Arkansas weekly mansion., 1884-01-05
+" Bands Of Hope"

The recent meeting of Christian phi
lanthropsts in Chicago for the purpose
of organizing. rcviving and perpetual
ing Bands of Hope, both among Protest
ants and Roman Catholics, was gniti-
cant. The gathering was called by the
ladies of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Remarks were made
by leading clergyEen of this city, to-
gether with gentlerlen acquainted with
the practical work in England. Favor
able resolutions were adopted. and the
ladies have begun forming Organiza-
tions with their usual perscverlng ear
nestness. The fact that only small
proportion of the masses come directly
under pulpit influences was emphasized.
Reference was also made to the fact
that the liquor interest is not an organ
izcd, tangible institution like slavery.
It is intermingled with business, poll
tics and society, like corrupting
leaven. Its slaves can not be enamel
pated by single stroke of the Execil-
tive pen Education is the fundamental
ultimate thunderbolt to reduce the rum
traffic to the minimum of theft or for
gerry.
Very encouraging results were citci
by Band of Hope leaders from across
the sea. Temperance total abstinence
principles have gained permanent ground
in England to a marvellous degree;
Thirty Mayors of cities have graduated
from Band of Hope organizations ana
know not the taste of alcohol. Ninety
per cent. of the ministers in our Meth
odist training schools said Rev. Mr..
Hardy. "are ignorant of liquor 5 taste.
Blessed be agnOsticism upon the sub
iect of rum. This means great progress
when remembered that not infrcquently
the local itinerant on the Sabbath
dealt in liquor through the week.
There must be tremendous power and
inspiration in the annual assembly of 49,
OOC children at the Crystal Palace, Lon
don, arraycd in white, bearing Temper
ancc banners and singing Temperance
songs. The result is dcepseatcd.
inbred, lifelong hatred toward
rum and rummeries. Like the
Christians Mt Sardis they have
not dcfiled their garments. They
shall walk before the Great Throne OF
God in white, for they are worthy
..Wine is a mocker, strong drink is
raging, and whosocver is deceived
thereby is not WISE viz: the wine
bibber, the bcer-guzzler are not only
unwise in the sense of being foolish, but
often are uniEstructcd and lack infor-
nation. We are not troubled by sane
, people taking arsenic, strychninc or 9TH
er well-known forms of poison. Let
people be rooted and grounded from
childhood concerning the deadly ana
poisonous nature of modern adultel7t'en
liquors. Let there be scientific lectures
and experiments in connect on with our
common schools; but instead the ''bc,t
Mayor' and City Council of Chicago
license saloons within Il stone s-throw
of our school-buildings. Thus the nur-
sery of vice and the fountain of culture
spring up together in the same block,
protected bv the same law and govern
ment Amazing inconsistency and aw-
full duplicity! .'Whosocvcr is deceived
| the rcby is not wise.'
Would we equip an invincib!e army
of public sentiment possessing the
mighty battery of legal enactment and
legal enforcement? 1t will not be ac-
complished alone by the fiery clOqucncc
of an hour. but by the patient training
| of a generation. Mormonism, alcohol
| ism, and every ism of evil may laugh ut
| the orator but trcmblc before the teach
cr's power over the young. We waite
but little time teaching the semi-ccntc-
marian pure mathematics or technical
science, but consider him Il fit subject
! for lessons in morals and religion. 1t
would not be difficult 10 show in addi-
! ton that the surcSt avenue to the drunk
! ards soul is the :. innocent heart of his
child. "-Rer. j. L. Erushinqha.n, n
| ". ". Christian -1drOcate.