The Republican journal., 1876-11-16
The Age on Vibration.

Mr.. Editor will YOU allow me space to make
| extracts from several numbers of the Progress
>iye Age upon the subject of temperance. In
the Age Of Nov 9th, 1876, ! read
The Age has, at all times, taken an interest in ali
practical temperance mnt em"ntS, publishing pro
ccedngs of temperance meetings, commencing ali
whom il has found iabOrng to dissuadc men from
intcmperanee, tavOrng the execution OF the law
ag,inst persons keeping drunkericS, and holding u-
rors to Their responsibilities and in short fayerng
all those methods OF temperance reform which
pericnce and enlightened reason have shown TO BE
The only ones through which any permanent ad-
Nancemcnt can be made.
The Age Of May llth, 1876. SAYS
we don't believe in Il city rum shop but we do be
lievr that the board Of Aldermen nave il in their
power to run an agency properly and above all
picion, and that an agency 50 conducted tends 10
true temperance in our community.
Oct. 10Th, lS-o, The Age says
The renewed experiment Of stopping the sale of
liquors III this city where none is allowed to be kept
even or medical uses. by search and seizure and
pouring upon the ground, is not proving any more
successful than formerly the liGuor dealers manage
to keep well Supplied and there is Il good deal of
drinking ii not drunkenness. Those who condemn
this summary process OF promoting the temperance
reform are increasing
Going back Ia Dec. Is, i~.J, we Iud TIL Age
tabug AZ follow
We wish our nrAt legislature Wouil inquire INTO
| the expectancy OF making some changes IN thr law
in regard liquor agencies. Tie present method
has not proved satisfactory ANA we believe is not
good could be devised. The principle OF cities and
| towns running liquor shop do not believe is
| sound. A well might they assume TO run grocery
or dry goods stores and doubtless, they would HAY e
far greater success There is not city or town i'll
the tate where the experiment has been tried which
has not had moro or less difficulty, and many OF the
| towns have abandoned the method entirely. In Tins
city, for years past, the management OF the liquor
agency been "A chronic OF dissatis1l elton.
What has been true Of this city has been true prob
ably Of every city OF this state the question OF the
appointment OF liquor agents has been constantly
stirring up politieai and personal wranges and this
provision OF the law, lar its nut en- and purpose
| is concerned, has proved II failure.
| la its issue Of last week ii declares il will not
| ,blate Between the gutter and ultra lumrod-
| ism. THIS ! accept As referring 10 the reform
men Of Tins city. 1t can refer to no Others. |
call the attention OF The Age 10 short history
Of the reform movement in our city. The Re
form Cinb was organized May 18th, $50, with
sN members. 1t has steadily increased until ii
| has secured 200 names to the iron clad pledge.
| and far from vibrating between the gutter
| and ramrodiSm lie IS than eight per cent. have
| returned to their cups. What is true Of the
| movement i'll Belfast i true OF our State and
country. We seek no controversy with the 4 ge
| But let our charity be broad enough TO cOncede
| to those who are not Vet with US the same gen.
er0us construction Of motive which we claim
for ourselves. and let us resolve that, il tins no.
| Bile cause be not advanced it shall be through
| no fault Of ours and that tervent prayer to God
shall join with stern and indomitabc effort To
secure for it Il triumph alike peaceful and per
| manent. 1t was glorious consciousness which
| enabled st. Paul, when about to take leave OF
| those amongst whom he had gone preaching
| the kingdom Of God to Say, 81 take You 10
record this day that | am pure from the blood
Of all men"
May this consciousness be ours, in respect, al
| least to the blood Of irunkard> may not one
drop OF the blood of their ruined souls be found
at last spotting our garments. Are we laborer9
for Christi Are we servants and followers Of
Him who taught that it is more blessed to give
than to receive! Let uS see 10 II HAT 10 blood
outlines attaches 10 rs here. We can take a
| course which will embOlden us to challenge the
cosest inspection Of our influence as ii respects
| intemperance; w hich will enable MS TO enter
without fear, on this ground at least, the pres
ence of our Judge. May no false Scruples then,
no fear Of man which bringeth snare, no sor
did spirit Of self-indulgence, no unre lentng and
unreasoning prejudice deter us from doing thai
| over which we cannot fail TO rejoice when we
come to stand before the Son of Man.
GEO. G. IIAEDING.