Litchfield enquirer., 1880-02-12
Washington.

Mr. EditOr.-We hail with pleasure every well directed effort to extend the principle of Total Abstinence from all intoxicating drinks as beverage, and have read with interest the articles which have of late appeared in the Enquirer on this subject, and pledge you own cooperation to bring them into disuse; al- though we may take a different standpoint from yourself Starting from your point at first, viz: seeing the possible evils that inev- tably arise out of any indulgence whatever, l ''from the practical impossibiity there is of ] stopping within any limit of moderate indul- gence ;'' here we diverge. The Christianity of our day calls upon all it's professors to dis card their use. The law of christian love or christian self sacrifice, recommended by St. Paul, demands it. Ut is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing where by thy brother stumble, or offend, or is made weak" and then his noble example of self-de- nial, Eff meat make my brothar to offend, | will eat no meat while the world standeth, lest l make my brother to offend" Now, substituting the work drink, for meat, which doubtless Paul would have done had he lived at the present day, and acting on. or controll- ed by this principle, every christian should be a total abstinence society, utilizing all the material outside; both men, women and chil- | dren, with all the appliances both of moral and legal suasion to accomplish it's object, to | stay the tide of 1ntemperance which is rolling | in upon us, and to save from sin. ''Ye are the salt of the earth, says Christ of his disci- pies. Salt has both purifying and pre- | serving influence, and such should the church have in the world. It should lead the van in all the moral reforms of the day. We regret that it has not done so. If it is true that the preach moral progress as you say," we say j; ''speak to the children of Israel that they go | forward" We hope that the apathy of the church in this matter will not lead any one to embrace nfideHty. In the meanwhile, Mir. Editor, permit us to say we were interested in your last editorial on this subject, and hearti- | lv unite with you. and invite all the lovers of | philanthropy and good order to unite in prac- ticing Total Abstinence as a civil, rather than christian duty, and by so doing we may have the cooperation of some whom we could not reach in any other way. "All things to all men, if by any means we can save some. |"
 ABsENT-C. L. Hickox and Henry Seeley have been on prospecting tour in Ohio for some two weeks, and contemplate being at President Hayes reception party at the White House, on Saturday evening. the 7th inst ,and will spend the Sabbath in Washington, D. C.
 ARRIvAL.-A son to Mir. and Mrs Richard Welton.
 MARRlED.-At t the residence of the brides parents, Sherman Avenue, New Haven Jan 22nd, by the Rev. Mir. Thrall of this place, Charles c. Ford, of Washington, and Ella Beach, of the former place. May happiness and prosperity attend them.
 TRANSFER OF REAL ESTATE. E.-The Olmsted property which we noticed as having been sold, we understand has been transferred as
 follows the dwelling house and six acres of land to Baker and Brinsmade; Consideration, $700: mill, buildings and land between road and river, to s. D. Platt; consideration, $500: the Plain east of river, some ten acres, to Thomas O'Harra; consideration, $55O building and land south of Moody Bridge, and east of railroad, some fifteen acres to c. L.
 Hickox; consideration, $1, 15O.
 "P. D."-Thanks to s'P. D." for the cor. rection and addition of names of aged ones in his last, making, in all, 96 persons over- 70 in a population of little over 1900. S.