The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-20


Z, sATIJRIlAY y MORNIN
CrpsinE RIass-EfsefsaR or alres Vntfa
pendsnt Order eS Good TempIax4as
CIaT.Street Mesh0diss Chareh-Ad
dresses ky. Coaonef Hiekman ard Il.
B. Br0ughtons. -. s:.1sss.5 ~
a grand closing mass.meetipg Of che Id.
dependent Order Of Good Templsrs Was
held last night at Clay.Street Methodiss
church, G. VIC. I. w D. Points in the
chair. a large audience was In stseadance,
and listened with the deepest attention 10
the eloquent and Interesting addresses.
MR. BRoUaHToN's ADDRESS.
G.. w. G. e. N. b. Broughton, OF North
Carolina, was first introduced. He said /:
Where will you find the ifquof-seiIer What
10 his companya he is not engaged lin good
OK hudable enterprise. He is neyer!iu any
good company. From early morn till mid
night he deals ont the deadly fluid, sur
rounded by. poor, deluded drunkards, and
seeking to destroy the youth OF our land
The record of the iudegendent Order OF
Good Templars VIII stand the seYerest scru-
Tiny We can show all eyer the land hun-
occupy the highest and most honorable posi-
is igpprance. We ask this communify to
examine our principles and work, and we
fear not the result. Oh, how many there are
who when we ask them to join cay, am not
the person go ana save some other one.
r. W. g. G. T.J. j. MCEM Hs, a1s (
OF Kentucky, then addressed the meetihg.
He said the labors OF, the past week had
fatigued him somewhat, but he was ready at
all times to spend and be spent IN this good
cause. he counted not any labor i'll spent
that would save single soul from the fell
destroyer. He wanted to talk to the men
who think they are not in danger of doing
or receiving any harm from this cursed evil.
Oh, the evils of the social glass. He had
known women who; scorned the poor drunk.
ard when they were the very first who gave
them the first glass. He had known parents
who did not have time to join, bu. wanted
their children to be saved, while they held
aloof. But this evil is not confined to the
lower classes. Even our legislative bodies
are not free from the curse of intemperauce.
On one occasion the Legislature of Ken
lucky after a banquet were unable to per.
form the duties of their Office. Now, thank
God, this is not So. We have Governor
Leslie and all the State officers except one as
members of our order, and the Legislature
is largely composed of Good Templars.
low many young men have been lost in
the pride of manhood? How many bright
young lives blighted? Who thinks Of the
work that inlemperance Is doing when the
glitering goblet is handed arouad? Who
thinks of the widow and the orphan Of the
poor drunkard2 Who are the sirens who
lend themselves to this cruel work. Alas,
that noble woman, who is the greatest
suff.rer by this enemy, should be willing to
tender the tempting cup to her best friends.
Oh, the agony that goes up from the
broken heart when the loved one, expiring
under this demons course, pronounees the
dreadful words, Lost, lost forever. Follow the
poor widow home from the drunkard's grave
and hear her piteous moan as she raises her
despairing eyes 10 Heaven and bitterly ex.
claims, Oh. I shall never see him again, for
God has said, !" No drunkard shall enter the
kingdom Of heaven" Oh, woman, can you
stand the awful accusation that the drunk.
ard will make at the final judgment that
you gave him the glass?
NV friends, ask you to consider one hun.
dred thousand drunkards going to an eternal
doom every year. Let us begin to pray for
the help of God that We may drive the
liouor-sellers out of the fair city Of R.cb.
mond. There is no nutriment Ia liquor,
and when men drink it TO warm them
and then to cool them they are only
hiding the true. fact--a love Of the In
toxicattug cup. How is 1t that the Church
discirlines the d71tnkdrd while tits known
fact that many Of the. council who condemn
him have drank just as much, but didn't get
drunk? The temperance organizations seek
to take the drunkard and sober him, and
lead him like little child to the feet
of Jesus. Bot some men say Oil who
ioip you are not faithful TO their
pledges. It is, too true; but will this excuse
be good9 Do all men live good Christians,
and if not, will you choose the Chureh!; No,
no: let all who are temperance men and
women 10 principle, and practice join us and
help keep all our members true and faithful
to their VoWa. There is scarcely family 10
this land, that has not felt the effects OF In.
temperance Many first-born has fallen
upder, the curse-the plague that removed
the first-born of Egypt. 1t was comforting
reflection that it came but once, but no
such thought will comfort us here, for In
temperance claims every child as victim,
and is never satisfied. What shame 1t Is
that men, aud women too, will sometimes
point the finger of scorn at the young man
who is trying to lead a1ife Of temperance
instead of giving him helping band but
never fear, young man !; God and angels are
interested in your welfare.
The oft.auoted exhortation Of st. Paul to
Timothy has been made the OCCASION for
much drinking as medicine. The best
physicians all agree that there are no me-
dicinal qualitieSin whiskey. The vile stuff
that is put in the stomach.bitters and other
drugs will carry. many victim to the grave.
The laws of our land have no right TO en-
act laws against the laws of God. The
word Of God says "Thou shalt not Kill, p
and yet our statute. books are disgraced with
laws that sanction the sale of that W hich
kills. -,-.,-..a.s.l .-e.
] wish it distinctly understood that war
not against any man OF set Of men. Il ,Would
not hurt hair on the head of q rum. seller Or
distiller, but I do wage war against the tral'
ic n l. would like to initiate every dstilier 10
the land into the order of Good Tempars.
Colonel Hickman, after recitiDg IN excel
lent style several affecting poems, closed
with an earnest and eloquent appeal 70 the
Young men of Richmond to consider well
the appeals that have been made to them. this
week, and to join the lodges of Good lem
plars already established in this city. he
Said he hoped that God's blessing would
always rest upon the beautiful city OF Rich.
mond, and save her people from the curse OF
intemperance; and If in this trip he bad been
able to save one soul fromthe evils OF intem-
perance he would go on his way With re-