Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03

TO TIE NES-crrIzENs OF BURLINGTON WHO
ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROSPERITY AND
REPUTATION OF OUR cITy-A SOLEMN aP-
ZEAL FROM THE wONES-TnEIR MOTHERS,
WIVES, SISTERS AND FRIENDS, WHO DESIRE
TIE MORALITY, PEACE AND PrRiTr on orr
CITY AND OUR HOMES.
We appeal to your regrets over miserics
that are now past remedy, to your sympa-
thy towards sorrow that you now can re-
lievc. to your charity towards vice that you
now can cure, and to your hope in behalf
Of innocence and happiness that You now
can protect.
We appeal to the enterprise by which yon
have procured an extraordinary develop
ment of the mercantile interests of our
City, ard to the energy which you display
in your political conflicts.
If You have, with Us. now these many
years been watching the inroads of intern
peranee upon our community, you must
stand to-day appalled, by the spectacle
you are ready to-day to join hands with IL
in earnest, prayerful. united and continued
evil and Danish it forever from our midst.
We ask you to believe that We have
not been eager TO put ourselves forward IN
fhis movement. We have long been wait
ing, hoping that the work would be done
by you, and now while We are willing to
assume our share of the responsibility, We
ask you to join u in undertaking the work
which You and we have already too long
neglected.
We. therefore, earnestly ask, that you
will. at the earliest practicable day, meet
III mass TO devise and execute measures for
the immediate and permanent suppression
Of the illegal traffic in intoxicating drinks
We believe that yoa can do this, and we ask
that YOU mil do it.
And here We would make an especial ap-
peal to the Christian men Of this place,
asking You TO enter upon this work in the
spirit Of that faith which You profess to
20 forth arming yourselves with prayer to
70 forth confident in God. And to this end we
would suggest that in connection with your
work, you appoint frequent meetings for
prayer
Il. A. We have been led to fear, some OF
you find yourselves so fettercl that you can
bot act freely in this cause, withou; endan-
eering some interest OF your own, We DO
most earnestly entreat You to consider
whether the other greater interests in
v1iyed, are not worth the sacrifice whether
you are not willing to run some risk Of
personal loss for the sake Of God and hu-
manity Are you ready to count for Moth
ing the blessing OF God - that maketh rich
and lie aldeih no SORROW with it. -
We cannot close this appeal, which j. H.
tended to meet the eve Of all our citizens.
without . word to those who arc actively
engaged in the traffic We - earnestly depre-
cate We know tia; some Of You act under
severe temptation, and We believe that
many of You would be glad to have nothing
moro 90 do with tine matte We ask yog
I % step over to our side and the side OF iiu-
mainly. Believe u, that In closing what We
have 10 say with an appeal 10 You, Vt
/ De- not expect that you will be the
Jas, TO respond. nor viii We honor you least
. for doing -. And il We DO not % forth a.
asr sisters elsewhere have done. in praying
bands. o. ind you 10 your places OF husi-
ue~- and plead ilr you and wiki You there
. We wouh have You sill think ui H. D.
prlyiu- for you DO our homes and IN 0ur
assemblies. wiki 10 less profound confidence
.n God AMI dependence upon Ills aid And
may lie help is'th you and De-, enabling Us
o. see What is risli and inciinins our hearts
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