St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-02-21

would be more than compensated for in
the health and happiness of its citizens
There was large and apparently
sympathizing audience present; many
of the ladies representing Temperance
Unions from towns and cities in this
section.
Upon Tuesday, the Reform Clubs hao
a hearing: Mr.. Faxon, the Chairman
announced that as there were 20 speak
ers from different parts of the State
they must restrict them to five minutes
each. There were two lady delegates
who spoke earnestly and decidedly fol
a repeal of the license law. One color
ed man, Mr.. johnson of New Bedford
a delegate from their Union, felt they
ought to be willing to make persona
sacrifices in the cause; in his practice
of law he knew he had lost hundreds O.
dollars, but he did not regret it. Quite
a number of the speakers were reform
ed men, and spoke most feelingly
knowing from experience, how difficult
to overcome this strong appetite, once
formed.
A gentleman from Fitchburg, said he
hesitated about speaking, until he saw
the Chairman of the Committee, and he
knew him to be strong temperance
man. Three years ago, it was impossi'
BILE to get these reformed men into the
State House to speak: not until they
felt the difficulty of passing these grog
shops, would they come. He resolved
to become temperance man, when his
little boy came home from school and
said he was sneered at because his father
visited a certain shop too often. He
hoped here would time come when
there should be written over the rum
shop, CONDEMNED by popular opin-
ion;' not "Authorized by public opin-
ion" One minister spent his 4th OF
July visiting these saloons, trying to
persuade them from this wicked traffic.
A doctor who had lost one arm in fight
ing to preserve the Union, now was de-
voting his strength to roofing out in
temperance. 1t is rumored at New
buryport, they contemplate having an
ambulance attached to the train, there
are so many drunkards.
Mr.. Small of Manchester, said he had
made the subject of temperance and
intemperance study, and he thought
the license law was the great hindrance
to success. You see rum-shOps on one
side and prisons on the other: we sup
port the rum shops: if we abate them,
the prisons will decrease. Another
says, we claim that crime is punished
according to the injury done to society.
If logic is right concerning the license
law, then Is the decalogue wrong men
should not only be allowed to lie and
steal but licensed to lie and steal 1t
was the universal sentiment and desire
for an enactment of Il strict, prohibitory
law; one with IL real back bone in it.
The opposition party have Il hearing
upon this week Friday.
Rev. Joseph Cook made an address
Sabbath evening in the New Old South
church before the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. He commenced
by saying 40 years since, in the days of
Lyman Beecher, alcohol was freely
used; but to-day Mrs. Hayes expels it
from the White House. About the
time of this church organization, Lord
Bacon stated that nine-tenths of crime
in England was traceable to this. Mat
thew Hale divided all crime into five
parts, of which four were occasioned by
it. Visiting prisons and going round
from house to house was il kind of
established by our Lord,
when on earth. This Society holds re-
iigious meetings four evenings in the
week, and one hour every Sabbath
morning from nine to ten. They have
established Il Home for Inebriates at
30 and 30 Harrison Avenue, where they
can accommodate so persons with 80
beds and restaurant. In the short
time established they have had over
800 persons as inmates. Their expenses
last year were $4,000. Do you doubt
any longer about the success of woman's
undertaking A weekly prayer meet
ing from three to four every Monday
afternoon is held by prominent ladies
interested in the work. Is there any
thing wong in women asking, shall
liquor he sold ? But some object, as
they fear if she has voice in one mat
ter, it is only an entering wedge, to
demand all. In Scotland, nearly 30
years ago, women had the right to vote
about schools, and no great harm has
come of it. New Hampshire has done
wisely and acted right to allow women
to vote in school matters. If we do
not all agree on every point, we can
agree upon some central ones and unite
i'll doing good. In Boston, we esti-
mate there are eight miles frontage of
grog-shOps: in New York City Hirty
miles. u.
Our New York Letter.
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