Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-15
Rev. Mr.. Glaciers Address.


The following are the remarks of Rev.
nr. Glazier, made at the meeting of the
Ladies Temperance Association in Mont
pelier, last Sunday evening.
1 suppose that most of you are acquainted more
or less with the life of the late senator Richard
Yates Last Thanksgiving day he died. At the
the rising men of the West. Kind. genial large
hearted, open handed, possessed of good voice
personally magnetic, "well stocked with brans,"-
all predicted for him wonderfully brilliant career
He became the great war governor of Illinois the
popular senator from the same State, and friends
entertained hopes for him Of 'even higher pre-
ferment"
But like many other brilliant men he "drank" =
fifteen or twenty years ago, taking now ana then
social glass, becoming modera'e drinker, and at
length drinking oitencr and more, even to stupe-
faction or delirium.
Again and again he tried to reform, but
appetite proved stronger, and ut last the man in
whom were conferred the lofty hopes, not only of
family and kindred but of State and nation, twas
dismissed in Disgrace from the service OF ihe peo-
pie whose confidence he had abused whose pa
tence he had exhausted" OF his life Immediately
preceding his death, L know comparatively little;
and thou gh il NAV be barely possible last he
changed for the better, yet 1t is extremely mprob-
able, and while judge him not-my feelings being
rather those of p ty-I cannot but say beside his
grave Here lies victim of strong drink
Here then, IS an illustration of the tremendous
power of intUNIca ing drink. This MN trled re-
peatedly to reform and repeatedly len lew
years ago, in the city of Washington there was
much earnest work done by the various TEMPER
organizations. Public m. etings were he
and among others, one in The House of Representa-
uves-many prominent men participating 1t Is
said that the most thrilling speech of the evening
other adjective describing Twas made Ivy
reformed drunkarl. Most wildly he described the
wretche,lness o: the debauchee-the misery, the
shame the rcmorsc, the conflict against consuming
passion. With deep pathos he spoke OF the inhu-
ences which had aiicl him To overc lme, AMI es-
pecally OF the lore of his wife and chdren-iovc
which never forso0k nor reproached him. Onc
brilliant period he closed rs follows:
Love, the soul and center of the universe'
:. Love, that links angel to angel and God to man,
That binds in one two loving hcaI l.
How beautiful Is lover
And vet the love of wife, the love of children, t &C
love OF God the sympathcs of friends, the struS
giles the pledges. all did not finally avail against
his lemorseleSs appetite. Again he iel-Ih's man
lcdS Senator Yates.
Young Men, when You now and then raise to
your lips the social glass, remember Richard Yates
You who are only moderate drinkers, look at this
man having much in his favor-eloqueuce pop
uarIty, honesty. patriotism, the momentum OF
grand achievements. honorable position, muitl-
tudes OF friends, love OF wife and chil3rcn-then
tell y0u stand .chsre Richard fdt-s feuf
You who are becoming confirmed i'll the habit, nee,
flee for your life; make one desperate effort, seek
ing at the same time Gods grace which Is the only
nevcr-failins remedy. Here l raise the voice OF
warning against the practice OF even moderate
drinking. Look at the thousands who filled drunk
ards graves last ycar-whcre were they once !!
Moderate drinkers. Many moderate irlnker
thinks he can stop just when he plcaNes-I will be-
leve 1t when | see HIM 10 1t. lie thinks he Is
master OF his appetite, but really his appetite
masters him. Have you never seen the toy, u little
; nero image standing on IA small platform turning
with great apparent effort all day long large
wheel: The Illusion is perfect the little fellow aI'
pears 10 be tuning with all his might but really
the power being applied TO the wheel, the wheel
turns him. Many moderate tirnkcr seems 10
himself to be turning the wheel of his habits but
really the power rum, being applied to the wheel
by habit, this wheel turns him. lie Is no. mastcr
rum Is. Young men, mark what say lie VINO
seeks how near he can go to Il drunkarPs grave
and not fall in rurs 4 tremendous rlsk-he makes n
desperate venture. The record OF thousands and
of thousands who have tried it and who did fall
in SAYS, Beware.
Although we do not, friends yet see the cpnsum-
nation of our hopes, still we have every reason TO
take courage ami go forward. L am glad this even
ing, to hear such encouraging words from our
chairman, Il man whose words we always listen tn
with profound respect. 1t is no small rea-on Tor
. encouragement when whlte-hared men who have
watched the temperance movement for more than
half century. tell that 1t Is gaining IN strength
/ and rapidly becoming more and more powerful;
Is small thing that there are on the statute Dooh
OF some of the states, our own included, prohibit
DRY liquor laws, embodyInS the sovereign Will OF
the peopie; Ii Is small tnIng that dram selling
once free and open, how has become odlou5, forced
into dens not open to the public gaze, and even
then carried only IN violation of law; and 1t l.
no small thing that the great public sentiment IL
coming up onto higher temperance grouni
There Is reason then for dIscoui agement Lei
us go in the enforcing 1.-THE law-rtgoroust
enforcing IL Let us continue our endedVors &c
bring up The popular sentiment where IL should be
user OF strong dunk. Thus The reform shall so on
and though may not live to sec 1t compete
7 Others when we are gone, shall rise up anu push 4
forward to Triumph.
Fathers mothers, friends Of this grand reform
teach the children, The bows and < rs, upon whom
/ your NANTES shall fall by and by-teach them 10y
aItv to Temnerancc Begin with them early. Mira
mean when asked how popular liberties should be
taught answered Begin with the infant hi:
cradle and let the first word it llsus be the name o
! Washington" Would Won teach your children tenn
peTancc begin with them in the cradle, teach 1t It
fhem then ana let such beginning bc followed up
and they shall form one grand band OF hope ant
promise
/ | see many In Is here to night. | am glad to SCI
Won mere bows What arc YOU for. temperance O
intempcrancG? Intern perancc with IL poverty