The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-03-25
Address Delivered ResOTn New
berry Division. No. y, SOFAS #
Temperance. Jan. 27, 1874 by
J.. c. Moore

J.. &. Moore.
WORTHY PATRIARCH. BROTHERS AND
SISTERS: It i: truth which cannot i:c with
stood that, three years ago, the alarming
vice, inlcmperancr, threatened The ruin G.
this country. There were i few individuals
who saw this terrible catastrophe Fastening.
They saw that if hi, dreadful Scvu:gr, this
pcStilence, that wa!kcth III is.'kuc>< aud
destruction, that w..stet II noo;Itl;v, should
increase for Iwenty-Y" years 10 come, with
the rapility it had irt The pas. ten years, lie
glory has departed" woLIl be written on
tie post Of orr doors. They saw ,!at the
enemies Of free auL popular governments.
who have always watched Us with 4 zcalous
and envious eve, and who have repeatedly
predicted out downfall, would then cxu!,;ng-
Is cxcam, How are the mighty fallen! Alas. .
alas! thou great na!i.,u, thOu mighty people!
"tc fruits thy soul lIStcth after arc departed
from thee and slpu shalt find them 10 more
III all"'
At this fearful junctuc ;heY commenced
The work Of reform, with = holy ardor. AS
they proceeded, they gathered IreS. strength
aud courage; ard thus i:tr theiI ;aborS have
been beyond their mos; Sanguine cxpccta-
tions.
The expression, hat this is in alarming
and destructive vic: is ii ;luc rs i! j. COM
mou; i'll; the f:lcr is no: yc: felt is i: should
be, III ii! il ln:cc. BY lis prevalence our
sem i5!ittie< have bccoruc bIumtrd and 0u:
Sympa;Gies chilled. We have regarded is :.
kl,nl o., uc.'es|.iry evil, aHl therefore nave
made bni :cw ci!;,r;s % arrest lis progress.
1t has been #>rcrt.,;ue'i that II ,337 .09J
Of ardent spirits are rUEiumtd in The Unite
States every Year. lipw il is p"SsiDlc that with
SIc an c:iorElou. consumption Of 1l'i, FIRE
WATER" that W. sil l.uid have less drunken
Ness. As u still further proof o: lis 7rrv.I-
lellce it may be 1dI.I lha., tu lhi, dc;rstube
ANA loa;h$omc vice, We pay in tie different
items Of oriSiua! cost Of The article, waste Of
time, expense oi civil and crimna! suits,
and paHpcrism OccIsi0ncd thereby, an an
nHa ;riHatc OF $50 ,O00 900
independent, iltcI!iscn: is we boast our
selves 10 be, how is it that we 80 ;nmcly sub
NIT 10 this degrading and ignominiou>
slavery; unlike ilc bondage OF the :pcicnt
Hebrews, oars Is 81 voluntary slavery. Our
Pharaoh is ISTEMPEHASCE, and its concom-
itant vices our ta>k-lnasters.
We are shocked with the accounts which we
receive OF the bu "uiny of widows with The
dead bodies OF their husbands in Bengal. /;
is said ti,At six hundred per Year are the vic
inns OF This cruel superstition. But, our
not satisfied with less than thirty thousand
victims per year; making EIGHTY hulaan
beings per day.
Among these are numbered the rich ;.ud
the poor, The learned and the ignorant,
the noble and the mean. Ii LAYS il the
du:t the am!a5lenesS OF The wife and no.
thrr. 1t leaStS on the beauty Of youth,
and banQucts even on the wisdom and
strength Of age. lDu may see it in the grog-
SHOP aud biothc!. clad in rags. bulying, and
staggering, and tax iES the !i4l,c o; God in
vain. o. the farm sou may discover il, in
the prost7ated fences, :hc cattle unru!y and
roaming II large. and the buildings in decay.
iun may sec il in the Sp.cuuid man,i0a and
! IL tnc humble cottage; III lhc study Of men
OF science, and in tle hauI;> OF the gam
bier; not even the pulpit l:.i> been spared
from its dcvaS:at;ous Like lie frogs of
Egypt, it has core ~ Hio oar huaS1l.
And upon whom wi! this irur-handcd
giant fix next his unrc!cniins grasp. Will il
not be upon the temperate drnke.? Beware
then, beseech You. by AL the ,ncrcics Of
God, by your duty TO your family and cDun-
try, aud by all the bles>2I hopes Of heaven !,
beware how You sport abou! the brink of
such fearful destruction.
Almighty God, ii il be thy will that man
should suffer, impose upon ne ~hatcver
Sccmc;h goOI i'll thy sight; give me nothing
| bat the bread OF sorrow 10 cat; take from me
! the friends in wh.m | have placed my conf
! dcncc; place me in The coiu hut OF poverty ;
| lay me on the tlinrny bel OF disease; let nv
clIc;ilicS pcrsccutc and dctamc ne; lc: M
SOW in the whirlwind and reap in the storm !:
! let MY welfare pass away rs i cloud; and
! my cHcmicS con-: upon ~ Us the breakin :
! in OF waters; wiicn look for good let evil
come; and nnen wait for light send dark
ness; set death before inc in ail It's terrors; do
all this, hut save ne, merciful God, OH! save
me from The overwhelming fate Of the
| druukard.'
What III honor is i; con ;idcrcd to have
been Instrumental il the achievement, OF our
national Independence. And here is an OPP
| por.unty 10 di.pia: YOU: patriotism, your
| christian philanthropy and Sclf.icrUtinn in 4
! glorious Cause, cause which will +, fec,
! honor uCOn any man. .ic:uc!. UpprGS:i
| :yrcnt has invaded our shores. H.. has
, brought with him moral, nLturul aai rtvr-
nal death, having no ply foy old 0: yUi,ug,
| and will, II suffered to go on, nukc slaves Of
us al! Snail wc sit Sill and see his
wide and general dcraStations, without All
! effort? Shall we securely foil our arms,
when consequences 50 dreadful will he lie re-
sal! OF our inactivity? Shall We bc Silcni and
| sluggish spectators Of ;h> havoc? Shall the
; voice Of weeping and w:iI;ns pierce the very
! heavens anI oar hearts remain un,noveh? !?
! Shall the iOud lamrmtalOn, and pra! ers oF
; dist:ac;c,. wives anL children reach The skies.
i aud We :unlHin !u>cnSib!r? Men and brethren,
! lei Us awake out OF our sleep. 1t I no time
Low To-: cnid calculations. The enemy is
u,ua u. II lie colIquerS, We have nothing
To expect q: lis ilAilt bat ior;urcS and death
"lii> .cIlder IucrcitS are cruelty"
At first hc came 20 u in the gnrb Of friend
ship. lie !o u of his skill to heal our
r,..I;:dieS. He promised to give Us health for
! sickness; JOY Tor sorrow; pleasure for pain;
and plenty for poverty. Nc took him by
the hand am:l babe Tim welcome. We rc-
| ccircd him into gu. Confidence. We en-
| braccd hin as onr brother and companion.
Bu. while !:c has been 4 par.akrr Of our
! hospitality, he has bascly insuted and abused
! lis. lie hats scattered iirc-braulS and. death
um1Hyu<. lie has >0wc:l discussion, in uur
! families and nriShborhoods. He has brought;
with him prStiirucc, sword and famine. lie
| has murdered orr Loved Oncs' before Our
eyes. &c has brought down the grey hairs
! OF many 4 father with sorrow 10 the grave.
! He has wrcSted trom the hard hand OF poy
c:ty Ihc >c.n'y pit;ancc that should have
| furnished bread for ;hc hungry.
! Ii is against this 'biouod-thirSiy' tyrant
We have wa:vel war. Against this monster
we have lifted up The banner. We have
girdrl on tlIc sword il HOLY cAGSE, and
with >oIran determination that we will
never S!lcatIlc it until its thirsty btad1 has
drunk hi very blood.
Opposition wc MAY expect; hat 'ci no Gp-
position hinder Us; Lex 30 sllndcr Cltcul us;
| let no rdicuic divert lis: le. no resistance
deter Us; let no Scorn move us, lct no
threats dlunt us; e: no lcprOach, con-
tum=ly. disgrace, Misrepresentation or obIo-
| guy discourage us. Les onward onward! be
our wa;chworrl and We shlll succeed. From
the Gulf OF Mexico to the ST. Lawrence;
from the Atlantic 10 the valley OF the MiSSs-
Sippi, the alarm, has been sounded. Let Us
go up 20 battle. L.: u equip ourselves for
| the combat, Gn:l the Lori God Of hosts shall
| lead u> on TO triumphant victory
You al know Of The Widespread evils OF
this sin. 'in!cnptfLncc, (tOr its certainly
! >in}. and knowing this. it mus; b. cl':ar to
Your minis that it onght TO he pT' down,