The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-03-07
FROM DELPHI IND.
inaD DEL PHI, GAsRet Co...

. En.a FALL ADfDM :-r(1n the 10Th
alt., I spoke TO a crowded house At
Upton, Upton county; on the 18th At
Up. IN. at Sharpsville; and at night I
save d second lecture at Tiptea.aolAll
the meetings were ofavery enthusiasts
tic character. AT both places large
agommittees Of the besticitizsps- nen
ma ,vomen-rwsre selected for the
purpose of organizing and carrying on
systematic and effective xork id that
lcoqnty. In Upton T. fosnd two petit
tions on file, applying for "a lp4xmit to
Sell liquor. But tho mefAing after 1
T1ectured, sufficient persons went and
had their names erased from the, petit
lions to defeat the applicants. Z lei
sure that if the Temperance pSeple
would onlyrproperly agitate the ques-
ton, they might defeat three-fourths
Of all the applications yns o nofsa
On the 18th 1 passed through KO-
komo, and found our townsman, J ohm
Akin, as earnest as ever in the good
work.aaHe was laboring with great
energy to defeat several applications
there for permits. d ih5 ~ s.
On the evening of the 9th I lectur-
@ cd to an immense audience in I.ogans-
port. The Opera House was jammed
to sufocation. Scores went away for
want Of room, showing What an intense
feeling there is in that city on the
subject of temperance AT the close
Of the meeting there was upwards, Of
one thousand dollars subscribed fol
Z the purpose Of carrying on the good
. work and prosecuting VIOLATIONS I'd
law. The following morning I ffei
/ the Temperance COMMITTEE and also
the various ministers. in thu city, ii
the Y. M. G. A.. rooms. for the lpur.
pose Of consultation. It was resolved
to hold a temperance prayer meeting
every evening next week. also, to HAYS
i . union mass temperance meeting
every Sabbath afternoon at 81 O'clock
This is the right way TO go to work ii
s order to educate vigorous temper
sgance sentiment against the traffic il
the aceprsed drink, and it il the onl,
way by which we can overcome tn,
desperate efforts now being made t.
! food our noble State with free whisky
to break down the Sabbath law, a
we'll as every other law which restrain
!. men from the, qualification Of thos.
passions which tend SO largely to de
moralize and disintegrate society,".
see by the Sentinel of the 18th Of Feb
ruary, that the committee of the anti
= temperance movement held q meetin,
at Indianapolis, at which they ssRc
solved to forthwith send out into diff
ferent parts Of the State a number o
b men whose sole duty it shall be Il
work up and look after the interest
| of their movement. It is understoo,
that four such agents will be, despatch
Led within day or two. This societ
has about one thousand dollars raise,
By the brewers and liquor dealers, t
BE used in lighting the Baxter law
Last evening canvassers were appoint
ed to visit interested parties in th
city, for the purpose Of raising add
ntional funds, which it is proposed t
+ spend in promoting the object of tn
organisation. sd aa'rl3 ;oaG1a ~
- Now, the cry is. that our temper
tance law is worthless; that there ID ,a
ymuch drinking as before Its passage
If that were SO, why should the liquo
men form an association, raisc funds
!, and employ agents to traverse tn
L country with such energy, to break j
down? Either they are needlessl
alarmed, and acting foolishly, or tn
allegation that the law is. failure,
false. The fact is, the law is yer
effective In many places, and the gro
sellers see they cannot sell with i'm
punity; hence their desperate efforts t
break. it down. All this should slim
aulate temperance people to stand b
the law; to unite together as ono mar
organize aud go vigorously to work b
agitation and holding systematic pub
+ lie meetings to sustain and stsengthe
that law. With a vigorous, unitet
and persistent effort on our part, III
people will sustain the law. a. E
It seems to me that the resolutio
on the part Of the whisky associatio
to break down the Sabbath, and ever
other law to, restrain vice, ought
stimulate every professor Of Christian
sity to action, for the purpose Of, d,
{ teating their object. Once lei. thes
men accomplish their purpose
breaking down the Sabbath laws, etc
then our Sabbath schools and church.
will be at their mercy. Then will OF
noble country become a nation Of ini
dels like France. or overspread wit
| German pantheism This is VII.
these men are aiming at. May IL
people arouse to sense of the gre;
danger before it be too late I! lie
On the 18th ult.. and the LIST il
slant, addressed two immense NEE
ipgs in the Court House at this plac
I found the people eager to hear
elsewhere. Although the audien,
room was large, yet nearly as maj
] went away for want Of room % cou
get in. At the close Of my last q
4 dress, some ringing resolutions we