Middletown transcript., 1874-03-07
The 9liddlttoun Gsansuipt
EDWARD RrYNQEDs rproa.
sArusoAY xoes.Se sAsca i lss4, Y
Ths Great Moral Cyclone, ,or Temper
: anos Movement In the West.
Pseudo ReformefsA
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vnss Tor notoristy is solabhorrsus = every |
isves sf siesity aad dseorum. and 50 dis
gsssing 70 every aduirer q reserve and |
ssodsssy ia woman = that which. under |
shs pssadouym Of = Rsform'' -Teupsr-
saes Rsisrss--is new being exhibited in |
esrfain portions Of This country. e 'q,.T ss7
Some men Who, perhaps. make msn.y
u thai Way, and alas! nanyrshall - say
i,nm0slestv7.-- womss, whe, seemi to have
seshinf else to d.. --anow that African
slavery in this count y.'is dead, aud"wo-
ssast sstfrsss" j. growing ssals organ
re themsslvss into . kisd Of . gsntcsl (?)
mob. aud. doub.lcss to the neglect Of per-
sonsl aud family duties, visit drinking sa-
looms and grosgsriss. .sing psallhs apd pray
poar ssump-'peechss Al the Aeads Of IL
esnssd liqsor dealers. and thus.
:, < i@S.eaiing the livery Of Heaven" ,'li'.,
ssss,ns to Be, aud style themselvss, ''mis-
sionsries in the great cause Of reform"
Al IL usual with ardent natures which
ass uafestraincd BY ixsd principles. sspc
sisiiy when they become busy bodies and
seddlets With other peoples business, a.
sssssisn, and mot reason, dominates their
sctiops. Hence these people become in
asmpssate in their war upon intessperance.
ssd thus are led to =. cut such fantsstic
tricks. bel.rs High Heaven. - to make
The angels wsep." =
What difference is it to such people that
che liquor dealers have paid their taxes.
and are promised. and are entitled to. the
protection Of the Government THAT, in q
vsrd. they are laws abiding citizens engag-
Cd in lawful business? But to argue
With such people is to waste words. Liks
Ephrsim Of old. they are ''joiasd TO their
idels."' ~
Assuming that these people really wish
10 reform society. snd su,ong other thing,
10 root cut the most terrible Of svils--In.
semperance---a most desirable. yea, ab.o
iuicly necessary work. the failure 10 as
eomplish which ere lsmg. viii not onl,
cause the wreck Of the Government, bu
win hurl society into chaos onoe more. le
,them poader well. the few suggestions W
will now throw cut. W. shall hs brie
snd sinply suggsssive:-
- There ID one place especially. il indes'
tits not the only one. where reformation
which will reach every element Of sosiety
and 6verably affect every branch Of gov
srs~sut. CAB b successfully begun. cor
sisnsd asd ended II . man wants 70 d
.siroy any .sviI, be i natural, sphypieal, &C
sial moral, or what you please to call i
b. must arike at its foundation. The ~
must be eradicated. rooted out. not loppe
81. ~ (" s4s. Az
Now. We repeat. without the fear Of SUI
ssssful contradiction. that the source. roo
Jouaelysioa Of aisoss all, II not Of eue,
particle If ssil in secisty Is to be found
the fansily. Neglect Of the most solen
:. obligations. Indifference 10 the most gigal
,sio responsibilities. disregard Of tho me
excited privileges that could possibly
placed upon intelligent moral sgsnts ,ha
done ,sDd are doing al the untold tsrrit
ssischiefs frsm which society safsrs..
Where are ninety nine hundrsdths Of d
children in any town or city In this ssu
.sry--we mean the bays. parsisularly--e
cry evening until. say 10 o'clock7 G
one parent 10 twenty snswer that questi
as 10 his or be, children? Whose are I
children fhst nightly crewd tho stree
shou'ing end yelling like % many v
-Isdisss. whilst shockinsly obscene l.
gsage ssJ horrible oaths Aow from th
we'll prso.issd tongues with the rspidisy
ssousisis torrsntsf Do not the faith
sad mothsrs Of the land know that II
are tsising brood Of n,alsfactors! Is
10 be wondered a, that such children. Il
neglected. grew up to bs drankards. this
aud murderers? Yes, that they are d
.siisp before they are grown1
'''1he family has bscn aptly called
Nursery Of The State" What . TO
~ pessiss must many a'"nursery" tLat
-sotsof fsruish to these States. >'''s' ?
Ah.y good men and women sf
'''r'sral cyclone" as ye call year n,
msnt. il ye are really il earnest in seel
~ sasc. reform, go hsms 70 your fsmi
.spd there bsgin your work. God has
snyou work ssough to do there. If
have children they require All Of ysur
aaa sissa,ion. Yon san operate sacs
fully - y0sr Deighbors through your
smpls. Rear your children. the j.
which God has lieut. you. properly,
Sod will have done ! noble work for