St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-05-29
The Evils of Intemperance.

RETOENA rIuN OF \ CONSPICUOUS MAN.
Col. Nat. Claiborne has been lead
ing stump speaker and criminal lawyer
in the Southwest for wears y native
aud thence to ST. Louis. where he has
lived for twelve Years. He is widely
known III the South and West as AN
eloquent orator and Il man of vast and
bad influence. He attended one of the
great revival meetings at st. Louis 1t
few weeks ago. and was converted He
is now a> earnest and eloquent a man for
Christ as hr has formerly been for the
world. His reformation made an elrc-
tric impression in the city. and the
/ people flock to hear him. knowing his
past life and the new power that is in
him. We have before It's It. Louis
papers which have report of hi, tenn
perance address at suburban town
from which we quote.
Temperance iS a step
! ping stone to religion: no man under
/ the Influence of Intoxicating drink i in
Il situation to approach his God. Look
ing upon it in this light. | consider it
second only i'll Importance to that queS-
ton that is higher than all others upon
earth; and after more than thirty years
spent i'll the world and its gaNctieS and
dissipation, | have been brought To the
| foot of the cross. and have publicly
announced. in one of the churches IN
the ,itv nt - Inui, an m,J, ;ur f,;,I
in the blood of = crucitird Soyio,
with emotion If is that frcIino
burning in NV heart that promnts me
to lelyr my home and cuua In tI,. citv
ot Eirl,w,nd IN .,dJr,...,,,. .,n,Ii,n,.o 81
Christian onJ (,nI roS,,a,,i,,, nn,,Jo i,
haI,.If nf
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ne 'i'li@e III my case mas "eeli ST
Sudueh' aye 50 fadl'"I' the departure
so great. that many VINO II" d"uh' i'el
kindly towards me, nave Tears ana
d"nhts us to the sincerity OF the move
hcilt that | nave hiRde. lime aiohe
VIII SHOW 'ii"t ny Tue lr!lt H"" are I"
JudSe 'He 'ree' 'hc i.ih% Il Cer''ih'
lhat 50 ioi'E us am aiiihiatcd u! the
ieelihSS tIai are now hurlilhS III my
bosom VIII h"t ne de''lleh ir"m the
discharge Oh tlc dll'N tha' owe /" my
| you; MY country an" my '"ls'ie'ice,
ny 'ile SheelS "l any man OF an! SET Oh
men, come 'I'oH nom "''a'eNe' l"''l't'
'heH may am n"' re,"i"ir" ui''iiN
'iu "i\e ''N'i "r'' u, u"h,' "'''
l nave p'en Ni'' 'i'e ""ri" c'lis
4 FASHIONABLE pRINKER.
aud for tJ,,. last thirty vears L,,.o
hnn, IN tLo rr,ct;n.. nf ;ha I,w tb,
,rr,.at.r nnrti,n nf tho t;me Jeyn,oJ ox-
5?jnsiyelr tn the criminnI nr,ctice
! I,,, como in rnut,rt in NV nrofnssi,,,
with drunkenness and its consequence.
in every shane and form. If i NOT IA
me q sealed book. | have read If from
its Alnbo TO its Omcua. have seen
its effects in ,Il classes of society. unou
avo,.,. cL,r,rtnr of neonIe from the
birh.st dawn tn the lowest and bav.
mo- hesit,tion in DECLARING in the nres.
once of this audience tIi,, in nv own
o,,ininn and heIicve if i tbe Indictment
oi n,ery intaIIicent heinr in This conn
,rv tb,t threc-Gnnrters of all tbe crime,
nernct,,trd in The city of St Louis and
St,te of Missouri can he traced ,lirectl,
to iutempcrance. | believe that nine.
tentbS of the puuDers in your county
farms and poor-houses can trace theil
d.nr,d,t;on and nnyerty TO the poison.
cd rmn tbot. under the laws of voul
St,tn !. .nIJ Them across the counter.
nf th. ..,,onr and | believe further