The Republican journal., 1882-06-29
Temperance Teaching.


paper by Miss S. c. Sarrett. of this city, and
| read by her at the meeting of the Belfast Tenn
perance Alliance on sunday last. 1t opens with
plea for continued temperance work. even in
the face of the greatest Obstacles and warmly
combats the whisper of unbelicf conveyed in
the words past saving as applied to the
drunkard Not only seven times seven. but
seventy times seven. would this earnest worker
in the cause have the unfortunate raised from
the gutter and restored to mans estate. But
the main object Of the paper is to show the i'm
portance of early training: -that the chid>
steps be turned into the right way and estab-
lished therein" 1t is we'll said THE despera-
ton of the struggle that the reforming man
makes if perchance he be not drawn down en-
trely, the sears that henccforth he bears of this
unholy warfare. should warn us to neglect not
the children" The means of temperance i'll
struction are then called in review. and Chill
drcns mons are commended rs ''Wcll planned
TO instil 4 personal temperance sentiment" But
the writer thinks something more tli:n tenn
pcrance sentiment il demanded that We owe il
to the young to give them knowledge Of the
principles of abstinence. the nature of alcohol.
and lis effects upon mind and body and that
This must be done at home. Mothers who
tiioM tnrm ~. anu Urn IoN up i.i?l 'lit %
warfare. its prnrip!cs and demands. neglect
what ii would seem theirmaternal instinct would
require OF mem II pc mother should not be
without the shield of hi, mother. wrIi-known
disapprohation of the social glass TO complete
me armor OF a personal pledge not to touch.
taste or handle that which intoNicatcs. Q
than YOU think. A. you love your children. a.
You cherish bright hopes of me manhood Of
:,nca i fallaI AVN h,.t,.a,, IN, in ,;t ,,,,-
est talks. Break down that barrier of ice that
ouSi'l never 70 nay, formed between yours i
vour heart rrG,riing tb;s -uhirct RinI hin
with Il pledge between himself and Yourself:
Dut 90 luflhtf' SUI up ms > mPajhleS III Inc
th PROSTITUTION If man movers to InhnIy n.rs
Be careful ever not to take ground in advance
OF your actual NhoWlfd@g, except as Il ground
thornfnr w." otI "
are as dc,tuced from searching observation and
EXPERIMENT. ihr mother should know. IN n
eynectnI mf t,,s, wh6yn hnart ha,, iaar
touched in The temperance work The mother.
must not however. stand alone in this work If
instruction. The pupt mus plead and the
press must print the pleading. The sabbath
schools and The public schools both have their
part to do in supporting the instruction Of thu
parents
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''tlSth' temperance NoIhtl> ihat temperance
teaching should form regular part If our
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IL meets from the rum seller Inc rum dllhhrf
and the politician. and quotes a devoted school
vorLnr vb, +,i,, II, ,, .,r. t,,., ,,.,,,, .,,li.
no" l"r ie hou'H OF INSTRUCTION. h''i ''l' iHNs
of the state show that all Instructors of youth
ARE called unon to inlrp>s Oh fine minds of TN,
III
'hiiareh ana Eou'ii committed !" 'h'if care ahd
instruction. the principles of temperance. among
otb., tl,iros f,. r,rt b., ,,rri,,, tl, i,,,,.,.t
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''hc' Oh the WORKS the writer says: Inc WORK
in the schools is begun already. II is the hand
f,,I If ,,.,, -, th ton, tl mountain, -. .I,.Il
we ho' iVhu ouI prayers "iid our i'' nee lil'''
its fruit shall shake like IcbanOn:" since we
know tbot tI,.t frlit i ..for the h.,1ur ,f ,b,
ilatiOis' III conclusion me Things Nh'h ''hl
especially necessary 70 h. stamped upon the
oro,yino, minds az th.. wanna, ara. I'm ,,..,+l
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rttoiin. ll?lt ! hol emo N bt!laNl mar m
nov uII"h ihtt NJ NtlH constitution NelltFd-
to my Puthl! hllloit> 70 auilltTail"n; l"f lhIi
lo III VI tii'i w" S'l'triitA liit S"io,'Io>,cu
''lil ware NE htf"Hi ~ "hoh. ''iucalioh
mas elllol'tu the ii'a iiat II j. pfal>eW"flnN.
iheit i not cum" 'ii' Ho'> lot !Nhll' iil'
ticloi>h tiih' ili'Nrs il"lI I"lSr' ms o" me
lircIino tiam, wh,m .nntia"ratinn ,.,'ln. ,,,i ,'
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