Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-05-28
sunday Evening Temperance Meeting


We were blessed on Sunday last with a
beautiful evening, a full attendance and
meeting Of lively interest
Mr. Spen or opened the meeting with prayer,
after which Mr. y. l.. Fuller, the chairman.
called attention 10 the pledge, saying all who
chose could have the privilege Of signing after
the close Of the address, when il would occasion
no interruption 10 the speakers. llealso men
toned the result Of the vote on the local option
law in the sixty eight counties in Pennsylvania.
Forty five in favor Of prohibition and twenty
three opposed. lie then introduced the Rev.
II. p. Gushing as speaker for the evening
Mr.. Gushing hoped every one when the spirit
moved him would 90 forward and sign the
pledge without tho fear Of in,crrupting him.
rush for the pledge book once in five minutes
would mark the pausos in his address TO his
entire satisfaction. lie said he had come 10
talk to Us shout that old story-sin, misery and
acknowledgements and its consequences
Religion is the true basis for all true temper
ancc work. Are there any who doubt that in
temperance is sin? Look at it, frutagc Of
misery and death There is more money ex.
pended for intoxicating drink than for all evan
gelical and educational purposes. More than
10 o,n.nd.d c,r hread VIA, - tho resplt of
this enormous expenditure? Grimes Of every
6ve povertv ignoronco and death From IN,
seeds sown hy intemnerance in ourown country.
death gathers harvest Of sixty thousand
every year Surely statistics prove intemper-
once n sin. and tbati,s wogos il death "Wbat
/ king ooiog N mako war ogoipst another king.
sitts,b NOT down first and c,n.nltetb whether
he he able with ten thonsand +, meet him that
cometb agoinst him will, tvcntv thousand /? -
First then. what have We 10 contend with
The live If cain in tho wonder Win NIL the
Oe.l,b and influence bc ,an ,norsbol AGAINST
ms The apnetite of tho moor deluded victim.
and all decentralization. physicaI. mental and
moral that arc c.nseauent IN the combined ac-
ton Of the temp,er and his victim upon socie-
ty An idea of the extent of these laleful in.
auences and their consequences ia presented by
statistics before given. Now. what have we To
bring AGAINST a G,e with So formidable an ar.
raw Of forces The PRAYERS Of the whole
Christian world are for our success. We have
the prayers Of the inebriate in hi. direst ex.
tremity. Always the PRAYERS OF the Door wife
and children as they wait in fear for the re.
turn of the drunken husband and father. We
have science. which places alcoholic stipu.
liant, with other poisonons drugs. ard point.
ont the danger of lis use unon the physical
system All the teachings Of Christianity. 49,
We have in fact. all the moral and Christian
force. in the universe. which includes the Ian,
of God and man.
In Montpelier. in yonr c ,nrreoational Meth
lodistand Baptist churches. YOU have over four
hundred. and with those in the Episcopal anc
Unitarian, will count six hundred per
sons who have made a vow to renounce tn,
world. the flesh and the devil. which. if i
means ANYTHING. means they are with YOU il
this struggle. Think of the six hundred. voice,
prayer ascending every morning and evening
fur Won and your work. You have Your min