The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-21


voted to incorporate practices.
lie stated that he was not a backslidcr in
the cause OF temperance or OF total abstl-
hence. He had had the reputation of be-
ing such for some time, and although a
certain paper stated that he was in the habit
of tipping occasionally, he did not think
1t hurt him in the least
We all have a fearful responsibility rest
ing upon us, and we as Good rcmpars
should wake up to this great question.
Mr.. Homer Campbell of Poutncy, said
he had but little TO say ON the resolution
that he had not said many times before. lie
then gave some convincing arguments in
regard to the examples that we all should
set before the world in favor of temper
| ancc.
The speaker cited the instance of Doc
tor Of Divinity, whom he knew and loved,
who had been asked to join the Lodge, but
refused, and who was in the habit of Using
cider as q beverage. and when intcrrogatcd
could not say he had ever made public
profession of temperance The speaker
had told him that his example helped to
hold up intcmpcrance and to keep open
the grog-shop in his community.
The Brother thought that temperance
should he preached from the pulpit as
specially and in every instance Sixty
thousand souls go down to drnkards
graves every year, and correct theology
should be directed to this evil Rcvivals
have brought large acccssons to the men,
bcrship of churches, and not word said as
to their habits. This was wrong. They
should he Undue With the true principles
of temperance and total abstinence and
then tleir profession would BE of great
service.
Mr. Sanford of Casteton said il was acl<-
nowlcdgcd by us here that drinking liquors
as beverage is a sin against God. 1t is
sometimes used as medicine with beneficial
results, but there was no necessity of its
being used as beverage The Woodworking
man does not need it, and by its use his re-
sources of future action are drawn upon in
a disastrous manner. Think of the amount
paid out for ardent spirits by the people of
our land 1t is habit fashionable in some
places, to imbibc occasionally, but It sure
ly leads to awful consequences. An appc-
lite for strong drink is cultivated and it is
not every one that can control it..
DR.. Charles Woodhouse said he used to
learn the catechism from beginning to end.
when quite young, and he had ALWAYS re-
mcmbcrcd it. According to that book sins
arc of omission and commission. and man
nature is within the laws of God in every
particular Man is Il sort of travelling
book Of statutes and alcohol, by dcpriving
the body of oXygcnE becomes poison and
consequently the use of it is a sin There
is great fault in the work of the pulpit
if that would do its work rightly we could
clean out the curse of intempcrance from
among us. The speaker stated he believed
it was the duty of the preacher TO come
down to the duties of this world instead of
soaring beyond it all the while.
The pulpit has great power but the min
listers are not wholly to blame after all.
The preacher is usually circumscribed and
limited in his arguments by the standard
which the people set for him.
The speaker spoke of the great preacher
Lorenzo Dow, who always spoke the truth
no matter where it fell. That is what We
want--a man who will take us out of the
ruts and give us new ideas.
An essay was read by Joel c. Baker,
Esq, of Rutland, on the causes of intern
perancc, the means which should be used
for its determination, and the duty of us
all to further the object of temperance re-
form. The essay was an able and con-
vincing argument and was listened to with
much interest.
The question Of a prohibitory law and a
state police for its enforcement was discuss
ed by Mr.. Sanford of Castleton, Grand
Worthy Chief Baker, W. w. Atwater,
Bros. Merriam, Granger and Campbell. In
answer to an inquiry of Mr.. Sanford the
Worthy Chief said he did not think there
was popular desire of the people in this
state tor the establishment of this police,
and that the late legislature indexed the
feeling by refusing to establish such force.
This brought out Mr.. Atwater who differed
from the speaker and thought that public
sentiment was in favor of such execution
of the law, and attempted to prove it in the
case of the city of Burlington, stating that
the best men of that city were in the right,
although they could not elect man who
would enforce the law. He thought the
house would have passed the state police
law had they not been hindcred by the
other branch of the legislature.
DIR. Woodhousc said he thought the pop
his experiences in this village in attempting
to exterminatc rum-selling. Everybody
nearly was in favor of the prohibitory law
but against its execution. No one would
take the matter into his own hands through
fear of being foully dealt with from the
, hands of the drinking community.
Rev. p. n. Granger gave history of the
bill introduced into the last Legislature
which proved he had perfect knowledge OF
the matter He also stated that the expert
ment had been tried, of keeping a first
class temperance hotel in Vermont and
was a success.
Mr.. L. n. Merriam took occasion to state
that temperance men in this locality had
but little chance of Il reelection if they die
their duty thoroughly.
The Worthy Chief suggested that in 4
good many instances temperance men who
had been placed where they could do goot
had failed to perform the duties and
sometimes brought the cause into bad re
pute.
The Union then adjourned till evening
MIR. GRANGER's LECTURE.
In the evening the Union was ADDRESSED
by Rev. p. N. Granger, the agent of the
State Temperance Society
The speaker in opening said he felt ht
could say few words on the sub
ject of temperance, knowing that every
one considered that everything had beer