Daily Republican., 1878-11-29
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HALL or THE MORAL SUAsioS REPoRS
ASSOCIATION.
WLNISoroS, DEL, Nov. 26th, '7s.
tn the Repubiican:--For the purpos.
Of placing many earnest and activ.
workers in tn" Temperance cause before
the public in their proper light and cor.
recting some abuses and misreprrseuta-
tions which will undoubtedly reflect on
a cause that We as Reformed men are
particularly anxious should go forwaId
in its good work Of reclaiming the inc.
lriate, a committee was appointed al
the last me- ting Of the association, and
instructed to place before the public
the following:
FirU, That while we AZ reformed men
feel that in Geo. NJ. Butcher we have a
brother, who having trod the weary
pathway Of dissipation in strong drink
and having realized th. penalties tina,
all such hav. to undergo, that ". have
in him a sympatl,izing friend, and
while We propose to stand by him In
all the good work he may be engaged
in, yrt w~ do not think that the cause
of Temperance VIM BE- advanced Gy
passing over statements made by hin,
in pubic to our friends and fellow citi-
zens, which will not bear a truthful
scruiing;
2 The statement on Sunday last at the
Opera House OF not having received from
the Temperance people Of Wilmington
ten dollars in the last fifteen months
for his labors her. is simply false
statement. On the fifth oflast February
Mr.. butcher was employed To give three
Temperance talks at our hall and de
liver short lecture on the following
night for which lie was guaranteed by
committee Of the club he should re
cieve not less than twenty dollars and
tor his services was paid the SUN of
twenty eight dollars being the amount
collected for admission to his lectures
(without any expenses being deducted
therefrom.) If this is not being paid for
reInp,ranc. work We would like to know
what isi This is not the only case. He
was paid for speaking at the Opera
House at tn. anniversary OF the NJ. S.
A. and has been the recipient of many
favors in money and in other ways from
individua! workers in the cause in this
city. W. have not time nor inclnatiop
to follow this thing fur her, but think
Bro. butcher is more sinned against than
shining and had he followed in the path
,his association wished him and not
been led by those who care<as little for
his welfare as they did for th- caus. of
temperance, he would today have been
in much more prosperous condition
and had TIE good will Of all classes
working in this noble cause.
In conclusion your committee would
inform the ublic that last winter ten
gentlemen members of this association +,
called on Bro. butcher aud guaranteed
him from there own purse two dollars
per week each, for four weeks, the
money to he paid weekly to his wifi,
(lnaking $40 per week. if he would 60
Oh trip through the State (in company
with some member Of our association
and speak at the different towns and
villages through which he passed, and
organize associations similar to our own
from among the men, who might sign
the pledge. Allowing him also to re-.
tain in addition what money he nigh I
raise by collections where he spoke,
(tha gentlemen whoever he Bro. d
might s,lect to accompany hiT, being
merely paid his expenses,) and pro
missing the continuance Of our weekly
payments, ifthe enterprise proved sue
cssful. Suffice it to say our offer was
not accepted, though we believe Bro.
butcher would have accepted, had he
have had strong enough will to have
resisted the Vaccinations of envious
men who were afraid our organization
would really do some good If it was not
checked
Thank God we are doing good, how
ever homes have been and are being
made happier every day through the
working of the unpretentious poor re-
formed men and homes will continue
to be made happy, and men will leave
their cups and hold mp their heads
again in our city and State and thank
God that the Temperance cause still
lives though its workers may in the
most part be poor reformed drinking
men, working without expectation of
any reward except such as springs
tr9m the innate knowledge that some
poor soul may have been persuaded to
shake of! the shackles in which h. is
bound and he once more a free man.
BE assured then dear friends in this
noble cause that though the battle is
not fought through, nor the victory
near won, that the banner is still up
hel! 10y brawny arms and stout hearts,
that know no such word AS fail, even
though some self constituted leaders
may leave the cause to its fate and
seek more congenial climes for thrir
comfort. .JouN H. MOORE,
JOnN l.. RICHARDSON,
JonN B. Cook,
WIN. X. LUTON
From butcher and Wells.