Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-12

Meeting Of tho Congressional socIety-Ad-
dresses By Senators POmeroy and Wright

Meeting Of tho Congressional socIety-Ad-
dresses By Senators POmeroy and Wright
The Congressional temperance Society held
their weekly Sunday meeting last evening
In the Observation-Disclosures Presbyterian
church, (Rev. DIR. Sunderland pastoT,) SEN
atOr Wilson presiding.
The exercises were commenced by reading
selections from the Scriptures, followed by
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Sunderland.
Senator POmeroy was the first speaker, aud
said that he did not know OF anything new 10
be said on the subject. There were several
old precepts that would bear reiteratlon. He
then proceeded 10 speak OF the war that was
waging between temperance and intemper-
ance, and thought they might never hole 10
be triumphant or victorious until more feel
ing and power was displayed In the matter.
One Of the most hopeful signs for their sue:
cess was that the young were being enlisted
In the cause, and the churches taking hold
and giving them their strong support. He
maintained that the use Of
wISE AND TOBACCO,
both belonged Ia the same family, and the use
vi them must be dlscountenanced; they must
70 TO the root Of the tree aud stop nothing
short Of total abstinence. Nothing would
Insure their complete success but example
and advice and abstalning from the lndul-
gonce OF anything that lntOXlcates.
He believed that the responsibility Of the
fall OF men rested ON those settling him the
example.
Senator Wright said that when he flrst
stepped foot on the soil of Iowa II was a ter
ritOTy with 10000 peoples now II numbered
over million. IL had not been behind her
sister States In moral reform. They recOg-
nlzed that the nations of the earth lived In
the thoughts, hopes and aspirations Of the
people. How much, then, rested upon this
nation which was imbeded In the hearts OF
Its citizens! II we should act on this truth
then all would be well, aud 1t would bring
out such public sentiment In the favor oil
right that II would make Its way, aud
DEMAND A HEARING
that would have to be listened to. There
was much on which they had 10 depend on
the power Of the law, and for that spirit Of
temperance give him that public sentiment
that Tolgned among the people, and II was
better than all the laws that could be placed
on the statute books. The trouble was that
the laws were not enforced, aud they re-
maiued u dead letter, aud every man who re-
yiles II knew II and felt the truth Of his as
sertion. They would get up and speak OF IN
temperance, and yet go to the polls and vote
for men for positions high In power whom
they know 70 be advocates OF intemperRnee,
How, then, did they ever hope " succeed
All over this world there was enough talk
Ing, and the great difficulty was that men
talked and did not live by example and lean
on the arm OF the law. Il was especially I'm
portant that the man should love his cause,
and In proportion as that love u so will he
work and strive for Its success. In this age
Of our country, when so much deVofyes upon
the law, for men to falter and doubt was TO
surrender In such an emergency u Is the
duty Of every man to be strong and arm.
After remarks by W. P. Drew, prayer was
offered aud the benedlctlon pronounced by
tue Rev. DR., Sunderland.