Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-20
Proceedings Of the Ashsabula County
Christian Temperance Union Con
vsntion, Held at AustinbuIg,
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1878.
MORNING SESSION.

1913. Inc mousse was cdlleu " OIuoI "
the President, J. Tuckerman, and the
exercises commenced with song from
the choir and prayer by Rev. g. W..
Pinney, Of Geneva.
By motion W. c. Van Ness and j.
A. Hill were appointed Secretaries.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: On Credentials, Messrs. John
Sullivan, of Geneva; Aiken, Of Harpers-
field; G. R. Stone, of Orwell. On Res
olutions. E. Jay Pinney, of Jefferson,
johnson, of SaybrOok and VIM M.
Kane, of Rome.
After the preliminary exercises the
President of the County UniOR, Mr.. j.
Tuckerman, addressed the convention
for about three-fOurths of an hour. He
asked: Why are we here? What means
this gathering? About a year since
some earnest men and women met at
Ashtabuls in response to a notice ap-
pearing in the county papers, for the
purpose of forming a Christian Tenn
perance Union. They we're men of diff
ferent political and religious creeds,
but who believed that the welfare Of
the country and the welfare of the
church required vigorous eXertions in
favor of the cause Of temperance-the
tidal wave of the Murphy" move
ment seemed to be receding-unless
something were done to unitize the
forces of our country, the labors of the
past would be as "waters split upon
the ground" We should drift back
into still deeper slough of drunken
ness. These men believed that drunk
ards were made by drinking, and
that the work Of lifting humanity above
the temptation to drink was life work.
They were ready to "enlist for the
war"
Caesar said of the ancient Hollander:
'' Other nations go to bGttle-these go
to sCdr"-so our temperance men were
enlisting " for the war" They believed
that "by the grace Of God and the
power Of human sympathies all men
could be saved from the curse of in
temperance and they met to pray for
that grace and to consult how best to
awaken and show forth their sympa-
thy.
To keep the matter before the people
to reclaim the drunkard-and to pre-
vent the moderate Cd drinker from be-
coming drunkard-tO so educate the
youth so as to prevent enlistments into
the ranks of the drinkers-these are
the objects we have in view.
Meetings have been held in various
parts of the county and the different
Township organizations have been do
ing good work. These are hopeful
signs.
We meet to-day for our first annual
meeting and that we may have definite
topics for consideration, have invited
gentlemen of acknowledged ability and
good standing to present papers on
these following subjects:
First. The physiological effects of the
use of alcoholic drinks.
Second. Saloons and saloon keepers,
their number and influence, and the
probable quantity of alcoholic drink
consumed in the county.
Third. The effect Of the use Of alco-
holic drinks upon the social life, habits
and character, and the remedies for
these effects.
These reports viii bring this subject
not only before this convention, but
before the people of the county for their
immediate consideration. We must
open the eyes blinded by appetite, habit
and custom to the terrible destruction
physical. mental, social and moral
which uniformly follows the use of any
and all these drinks as a beverage.
The following gentlemen were elect
"a. So.
dent, E. Jay Pinney, of Jefferson; Cor
responding Secretary, c, H. Jaques, of
Ashtabula; Recording Secretary, c. R.
Stone, of Orwell; Treasurer, - Steph-
ems, of Geneva.
Adjourned until 1:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The exercises were opened by song,
after which an address was delivered
by DR.. E. B. Linn, of Richmond, on the
g Physiological Effects of Alcohol in the
Human System"
My FRIENDs:-At first sight it would
seem hardly necessary to give more
than passing notice tc this subject,
from the fact that so much has been
spoken and written already, but upon
q closer consideration, and deeper
thought and investigation, 1 am of the
opinion that it is not only necessary
and important, but highly essential
that we thoroughly investigate this sub
ject, for upon it rests the base of all
true temperance work.
This subject naturally divides itself
into two parts: First, man, or the SUBJ
ject acted upon, in his various depart
ments; secondly, alcohol, or the actor
upon the physical system.
I deem it highly important to treat
of man in his various departments, or
functions and faculties, to show his
greatness and goodness, that we may
the more readily see the injury and
damage he sustains by the use of alco-
hol.
When we view man anatomieally we
find within him frame work of bones
nicely jointed and hinged together,