Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-02

sunday Evening Temperance Meeting,


We had an interesting meeting last sun lay
evening in spite of most untoward circum-
stances DR.. Brigham presided, and, after
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Warren, Of Barre, made
few remarks, mentioning many things as re.
suits Of our work, and as encouragement for
perseverance in the same direction. lie be-
licyed the present state Of feeling was such that
the work moral suasion had begun, but failed
TO complete, could by the help of the law, now
he accomplished. The DR., thought the change
in this place had resulted in good to the towns
around W., and he hoped that, as in Did anti
slavery work, petitions would be gotten up and
forwarded to Congress that would move it to
action on this subject.
Rev. Mr.. Wright was then called upon, and
he 10 turn called upon his friend MIR. Shinn,
who in speaking, congratulated the friends of
temperance that this movement was inaugur-
ated by the ladies, and that, as he had heard,
the better class in community were interested
workers in it, lie named some towns he had
lately visited in this county, that were appar-
emily clear from liquor selling. Mr.. Shinu
thought the prohibitory law was made for the
protection of the victims Of intemperancc and
its many innocent sufferers, and could and
should Be enforced
| Rev. Mr.. Warren, Rev. j. +. Wright, and
Messrs Lull, Dudley and Camp followed.
Mr. Warren thought Montpelier, as the
capital of the State, owed it to herself to obey
the settled policy Of the State in respect to pr
hibition- She should be model in this re
gard. lie ably urged the enforcement of thu
law especially did we owe this to woman wh'
is the greatest sufferer from intemperance, AM
who has now, unfortunately, as he thought, n
voice in making the laws by which she is gov
erned Mr.. w. spoke at considerable length
in very interesting manner, and we hope h
will favor us again.
Mr.. Lull said he enlisted ten years ago as
private in the war then raging-he had aga
volunteered and enlisted in the war wage
against rum, and he was willing to do every
thing in his power TO end the monsters reign
lie believed that il oil the power of evil tha
ever had existence, Tor otherwise had met i
council to Invent and devise what should b
done to blins the most crime, sin and miser
into the world, they would have named it
whisky selling.
Mr.. Wright said as Maine was the fir
State to adopt the Prohibitory law, and hi
now had twenty-one years experience With i
anything showing its workings ADD eihcieuc
must be OF the greatest value 10 us. lie thor
upon read from a paper lately printed, Il
opinions of Ex-Governor Chamberlain. Speak,
Blaine, and several Mayors and ex-Mayors,
!, to the enforcement and its effects in the Sta
- of Maine. All agreed that the law was e
forced as other laws wero, and that the liqu
seller was driven to execute lis work in Il
} most secret manner, just as other crimes q
committed.
Mr. Dudley read nm item from Battlebo
: paper describing the strait one armed soldi
was brought to by incorporate habits. II
: poor man had begged money to obtain an u
It tiicial arm, but spent it for drink at one Of {
hotels, and when drunken was turned out
doors, and next found upon the railroad trae
Mr.. Dudley would not have the people und,
stand that be intended to read the hotel kee
is ers Of Montpelier lesson, ~ for be had u
&c derstood that the hotels here were too VI
regulated to need it, but it might be needed
l. places where hotels were not so well regulate
N Mr.. Camp wished 1t articular y understo
p that his remarks at the reviois meeting,
|. lating to the sale Of liquors on Sunday, did ;
refer to any who did not sell.