Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-07

Er A CARD Some ono has mis,epreseD.e
me in the Gszett, in regsrc to thu tempersnta
movement; for | noticed IN the Gszstte OF Msrth
sun, 1851, an account OF = meeting of tho CllOr
ed Reform Club, held at Shiloh Church Msr:r
Z9sh, IN which one of tho speakers, Mr.. Charls;
Scales, ssid prominent minister Mr. haijec
was opereslng strohgiy sg.inst the ten1pers1c'
Increment. 1T seems strange TO me thst Al:
honest aid thu hsul IMAM will imply, much les
say, That l am operating against the cauae I!
Temperance. IF have it has been withou. NJ
knowledge. For fourteen years hsva been
strong sdvocats OF tenn parance which il known
to hundreds Of persons in this com nunty @t
l stated to my cor grerstion on cneb.h
evening March 18th, 1880, from tho u4i.
pit, that 1 should have ioined the club d
their secont meeting, but mad voRel thirty
years sgo to sign no oiher tenn Serance pledge
eut the one sigaed then by the aiFIcs
OF my mtt1er, to b. man and control ev'y
evil nrac,lce, snd not lot such contro IN !. | s,li
that vowed thsn and there that l would a.
stain from tho use of iLtozicstihg drinks b.
beverage, and that l never would cause tbs heat
OF any mother 10 gricve because l had cau:',
her daughter 10 depart iroul tae ps!hs o: rcc'i'
tude and virtue, and Maid l nm tempcfsrc,
man IN the true seE.e Of The word, hid never i:'
tend to sign another temperance pledge uhiN
God cohVItcss me that Ely VOWS arc WHO'RE
At tho same time | advised all peraans Cs TIE
perance 10 be right, and who wore no. un1eF
VOW, as was, t. 90 and join tho club the To-
loving night, and especially thesa Gho u;r IL.
toxicnting drinks; that only MY vows prevented
me from uniting with The club-hr seas teus
present. did not at first nttsmp! 10 co:ftc'
this erroneous st.tement. because l bad o;''a
heard that false statements coon refute them
eelves; so ind the saying to be trus, i'F IL"
in the Gazslte Of prii 2, 1880, An account OF
meeting Of the same club held Wedntsisy
night III which it is stated that MIR. CGa'@
Seals said that while no alluded to promnshl
colored minister at previous meeting as oehg
opposed to the temperance movement he dIG
not call the name Of Rev. Madden" Now
Will say If he implied that am operating 81 ,lD.
the temper nco cause. the implication 10 uDlas,
Tor l feel assured that there are hundreds snl
thousands of white and colored persons in lh''
city and elsewhere who are satisfied that a!l
lsboring sssiduously to establish tlua temper.
p peoe sDS oSs and true psty sns "
Alexandria. Va, April Z, 1870.
VIRGINIA. 10 wit: In the Cir,n. Court Q;
Fairfax county, April kules. 1850.
Emma HALEY. complainant, va. G. A. Alue
dell, VIM. Arundel, James Arundsll, A. "
Fairfax aud Lucy, his wife, aud others, detena'
anis. In chancery.
Mem. The object Of Till Suit is to ealocas
settlement Of the est,ta accounts Of the Isle u
A. Arundel aud Julia Arundel, and the co.,
lection of a judgment for SEA 81, with inicret:
On Sl683l, part thereof, from the 10Th OF april
1876. and S3i33. cNta.
II appearing by afiitavit Aled that tho sojve
named defendants are non rosiden!s Of this S.srt
1t Is ordered that they appear within ono moh'"
after duo publication hsreof. and do Whist IS ne
cessary to protect their Interests. A ccpy-ies'e'
d. RICHARDSON, ClefS.
Moore 0 q. apT-w4S
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