The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-16
MODERATE DRINKEKS.

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n. Il. Aiunkitrick IL Youths Communion.
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MODERATE DRINKERS.
A Peculiar Temperance Movement In tbr
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Robert Graham, the apostle Of the
new Temperance reform, made an address
at Trinity church, Pittsburgh, few nights
ago. The Chronicle says.
In introducingthe speaker Bishop White.
head spoke briefly Of the work in Eng.
land. Said he: John Bright once said tint
all great reforms pass through distinct Eta.
yes, which may be represented by three
punctuation marks: the exclamation point,
the interrogation point and the period. u
THESE stages lie elaborated ut some length
and then introduced Mr.. Graham.
| Mr.. Grafiatn isau elderly Gentleman with
kindly intelligent face. liz speaks rapidly
and iorcibly, and imprcsscs his audience
most with his carnestness. lie did not be.
lieve that religion should be us Il Sunday
garment 10 be thrown off or laid aside dur.
ing the week. 1t should be vital per.
vading influence In the whole life OF man.
II should make the employer kind and con.
sidcrate 10 those under his charge, md il
should make the employee faithful and
scrllpulous in giving an honest days work,
In the temperance question, the first point
IN interest and importance, is the enormous
injury immoderate drinking does 10 the
whole world. From early manhood | had
been brought in contact with the people
who live III the buck streets, the alleys aud
courts OF the great cities Of England, |
have seen the daily life OF the inhabitants
.! the slums and the crowds OF dirty, Iag.
ged and unkept children, who work in Tie
playtime Of the children Of the free, and /
cannot but believe that drunkenness ia re.
spons'ble lol thegreater part Of this misery.
All my life long l have been II m enl,
Der Of the Church Of England.
l have been rised in it and educated in
it and naturally looked upon it MS the fl.
test instrument Tor advancing Temperance
reform. Ithad the whole country divided
and sub.divided into districts and sub dts.
tHcts, and no other agency could reach the
people as well. The proposal met with
great md strenuous opposition, and it was
not adopted until after the most searching
Investigation by the wisest and most c,.p,s-
bic and discreet men in the church. Ii is
now ten years since the first Church Tenn
perallce Society WAS organized, and within
hat time have seen men OF all grades and
degrees, high church and low church, ior-
get that they belonged in opposing camps
While tEey joiucd together 10 carry forward
the work.
This society docs not lay down tue nur.
iowrule that it will not admit any man un-
less he adopts the shibboletli Of total alb.
slinencc. | am total abstainer myself.
and yet | believe that the way some total
abstinence men have treated this question
before the public las thrown back u great
and needed reform fifty years. III my
liberty toatst;lin from liquors have no
tight to say to my brother that he shall not
have the liberty 10 drink in moderation.
We have been abused by total abstinence
people for hauling down the flag from the
must, but the results are tho proper test.
Nothing succeeds like success, and the
movement has met with the greatest sue
cess in EBgland. Will il be Il SUCCESS here
also? | belleveit will. vas told on land
lng IN New York that Of ull the American
churches Ours alone had failed TO give
an active support 10 the cause OF temper
ance: lglory in the history OF my church,
and have the greatest confidence in her
1uturc, AMI | nm anxious tlat she shall
now wipe away the stain on her esculcl,.
con. Are you going to let il be said that
i'll this city Of wealth. in this centre OF
manufacture, where two great armies OF
CIVILIZATION meet aud join hands, the CAPT.
lh!lsss who employ and the men who labor,
where you have been reared and where
you have made your fortunes, are you go
ing to nave it sail that one OF your streets
has l3o saloons that are bringing your peo-
PIE to drunkenness nnd tleath, and you do
nothing TO remedy the evil? / hope not.
| don't ask you to Join It's ii you don't like
us, but for Gods sake join in some move.
'nent to rid your city Of the curse OF intern
perance.
do not believe in prohibition. l be.
!leye in restriction rather, would rather
wait twenty years than rush through pro.
hlDltory Inv or Il constitutional amend.
mem, prohibiting the sale OF liquor and
then break it the next day. would sun
press illegal liquor selling, prosecute tie
men who eel! on Sunday, the men whouell
70 minors and 10 intoxicated persons,
There is enough scope for our efforts at
present. We recognize legitimate use Of
wine and We recognize az Legitimate use.
| DESPAIR Of ever seeing the great body Of
men become total abstainers, but | would
tnke care Of the great army OF moderate
drinkers. see in it great wealth of I'M
used material hpt has never been used he-
cause it is shut out by the narrow limits OF
total abstinence. sly admitting this plaas
great results can be accomplished.