The New York herald., 1877-07-09
TEMPERANCE AT SEA CLIFF.

DIR. FOWLER, OF NEW YORK, ARRAIoNs RUM
WOMEN TO THE RESCUE
SEA CLIFF, L. l., July 8. 1877.
This was general temperance day at the Chn The
morning hour opened with temperance prayer meet.
ing ahd love FEAST followed by praise serv,ce until
arrival OF boat, which brought up DR.. Charles
h. Fowler the preacher Of the morning aud other
listers. The Doctor preached q sermon all on temper.
anco basng his remarks for the sake OF text only,
however, on Proverbs, kill, 81, 32-"Lcok hot thou
upon the wine whom II Is red when It givelh his color
the cup, when II moveth itself Alright Al the last
II bieth lko serpent and stIngeth like an adder"
Speaking OF intemperance, the Doctor said It has the
world for Its home, the dosn for It's mother and the
devil for Its iather II has head 10 think and
heart TO feel, and he hero tho oil ruined
characters and fortunes, OF desoated homes OF widows
aud orphans, in the name Of society and OF tho
Church, to demand its destruction. We have
need, he said, TO do more tnan look at this
grand monster alcohol to secure its condemnation.
And in liquor would include every thing brandy
beer Alcohol is not natural product OF this earth.
IL Is produced OF decaying matter. some men arc
prepared 10 defend IL, Dut We need not make many
arguments on that hne Tho Doctor then illustrated
It's worthiessness as article Of food as u
stiuiuianL Cobden ana Greeley and Tom Ssyres, the
statesman the journalist and the prize ighler-th.
men VINO do Inc hard work-tnese men got their
uant from tue pump or the teapot IL does not
strengthen, II Cnly lnaucs One man takes " ~ Keep
him warm. but his EeighUor takes II TO Keep him
But experience has SHOWN that IT cannot do either
When Russian soldiers are expected 10 duty
cold climate they are served with rutIons OF oil
instead o aicoio ana officer passes along lines
TO smell every mans breath, anG he who has
planned now Il bushcl OF could made 10 produce
tnrcc Iour gallons of ALCOHOL and tnen said that If
u the beet he must buy the worst Liquor
Is urst, last ana all tho time u murderer.
THE NUKDEgEk's DOOM.
A yOnder shot another years ago, but
the Law reach him. lie went TO Pniadclphia
aud registered himself at hotel SOme recoy-
nized the name and wrote alter 1t "nurderer,D aud
no would register alter That And there tnat old
record stands stli am here to-day 10 charge this
liquor traIc with this greatest crime against human
kills HIM slowly. IL murders his faculties, corrupts
his morals ana destroys his body and SOUL
The Doctor discussed the remedies proposed for this
evil some men advocate tho policy ot dong nothing,
that Is tho most popular. But when the tiger has
hold OF your throat to keep still Is certain DEATH
Then others tell US that II We substitute wines for
liquors shuii do away with inteniperancc But the
iignt wines OF France and OF California only
serve whet the appeltes OF the people
stepped IN these stimuiants are tho women
OF some parts OF France s said that inlants Will not
milk IRON tho breasts oi temperate women. some
ugan uvor oil license laws. Well So the Doctor
said was, II he could not do better. But there Is
only one thing 10 be SAID IN It's avor IL picks the
Respectable murderer, but II allows him do hrs mur.
work just the But the Doctor expressed
himself as an out anu out prohibitouisL Tne law
pronbiss the driving OF diseased Texas cattle In among