The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-26
WIN. II. NIEEKER,
II. F. AUSTIN,
l.. N. BEAuDRY.
The programme was then taken up.

Inc programme was lnen taken up.
An essay was read on ''Hotels of Ameri-
ca" by Rev w II Meeker.
mo room was found for them at the
inn"
The spirit of christianity and the modern
hotel are antagonistic.
The opening, and licensing of public
house is not accordance with the spirit of
Christ.
Proprietors of hotels insist that they
cannot live and keep their houses without
liquor selling, balls, etc, etc. The tavern
of every town is the most successful decoy
of young men. The attractions are great,
fine stucco ceilings, frescoed walls, bright
lights and other destinations presented to
the young man.
The business of the bar-room is to make
drunkards Alas! AS young men value
their souls, beware of these traps. Public
houses are not kept open to refine society,
their atmosphere is decidedly immoral.
The words of Judge Daggett should he
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Remove the mask of responsibility which
legality now gives, and all will see those
who sell drink are low and vile. The
man who gives to his neighbor the fiery
water is under the curse of God, "woe to
HIM that giveth his neighbor drink"
What shall be said of those who delibera-
tely make it their business to destroy men !?
they are surely murderers there are
other ways besides with the bullet and the
club to destroy men. The hotels of to-day
are destroying humanity.
REV. A. V. MARSHALL
then followed with an essay on the same
subject.
Hotels are for the convenience of travel
lers, their proprietors the servants of the
people. 1t is urged that the hotels of
to-day are a blessing; they are, sometimes
in giving food and shelter. Are hotels
curse? Their increase has swelled to an
unnecessary number. AS of old there is
no room at the inn for those who carry
Jesus Christ with them.
The hotels of America are curse and
scourge
Criticisms followed.
Rev. d. +. Brooks said his early life had
been spent in hotel, and he said the es-
sayists have not in the least exaggerated
the dreadful facts The profanity and
murderous assaults in the gambling and
bar-rooms is most appalling.
Rev. j. w. Bennett believed in stating
the truth strongly that hotels are a curse
to our land.
Rev. o. Gregg thought all hotels will
not come under the term slow groggery"
but in the gilded hotels, the evil begins
Rev. DR.. Newman thought if the clergy
and good citizens of place would crush
the evil of intemperance when first mani
Tested either in hotels or stores, the hotels
need not be courses" to our country. We
have hotels, probably. too many, but we
must not tolerate evil in hotels. If they
pursue an iligitimate business let the pub
lie stop it.
Rev. L. N. Beaudry thought the essays
too sweeping, there is some distinction be-
tween very good and very bad hotels.
What can we do
LIST. Frown upon liquor-sclling hotels,
and be firm in seeking temperance hotels,
which cannot thrive if professedly good
men never seek for them, nor patronize
them.
Rev. DR.. Newman said he did not want
man who sold liquor to shake his hand,
nor the dust from the feet of such man
to soil his parlors-he had no sympathy
whatever with any man who will sell in
toXicating drinks.
Rev. l.. n. Beaudry then read resolu-
tons on temperance which were unan-
mously adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, Intemperance is one of the
greatest obstacles to the progress of the
Gospel, therefore
Resolved, That rs pastors and represen-
tatiyes of the Methodist Episcopal church
we urge all our members to totally abstain
from all intoxicating beverages.
ReSolped, That we will, in all suitable
ways, in private and in public, discounten-
ance and oppose drunkenness and drunkard
making, and reaching out the brotherly
hand to rescue the tempted and the incbri-
ate, we will do all we can to remove the
temptation from them.
Resolred, That we endorse the enforce
ment of our p.ohibitory law, and rejoice
that it is being executed in different parts
of our state, and hope that all our people
will sustain the movement.
w. II. MKEKRR,
II. +. AUSTIN,
l.. N. BEAUDRY.
Committee.