The Brookhaven leader., 1884-12-11
Luther Benson.
From the Clarion.1

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The State Prohibition Convcntio
which met in the City Of Jackso
in July last, invited Mr.. Luthe
Benson, of Indiana, to visit Missis
sippi and canvass the State in tn
interest of Prohibition. He accept
ed the invitation and opened hi
canvass at Shubuta, by lecturing OIL
the 9th and 9th of November.
Mr.. Benson's past lie has been /.
sad one, and at the same time, &
most remarkable one. With HIN
the thirst for liquor was innate, ht
having inherited the appetite, as be
himself says, from his grandfather
1t the age of six years be got
drunk, and until only few years
ago he was q confirmed drunkard
He was never able to drink whisky
at all without becoming intoxicated
After having acquired the habit oil
getting drunk no one ever put forth
greater and yet unsuccessful efforts
to reform than be. Notwithstand-
ing all his tears, prayers and resolu.
tions he wandered farther and far
ther from the peaceful path of sobri-
ETY. until he sunk as low as it is pos
sible for humanity to sink. He
would often barter the very clothes
on his back to satiate his appetite
for this beverage of hell. His ex-
cessive drinking brought on delir-
tWm tremenS in it's most hOrrid type
He was finally sent to the insane
asylum, and while there wrote his
auto biography, the title Of which is
Fifteen Years in He'll" the fifteen
years having reference TO the time
he was a drunkard. The book will
compare favorably in style and in
terest with anything ever written in
the English language.
Mr.. Benson while quite young oh
tanned g license to practice law !;
and, though he practiced bis profess
sion but little, yet while engaged in
the same he WAS remarkably sue
cessful. His entire time, however,
is now spent in lecturing on Tenn
perance and Prohibition. He has
lectured in thirty three States and
has received the highest encomiums
wherever he has gone. The most
competent judges pronounce him
one of the finest orators of the en-
tire country.
His lectures in Shubuta surpassed
by far anything of the kind l ever
heard. They abounded in wit, hu
NOR and pathos. He is a master OF
the English language and can come
as near portraying the true charac-
ter of the hideous and fiendish mon
ster, rum, as words can picture it.
He has perfect control over his au-
dience, and is able to rivet their at
tention throughout the entire
discourse with perfect ease. At one
moment he meits the hearts of his
hearers to tears, and at the next ex-
cites them to roar of laughter.
His arguments in favor Of Prohibi-
tion and in opposition to the liquor
traffic are absolutely unanswerable.
All who are not fearful of hearing
the truth should hear this remarka-
BILE man without fail. We bespeak
for him hearty and cordial wei
come IN Mississippi, and sincerely
hope as well as firmly believe that
he will be greatly instrumental in
causing victory to perch upon the
banner of Prohibition at an early
day in Mississippi.
d. w. HEIDELBERG.
Shubuta, Nov. IL, 1884.
Mr.. Benson has delivered lectures
at several places in East and North
Mississippi, and still has out the
following appointments yet to be
filed. We are Informed by Mr.. W.
Fl. Patton, of Shubuta, that he will
also deliver. several lectures in South
Mississippi the latter part of Janu-
ary: