Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-06-07
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE con-
VENTION.
rORcIsLE ApPKEsS 81 VICE PRESIpNr
WILSON.

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Of the United States began It's annual
eonvention. TUesisy. June lst. in Chi
easO. with large attendance Of dele
gates present frOn AL parts Of the eOun-
try. The feature Of the days exercises
Was : stirring address fron Nioe-PreSi-
dent Wilson. In the course Of which he
said Forty years Of experience and
observation have taught me that the
greatest evil Of our country, next at any
rate 20 the one that has gone Down in
TIRE and blood 10 rise No more. Is the
evil Of intemperanee- Every days ex-
perienee. every hour Of reflection. teach
Is ne that it Is the duty Of patriotism.
the duty Of humanity. the duty Of Chris
tianity. to live Christian lives and tOex-
ert temperance influence among the
people, There was = time. when l vas
younger than am now. when | hoped
to live long enough to see the cause
which ny heart loves and nv judgment
approves, stronger than 1t is to-day. l
may Dc mistaken, gentlemen. but l.,
seems to NE that the present is rattle:
dark and troubled night for that cause
and It Is because it 50 seems to ne that
l believe It to De the duty Of every hon
est, conscientious. self-s2erideins MAJ
Of our country to speak and TO work fer
the cause in every legitimate and proper
way and nv reliance for the advance
uent Of the cause Of temperance is the
same reliance which | have for the
spread Of the Gospel Of our divine Lord
and Master. The heart. the conscience
and the reason must be appealed 10 con-
tinuzllY, and Christian men and women
must remember that the heart Of Chris
tianity Is Temperance If it costs i sac
rihce- give It What Is sacrifice to do
ing god and lifting toward heaven our
fellOw-men We have got TO rely On
appeals and addresses made to the heart
Of this nation. TO the conscience Of the
people. and the reason Of the country.
We have got to train up our children in
the cause from infancy. We must teach
It in the schools and everywhere BY
zOrd, and. above al. By example, and
it seems to ne that Christian ministers
IN this dark hour Of our country, when
they see 50 much intenperance, and
what looks to some Of Us like = reaction,
should make the voice of the pulpits of
this land heard Members Of Christian
churches should remember that they
have something to do in this cause. If
anything stands in the way Of Christian
ity It Is the drunkenness in our land A
var for temperance At this time Is the
strongest bios against the kingdom Of
Satan. and for the cause Of our Lord
aud Master | suppose you have been
disappointed l suppose that many Of
your views have failed. But We know
that re are right We personally feel
and see It. Tie evidence is around and
about j.. that Ee cannot be mistaken in
leading establishments lives, and ree-
oumending such course TO our neigh
bors- When it casts something to stand
oy the Temperance cause. then is the
hour to stand BY it II could Be heard.
to-day, By the people Of the land. by the
patriotic young men Of this country. full
Of life, vigOr and hope. Eouli say that
1t Is among the first the highest and
| grandest duties which the country, God,
and the love Of humanity imposes. To
work for the cause Of total abstinence.
I The Concord N H. Hox,ffor calls