Ellsworth American., 1876-11-30
The Episcopal Congress.

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Ihe thlrd annual Church Congress Of the
! Protestant FpisconaI Church 4, tho limited
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"c'ei! way noteworthy asscmbiage. Inc
! clergy of this diocese We're well represented
"hlie some OF the best preachers and scholars
oi Tue ehureh occupied positions OF prominence.
oh sriday tue topic Tor discussion was The
Ire'en''oh ana cure OF drunkenness Ut.
! john l.. Tyler, late superintendent of the Me-
/ Lean Asylum. Someryilla s,id one Of the
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,""pe"'"ie"ts III 'ne way o' reio'in'ns
the lnebriate was the blunted moral sensibili-
I ties of the victim. Examination of the uliN-
.ical system showed ,h., aI,oh,I h,rna5 III,
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/ effect upon the moral character. The inebri-
ate should be confined in some hospital. should
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ments 10 his efyrct The rnstrai,,s nn.i he
such mat any Indulgence OF the ruling passion
he nossihle with c,nsiSorsbIe' ",,u rn.i MI r.
dom. For the prevention of drunk enness,
the natural demand Tor something 60 drink
hhs' oe met perhaps by light vino. or ny
o'nee-ilouses, or oS Deer common 10 nef-
. nan., lei hot hrmiul or lutoNicailns. Ii"-
hlbltori laws had been unsuccessful by rrA-
sons OF 'he iaet thtt There was u'e - wen
n 'h an aouSe OF ". 10 cure the eNil th'rr
shpu'I uc recognition oi the tact by -otletE
thAt uruhAehhcss Is gr le'ou~ crime. which
uein""ns puh'sbhleh' even 10 imprisonment
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'"'e Hiu"Ac""c>s' anu thc mauli'h senumeht
which treated the drunkard with more -ym-
pathy than any other criminal. The cure far
drunkenness, according to hi. idea. w.. to
treat II ~ the Hibls dill as Grim, ant ,,,n
i>h il aS theft was nuni.hed Fy,ry man yho
got drunk be ne high or low. should br i'm
prisnued in the common iait Iik. auy oe,nLer
against tue pca.e and security OF society: aud
thi.. he thought. was the proper way 10 keen
the evil under conttol
Kew H. H"orr Newton oi New York. said
the work Of the church was TO educate the
youuy into strength 10 resist t.mptation IN
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total ah.tinencr. lie REGARDED Ibr IN M th,.
tcctoisl movement A. untruthfulnr,s. aud IL.
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u ~ un.iu nuns, nu i'u ~ !" u'v''re thA'
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us'.Ns i yu' , ~ a., on'n, We snpud
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reply 10 the scientific gentlemen who preceded
nm nr Nou'u ,.li sAf .nl. one oI tlc jugs
m, STATE pri.ian. b,J maie the sr,t.rn,,,
that nine-lcnths OF the criminals sent to that
institution were brought TO crime by strong
drink. The latest publication of authority on
the cHec; II alcohol was that Of Dr. Richard
sou, which had attracted great attention. His
ground WAS that total abstinence from drink
va, man. normal pnincly ordained. AMI
most beautiful stilc. The .pcskct hoped the
Episcopal church would no longer lie criiiri~-
ingly b.bnd this movement, bot that her
ministers would come up to the work
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