Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-20
Union Meeting.
Am Eloquent Temperance Address-NIrs


Am Eloquent Temperance Address-NIrs.
Foster, the Woman Lawyer.
The union temperance meeting held at the
Calvary Baptist church last evening was con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Samson. At
ter the opening singing by this choir, Rev.
Mr.. Mossman read the 5Sth chapter of Isaiah.
Rev. Mr.. Kelsey, of the College street
church, offered prayer. sylvanus Butler,
president of the New Haven Temperance as
ISOLATION, spoke of the protection which men
were careful to make by life insurance and
by insuring their buildings from loss by fire.
Men must do som ething to protect the COM
munlty from the ravages of intemp erance
and specially work for the young men.
Rev. Mr.. Samson in few words intro
duced the speaker of the evening, Mrs Eos
ter, of Iowa. She spoke to very large
audience of earnest listeners First she
spoke of the relations of the Church to this
temperance cause. Very eloquently she al
luded to her childhood, particularly when she
heard her father preach 81 love thy church,
When she came to listen, she found Methodists
and all denominations singing, IT love
thy church" If any were present who be-
| to this work? With beautiful illustrations
she pictured her arguments. Believers in
Jesus in and out of the church should be
| alive and deeply interested in the temperance
| cause They should first be teetotalers
| Here she gave many quotations of Scripture
suited to her argument, explaining many of
| the texts which moderate drinkers select for
| their excuse in the habit. She said temper
| ance is moderation in the use of good things,
| and total abstinence from bad things. She
| spoke of the Importance of the pledge. AS
| in the time of war, we want to show our
badge and be known as loyal to our cause.
| The war is on us, and as in the time of the
| late war, if anyone refused to fling out
| the banner or wear the red, white and
| so in the temperance war-wear
| the colors. Let all temperance men dare
| be known to belong to some society and Or
ganize to move on in body strong and sure.
| Our insurance companies and banks organize
and put up large sums of money to advance
and protect their interests Now you have
| saloons with two licenses from your State
| and town authorities, until the number is
| one to every twenty-four voters, but you
| have Christians and churches enough to over
throw these powerful engines of destruction.
| All temperance men and women should Or
ganize and work until victory comes. She
| asked how many of the audience ever struck
one blow against the liquor saloon interest.
The sanctity of the Sabbath was at stake on
account of the saloon interest They must
have repeats of Sunday laws. Now if we
have respect for God and his ordinances, she
added, we must unite and fight against the
demand of the violation of the Sabbath
She alluded to the cities as the strongholds
for the violation of all moral laws
The church must be up to their work in op-
posing all inroads upon it. She spoke of
jurors and witnesses in the liquor cases, say
ing there was enough knowledge in the
minds of her hearers, if true to consciences
and oaths, to convict every violator of law in
the city and shut up the saloons in the city.
She spoke of moral power as brought to bear
upon this work. How do you use it? She
illustrated by electricity very eloquently,
that by the coil of legislation your power
must be felt because put in action. The
church must operate and with the electricity
at hand the work will be done. May God
| help the church to receive at last the glory
| of victory over sin. She closed by referring
| finely to an Egyptian pyramid as an illustra-
ton of the temperance pyramid which was
| being made in this land by the temperance
societies and churches