The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-04-24
TEMPERANCE.

An eminent writer says: "The wo-
mans whisky movement may be hope.
less contest in the exact way tits now
carried on, but that it is destined to do a
world of good in exciting serious thought,
organizing concerted effort, and building
up a powerful sentiment in favor, at
least of far more vigorous control over
the liquor business, We have no particle
of doubt.
We should not be surprised even to see
exhibited a strong and progressive feeling
in favor Of womans suffrage. If we
men will idly and unconcernedly stand
aside and see our women waging wal
to the death with a gigantic evil over
which the agis of the law is thrown, we
ought, for the sake of our own fairness
aud manhood. help put such Weapons in
their hands as will prevent their being
utterly crushed. Women are the chiei
sufferers from the growing vice of intem-
perance, and every brave, right hearted
man should aid them in the fight into
which they have been reluctantly drag
ged.
The following is from the pen of the
late President OF the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity, Prof +. Merrick, one of Ohio's
purest minded and noblest educators
The temperance movement is deepen
ing, widening and increasing in power in
all parts of our State. Nothing like il
has ever before been known. Every.
where il is the one theme of conversation.
Churches are filled to overiowing, while
on the streets the voice of prayer and
praise is almost continually heard.
Deep spirituality continues to pervade
all these exercises. God cnmes down in
wondrous power, especially upon the
street worshippers. Alli calm and sci
emn. An awful sense Of the Divine
presence seems at times to pervade Il
whole community. In no protracted
meeting, camp-meeting, or meeting for
holiness, have | ever witnessed more deer
devotion or more manifest evidence OF
the Spirits presence and power. Chris
tians of al denominations are being
wonderfully revived. 1t is the most re,
markable phenomenon | have ever
known. That it is of God. | have no
doubt. Let PRAYER ascend continually,
that God may continue to guide the
movement, and that great good may re-
suit, not only in checking the great evil
of intemperance. but in elevating the
standard Of spiritual and practical re-
ligion.
With strong prejudices against this
movement at the first, | have become
thoroughly converted to it. No one can
comprehend it without being in it, nor
even then. believe the workers are
building better than they know. 1t is
wonderful indeed. | speak rever'ntly,
but there seems to be so much of God in
it."-Meti1d's..
Let every man, woman and child
commence tomorrow morning the mod
crate use of ardent spirits, to he used
only moderately, and in thirty years
more drunkards will 90 down to perdi,
ton from this land of freedom than are
to-day in the Christian Churches of the
nation. Let every man, woman and
child take upon themselves tomorrow
the vow of teetotalism, and keep it, and
when to-morrow's sun sets, it will be
upon the last of the greatest curse to
the church, society, and the nation. =
q. ", Bdih.
The liquor dealers, of Louisville, met
last week and voted $1,000 upon each
dealer present to defeat the Local Option
Law.
The "Women's Crusade" has closed
one thousand drinking places in Ohio
alone.
A youth who was takipg an airing m