Connecticut western news., 1878-02-14
Temperance in Rarr;npton-On sab

temperance In baff1ngCOn.-O Sa0
 bath eve, 27lh, after the tulI.length speech es. call was made on others to share in brief addresses. That of Charles Taylor, Esq, was hailed with sincere respect-nol by an outward call at the moment, on him. self, but apparently as volunteer-he moved | m sight on the platform. Then comm nc | Ing in graceful manner, in Calm aud busl- ness-like style, he expressed his unreserved identification with this movement: Ht spoke of the need of it in this town referl- ed tenderly to the fact of its being hIs birthplace and lifelong home; and the
 pain with which he, of late, was obliged t.
 hear the declaration of it's notorlety fur int mi erance ana bad morals; also Was uttered the iervent hope that when is | evil of incompetence shall be rooted out the uprising of virtue and pure morals may follow. On Monday evening an address hy Rev. O. F. c if, I'd of PIllsf,.ld was received with excet ding complacency Though high tXptcta ions had been raise.i | D advance, yet these evidently were fully met, and resulted Tn adding names that more than eyer deeprned the impression oi ot the unseen power working on the hearts of men. While the shouts of graduation sounded from many lips about that plat form, well might the thanktu'ness of other hearte find relief in the softly repetition of. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord," for here was manifest the answer to the long recorded prayers of the sainted dead. The Tu' sday anG Wednesday evenings took the visiting brethren to Housa,onic, where, through the intelligent activity ot Rev. MT.
 Mallory and others, the way had been pr, = pared for do:ng mucn work in tittfe tune, and adding valuable list of names. On Thursday evening the meetings were re- sumed in the Town hall. Messrs. Nj. aud L. who had encountered the severity oi cold by going to and fro. were less fitted tor speeches of extended length, and the draft on ''home talent" in part supplied tn,
 lack. The assembly of Friday night re vealed the happiiying fact of no diminish ed Zeal, but the various exercises bore to- ken of the increased and deeply seated pur- pose 10 pursue the work All the energies of our visiting brethren revived. q should like to give you in detail the small peus- anlries smiling in at every crivice, or GOV
 erlpg every moment of pause. Not disrt- speclfully, but with hlunt good nature thes,
 gentlemen from abroad addict themselves to playful banter,an often let it fall on tn, | h,Nn xxL. steadtast upholding has contributed greatly
 to the advancement ot the work. Sitting | ID serene tranquility, these tolerate ihe d,l- i Cate jrsts, and smiingY appea: tn join ir the same.) Perhaps on no previous ev,n
 | 'ng has there been Il s, rvice SD untxcep- 'Ionabe, and the unanlmily so consnlidnI
 ed Mir. Love read scripture, MT. Fitch | fl red prayer, adding introductory r.. marks while his Brother Love was going around the house gathering speakers. Fhsl was introduced Mir Bracket of Saratuss Mir. B., as Mr. Fuch aflerwald stated, ls the son of a suprr-annuated Methodist min
 lsl.r, who had wandered far from the G,a 1 ot his father. Tue stranger had spoke, |
 p ated the sketch of lam, nled life, arc rrnders a te, tin ony to the kindness oi iD
 dlvlGuals with whom he had fuunc succul and restoration and heavenly guidance which was leading him in d new path to, the remainder oi his life. MT. Love tbeI
 called ou MT. Farley Russell at the back oi the house, to come to the platform. Tn, cheers which attended Mir R. on his way pleasant thing, in these concurrent note. of human voices, to recognise the lovely Ionc of personal respect, and hearty good
 will? Thus honorcd. MT Russtl, in manly and free speech gave in his earnes
 accoId in this work. He sought to lemoy, obstacles, and brought down an ac
 clam at his pungent suggestion as |, what to do with the cider barre! if tha
 was 1t which stood in the Way of any one. MT Miller Was then requested to occupy the time awhile. His Judicious thoughts
 aided in guidance as to the way in follow
 ing faithfully that which was so we'll be
 begun by the grand coop ration of the cluzens oi G eat Burlington Mir. Love
 n tbe s"me strain. l' d on 10 the conc usicn. opening lhe call for more signatures, anC even after so many calls there came up tt the plat Orm new aud select instances fOl graduation. Cards tor rh- wives of lhost who had unexpectedly signed. were taken
 by one who had worked effectively, ano still chose 10 work in his own way without accepting the badge oi honor so choicely esieemt d by many. Some very essential
 aid has thus been rendered. If in time L, come, the kind penialiiy to all now com mendt d. shall truly pervade the hearts oi all, r. crimiuatinns will then be unknown
 They who have devoted hut few years ui lheir lives to this work. know hut httle oi the service and the suffering and sacrifices of those who have gone before. "OiheIs l have lahorrd, and we enter into their la- bors." To us is appOInted the hhssfuI lo
 of working in day when the forces com
 hined to facilitate progress aIe as if by ma chinery; the struk. of each worker were muhIpl ed thousand, told. The fat els gracefully stand back with mnistened and ndmiiipg eyes and upilfIt hand. the Icv. erent Thank God! ]" falls from lips tr,m. nIing, net wlh age. hut from the hearts oveIf flow of grateful gladness. There ytl nay be those among us, ot Hravcn-sus' Iain.d faith and leeiU.al practice C, who ntv- ertLeless must prove all things" unu lh, se surely are the ones who will hold fasl that winch IS good. Ere long thy of m tured thoughts and always consist Ut ac'