Connecticut western news., 1883-08-01

AoPoA' oA 'AAAS coHVenIlOn. ElfSt, our
 space being limited, would not permit 1t. Second, we had no stenographer at the convention. Third, all the speakers
 demonstrated their ability to ''blow
 thelr own horns, and their speeches
 needed no revising or coloring by ye
 editor, therefore we shall give only a
 few leading points made by each.
 ana not an extended report
 of the speeches.) MT Griffin said when
 the secretary, MT Winter, invited him
 to speak on this occasion, he racked his
 brain for text or subject and finally
 decided to call 'Siftings and Driftings"
 not Texas Slftings, said MT Griffin (with
 merry twinkle in his eye) but speak ing of Texas reminded him that o Tex as man recently boasted that you could
 put 57 Connecticuts into Texas and
 Texas could swallow 15O Rhode Islands.
 However, on basis of prosperity, Rhode
 Island IS equal to 21O states like Texas. Dean Stanley said, greatness is not
 bigness, bigness is not greatness" Ma polean, who was short in stature, once valnly attempted to reach a book on the upper shelf. A tall Aide easily reached the book and remarked, as he handed it to Napolean, ''I am greater than you" Napolean instantly replied, "you are longer; blgness is not greatness. " So ev- en Ii the temperance workers do not out number the rum sellers and drinkers tbev must not get discouraged. We are greater than they are and will finally triumph. With regard to the different methods of temperance work, he bid God speed to every brother man who is working in the good cause. Some men work with moderation in good cause and quote this scripture to sustain it,
 let your moderation be known unto all men, Atthe dinner table they work with will quoting this scripture, 'whatsoev- CT thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. MT Griffin then told how liquors were adulterated and went on to show that cider drinking was the start ing point in many drunkards career and said that the apple Eve ate was the be- ginning of the cider curse. He showed up the result of moderate drinking and stated that although all moderate drink CTS do not become drunkards, no drunk ard began only as moderate drinker. He exploded the idea of liquor being nourishing to the system, it stimulates the latent forces or causes them to act on the same principle that rattlesnake would If thrown at that moment among the audience. Neither the snake or the liquor will build up or sustain the system but only act as spur or goad to drive the system to renewed exertion which is followed by a reaction. There is not a particle of nitrogen in alcohol. The natural temperature of the body is 98 deg, take drink of whiskey and in an hour the temperature is deg less, on the other hand eat good meal and the temperature will rise deg. Dr Guth- r1e gave four reasons why he practiced total abstinence, it gave him four bless lngs; First clear head, second strong CT stomach, third, clean conscience, fourth fuller pocket. He refrained from inficting the audience with statis- tics 8 mile in length and only touched this point by saying $75O,OOO,OOO were wasted, yes, worse than wasted every year m this country for liquor. This should not be simply defensive cam paigf, but an offensive one against the rum business. He paid 8 grand and beautiful tribute to the memory and la- bors of the late William E Dodge and stated that MT Dodge had entertained persons of all conditions in life and from all parts of the world, but never a glass of wine was seen on his table, nothing stronger than coffee. He closed with @ word portrait of the White mountains and the immense boulder that from time immemmorial has hung suspended at the Hume in the Notch at White mountains. June 20, 1883, God sent storm on the White mountains which caused @ stream of water 60 feet deep and 20 feet wide to sweep away everything in it's path and the gigantic boulder was swept down the valley and buried beneath the debris and not trace of it is visible. So in the temperance cause, God will arouse such a storm of indignation in the peoples minds, that the rum business will be swept out of existence. The mountain before Zerubbabel shall be- come plain and the rum traffic shall be wiped out
 At the close of MT Griffin's address, the hymn, "My faith looks up to thee, "was sung. Secretary Winter then made statement of the organization, work and financial condition of the Connecticut Temperance union and the results it has accomplished and its plans and de- sires for the future.
 The meeting was then adjourned un- til ? PM. During the intermission the the people separated into little picnic parties and after eating their dinner sailed upon the lake or wandered about the grove, visited with friends and dis cussed the temperance work.
 The number in attendance at the af- ternoon session was very large, many came on the noon train and many from Surrounding towns came by private 
 The afternoon exercises were opened by music on the cornopeon md oo1.not h1, Rn. Goo..L.o IT N..nc.