The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-02-08
TEMPERANCE REFORM-EyI-
DENCES OF SUCCESS.

During our pen INNINGS for the GAZETTE,
covering the last past six months, we have
presented several pictures (under the above
caption) and upon these have drawn (to in
spire all temperance workers to greater faith
and exertions) such lines of light as we have
been able to catch, cleaning from out the
mingled and sometimes dark experiences of
the great temperance reform movement of
the present. These white lines, thus imper-
fectly limned, have been (and we think
rightly interpreted as bona ide evidences au-
CURING the steady progress and ultimate sue
cess of this God-inspired and humanity-ap-
proved work.
These lines of light, or evidences, rather,
we think, without egotism, have been fairly
culled, somewhat succinctly traced, and far
beyond their deservings have met with favor
able recognition and commentator by the in
telligent readers of the GAZETTE. Of course,
we do not claim to have covered the entire
ground or to have caught 1.-THE of the en-
couraging evidences that all along have un-
mistakably illumined the shores of this ever
onward and broadening and deepening stream
Of life which flows for the cleansing of
nation. To claim this would indeed be pre-
sumption, for the name of these is legion.
We have but touched, and that slightly, the
more prominent ones. But of all we have
been) we have now to add another, stronger,
far stronger than any, from the fact that it
comes from the opposition-the very seat and
throne of the sin-hoary opposifion-the rum
power itself. AS jeremiah says: "Our enc
mics have opened their mouths against us,"
and yet out of their own mouths are they
self-condemned, our cause unwittingly ap-
proved, and we greatly encouraged
Let us see what this new evidence is upon
which we lay SO much stress. Let us to the
record,
"Our enemies themselves being judges"
Here it is, just as we excerpt it from the
columns of the Breeoeas' Journal of a recent
date and to the careful perusal and study of
all friends of temperance we most heartily
commend it.
"The evil of prohibition is spreading itself
over the United States. If the present move
ment does not receive check this country will
virtually be prohibition nation. New Eng
land is practically under prohibition. In the
great western states there is steady progress
on the part of the temperance people in the
same direction. Prohibition has a large follow
ing in Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indi-
ana Minnesota, while Kansas and Iowa have
state legislation in their favor"
MSra5ise dictu 7 The evil of prohibition is
spreading over the United States. What an
acknowledgement! If the present movement
does not receioe check this country soi2 oirt,s-
a1ly be a proI,bitiop nation. What confess
sion And that, too from the very throne
of this beast of the pit. o, friends, shall we
not renew our courage? Summon up all our
reserve power? Grasp anew the sword with
the grip of an Eleazar, and inspired with
masculinity of faith such as we have never
known, press the battle and end the strife in
overwhelming and inevitable disaster to our
foes?
s''Tis not victory to win the field,
Unless we make our enemies to yield"
And in triumphant victory to our cause?
ssTo do is to succced-our fight
ls waged in heavens approving sight.
The smile of God is victory"
-" Critic" in Temperance Gasette