Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-09-13

Message on Temperance.
Jous D. oorou TO ruE suspAr-scuoors or ANrnicA
Nh Dear Young Friends II have been re-
quested TO send a message to the Sabbath |
schools in behalf Of the total abstinence |
cause. | wish could write to you all that |
is in my heart on this great question, but my |
time aud ability are limited, and my message |
must be short.
We are sometimes told that total absti- |
nence is not temperance. What is temper
ance Let me give you a short reply |
/ Temperance is the lawful qualification of
natural appetite. Is the appetite for intox |
icating liquors a natural appetite No |
| Therefore temperance is total abstinence
/ from intoxicating liquors as a beverage.
This principle is sensible principle.
| When you are as old as | am, you will re-
greet many things you have learned in the
past but you viii never regret that you did
not learn TO use intoxicating liquor. have
never met person, nor do believe that
you can find person in the world, who
would say, &" am fifty years of age, and ]
never drank a glass of liquor in my life, and
| regret that did not learn TO drink it when
was young" No When you meet one
who has never drank, he tells you, 81 am
glad of it, or, am proud of it." A man
once called ON me, and said, Mr.. Cough, |
want to tell you something. am not a re-
former. ! care little for reforms or mis-
sions, or Sunday-schoos. They are all very
well in their way, but they are not in my
line. | have been an actor since | was
eighteen, and am now forty-three, and !
never drank glass of ale, wine or spirits in
my life. What do you think Of that |
am proud of it," He had little care for re-
form, but he never drank liquor in his life,
and was proud OF it.
Dear children, you would be shocked If
you could read some of the letters that lie in
my desk, that have been written to me by
persons of all grades in society--young men,
old men, lawyers physicians ministers of
the gospel, teachers, mechanics clerks and
some ladies-who have acquired the habit
of strong drink One says, "Dives in hell
never longed for drop of water as with
all the power there is in me | long for strong
drink Another says, Is there any hope
for me this side of the grave :" Another
says, "God knows how near have been to
, self-destruction through drink" and so on.
One poor man, actually holding my feet
cried ont, 90 Mr.. Cough help me out OF
this hell. Drink is my curse" Yes, dear
l. children, the cry comes from the inmates OF
A lunatic asylums, Drink is my curse !" from
r the state PRISONS 'iink Is my ou,so,
r from innocent victims s nlo'''tia :,
! ehluteu, D'lnh Is Iny cuisei nm 1ne
Dummy ilPs VI .no LYLE VI u'A",' UO'',' :,
r S ,l, uesl,anlns olSi inH H,, % Ivy us La
blackened characters, crushed intellects, and
{ lost souls as the results of strong drink, and
not single individual but reioces in his
r escape from it,
4 Is not the total abstinence principle SEN
q sloie but an VINO urlhk 10 hot peoc cna'
uruhkaruS' KNOW tnati ouV my
Young men pes'n " urinh ~, so'"v vi" a.
u suIeuly lie rulheu ny IT, iHeii t'ieio 70
a flsk' NO" we an ueslre s"ieey anu se0", IVY
# suppose you DESIRED 10 tra'el lioi'i Wv
l. YORK TO Ohlcago ana there were TWO ilhss o.
% road--one on "nlch there were acciuenN
re constantly occurring on every Iaiii sun
ly uisas'er' passengers kiliea ana Wounueu
10 SNORT very RISKY roauIanu on 'iie o'i,er
"a never since Jus opening nao tnere oee'i 'n
slightest accident Wnich ROAD "ouiu yo'
lg take II you are sehslDie' ana REGARD you
as own welfare you would take the SAFE one
10 suppose some one shou,u Ieupo you " IAN
,s the risky road 10y velllng you now nue.
' more beautiful 'he cars were ana VIVA.
lohy company you would ma on ooaru IN
ur TRAM lou "ouiu say o"re NOV 81 inuo'
No LOT gauuy cars ana Joiy company az ior III
o salety' want 10 De sale' NO" IL Is you
salety we seek Wheh we urge yon 10 acstai
UT entirely from strong drink lhere Is n
w certainty that you WIN become victims
w. you oeslh 10 l'iuulge' puV t'iere ~ IisA'
~, some say can goVeih myself nave
inlhu Oh my own Nhat would you ohin
ar OIL captain OF steam Vessei VINO Woul
ell put on a lul head Oh steam ana tneh k'iocI
an uo"n the man dl the "heel W VI III
conductor railroad, who would let OF