St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-18
Caledonia County Young Mems Tenn
perance Society.

perance society.
DEAR CALEDoNIAN Il wish through
your columns. to call the attention of
the citizens of this county to the notice
of the meeting of the above society, to
he holden i'll this place on Saturday,
Feb. 18th. ut 10 o'clock. \. NJ. This
society has been in existence over forty
wears, and | have attended the annual
meetings from the first more or less
For many Years the people used to take
Il great deal of interest i'll these annual
meetings. Sometimes the yosng people
would get up a Sleigh-rde and go To the
generally. But of late these meetings
have not been So well attended. I'M
dcr>tand that the committee were re-
luctant to call the meeting III this place
this year i'll consequence of the mcagre
Attendance here last YEAR some of us
were ashamed and indignant that the
people of this place took 81 little inter
est i'll the subject "f temperance. aS but
few of them were there. and if there is
not il better attendance this time it is
not very probable another meeting will
he called here very soon. hope not
certainly.
But why have we 81 little interest ia
this subject Is there no rum selling.
no rum drinking. no drunkenness among
lis believe We are righteous over
much on this matter. There is still all
these things in our midst. and there is
plenty of work to lie done to rcprcSS.
and if possible To Danish these evils
from ON community. Then let all the
temperance people and good citizens of
this place and throughout the county.
come I" this mectin. aud ill the house
The mcIr presence of such an audience
would hc inspiring and insure Il good
meeting. There are plenty of practical
questions To Ice considered and let us
come together and treat them in II
practical way. We want no oratiouS.
non very long speeches. We want short
practical speeches. such a. Il great many
can make it they will.
noticed recently in the Caledonidn
IN article from Il former States Attor-
ncy. stating that several cases of prose
cuti"n against the Express Company
tor violating one of the statutes of Yer
mont. had gone up to the Supreme
Court. and that court had had them in
their poSScSSion between one and two
years. Meantime the Express Com
panN goes on violating the law. Let
us look into this matter aud see if there
is not some way to get these venerable
gentlemen to understand that the pco-
Pile are anNiouSlN awaiting their de
cision. Let me ask the churches if
they have not some interest in this
subject of temperance 1t sometimes
happens that persons after they have
joined the church, fall away through
drunkenness. to say nothing of those
that continue to drink more privately.
do not wish to bring reproach upon
the church. but these cases are known
| simply wish to ask YOU if You have
not Il vital interest in this subject
And now ! wish any one W no continues
in the Use of rum as a beverage at this
time. in this nineteenth century if he
thinks he can do 50 and call himself Il
Christian IT is possible he may lie
able to deceive himself. but he will not
deceive his God, nor an enlightened
community.
"Winc is Il mockcr. strong drink i
raging. and whatsoever is deceived
thereby is not wise W.
st. John>bury, Feb. II, 1876.