing great commotIon in his
Kitchen. hurried to that apartment and
found lis servants in a great state Of ex-
element. irving with mops to take up water
with which the kitchen was flooded. 1t
seemed one If TIE servants having need Of
water had set it running and left it, soon
f,r-ettin- everything in an interesting con-
creation with her fellow-seryant; she found
an her return the kitchen flooded, and hur-
-;.f1v tried ID sop up the water, but finding
r. ,aipin- on her, call loudly for help, and
t5e two with al their Efforts found the water
increasing. when the master burst into the
room and seeing the cause ofthe commotion,
cried Turn off the tap" Mr.. Morrow ap-
pIicltion t. our own case is very apparent.
Turn off the tap. hut up our drinking
saloons. and the fount aims Of dissipation and
d-5auch are dried up.
lie then introduced Mrs Foster to the au-
dience as speaker Every one could but
feel the appropriateness Of a woman speak
iaz uron a subject which to 50 many of her
sax j. like a question Of life or death. She
saiI she was aware she was innOvating upon
4 comm. ID custom BY speaking in public, but
t.~ on-s ''pr0hibitory orders must be 3
u.r-i. 4- she felt higher command was laid
au her to plead in behalf of mothers, wives
and daughters, sufferers from intemperanee,
that .ur citizens and legislators act as well
rs -reak. Far from being Indifferent u the
Communications 80 prolusely lavished on the
Iaiis- as the originators and sustainers Of
these meetings, she vet thought them over
darc. holding the gentlemen responsible for
whatever influence emanstes therefrom. Al
lUlmt % advice always offered TO woman
tia- IN all grief she must 20 to God, she
asked tnat G0l's viii be done through hu-
man azeucv.-that men wait not for the
working of Miracles, but that they be CO
workers with God. appealing TO those who
have tile Jaw ID their bands, she asked thai
this matter ue q usidercd with such earnest
ns-- aud fmthlu.ness as had never been
given H. tiff our existing laws are difficult
-f cA,c1-i.n, -hc Headed that such laws be
devised Is can lc enforced. She pleaded in
Jeh.IIol tls .uctriate, lost to all selfcon-
t79l in presence or temptation, that tempta-
ton Dr. removed: IN behalf Of the children.
Oh TIL is evil tie reached and uprooted that
these Ica.-,at IL s1 acquit themselves that
Ella dread que-t.on shall never be addressed
o. item, why call ye me Lord. and do not
rHe things which l say r.
As illustrating how God worked through
human agencies. She told with touching
ratho-. the story or the distracted mother
stardins upon the last stone in the deep
water. one hand outsTeccacd 10 her drown
Ing child, tie other appraised to heaven,
while she cried = My God, my child " She
must have been heard ID be appreciated.
Eyes were moi-tcned, that were unused To
tolrz. Every heart within sound Of her
voice was touched. and our only regret was
that all were not able to hear her
Mrs Foster, was GllJweI by Mr.. Butter.
heii, gf Wilmington, a very interesting and
earnest speaker, Mr.. Chid, Of Wai.in-f5rd
Nj Kelley, OF Benson, and others. Our
warme-t thanks are due TO those gentlemen
u ,te legislature who have given US help
.r- hand in the Hurculoan effort of sop
Fin- up the flood of intemperance while the
tar still running