The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-11-30
Christian Cooperation in Temperance
Work

The second part of the Rev. DR.. Washington
Gladden's ''Chrstian League of Connecticut" :"
in The Century for December. more fully de-
yclops the idea of Christian cooperation in the
direction of paying off church debts, relieving
the poor, organizing new societies, and, as fol-
lows, in temperance work:
Might we not, then,'' asked Mr. Butterield
"unite our churches in working for temperance
under a leadership furnished by themseves:''
lit seems to me- answered Mr.. Franklin
THAT this is impractcable. Union work i'll be-
half of temperance is one of the hardest things
IN the world to secure We can cooperate in
ordinary religious work, because the lesson of
liberation in religion has been learned and be-
cause we are all ready to forget those things in
which we differ; but, as respects the subject of
temperance, there is, as yet no such federation; =;
the scctaranism of temperance advocates is full
ly as violent as the sectaransm of the church
men was hundred years ago"
''Are You not rather rough on the temper
ance workers." asked Mr. Thorpe.
Il do not mean to be. But just look at the
facts. There are gentlemen in this club, | sup
pose, who sometimes use wine at their tables,
and who, though they are careful to abstain from
all excess, believe that they have perfect
right to use it as a beverage. There are other
gentlemen i'll this club who regard every such
use of it. no matter how careful, as a sin. I do
not belong to either of these classes, but | can
aeG .h iioiolls views 50 PERFECT
= li1toohthapie c'ii never WORN ioSetiler III
promoting temperance. What is more, some of
'le seitieiueh present are IN FAVOR OF tne pas
s"Se ~ NV " Mhtn clner persons ~ this
NoiIPally Meulo oe ph1 mo u" caleSor! ol
'tilnIl"'s. iin,p ,,,,..
don't mean that" cried Mr.. Thorpe
II mean ust that" persisted Franklin.
'But you know that the prohibitory law that
Soiit VI us 'aSoi' Piilsiies tlle StltI ol liquor
~ ..i' VI heie "lt no iiiuor se'elS III
VI I"ui,, @ .,..., ,,
= lllhh callhot oMIuiharlis M "filh WINE Ni'l-
* ~! ~ . ~ N'h n
~ ~, VI ;1utse @ ,iot.
10y iou J N'sli - HIM ~ cl'he !" sel v iht -
W. Wv :. - q p'Ne''So
.if = ,,.o,,., ,ni,,o =. an ., A.. ,......
MoeiN ,!i, oe morally Pa|7"fFS "'"''"'<' would ne
~. ~ .
.I.' S"ppUaI ,,'aI, so t,,,a ,.o,,.,,,, ,
m "uii 'af f "iv nelc ~
l., ~ ila'i' ~ pus ~ iIt W ~ uSe" ~ d
CIV ny. 'io oiiei 1'. iisl tle NJ
Mno s 10 rinoI .hr 'ie sei,nS NV on VINE LOT tm
' p"i pose :" oililiIli''i "cl nov can thtst I"o
i,,t " ptioons Soiit " alls
i;t 'li'I, w ~ ~ ulsoussiuS y
~ -. ~ On IVY .I .'hiio " JH'.lit
% ~ ',,i y. a. pei
~, .i 49, '.V Ny '',i.e ~
and that thay can only keen from ouarraI IN cr
it ~, 4. -. W i i't ~ nv iioiii II"l I I loiinS =
I;nat - = ''i'0 WI "s iSnoi 'iiS 'iie 'o''
.WSni, ,,.,,, ,..,.,,. :,>,.
"eH' SUES =" ic iiSl'' s'lu VI holPe
.,Tat !. ;n,a..;,,,o .,.,o h,,,l-o.,,
., ~ ot's - II iIllpossipie, tne oailher con-
liueH' stII ~ tnese lMo cl'sses 70 Stt on com
- ' '": ~ ! ! -. 81. cii' ~ uh,'ol ''hts
i ~ 49, t1o tiieili - lit',I - llaNt hls
~ iuhen "aieo ~ s,Ssts! Iast suiiillicI
~ f. an .i,at II Mas sross
m iui te ,G.1 ~ aAt mr on
i' ttlelae ~ 91 ueiloullee thti as
'io ~ nolo tleni up 10 ptlplic re-
pi"p"tlon t", II Moulu ot ltcll easter 10 per
tli'ii ~ .orirt lnell lnIo We WAY u AZ
t'nei,re III teH1oilI? Iha' cli.lGlsli, MaS
''eroe'll'tu a. tou,S anu eIoWueo
VI l'loi III clDs III ou! .oM na a
pla!.'leu p! ~ We tcIo the assertion py one OF
'huh III 'I"'ols lht was worst th"h u rum
Ael!Tr,