Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-04-28
AN ADDRESS.
BEFoBETuE GRAMPIAN HILLS
TEMPERANCE UNION.

What is ii that is required of us I?
WHAT'S the world askingat our hands 2
Is it to sit idly by and do nothing2
1t is action! Is ii to make great pre-
tentions OF little weight? 1t is searnest
labor Is it the heart alone? 1t is
also OF the hand Is itconviction only
that is wanted p? 1t is deeds ! Is il at
home only? The light of a candle
grows no brighter by confinement, but
may cheer the traveller at distance.
1t is labor-earnest labor Of the heart,
the mind, the hand Should we, can
we resist the pressure Of our own con.
victions "Can we ask OF Others to do
for our country and our friends that
which we will not do ourselves?' 1t
has been said Truth is mighty and
will prevail" But we cannot be idle
recipients we must seek TOR it, long
for 1t, strive for it. So il is with the
cause of Temperance. II our land is
ever freed from the vile destroyer, In
temperance, it must be by human ac-
tion. All good comes from God, but
His plan is the labor of man for man.
By the guidance of His spirit we must
exhaust every means that lie has
placed at our disposal every ability
lie has given us, as well as call upon
HIM to finish the work. We must
strive while we pray. .
| know not whether il is because of
strength or weakness that am what
| am; but we know well that what.
ever our abilities, it IA our duty to use
them for the public and our priyate
welfare. and 10 improve them TO the
utmost.
Lwould say to those assembled here.
with all thanks TO the many who have
stood forth boldly for the cause there
| is work for eac to do. There are
Other fields of action. This is but the
training ground for the battle of life.
Words alone willnot conouer-we must
do and dare. II there are those who
would not appear in public. at last all
depends on private action You can
cheer ma with vour nresence Won can
persuade a peiohbor 10 come with
Won NAV oven preserve him from
iemn,ation vonr hallo, 10 as weigh,y
as # cast by the most learned ana
bonored vonr influence unon Others
con no, hs Estimated Thnro "a No, :,
nerson before me to.dav hu, whose
presenoe here shall have an inf,nenco
nnon me from now to e,ern;,v Won
aro rornino no, yonr ou,n oIaroo,or
only I'm, that or hundreds your an
nearance has a Greater influence thd =
aIl ,be sermons Son MIGHT nreach A
momentarv GLANCE a siegle word ma,
bo eonaI N q volume +, bss heon !,
with mo and from sono vol Lnnnr
IN vor That Temnerance shonld ho
come a nob,ical oner,ion annoars 70 he
tba desire of a large nor,ion q, ,bs
resormera and IN mako II snch Il one
NJ ,ho;r nr;ncinoI ondeavors. hn, ,hs
copse has made slow odvances in mi.
direction There arc other onest;ons
over which tbe nuhl,c mind hos heer
80 mnch exc,,ed that this has beor
dronnod a, ,I,a ,rv;ng momont Fror
tbis wo sbonId learn a lesson Tenn.
neranoe IA not the onlv ouestion beinre
,be American peonle Al nrosnnt |,
can not be decided alone and bv IN,
ballot Politically. one plank how
ever broad cannot he A platform
Then 4 we must accent other princi
nles-,u we must nn;,eIlet IL bs viii
the right: wa cannot ioin truth and
errorotbev will eombat s,illl
But how sball we hecome resnec,ed
politicaIlv We must sbow on,
strength we must seel; union but h,
firm enough 10 stand alone iavo,
political action because Il IA the mos
comnlote the most rapid solution O
tbia great ouestion, beeanse il would
give a forward imne,ps to the nnhli,
mind-an Increased force 10 mora
suasion We are n nrogrossivo neonle
and II NAV not be lanr nn,il ,bIs ones
ton Il presented In spch n form ,ba,
when tho dav comes os d, coon NAV on,