, 1873-11-30

Mr. Ktttredge IL radically wrong. Ills warning
not to Interfere with" Individual liberty" oon.
pc]a tho conclusion TINT 10 haa baoomo fndoo.
triuated with tho siokly idons Of tho Princeton
d0mitltcs upon this anb]oct.
No tnust not advocate aud work for tho onact-
mont OF rrolltbttory laws, hoca,ian, for6ootl,
thoy will work MI ''lnterrorahco with individual
liberty" " individual liberty" to do what? 10
arlnka II Nov, Mr. Kittre'1so Is undoubtedly Of
tho opinion that d1lukellnnla IL y nin--B crInU.
OF collrse ]le is, for snl, Is tho unanoHtonablo
toAot!ng Of tho word OF God. II ariil,konnusB ia
4 sin, Ia not that q Bin Which oxposoH meu to
commit aina etntiatics demonstrate Ignorance
to bo fsuitfn! eo'1ico at c,imo. 10 not tllnt n
mI,t12 And, further, It las been laid down
"a an axiom iii sociology that what
avor induces mon to commit orimo ia cauao OF
ortlno." Docs not drinking Induce dralnkonncss
Docs 1t do 1t all at onco7 Docs ,uan become
drunkard In day, q wcok, or 9 month"; Tho
says 30. Facts slsow that tho progrcss towards
drnnkcnnesB is gradual, and oftou impercoptiblo
to tho drlnler himself. Tho ranks Of tho drunk
ards nre deily roorm!tod from thoae Of tho mod
rlted that o1o-thirteonth OF oil moderate drink
ers eventually. die arunkards. How many
81 sr, the o ndak,o nR yS ySrtor eseos 7, dr. Srnn ;
ruby vine, Or foaniins a!!o. thinka not how dan
Iucng within tho citadal OF life. lie now bouats
Of his hrmneBs OF purpoBo aud Btrongtll Ut re-
aolyo, and fancles that lie ID perfect master Of
she f thu" S 10 can take gasa Or oaTo
sily follows who can't rontrain their npl1etites,
but are continually plunging into oxoosB. But
will ho n1,oays bo ablo to stand thus firm Alans
experience warrants us in declaring that groat
Whou n moderate drinkor Informs mo that thore
u no foar OF his becoming a1unkard, tue reply
iH, thht, In such oaao, It m1st bo owing to tho
preventive operation Of some powerful ruling
panslon, such AZ avarloe, or to tho absence Of
sRs RhSse" S ap eGa aaass aeh Ssss to
not readily become drnnkards, but they aro capa-
bio Of becoming thai which Is qulto NJ disgusting,
though, porl'aps, not quito 10 dangerous; thoy
can become soakers." Does afr. Ni(trodgo mean
drink modorately2 II 70. how are you to deter
nino tho moderatencsB Or finmoderateness OF
one nnns drinking? Simply by tho fact Of
arunkonnessf Well, but o quantity Of liquor
that will intoxicato ono man, will exorciao no
pofcoptiblo effect upon his neigltbor. Ia tito lat-
tor to be regarded ~ moral man, and tie
former aa MI immoral mnn7 II 10, by what
oodo Of moralsa
II . man haa tho "indlyliual =" liberty" to
drink. has not another Tho individual liGorty y"
to SOL him drlnl7 Aud thon, haa not the latsor.
sooYer Ao ploascs7 But alr. N.trodgo ,uay say,
the man ought not to got drunk. True; but
how arc you going. to prevent it as long as tho
tanor .s + sse09sh1e sa1 ,, Ap Long ss hsre j.
M psoa9 remeya ss St b a suse a s ~ nse%pep ag os
ance." T. hia " Individual liberty" doctrine
leads to tho consequenccB hayo indicated, and
that doceriuo ia to control us In this CAUSE, how
long docs ho calculate it will take to effect the
I" removal Of the curRo Of intempornuco :"
Rt1f frltf1thr r., ti,n pbc1n n~fr hfr
fridge says Legislation nay and uhould protect
tho drnnkard from the grasp of tho Raloon-heep-
or, md TINT "lclisatton SHOULD protect tho fam
W of t,e y df7!mssr1 4n from abuse and
toaeheu that mon should labor with effects,
and not With calfca, Ia fundamentally unsound.
What good would such teaching do IN CHOLERA
Lines Is 1t wise aud prudent at such titnos to
let the cauaeB Of tho cpidem!o alone and, hcstow
al our caro- aud attention upon enoo.s The
Tho abuse and violence tho family OF tho
drun1tard " receive nro only cfreo!s tho gront
producing cause lies behind. Hore ii q colossal
lpas tree, surchargeu with poisonous socrations
ana surrounded BY acle'erious, and deadly Mt
Tins to tho deadly .efluvia. Would tho
crying naed OF tllo hour DO appreciated
BY simply ondeavoring to dlsiufoct tho peutilont
atnoaphero OF By efforts to Offset its peatifer
ous calculations? Would not tho troe rcuain
struosiye powor2 Why thon .frittor away tirne
upon cirocta,' when re not only allow to stand !
but wator and cul!urp, ns Il, were,
their great, producing CAUSE? III tlno. Why not
.ear tho troe up By the roots It Is useless and
rura traffic. Such a. cotlrao ID aim
pie ttlamg win this CLAN. curse,
r it. is no "intorference with Individual lib.
arty to prohibit tho sale Of liquor Oh Sunday
Ind election days, VIC cortnly will not trample
VI
,ale on eyery tlay Of tho wesk and at pil tines In
'no Vord, Tie only mathod by Esie1, " tho speedy |
'eIuoyal Of tho curHo Of iutenaperauco" can be |
affected il by complete aud total prohibition Of
ho m9nufaeture and the aalc Until this goal
Il reached, this laud will DO cursed with iutoI1-
1erGuca. WILLIAM Il. HENDERSON.
ANOTHER auEpAY-scuool MEETING,
Tho 6tnte Ut Illinois is tho 'Rapnor State" in |
he 6unday-achonl To1l OF this country. 1t is
1ot surpsisinG. therefore, that another meeting
or en!arglng the sphoro Of labor ID this depavt-
mont WAS hold in tho Mathodtst Diooh yesterday I
morning. Prof. Bliss occupied tho ohalr. Pro-
iminary ro1narko woro made by 3. T, Jacobs |
md othorn, whom 1t was carried by motion that |
he Cook Counly 6nuaay-5ohool Convention DO |
,eld in this city on Dec. u and II.
,,ointcd consisting Of enc membor from each |
They AFRO % follows: TN. lIar- !
10Y, Methodist 3. &. Jaeobs, Baptist; ]. Fair
,anks, Congregational; robert Clifford. Friends;
lp tteY. U. u. InQnpaoa, PreHbyeerIan; Ieor5o |
], Christian, Chriaslan; tho Rev. DR.. Cheney,
Episcopal !; tho no7. i. D; dulick, American
2eformedlp prcsbyte1ian and Nj. Wallace, OF tho
Jnitcd Presbyterian Church. Tho Co1nmittoo !
7itl arrange tho programme OF exercises and |
,rocuro tho 8penkors. The Eamo Committee |
sas empowered to ald to their mo,nbers nnl ap-
'oint aub.committccs If it should ho necessary. |
/ oom&uitteeo Of entertainment was appointed
onsiating OF ono person from eacl, Sunday
chooI In tho city, after which The meeting adj |
ourned until noxt Saturday.
THE NEW st. rAu1's CHURCH.
Tho 6unday-Ecllooi room connootol with the |
low st. paul'H Church, IN Michigan avenue, near
eighteenth streot, Ia completed, and will be used
g place Of Worship by The l,oy. DR.. Ryder and !
lis society until tho grand structure now being
rocted at Tho expense OF osor 100000 In t1i-
SIZED. It is Q spacious and very convenient
ootn, located in tic basement, at the oant end
i tho building. Tho Dimensions aro s8x52 feet,
With octasonal ouds OntAo wcst side Of tho room,
ntcred by large double doors, arc the Diblo cluss
nd infant class rooms, each 25x26 fcct. ;. On /
ho eaBt side arc tho extensive ladies' pnrlor
md tue library. The magnificent ioors opening
nto those rooms are pauoled with plate glnaa
,onring tho. imprint, - Ladies' rarlor," "i3iblo
J|asB," "Infant Olsss." and "sunday-echool
aoom." Tho wallis Of an aro finished in paiu
Yhitc, tho tntention bong to freacoe thon utter
7hio, Tho Wuinacotinn. is III pauolp in buff