The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-10-16
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY THE wOaIEN'S CHRISTIAN
TEMPERANCE UNION.
From the 'sPresbytelian.n

perence news of the country? Many pee
pie read only the papers of their own state
and some only those of their own county
Ii these papers do not keep them poste
in the work that is going on all over til
country. they willremain in ignorance 0
it. Will you kindly give space to extract
concerning meetings which have recent,
been held in Boston, and to some items re
garding the Maine election from tn
"Union Signal -
When it thunders all along the line Thu
stroke OF tightening may be expected
Just now the sky in Boston is covered will
thunder-clouds- the political, in the so
cial and in the church quarters the roll O
the thunder is almost incessant. The nut
terings of The storm all gather into on,
word and that word Temperance. y
During the past week nearly every phas,
of life has voiced demand for the restric
ton or repression of the liquor traffic. Oh
Monday, at the Minister'S meeting, tht
paper read was q strong and urgent ples
for Prohibition. Asst was also all arraign
ment of the other political parties the pa
per awakened great interest.
The second paper was on the same sub
ject. being a sharp criticism OF lately
published essay on the necessity of sup
porting particular party, and denial OF
the assumption that the temperance ques
tion is at present national issue. The
subject was put down for debate two
weeks hence, when we may expect strong
and carefully prepared utterances. If they
are repetition of the utterances of this
last Monday the results in the churches
must be very marked before spring. Next
came a large Prohibition rally at fremont
Temple OH Wednesday evening. The au-
dience filled the hall with numbers and en-
thusiasm. The enthusiasm was aroused
by the presence and addresses of our most
prominent temperance men, aided by j.
i. Cough and Mr.. Daniels, candidate for
the Vice-Presldency. Their speeches were
radical and earnest, and in favor of Prohi-
bition as the end to be sought. The en-
thusiasm was fired somewhat by the vic
tory for the amendment in Maine, ayictory
so positive and complete as to answer fully
all doubts as to the views of the people of
that State in regard to the feasibility and
success of Prohibition.
The work was carried forward by pub
lie meeting held in. fremont Temple, on
Friday evening, under the auspices of the
Church Temperance Society 1t was in
lensely respectable, yet full of fire and
power. Right Rev. Bishop Paddock pre-
sided, surrounded by all the leading clergy
and other prominent men, among whom
was THE Lord Bishop of Rochester, En-
gland, and the Hon. I'll. w. Arnoux, of
New York. Ex-Governor Rice spoke first
and emphasized the need of popular opin-
ion to sustain and enforce the law. The
Lord Bishop followed with an earnest
of the great need for action.
He said he had seen all the evils of war,
pestilence and conaagration, and yet these
lid not equal the evils of drunkenness.
He urged the need of character and relig-
lous purpose on the part of the people, and
The necessity of cooperation ON the part
IF all who favored temperance. He spoke
Of having attended meeting of the Law
Ind Order League Of New Y ork. and said
that if they had those laws and such So
,ieties in England he would bless God.
Judge III. w. Arnoux made statistics
eloquent and proved Boston to be much
5hirstier city than New York. He re-
TERED to one street in Boston where, in
straight line OF three-quarters Of mile,
you pass 1876 liquor saloons. By many his
,yoric facts and statistics he proved that to
decrease the sale of liquor was to decrease
crime. He, as the other speakers, eulo-
szed and showed the necessity for true
'eligious spirit, but he also emphasized and
proved the necessity for legal enactment
md strict police enforcement.
While the large audience responded to
,he appeal to church action with consider
lble applause, at every allusion to legal
'uasion and prohibition they broke into
'hunders OF applause.
The Rev. DR.. Phillips Brooks was the
asst speaker. He was greeted with great
applause, which became prolonging and
leafening when he uttered, with impas-
stoned eloquence, the following sentences
: No word of mine shall ever be lifted up
against fanaticism of any kind in the tenn
)erance cause, If there is any cause that
ustifies what appears to be fanaticisrii, it
S this cause. There is nothing more dis
gushing and disheartening than to hear
,ase-loving men, living selfish, luxurious
ives. railing against temperance fanati-
,ism.'
Such q meeting must result in great
good. On Friday afternoon 18th inst
,he Social Temperance Union, which holds
monthly banquets during the winter re-
,umed their meetings. The occasion was
IGNORED by the presence of Hon. Mr.. Dan
els, and other prominent temperance
workers from abroad. The speeches were
iery, positive and radical Especially the
closing one of Rev. DR.. Miner.
The week closed by an address issued on
signed by over hundred promi-
lent citizens, urging the immediate effort
IN the part of all citizens to secure by leg
slative action the appointment of met
ropolitan police board for Boston, in order
20 secure better administration of the
liquor laws. The address begins and is
really summed up in this opening SEN
5ence, 1.-The alarming extent to which the
of the liquor law prevails in the
,ity of Boston, and the lax administration
If such laws. demand prompt, energetic.
action on the part of friends of law and
order throughout the commonwealth. .
With such movement along the whole
inc we may expect some damage to be
lone to the common enemy.
L. E. F. Kimball of the w. G. Z. o.,
IN writing to the Union Signal says 1t
has been affirmed in the West by the op-
)onents of temperance that Maine was
,ired of her prohibitory law and would
gladly be rid Of it. But Maine has spoken
md by the verdict of at least between
,oIty and fifty thousand majority of
ler people, has silenced forever these
ying tongues, and proved her own vindi
,ator. After thirty years trial she GER
,ainly has right to speak and ought be
heard from ocean to ocean, as she will be.
Laus Dec is on my lips and in my heart as
after the blessed victory at Louisville.
And the one occasion calls for such praise
IS truly as the other. This was Gods bat
lie and the sons of Deborah is ours once
more. ''They fought from heaven the
stars in their courses fought against
sisera. The Portland Daily Press of
Sept. 8, gave the following 1.-THE Amend
nent carried. The advocates of the consti-
;utional amendment were injubilant spirits
asst evening over the result of thevote 1t
vas stated at the temperance headquarters
hat 200 towns polled "A, 500 ballots marked
yes and &c, 800 marked mo, - making
majority of SO $685. I wishAall our weary
workers could have been at the state head
quarters in Portland, Monday evening as
he returns came in. Song after song
echoed through the rooms. When the tel
graph flashed the good news that Bangor
rave three for the amendment to one
lgainst it, we rose and sung Praise G. cd
rom whom all blessings flow" Portland
rave 500 majority. Deering and Wood
lords gave nearly five for to one against.
Arostook county gave unanimous s'yes''
IN the amendment. 1t is generally CON
,eded that the efforts of the w. G. T. u.
throughout the State, both preceding the
lay of voting and on that occasion in the
meetings of prayer and at the polls, were
most powerful agencies in this glorious
ssue. Many feared Portland would go
against the amendment. as money and
U7.Sshey for free distribution were sent in
arge quantities to buy votes, but the white
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