, 1877-03-30
THE RED RIBBON.
A Novlcw of tre Temperance Work Of DR..
II. 4. Ntynottfs In Michigan.

AAAo AsAo ASAooCNs
A Ros'cw Of t,,na ,hs Temperance a.,, Work Of Dr.
apecia, Correspondence. 1 Tas Tribune.
marvoon. @ ] SUCCESS % Of ii. "Ned. % lSbon" temper a,
months ma, be written down as one OF tho Won
per er' is. t nsyaoas ths % o.lainaor and
eaas, Of ths s",n. h., n r. fo"tteen week..
and villages Of Michigan, with an original member
sh'p OF il, 600 and present membership Of 90,
Of is yc.r; beside thi,. = large nnmbur Of
wonen's clubs hsye Deen o@rgnnizcd' @ With ~ az;
sist.. os ~Se'o Hanbef; no ssa'stiss arc fSi.
ni1a Al tb,s mtah. no. sppc.r Hike 80 great work
ss sts"ne ou tempeianeo @ nss % M ;eqaonty tie
r. such morcmens1. Tns iact seems to % th.t
anl drawing many men. trmporasily At least, and
= T. 2 sS ~ ,ops1s pn,msamsn' s! 1som ahes ou
dpaa ,s / lia. lar saginaw, lily t Gisy, Ma,kcsoa' s
t.tcc, ltiE Rapida. QFecnyii'o, ,1ona, lanFinu.
lla:ings Clint srst'as,nei sn other places @ y1.lsel
yonr correspondent knows from personal oosef'a*
ton. ,,. x.,, a.. nx.. ....,u
At e ILL., sone af's en sna
twp an, half ysass ago. lie then adopted the
rcd ribbon a. hdtlnctivv hadgs with such NOTICES
selI" iie continued ii: vosk n Nalss for @ yssf,
sn It y ssa that @ ths Reahisoon flnbs q sss.
ssnt q those Who have :isnea ill., r". lave Il kspt
thcIr pledges. Finn, MaanY pt. Reynolds wont to
ana woIkU Il that sato for t,
on tho rols there Is said to be "a. ooo All theac
s asG males aso7e ths sga Of 10 ycsft: women and
ee W. ns tfsSGn ssns u
cont!dering these fncts. the query naturally
a,lte. whst ssc tue ssass,' q whs. g NE .eeret,
this u not easy to girs llo Il not m orator, he
j. not man q lly!, cultivation, hs has no "pct.
U sa q aus ot nons pas
-hr il not evan man wlsoh. oae wonltl acsirs
sgseiay 70 meet again after q = brlct acquaintance
we SEQ . man ot ilno phystqat, tal. straight, and
Innscufat, ,,cv!den'ly with plenty ni nnrvc, and
w,;a v anltm!ts q e; s!noant q lis
specis signileanee, Ind Ill tsik & ierky and dis. H.
conncctcd, nbound,ng In fepetittoiH, grammatical
cfryts; a,,a eysn vnlgafisms There = neither WI
10 tho sympatl!!es Of hls hearers, be cannot oven
y S1 - 70 i 10 with 1'' r.
them obliged to stand for whole evening, and
frequently applanied. =
las lived hut threo years, dating from iho tInna
when he took tho pedgs Of total ab-t!mencc. he.
5Srs r. aa n' r." he w. tho
cut h!s throat tanx himself taka poison, hut hat
not the couraket now he wants To live hundred
drinking man; tolls of lia jeyo for vino nnd CIDER
whsn boy. and ot his six wcck.' spree. later
IN ,i;ei condcrnns cider the duvil'a kin.'linz.
fMuny people on thrif 1fst steps towards drunk
ards lIfe ind death. lto makes frequent uae Or
to yonnef declassa that the work he Ii dnlng ia
ns y: t G ~ sn1.1 t f 9a
hundred thousand reformed men," III life. he
Inske I tho,ouRh in every State he yjsii1. Willis
drinking man he was still tumelh!ns Of IN aristo-
etstc dtunEhsd. and never rrachcd tho gutter, ',c
.!le mca9c't aud ,ras4edcst sot ii .ihs
II ne IT, a Sss GfsH' aoe s ID eest sse
tsls common trinker and ~ :hg l"nsuaEo Of the
~ /" 1,noys" appeal. to them to s!9n tl. pledge ani
ability and willingness TO do tht. lios tho seerct Of
his personal !niluonco with drinking mon. ana ont
"c1ses X: !'"'''s' comes "'' success
~ AZ ss;ss.sS +
The eonaeqncnt t!iat,e.s Of tho worklnE c'a.ats,
Many nsn :n1a ls hatd to earn enough tg by breaa
q drinking reallse that this lnsisasss t!eir hard.
slslM. rhta vcln u we1l.wofked BY d.. ltsyn.ha.
!ie pnantt out Inc ErEai expense " tlplltng,
ss sa.e ana etoFt tha: l!q'!of' 'ssct. dsti,o from
says, aEo tnlnonse. fully Au1 per cent. and he
advises men, u they must drink. to buy thcr ii4nos
eight times a. much for II By tho glass ut Tho
salomns.
SUI another teasoh for DF. ltc3nolds' success
may be f1nnA in hls eafneatn0ss. lia believes that
s own Mork l. u"th,nH t,oa !. liz mox'er S oow"t st
ln II, anil It IL Gods work; yet In ali hlA talk
and actions he assplays NIL unconscious rgnt!s:a