Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-05-28

TEMPERANCE.-Th meeting, Sunday even
ing, was conducted by Mr.. D. L. Fuller.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. H. A. Spencer,
after which, Mr.. Fuller said that having ope
with US, who had long been a prominent and
efficient lab0rer in this cause, in our State,
and who had much to say, he would him
self occupy no time, only to call attention
to the pledge, believing it should not be ne
elected; much remained to be done, and we
were constantly needing new recruits. He
was happy to introduce to the audience the
Rev. H. P. Gushing of East Burke.
Mr. Gushing said although number of
wears had passed since his residence in Mont
heller, he had still warm interest in our
welfare, and it gave him great pleasure to
respond to tue first invitation he had ever
received to speak before a ladies! temperance
organization. Offering many congratula-
tons on the exist ence of the organization
and warmly commencing its objects and meth
dds of work, he assured his hearers that The
GOOD already resulting from its working
could not be fully known to themselves. This
workat the capital had drawn attention to
itself. from many directions through the
State and had awakened new interest in
the cause Of temperance; an interest which
is still deepening aud broadening.
Speaking, for few moment5, Of the evil
Of intemperance, Mr.. Gushing gave from
c-IIr collected StatiSt;oc tho aoSt of rum
drinking, comparing it with the cost of brea
the cost of maintaining our public schools,
cur churches, and our general government.
The facts, as presented, were painfully aston
ishing, and must have given new ylgor to
the determination that this insatiate monster
shall be driven from our land, God grant
from off the face of the whole earth. The
theory of " wine-drinking a cure for intem-
perance." was entirely broken down by the
fact of excessive drunkenness in the vine
growing and wine-drinking districts o.
France.
Addressing himself to the ladies of the as
ISOLATION, and all co-workers, MIR. Gushing
proceeded to give them an encouraging re-
view of the forces on their side in this 90 bat
lie for the right"
FIRST, then, the poor inebrate himself, IL
his sober ana saner moments, acknowledges
intemperance to be evil and only evil, anC
for the moment (Oh how short y may be
counted on their side.
The rum seller does not and dares not deny
that total abstinence is safety, and SO far a
the admission goes, is on the right ground.
Our physicians and scientific chemists al
most universally condemn the habitual use
OF alcoholic or fermented liquors, and may
be considered strong force on the side of
temperance.
Teachers of our public schools are so large
" on this side, that the minority is as tn
exception to the rule, while the teachers Q
our Sabbath schools may almost invariabl
be found in theiranks of the temperance army
bearers even of banners whose notices do
not dissOciate temperance and religious work
To these are to be added what the speak
er most emphatically pronounced the stil
stronger force of Christian women, and tn
more promising force ofthe children, traine
under Christian influences.
The Christian Church, if true to it's vows
can be found only on this side, and Christie
ministers, called OF God, consecrated to h
servcc-if ever found on any other, tn
speaker hoped it might never come to hi
knowledge.
But infinitely above ali theee is the hol
God, who has said no druakard sh Ill inn eri
the kingdom Of heaven, and who has prs
nonnced woe upon him who puttelh the ca
to his neghbor's lips. II God be tor then
ichat forces car p, eUaH against them
Mr.. Gushing spoke with his ustome
earnestness and power, and may certainly /
counted as no feeble force in this gre 1t COR
test. The hour WAS all too short to exhau
his resources, and the chairman thought I
hymn more appropriate, with which to clio
the meeting, than that one of cheer -" 1t
morning lig ht is breaking