The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-05-30

Temperance Lecture.-Dr. B. S. Gala
Independent Order of Good Templars, de-
livered lecture on Temperance in the NJ
E. Church of this town, on Thursday even
ing last. The DR.. is an eloquent speaker
and the lecture was full Of interest. The
statistics of intemperance and the liquor
business that he gave were startling. J00,.
600 gallons of spirtuous liquors Of one
kind or other are consumed daily in the
United States. An army of 900, 900 drunk
ards move in a solid phalanx, trampling
out everything worthy and of good repute
in its course. 10000 of that army die
annually in advancing the banners Of in,
temperance: and this loss is being contin.
ually recruited from the young men of oul
cities, towns and villages. Moderate drink.
ing is the training school for all these re,
cruits to the reeling battalions. Fifteen
times as much money is expended in oul
broad country for spirituous liquors as fo1
-four Three thousand million is the an
nual drain of money required to keep this
alcoholic business working up to its pres,
ent capacity.
These are few of the startling Stats
tics given by the DR.. in the course of his
stirring remarks. He reports the temper
ance cause steadily advancing, and consid-
ers the woman's movement" one of the
most powerful demonstrations ever wit
messed to advance the cause. Nineteen
thousand grog shops have been closed
through their influence in the State OF
Ohio alone.
Mr.. J. T. Mccullough, who had been
called to preside at the meeting and intro,
duce the speaker, made few remarks at
the close of the lecture, followed by Mr.. F.
A. Ellis, and Rev. Mr.. Skinner, Rector OF
the Episcopal Church, of Elkton, all testi
flying strongly in favor of the temperance
movement, and expressing apprehension
of the imminent danger to the country and
its institutions from the frightful ravages
of intemperance.
The audience was small, very small for q
town the size Of this, and with an evening
the most inviting to attend a public meet.
ing. Elkton is unfortunate in her attempts
to get up temperance meetings. \ melan.
cholly indifference is manifested by the
general public in the cause, while the dozen
or more grog shops which supply the towr
with refreshments, are active in their work
to popularize the. business of drinking, anG
cultivate spirit of indifference in the
public mind to the alarming evil. Two
hundred thousand dollars were spent b,
the Liquor Ring of tie State last Fall and
! Winter to check the advance of the TEN
perance movement, and defeat any restric,
tive legislation on the subject, and the
result of that effort and that outlay may
be seen in every town and hamlet in the
State today.
Dir. Callaghan has recently made ton
through Western Maryland in the interest
of the Temperance cause and his efforts are
| spoken of by the Baltimore papers as mos
encouraging. He urged the temperance
people Of this town to unite, and by holding
frequent public meetings concentrate tn,
! temperance sentiment against the advanc,
of drunkenness. The disbanded Order o
Good Templars he councied to get tosethe
| again and help the strong effort now making
throughout the county to stay the evils o
/ the traffic.
| This is a brief statement of the Doctor!
discourse and the present position Of thu
! cause as presented in his remarks.