The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-02-17

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Mn. EDirpn ,--LaudIsburg Is still With an
occasional event of interest 10 the general
reading public, one or two OF which l will
note for their benefit.
On Monday evening the 10th of January, the
Rev. John Garman OF Hhermansdale addressed
the people OF this continuity at the Presby-
teran Church Lecture Room, on the subject Of
temperance. Mr.. q. is an experienced hand
at the business, from both aspects of the sub
ject pro and con, having at one time been n
tavern keeper and now for many years having
been temperance advocate and preacher Of
the Gospel He Is wltha generous In his
treatment of the poor fellows who are the vic
tins of the appetite for strong drink. He says
II Is not the mean stngy man who Is so much
In danger, as the generous young chap, who
"plants" his last quarter on the counter and
says, Come boys, who cares for expenses"
IL lis often too the bright, Intelligent man of
the country who is addicted TO this vice. From
these points of view he argued the importance
Of saying these liberal and Intelligent ones for
the welfare of the community and the benefit
Of the church of Jesus Christ. They are lost
to usefulness as citizens and to duty and llber-
alty as christians These are Important facts
and reasons. Coming, too, as they do from
one who knows by wide observation and
comparison of the facts and truth of them at
least in his experience, they should have their
weight--with all good temperance people In
and out of the chnrch. Duncannon has no
broils of any account by reason of 1ntemper-
ance. Landisburg, or Spring township, | am
sorry to say has, or recently has had. At one
of the sales held In that township there were
number, some say forty or more young men,
drunk and bosterous. II is alleged that they
brought stimulants with them. This is proba-
bly, true, but they added TO what they brought
after they got there. One man by the name
of Morrison was turned out of the grounds by
the parties residing on the place,but afterwards
kept bis stand on the public road unmolested.
II Is alleged that he had hard cider and beerOO
what kind we don't know. The Sheriff and
Constable had better make II their business to
find out, as both of them were on the grounds,
SO that there may have been have been no
violation of the license law, which has been
enacted to protect us from irresponsible people
selling that which intoxicates. five are by the
church to be protected from irresponsible"
temperance advocates.
We have had another event, more pleasing
in Its nature. This was the presence and
preaching of colored brother, Rev. Bosley.
AS you had him in your community previously
TO our having had him here, 1t may not be
necessary to relate what he said. People in
other parts of the County will probably be
favored by him with an opportunity Of hearing
his story, and can then Judge for themselves.
He Is "quite good specimen" as he himself
says, "of the coored race" He preached
here In three of the churches on the Sabbath
day, and lectured on his escape from slavery
and the religious progress of his race since the
war, on Monday evening the 9th inst, in the
| NJ. K. Church. We hope the future of that
and all races will be much better than the past
| of any. "A. ID.
Landsburg, Feb. 10, 1880.
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