Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-08-06

MOENING SESSION.

MORNING SESSION.
The proceedings of the morning were
opened at s O'Clock by union meeting un-
der the charge of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, Mrs. kingman of AL
burg leading. Following this came a tent
perancc love meeting in charge of Mr.. ID. ii.
Plaisted'.and j. X Osgood of Maine, at which
a number of brief remarks were made by
many gentlemen and ladies', including Mrs.
Plaisted, Mrs NJ. G.. Glider of st. Adams,
Miss Anna c. Park of Bennington, Mrs. NJ. H..
Hunt of Boston, and others. The day open
cd bright and fair and the audience was pro-
portionately increased At 10 o'clock prob
ably 1900 people Were seated IN the big
tent and the number was hourly increased
by fresh arrivals.
The regular meeting WAS opened at 1899,
Colonel JOHN b. Mead of Randolph
presiding. After Il selection by the
choir Mr.. A. W. Ford led in prayer.
Mr.. Durant apolosized for the alb
sccncc of Col. Joyce, who was unable to be
present on account of previous political en-
gagements Col Mead then briefly address
cd the meeting. referring to the
right and duty of the Govern
mcnt 10 reprcss the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors and to the necessity Of proper
temperance teaching for the young. There
is no danger that the lrohibitory law will
ever I've repealed Revolutions never go
backward. The Law will stand as long as
these everlasting hills that We love so well.
The power of example and influence is Sec
ond 10 no force in the world. Let us use all
our influence for the furtherancc of this
cause.
Rev Merritt Hubbard of Burlington Was
then called upon. He spoke of the relation
of the ministry to the subject. Intemper-
ancc Is the chiefcst obstruction to The minis
try's successful work There are ministers
who pretend to discriminate between preach
ing the Gospel and preaching temperance.
| am unable to draw the line 1t is said that
drink takes the nohl.s and most generous.
This is so-but man under the sway OF
drink is no longer noble or generous. lie is
at once degraded. No man is safe from this
insdIous foe. The honorable chairman has
s.'u 'nNl our Iohioiioiy III" VIII staii.i'
ies-pnt II Is violated every hour In the
streets OF burlington anu our otner towns, III
spne oil the iact tha' we have officers whose
sworn Iu'y II Is 10 enforce the law; FOR my
hort canIidatn fnp oI,; ir who wos moi saar,.
on this question YOU can tell him this
as soon rs You want To, for he lives in Chit
tendcn county. Applause.
81 L.,
a. w r"fu 'ieh sang oh "here As my
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"'''" W. i'' s'' o''''i'''''S song the pre-
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Mass, was the NEXT speaker Alter pleas
ant introduction, he sail tn. Temperance
onestinn v,s fin. nr,hl.u nr ,,,l,r, civil.
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N''i'''- '"' '''' ii'S p'''' Il i"''1 one anu
lie end Is mol Yet bu; the victory viii sure
" he ours. | believe in prehihition: license
i so,,;n., ont IN the I.v; w. mug, ,,orl. anil
,,r.,, iii, mi Inv w. ,,,,., ,,n,.or a. j.,
nnr ,ost TL.,t Z tho ,rn,,IJa NH ,,S in
Massachusetts We CIV, The Inv mil fbcn
W.. r,I,yrL nur cfr,rtq npd consa.rartIv we
have been practically swallowed nm We
nanJ every ;nstrumTpt,I;tv m IN. ir,u,nr-
apcc work but our chief reliance must In. ON
The ALMIGHTY Why is if that thr nnIiticions
9, often sell ont +, The rum mower , Intbccnd
we Iose no,binr Inv aIbrrinr In nrincinlr
Our motto ourLi IN he. ..Darr io do righi I"
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NV oc"'S' H. 'i'"'i' WIS "'N' ''i''"
upon. Describing The ensnlimcnt OF Il man
by the uuicksand, II French writer called il
In, ..sinis.cr ,n,c,mont of n man Nuch
leu.
more uuth'ui'y e""'" inc expression pe ar-
piled To Il victim al intoxicating drink. Not
only the man and the community sufT.r. but
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Tins sum oil all ViiiailitS. How can pin,c
1il.'.un W . Nv ,,'., Ss'' Is NJ ~"
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