The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-29
THEN AND NOW.
Whitewater Presbytery in session at
RtcAmOass1 And ana-A Contrast and
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From the shelbyvi.le Republican,.

duet and eohwebs in which they have
lam buried, and bring to light aud life
. records which men have made for
themselves in the past, and compare
these with their present positions.
Ihis, IN all cases, Is proper thing to
! be done where men have fallen from
grace never, when the individual
has deserted the paths of sin, and
directed his steps in the strait and
narrow way"
During the year 1871, Rev. Sluter,
OF the Presbyterian Church of this
city, may justly be credited with be-
ing the leading temperance nan Of
Shelbyville and Shelby county The
temperance sentiment here then was
In comatosc state. In other per
tions OF the State the friends of the
cause were ut work, and Miss Amanda
Nay-a woman-was canyasslng, max
ing speeches and organizing Good
| Templar Lodges. Mr.. Sluter was i'm
pressed with the good this woman was
doing, it would be good
thing to have her Crusade" in Shell
hyvillc, and had her invited, and the
doors of the Presbyterian Church
thrown open for her to speak upon
the subject. Mr.. S had US to pint
bills announcing her coming. and paid
US for them out of his own pocket.
Miss Way came and spoke on the sub
ject as announced, and lady member
of the Presbyterian Church informs
Us organized a lodge of the Good Tenn
plars in the said Church, which after
ward held its meetings in Tall more
conveniently adapted for the purpose.
So much for the s'woman's movepent"
then, and Mr.. Sluters hearty en1orsS
ment of it.
In locking through the files of the
Republican we find in the Issue Of
June 18th, 1871, the proceedings pub
lished of temperance Convention
held at the First Presbyterian Church
(Mr. Sluter's) on June 9Th Of the same
month, for the purpose Of effectine the
organization ot a Shelby County
Temperance Alliance. At this Con-
vention the report furnishes US with
Preamble aad Resolutions" which
1T says were unanimously adopted.
As Mr.. Sluter was prominent actor
in that meeting, they of course receiv-
ed his unanimous sanction, and We
have reasons to believe were framed
By him. The resolutions are too
lengthy to copy entire, but we will r2-
produce two or three of the points
which are pertinent:
Whereas, We believe total absti-
nenee from alcoholic drinks duty
toward our God, a duty to ourselves,
and IL duty to our tempted and suffer
ing fellow creatures.
Resolved, That as the friends of So
briefly we will use our influence in
nominating conventions and at the
H.
spect to party, only such men as from
briefly, can be relied upon to make and
execute such laws as will protect the
people from the ravages OF intemper-
ance.
This convention adjourned to meet
on the 23rd OF September following, at
which time it again convened. AT
this meeting We find that MIR. Sluter
was elected the Seert tary for the en-
suing quarter. Here revised Pre-
amble and Resolutions were presented
those adopted at the previous meet
ing not being radical eneugh-and
| Mr. Sluter, the Secretary, informs us
were unanimously adopted, and, of
course received his hearty approval
. They read as follows:
W hereas, We are deeply impressed
% that the present condition of the
traffic in Intoxicating liq; ors, and (2)
the drinking usages of our day, are of
such character as to fill the minds
OF all good citizens with alarm and ap-
pTehension-and
Whereas, We believe that the use
of intoxicating beverages is forbidden,
ID by the law of God, written in our
bodies, and also, (2) by several direct
prohibitions in God s word-and
Whereas, We believe fatal absti-
nence from alcoholic drinks duty
toward our Coda duty to ourselves
and duty to our tempted and SUI
fering fellow creatures, therefore, re-
solved
l. That we hereby form the Shelby
County Temperance Society.
2. That in our efforts and plans to
elevate the temperance sentiment We
ask the CO operation of all existing
temperance organizations, and especi-
ally the Independent Order of Good
Templars within the county.
). Feeling deeply the importance Of
the proper training of the young, and
regarding this as the most potent of
all the preventiyes of the evils of in
temperance, We earnestly recommend
and urge upon parents, Sunday school
teachers ami day school teachers, to
instruct regularly and Systematically,
those committed TO their charge, upon
this subject.
4. That as intelligent and conscien
tious citizens. we will use our infu-
enee in nominating conventions and
at the polls. to secure for officers,
without respect 10 party, only such
men, as from their known habits of
honesty and sobriety, can be relied
upon to make aud execute such laws
as will protect the people from the
ravages Of intemperanee.
5. Most deeply do we realize the
power of the pulpit in the temperance
movement, and as the diyinely appoint
ed method of sounding the note Of
alarm against all great moral evils
and therefore We respectfully request
the ministers Of the Gospel in our
county to preach upon this subject,
within the next three months.
That we continue the agitation now
begun. by every means IN our power,
until we shall conquer and compel the
attention oi every man OF self-r,spect,
to the enormous evils of intemperance.
In all this we find Mr. Sluter the
persistent, consistent and earnest ad-
yocate of total abstinence. He believ-
ed that the use Of intoxicating beyer
ages was forbidden by the Law OF
God, and declared that there were
number Of direct prohibitions In
the Bible against its use; and, fur
thermore, he believed that total abb