National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-22
SONS OF JONADAB.
MEETING AT ASSEMBLIES CHURCH
LAST NIGHT.

MEETING AT ASSEMBLIES CHURCH
5 LAST NIGHT.
The public meeting held ct the Assembly's
church last night, under the auspices Of the iona
dabs, was most slimly attended, and character
lied by most limited enthusiasm. OF the few
present nearly every one was uell-recogniIed
temperance man, and mostly Of the more elderly
and consistent workers In the cause.
After the meeting had been opened, John Col
din spoke In explanation Of the order Of the Sons
Of Jcnadao, reciting much OF its history In the
true total abstinence pledge that required by the
Jonadabs which lie for life, and this is strength
snsd b The fact that any one In sns Ser nG
or membership. This order is more stringent, in
that 1t forbids the use of liquor in culinary or
ordeTa This is no lack 81 charity. itisw worth ali
that is claimed for 1t, If It saves one from the
curse Of rum even in ten years effort.
troduced, and said that he once saw man brought
into the courthouse Of his native State in irons,
with wife and six little children hanging about
him in widest agony. He had committed muir
der while under the influence Of rum, had been
tried and condemned to ole.
He knew Of . drunken rabble In the same State
which murdered colored family, and fired the
dwelling, all because the rabble had stolen bar
rel Of whiskey, and this colored family were the
them; hence the horrid butchery. g"
1t is surprising to witness the Indifference of
the people around US, who are alive to sympathiZe
by rum. They are dead to the train Of suffering
which It leads out behind Il. Many even talk
lightly about our temperance organizations and
protest against the enactment Of Laws to stay the
fearful vice, as IL II were an abridgmsnt Of per-
sonal rights. These people are hard to please
They seem to ignore the fact that II is q precious
Of sweetness after We are gone
The evil Is tremendous. What is the use OF dis
well stop and cay1 about burning dwelling, IN
stead Of using any and every endeaVor TO put out
the flames: I believe in employing all agencies |;
moral suasI9n for thy drunkard. and legal suasion
Let US use all organizations, as cavalry, artil-
III stSrm sgsan end Gater
evil spirits, which are sucking the nfe-blood Of
our American manhood.
tried even with rum and %
We have the double duty of reforming men ad-
dicted 70 drink and 70 instruct public opinion for
Law Is as Just law against murder and 1t is as
reasonable to forbid the sale Of this liquid poison
70 me people as 70 prevent the sale Of spoiled
in no sense been failure; Q moral sentime emit has
been worked up which IL plainly visible in the
Rev. L H. York, pastor Of the West George
town NJ. E church, next addressed the meeting
upon the trafic In rum, and characterized the
the manhood Of the city is daily falling. And yet
We ind men in our midst who are lighting the
temperance cause. Indifference on the part of
the churches as to the cause Is painfully appaT-
emit. Grocers who are rum-sellers are kept In the
membership OF the church, and o moral sanction
thus given to the damning vice. Public opinion
and Congress are being educated 10 the point
where 1t will be considered q disgrace not 70 be
temperance man. Clergymen are found In this
city who are not In sympathy with the temper
snce man, and advocate the use Of wine for the
stomach's sake. They use # for any little ALL
ment Of any kind. We must press this temper
ance question in the church, In the family and
everywhere. Let us agitate the question, and
never yield one inch Of ground already gained.
The meeting was then closed with devotional
eKercises