The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-08-23
Temperance Day at Wool Lawn.

Mr. EpIToE:-I saw by your last Issue
that you noticed Friday 18th was temperance
day. The day was somewhat cloudy and
threatening, yet the interest of the people
in the cause brought together a greater
number of people than on any previous day.
The appointment was 4 venture, yet it was
a grand success. \ prayer meeting was led
by Rev. \. ID. Davis at So'clock, \. NJ, in
which the drunkard, reformed men and the
rumseller We're made special objects of
prayer. The meeting was one of great
interest and of touching appeals. At 1870
A. NJ, a large audience assembled to hear
Rev. {. NJ. Pegg of Wilmington. They
were led in prayer by Rev. Aiken of the
Presbyterian Church, Port deposit; after
which Rev. Mr.. Pegg preached from Acts
2i:2j. He (PauD reasons of righteousness,
temperance and judgment To come
Tho sermon was granl review of the
work. Mr.. =. persuaded all who were
interested in the good Of humanity not to
desert the cause because it had been abused
both by friends and enemies. but to unite
their efforts for the cause belongs to God,
and prohibiting laws We're the laws by
which God would abolish the curse.
At ; +. NJ, meeting WAS held for the
discussion of THE different phases OF the
temperance work, y by Rev ID. G. Ridgwly;
"The benefits, results and successes of
of prohibition, by Rev. \. -. Davis; Local
Option" by Rev. W. l.. =. Murray: " The
benefit Of signing the pledge" by Rev j.
ID, Kemp: I" The relation of the church to
the present temperance movement" Rev.
\. StenSlc: The present outlook of the
temperance cause i'll our county by Rev.
j. ID. {. Hanna. For nearly three hours
the people sat and listened with the greatest
interest to these ministers while they de
Tended with facts, logic, eloIuencr, power
and pathoS the rights OF men and the cause
of God. At the close of this meeting the
following resolutions were read aud unaui-
mously adopted by a rising vote:
ReSolrc'l, That we believe the Temperance
cause to be the cause of God aud that we
will not cease 10 pray for His constant help
i'll il, nor forget To give Him the glory for
the great progress it has made everywhere
during the past few years, and that we
hereby conSecratc ourselves rs workers to-
grther with Him
R"soired, That we endorse the resolution
adopted at the recent annual convention of
the Maryland State Temperance Alliance,
which is rs follows:
Resolrcd, That our experience in the past
in endcavoriug to obtain local option from
the legislature, and especially from the
last, has fully convinced us that there is
little if any hope, for further advance in
this direction by merely petitioniug; there
fore, that success can only be- certainly
secured by maxim. This question an issue III
the poles, and by elrcting representatives
pledged to grant this democratic right to
the people, and that to accomplish this is To
necessary that wo should pledge All
organize orr votes and thus ascertain and
increase our strength"
R"Soir.d, That the christian men of
this county and of this state hold the
balance of political power III this county
and State, and the responsibility rests upon
them, we believe il is their dury to unite all
their forces against the great evils resulting
from the rum traffic, and that no christian
voter has lie moral right to cast his intlu-
cice or his Vote for any !nln To make or
execute our laws, who is in favor Of the
traffic i'll Intoxicating drinks.
ReSolred, That all party lines and party
issues should be held in suLorlination
To the cause Of temperance, and that any
party, now i'll existence COMPETENT and
willing TO furnish lis men who will faithfully
represent our cauS, shall have our support
we bcu. the judges.
Signed by REV, y. NJ, BROWNE,
REV. W, l., :. MURRAY,
REV. \. ID. DAVIS.