Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-08-16

We also need constitutional prohibition
IN the state. This is valuable because no
one legislation can reverse It. We may
perhaps buy legislature but we cannot
buy whole people. Without the consti-
tutional amendment our state is no more
secure than would be mill owner who
should attempt to run his machinery con.
stantly by the ebb of the tide An inreni-
ou' Yankee invented dam that provided
continuous power from the tide, 50 con.
stitutiOnal amendment dams up prohibi.
tion for all time. Many people say a
prohibitory law is of no use since il cannot
be enforced Wait, they say, until the
people are educated up to il. But the first
question should be. Is it right ? No; and
can it be inforced God gave Moses on
the table of stone a law against idoIatry.
The tables were broken because the law
was broken. Did God say to Moses on his
return, 81 will wait until Israel is educa
ted up to this law before give it TO them
again ?" When our legislatures SEQ the
law broken they do just what Moses did,
they repeal the enactment. But God sent
Moses back to Israel with the same law,
and we have been trying ever since to
v,
One OF the very few places in tho world
whoro tho prohibitory low 10 absolutely
enforced is Timbuctoo. The Mahomme.
dan religion prohibits the use of spiri nous
liquors. We have more gospel in New
England than they have in Timbuctno,
but we have more rum also. Ulr revenue
from liquors in 1880 was S5O0O00, but the
same year the queen of Madagascar refus
cd 10 take one cent of revenue from that
which demoralizes and DESTROYS her sub.
Jet, we may almost say. Who will come
from Timbuct0o or Madagascar as mis-.
sionaries to New England The prospect
Is indeed dark; but we should remember
that the final reward promised is not given
because of success but because of faithful.
ness. The gallant John Itkar, when
dying, ordered his skin to be made into a
drum to be beat at the head of the army
that his soldiers might think that he wa:
still leading them on TO victory. So, il
faithful here, when our voice is hushed in
death, our deeds may yet speak for the
great cause.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Rev, II. 2. Cushing presided anl Rev
ii. A. Spencer led in prayer. This service
was devoted to the children. Throupl
the untiring efforts of Bro. Gushing this
meeting was made grand success. He
had invited Sabbath schools of every de
nomination, had stirred mp superintendent.
and pastors to bring full delegations anC
the result was that the trains were crowded
schools coming from us far distant a.
Montpelier. The Marshfield hand wa.
present and discoursed sweet music. Saw,
the great heat the day was all that coult
be desired and all went merry as a mar
riage bell.
Rev Cbas. w. Cushing. d. d., of Brad
ford, Pa. delivered the first address. II,
spoke of a locomotive, how wonderful i
is, yet how much more wonderful is 90,
since he can 90 alone, can think, car
grow, etc. Then the bov is wonderful
because he gains power and propensity tc
do thing through practice. This wa,
illustrated by pious practice, which in it
simplest forms is exceeding difficult a
first, but becomes mechanical and easy
after long practice. Thus boy can form
habits which are binding, habits of swear
ing. smoking and drinking. The way il
which boys become bound in habits was
illustrated by the way in which spide
gradually entangles fly. The addres,
was full of thought and was interesting t,
all classes, the children paying the very
best of attention.
Rev. j. d. Beeman, president of tn
seminary at Montpelier, then sang to tn,
audience. "Where is my wandering bo,
to-night?'
| Rev. DR.. B. X. Pierce, editor of Zjon'
Herald, followed with series of storie
and observations
Rev. H. A. Spencer then sang, "I'm
child of the King"
Mrs. Rev. A. j. Gordon then spoke u
the representative of the woman's Chris
tian temperance union. She commence
by saving that, ITO every man his work
Lord what will thou have me to dop
and "Ready to do what my Lord hath,
are the three passages indicating the tru
position of discipleship. This kind G
discipleship was needed by the ladies O
the w. G. T. U. She said it seemed t.
her great privilege to be able to live il
a prohibitory state where the children d
not have TO 60 by miles of grog shops o
their way TO school, and where they ar
not exposed to every possible kind {
temptation at euery step. Yet there wa
temperance work to be done oven i
Vermont. A letter had been written t
her telling of the ruin wrought in Yer
mont home by liquor sent from Boston
She took that letter to the man VIII
urnished the liquor, he was an attcndar
upon her husbands church. and endeavoi
cd to secure the closing of the saloon. Th
most she could effect was promise tha
no more of tho accurscd stuff should b
| sent TO that Vermont town. One of tn
great hlndrances to temperance work /
Vermont was the large amount of eide
drank. She had formerly considered
fanatcism to give up cider and had one
refused to sign the pledge because it pre-
hibitcd the use of cider but, since she ha
seen things as they really were, she ha
| changed her mind and now saw what
hndrance to the work she had formerl
been. She now took every opportunit
to work for the cause. When coupl
came TO get married they were given til
pledge TO sign, when carpenters came t
repair the house they were given th
pledge to sign, when the butcher, bake
or milkman came to the house they wer
pleasantly asked if they would not like t
sign the pledge, when ladies camo to max
n call they were requested TO give tn
weight of their influence to the cause, an,
thus by the exercise OF tact. forbearanc
and patience she was enabled to accom-
pish much for the cause. Could not othe
minister's wives do the same?
| WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The meeting was presided over by Re,
j. d. Beeman and prayer was offered b
Rev. A. l.. Cooper. Rev. Hugh Montgon
cry, city missionary Of Norwich, Comp
was the speaker, When Is years of 40
he spent day and night as a clerk in
liquor saloon and there saw enough {
make him life long temperance man
When he was pastor at Newbury, VT,
half tipsy man came to him one day an
said, very affectiopately, as men in tn,
state are wont to do, that he liked Nj
Montgomery because he preached neithc
temperance nor politics. Since that tim
he had always preached temperance an
politics so far as connected with tempe,
ance. Since there was no other evil whic
stood so prominently between God and tn
sinner as intemperance there was no ev
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