Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-02-26
Necessity and Practicability of To-
tai Abstinence from the Use ef
Alcoholic Drinks as a Beverage.
address Of Dr. Chase, delivered before
the Y. VI. c. A., Of Huntington, Feb
ruary 23rd, 1871

The origin Of the temperance
movement, dates only from the be
gining of the present century; and
the merit OF having taken the first
steps in the matter belongs to Ameri-
ca, when the vice of drunkenness ap-
pears to have reached an alarming
height about that time.
The earliest history we have often
perance organization, is in April
1903, Society Of 43 members was
established in Saratoga county New
York, and their pledge was as follows:
cart 18th, No member shall drink,
rum, gin, whiskey, wine or any dis
titled spirits, Or compositions Of the
same, or any of them except by the
advice Of a physician, or in case Of
actual disease (also excepting at pub
lie dinners, feasts &C. under the
penalty Of % cents, but this shall
not infringe on any religious rite. "
Prohibition or tce-totalism was not
found necessary until 1880, when
moderate temperance societies were
found unavailing in America, Ireland
and Scotland, and 4 Scotchman
named Richard Turner, who was oc-
casionalIy given TO a suffering Of
speech, in attempting to favor total
abstinence resolution, said he "would
have nothing more to do with modera-
ton IN temperance, but would 90 for
a new party in favor Of tee-tee-t total
for ever" Mr. Livesey being chair
men Of the meeting, and having some
trouble to restore good order after
the stamering tee-tee-total was an
nounced, then suggested Tee toiGl o6-
stinence as the name and motto of the
new party, and from that date until
now the prohibition party Of tee-tolal-
ers have prospered and increased,
hence the origin Of the word tce-total-
er.
In 1888 an unusual revival was
started in Ireland by Father Mathew,
an iilegitimate son OF the Laudifi fami-
". Theobold Mathew was educated
for Catholic Priest. He was born
in 1890 and at an early age became
remarkable for his many GOts of
chariety and benevolence among his
many poor and suffering fellow
countrymen in Ireland, and in two
wears from ;he commencement of his
labors in the temperance cause, he
had the supreme satisfaction of re-
,lizing the fact that through his
efforts alone 100000 men and
women had signed his prohibitory
pledge in Ireland and Scotland.
The subsequent history Of total
abstinence would be interesting, but
very tedious, suffice to say that while
every town and village throughout
the eastern and western countries
have their temperance organizations,
many will occasionally weaken and
some may fail, but in the grand
aggregate Of the SUM total of their
membership, there has been a steady
and continual increase Of member,
and influence; since the day the i'm
mortal Father Mathew gave such
life and energy to the words of Rich.
ard Turner in favor of tee tee-totaler.
ism spoken as Moses did the law re-
ceived from the Lord on Mt. Saina
in his stammering but earnest and
neyor dying language.
Three distinct grounds ofer an
unanswerable argument in favor oi
total abstinence from the use Of in.
toxicating liquors as a beverage
viz, Scriptuql physiological and social
1st. The ecriptual argument il
favor of total abstinence from the
use of Intoxicating drinks &c, may
be briefly stated. The only strong
drink mentioned in the Bible is wine
1t is both praised and blamed