, 1874-05-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


TEMPERANCE.
A temperance t1,asR-tneotng wns hold In Con-
trat Hull. corner OF Wabash ayonuo and Twenty
second street, last evoning. Tho hall was lard
" moro than oro.fourth filled. aud tho aoxos
wore about evenly divided.
Aftor tho usual religious prolinllnarles, Deacon
Woodbury. waB elected to proalde.
THE CHAIRMAN.
The Deacon, on tnhing tho chair, rnado m
lmproylso speech, in which he dwolt upon tho
necogalty Of perseverance, III tho good CAUSE Of
temperance, and said that stoady work would
Ixcood tho effect Of tho rcoont oxcitng oruHade
He described tho degradation Of an unfortunate
young man, who woro kid g'ovos, whom ho had
aeon drunk on the sidewalk TINT morning.
Tho Deacon also gave sou1o interesting asa-
ttstics ct tho intomporance iabors OF the new
"IYyoll Qartlaus," in tho vicinity OF tho Boatd
Of Trude. uo Ind boon told by German that
day TINT Tho Tivof had, on tho previous day,
talon in O., 100; and naSa up aone nhesy,iivo i
docd m evidence that tho thirst for stimulants
wns still strong In tho community.
Tho temperance quartotta then anng = very
pretty hymn to tho stirring air OF TRAMP
tramp"
Tho Chair then introduced tho Hon. Henry
Booth, Judge Of tho Circuit Court -.
Judge Booth said TINT ho supposed they all
Eether, and ho did not think il necessary to DO
proiix In his introductory renarha. In plnco
tharoot, lie would givo tllom some history Of
previous temperance movements, and Bomo ro'
1loctionB on lilo one in which thoy wero engaged.
the emancipation Of tho Elavcs would havo been
accomplished y tho agitation OF tho abolition
ista. Yet, history told them that years ago tile
nogro had boon aot free, although tho cause Of
Ft&1
parallel besween tho temperance and
emancipation movements. Ho said tho
latter was IN 'an,, instanso H. OF f,,.,,,l'ts lIow
by whit vas oallol tho right Of ownership, could
bo oycrhrown by tho atrong aud Indignant pull
lio sentiment, which, finally, when provooaton
canlo, plunged tho nation into tho yortox Of oyn
war, and lcd 70 tho breaking q Ethiopian fot-
Now, slavery having bocn Wipod out, Was
cation There waa ouly ono rndical remedy
total abstiponco. All other yenledios woula be
partial only. .uo donied tho power Of alcoholic
man mentally or physically. In exceptional
casea Of diaoaBo, ALCOHOL might DO used with ef-
feet ns medicine, but, III ninoty-nlno out oi oyory
hundred cages, It did moro harm than good. The
judge then enterod into diaquialtion about
DibIcal vino. Thoro waa q dispute nj 10 whether
That wine was fermcnted or otherwise. Tho laws
of nature were tho samo thon rs now, end it WAS
pnly reasonable 10 SUPPOSE th1t eyon tue strong
suro to Torment. Tho first recorded instance Of
wiuo iu tho Bib!e was case Of boastly intoxca-
tion, aoon after tho flood. The next eaao was
that nf Lot Boon aftor tho burning Of Soloul.
But, in my casc what ,had. THO DO
ngs Of people who lived in n
Bolni-batbarous agc, nway In distant Asia, to do
with tho American people OF the cnllgItoned
hulgod In Intoxicating liquors, 80 much tho
wogno for thcm, but 1t was no example to be fol-
lowed by tho people Of to-lay. [Langhter.l
Tho hpoakor went on to show tho utter folly
Of men who called tile.nsalvon moderate drinkers
supporting TINT they never could be induced to
oyerstop tho bounds Of prudence. Did they not
know that from tho long rana OF moderate
drinkers the roeliuy columns Of the drunltarl
wero duly recruited No. tlore wau no COM
promise botw0en Hobrioty aud drunkonnoBs, un-
Jess in very exceptional casos.
He also dealt with the Capitalization of politi-
oal powor III cttfes 51 tho saloons aud grog-
shops. Was not that sad contemplation But
ou tlo other sida they BOW ranged tho virtue md
should belonG. They should work together in
the holy cause, whose principles wero immortal
md should prevail, whether In this generation,
prediction. sobrioty should finally triumph.
and itB best means OF advancement Tas MI intel
ligont public opinion, directed by zoal and COM
mon Heugo. [Applanso.
Tho Judge concluded by urging: perseverance,
mud earnest work for tho triumph OF universal
sobrety, uo also nluded to what tho journnls,
in spirit Of ridlcule, perhaps. Ind called ''tho
Womans Crusade" There wero, perhaps, some
nolodrAmatio or ludiofoua instances in thnt
movement. but tho gonosal idea WIS right, for
agitation Of any kind was better than stagna.
ton. which meant death. Let the Hatohword
DO "ag,tate." [ApplauRe.]
The quartotto sang "Tho Bottle Song after
which addresses were delivered by tho 1.oy. G.
q. Trusdell aud othors, and the meeting ad-
louEnod.