The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-04-11

Ihark hsna <shed 70 express my
opinion on the temperance question,
but thought perhaps As | was not
member of the society 10 would not
be accepted. Reading an item in
The GAZETTE has encouraged me to
try. Though not a member of your
organization, | am a believer In the
temperance cause, and 90 all / can
for IL | never neglect 10 pray dai-
" that God will bless the cause, rs
/ befeve that, next 10 the Church,
its sn@@aaauw ili do more tO'effect the
dowmfhIf NC Satan's Kingdom than
anything else. .
With Talmagey'I ana inclined to
believe Intemperance to be the great
dragon spoken of in Revelations,
There Is nothing that presses WON
an with greater hatred, and it GER
tainly has poured out its floods of
sorrow after her until, in many in
whelmnll.hef, Nothing ont Divine
aid ha s1lAlnsd hex But I feel
that bdtter DAYS are dawning. The
people are waking up. The press ~
arming against the National evil.
and / thank God that our MORRIS
Town GAZETTE has placed Itself on
the side Of Tigtt. -a
Ia i impossible Cor me to express
what dFfSef oQEthis itnp0-tant sub
icct1 tdo wish Il could say some
thin tliMF would fire every heart
with adetermiRatisR 20 fightagainst
alcohol until they drive II from our
beautiful land.
Thar IN hoIHe thing i would love
TO kmrw w any one can tell me- j
know that liquor dealers in Norris
ristOwn have for years been viOlat-
ing tn hav NJ selling On Sunday
and ~ eeAfne 70 minors. Now,
what | want TO know is, why do /
know this and our grand jurors do
not fnd a1t,s and Why do not our
Courts panisH-t hem for it - y
MeummLl women may write and
lecture on the subject of Intemper-
ance, but II is impossible for them
to portray GIG s6rrow it produces.
None can Know how bad IL is but
those who have it to contend with
in their own families, and doubtless
they cannot, if they would, express
half theSFruffer.
Ear will You sic quietly and
see - ddrse 20 % ? q You may say,
I DO not use Il, therefore IL does no
harm. But you have children and
some of them will mi victims 60
strong drink; and when they do, re
member yod have been warned to
lend xoRE influence ~ the side of
temperance
Mothers, if yQa eah 10 nothing
more, YOU can JON With me In pray
ers to God thatthe temptation may
be putmfMM 6aDm our chiidren. 4 ct
us enaAd Mt RAlhe court OF heaven !
before sAgudge that cannot be brib-
ed
Young men and boys, pity you,
and / entrpaF yoa 70 be manly
enough q saw 20 10 those who
would tempt you to take alcohol in
any fMani - shows that you have
Independents and that you will not
be ledfnIt way % dn-sviL ffE
Young ladies and girls, my heart
aches when / think what you will
have Nh WYNN fdfFf Ton ever give your
hand US one who drinks that which
'biteth like a serpent and stingeth
ike an addp4f AasiCyon forcyOur
own sakes 10 enlist on tthe side OF
-ETI4GJp l-la 4
GoaahinSs lie temperance cause
GO on IN the goodHwOrz until the
liquid essis ly 5F q, G e,ri TAR
In tunu ahaEa-eommaRieatioR-t the
rery pertinent question is asked,
Why is it that liqSor dealefs in
dorristown are permitted to violate
ne law of the state in selling on
sunday and 10 minors 2
Now there i5.a6L perhaps. a>law
hiding citizen in Morristown or
lsew Ifsre but 1sFiii admit that :
be ~ gkRIs selling o. sspi
nv AID To minors are wholesome
.ws. If this be true. then certain
, the law ought TO be enforced, and
Inv ishlEtc done 2arThsuquestion ID