Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-22

1neDflaueS, ana grow rlcn from the tears
and the sufferings of innocent women
and children, the sooner that class goes
to its place in another world, the better
it will be for this world Human SYM
pathy ought to go out for the poor and
the suffering that rum is making, and
human Indignation vent itself upon the
miserable and heartless creatures that
are sowing crime, restitution and tears,
broadcast in our land. There are peri
DDS when Gods vengeance seems to be
withheld, but it is only when he is re-
serving wrath against the day of wrath,
and when he shall visit the wicked for
their sins, who shall be able to stand ?
Let the friends of humanity get upon
the right side before the day of his wrath.
There is still much work to be done, and
the millennium will not come yet, nor
as the speaker believed, until the world
had witnessed greater fire than has
been seen heretofore but until that time
let us not beat our spears into pruning
hooks nor our swords into plowshares, for
there is need of the weapons of warfare
in the temperance work. The speaker
recommended moral suasion first and
last, and the enforcement of the law at
all times. He would have every temper
ance man take his standing and be ready
to tell who he was, and where he was.
that we might know ON whom to depend.
He closed by an eloquent appeal to all
to take noble positions and do valiant
work for the right.
Mr. Gushing, after pleasing introduce
tory remarks, gave statistics as follows
There are in the United States $4,000
distilleries $4,000 liquor saloons !;
10000 liquor stores $4,000 persons
in the liquor business, selling, manufac-
turing, &c. 1,4O3,5OS drunkards g.
264, $50 habitual drinkers 100000
occasional drinkers; 11,167,658 per-
sons that use liquor
Truly the nation is in peril on account
of the vast amount of rum that is being
| drank, the time and material that is
wasted in its manufacture, and the loss
of life and health that it occasions.
What is needed in this perilous hour ?
Every soul that is alive to sympathy,
every arm that has strength to work,
every voice that can speak and every
pen that can send out its appeals should
exert itself to stay the tide of the mon
strous evil. And the prayers of all
should 90 up to Omnipotence that where
the strength of man fails, the power Of
God should be felt. Mr.. Cushing gave
statistics in regard to the Good Tenn
plars of Vermont, and showed that the
organization was large and doing good
work in many parts of the State. There
are now 5000 members, and 500 drunk
ards are reclaimed aud held in the lodg
cs. This organization is the only tenn
peranee society in many places, ane
while it is secret society in one sense
| it is not a society that wishes to be ex
elusive in its work. Every temperate,
man and woman is fellowshipped will
this order; and it is ready to join hand
with all in doing work for the cause
The order is becoming more and NOR
popular and useful, and it will 500
number in one country, England. on
million members.
While the speaker had great faith i
this order, he rejoiced in the prosperit
of every other who had the temperate
work in view. His anecdotes, argument
: and appeals were pleasing and held tn
audience in deep interest for nearly "a
hour. The nature Of tic address wa
such that no report can do justice to it
and we can only say that those who los
. the opportunity of hearing Mr.. Gushing
! lost rare treat.
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