Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-05-22

TO cleanse THIS guilty soul from every
stain.
The debt of debts is paid,
My grief on Jesus laid,
And to His Gross m Y burdens all bring,
hear His gracious voice
Bidding my soul rejoice.
And His great love I'll sing, forever sing.
RUTLAND COUNTY Coon TEMPLAR's
UNIoN.-The Rutland County Good
Templar's Union met at Odd Fellows
Hall, in Rutland, at 10 a. M, on
Tuesday, May 20, Rev. w. T. Ross, of
Castleton, in the chair. The morning
session was devoted principally to re-
ports from different lodges in the county,
and the appointment of committees.
The attendance from Castleton and
Poultney was good, but small from 9th
er places.
The afternoon session was opened at
2 o'clock, J. G. Baker, w. G. T., in the
chair.
The committee ON nominations report
ed the names of the following persons
for officers for the ensuing year:
H. Campbell, w. C. T., Poultney.
Mrs M. H. Cook, w. V. T., Castleton.
g.. j. Hayles, W. S., Rutland.
E. F. Doty, w. A, S., Tinmouth.
c. Sanford, w. T., Castleton.
Mrs S. A. Case, w. F. s., Fairhaven.
G. Parmenter, w. NJ, Rutland.
Miss Esther Dewey, WHO, Poultney.
VIM. Broughton, w. o. g., Castleton.
]. C. Baker, P. W. c. t., Rutland.
DR.. Chas. Woodhouse, w. c., Rut-
land
Mary Darrah, w. d. NJ, Poultney.
Mrs ]. G. Baker, W. r. H. s., Rut-
land
Mrs. H. o. Brown, W. L. Fl. s., Cas-
Teton.
They were declared elected.
The committee to prepare programme
for the next meeting made report,
which was adopted.
The following resolution was then dis
cussed by w. w. Atwater, II. Camp
bell, and DR.. Woodhouse
WHEREAS, The use of Intoxicating Ii
quors as beverage IS sin against GOD
and curse to every person that drinks it,
and to the community in which he lives.
Therefore,
be special duty binding upon every Chris
tan in all their associations and upon
every person who has respect for law and
order in our communities.
An essay was then read by Joel G.
Baker, of Rutland, which elected spir-
tied discussion. We give herewith an
abstract of
MR.. BAKERS ESSAY.
The fact cannot be denied that within
the last few years, intemperance has
been upon the increase in this State and
throughout this nation. It's blight has
rested upon larger number of the
brightest intellects of the land, and its
march has been strewn with wrecks and
desolations, scarcely ever before wit
messed under any circumstances, at any
time. The scaffold has been loaded be-
yond all precedent, and never day
passes but we are startled by some ap-
palling crime or casualty, which we can
trace directly or indirectly to intemper-
ance in the use of intoxicating liquors
Twelve years ago, the shareholders
inveloped the country in its gi-
gantic proportions, and what for years
had been muttering cauldron of dis
content and disorder, burst forth into
the fury of civi, war This engrossed
for years the whole energies of the ma
ton and allowed the other insidious
willy foe, which required the full vigor
Of prosperous manhood to keep in check,
to inaugurate social rebellion scarcely
less dangerous ultimately than the as
saults of Confederate treason.
The heart sickens at the recital of the
slaughter of our e-fields, on which,
in four short years, over 88, 900 men per-
ished, and a hundred thousand homes
mourn as in ashes and sackcloths over
their unburied bones but intemperance
sends 100, 900 to the miseries of drunk
ards graves each year. During our late
war, nearly 10000 soldiers died of
but alcohol wounds, to an ulti-
mate death, half million of men annu-
ally. We are moved to unutterable SYM
oathy at the desolation which settles up
On thousands of families by the inexor-
able sweep of war, but our commiser-
alton should not be slower towards the
unfortunate victims of intemperance
hat follow in the wake of war
Without a sober and temperate, as
well as free people, our nation is doom
ed to the fate of the ancient republics of |
Greece and Rome. There is no safety |
Tor the State or for society if citizens, in
he exercise of the highest right of
subject of a free State, can be bought, |
old or influenced by glass of whisky
t rum, not right, shall bear sway at
elections and, by organization and effort,
corrupt legislation, it will in the end
uborn the Judiciary and paralyze the
execution of law and order and we all
i've in an age when it has done all these
hings.
The times are ripe for concentration
# the armies of temperance. The en-
my is entrenched in his lava bed de-
ences, and there is no time for mistakes
II dissensions in our ranks. but the high
st and deepest schemes of reform must
re considered, and the attack must be
nited, persistent and continued, or it
will not prevail. The armor must be
'ut on and kept on forever, or all is
ost; and if we have not learned from
he experience of history that there must
e constant watchfulness, we have lived
no purpose in this great work, and all
ur efforts will probably continue to be
ailures. i
Neither can there be any longer any
oubt OF what is the true sphere of tem-
eraHce work. 1t is in the creation of
correct, Christian public sentiment, J
etting against vice with irresistible {
over, and when that high moral senti-