St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-15

sinner above all other states, for nearly
all the states in the Union, on. own not
excepted, are involved in the sin; the
statistics of some exhibiting even more
disgraceful record than this
INTEMPERANCE.
There is still another form Of evil
which we must deplore, Intemperdhce.
Like Il Giant it stalks through the land
followed by over five millions of vota-
ries. Triumphantly for years it has
pursued its way needless of the cries
and groans of its victims. whom by the
hundred thousands it yearly sends to
drunkards' graves, incarcerates i'll prison
cells, the murderer's dungeon, OF re-
duces to penury and want. 1t is cost
ing our country yearly an amount eSti-
mated at 81 .4S3, Isl 500. 1t is yearly
making go. 900 confirmed drunkardS.
1t is sending yearly l50,0O0 persons to
drnnkards' graves, and reducing 2OO,-
600 children to beggary. 1t is sending
yearly to prisons 100000 persons, and
is causing ii large proportion of the loss
of life and property on land and on sea.
Our state alone (Nermont) from official
records taken in 1870. spends S6.1S6.O .OG5
every year for Intoxicating drinks.
is the parent of SO many other vices.
lending its stimulus to almost every
dark and cruel deed. All around Us we
witness its deadly results. There is
hardly il family in our land which has
not. directly or indirectly. felt its awful
power. on some one endcared to them
by ties of affection or blood. And vet
how little the real anxiety: how small
and feeble the real efforts on the part
of the state or church, to dscountenamce.
discourage. and summarily check. the
sale of that which is So aptly termed,
1.-THE dark beverage Of hell" We thank
God that there is il rag of light she'd on
this dark picture. We thank Him that
noble women have gone out. some of
them it seems with their lives in their
hands. to fight the demon with the
weapons of faith and PRAYER. and the
enemy trembleS. and Succuml>. Thank
God the fire is spreading from the plli-
rie> of the west eastward. northWard.
Southward and wcSt ward. We would
; to God. that the whole church would
engage i'll the work. and Independently
of SubScrNlcnCy to mere monlcd inter
eStS. take such stand against the de-
mon. as to place the brand of shame on
, the brow of every tratficcr i'll human
misery and woe. ~ the church l. an
: organization in which should he en-
braced every true and noble idea ema
mating from Gods law OF human neces-
sitv. she should take such Il stand as to
bring hcI into the vanguard of moral re-
form, and by her powerful influence
: strive to turn public sentiment III the
= right direction. We have abundant
> cause tn mourn over the ruin which in
temperance has wr"ughI and the in
difference which has tn>tcred II demon
t in the bosom. which threatens the life
of the church. We have need tn I'M
Plorc forgiveness and help. that ill the
e future. with the banner of Christ cX-
| altcd. the church may =" forth over the
/ length and breadth of the land. 50 rta-
! Sonin@ of righteousness, temperance and
| Judgment to come. that many Il hachau-
| nal Felix may trcmhlc again.
. But humiliation of body 0ionc will
| not suffice. There must hc Il hUmilia-
= ti"u of ~ouI before God Il craving tui
D.. forgiveness through Christ ou dear
: savior. and Il more perfect faith III him,
4 which like dH true faith will result in
! that radical change OF thought, purpose
/ and action, which is the only proper
I mark of true Christian civilization.
h While we ~ state. Il nation. or a
G. church profess to repent. but bring forth
. II" works meet for repentance. while
f We cry. wv therefore, have We tasted and
, thou >rc>t not Wherefore have we
: afflicted ON souls. and thnu takcSt no
= know ledge - the reply will still he,
= '.BcInld. IN the ddg> Of y"U' tHStS y0t
# fnd pleasure. and crtct all yop' LHh"r>.
II Behold We fast for strife and debate.
V and to >nlitc with the fist ot wicked
II ness We shall not ta>t as We ii" this
20 day. to make Your voice To hc heard on
i high l. it such Il day for Il man Ia
e at1lict his soul l. it To bow down his
head as Il hulru>h. and to spread sack
g cloth and ashes under him Wilt thou
e. call this Il fast and an acceptable day
Y unto the Lord ? Is not this the fast
/. that have chosen. to loose the bands
If of wickcdnc>S God grant that as Il
h nation. we may So heed the divine ad-
e monitiOn. that in true humiliation. we
. may commence Il trUer life than even
r. before: that it may hc said unto lis
It alSo-''Thcn shall thy light break forth
: as the morning. and thine health spring
II forth speedily. and thy righteousness
t shall go before thee; the glory of the
V Lord shall he thy reward. Then shall
:. thou call and the Lord shall answer
l. thou shall cry. and He shall say. Here
= am. And the Lord shall guide the,
II continually and satisfy thy soul in
d drought. and make fat thy bones and
d thou shalt he like watered garden
d and like a spring of water, whose water>
d fail not. Amen.
Z OUR NEW FIRE ENGINE.-Our new
! steam fire engine, the first we ever had
u arrived in New Castle the other day
y and of course the entire population %
! the village turned out to witness tn,
" trial of the new machine. Mr.. Bob
Parker secured the post ofhonor as hol
der of the scrvice-pipe; and he wa.
Is mighty proud of it. The engine wa,
?, down at the wharfgetting ready to pumI
d water from the river, and Parker stoOC
)f almost four hundred yards off, at the
II end of a line of hose, waiting for tn,
r stream to come, so that he could Squr
Y it over the court house steeple. Ther,
Il 81,