The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1884-05-02
Temperance Department.
EDITED BY THE W. c. T. q.
Juvenile Temperance work.

Ihe following Is an extract from paper
read at the county alliance, held in Phllo-
math last month:
In the education of our children, moral
| and religious, temperance and religion should
go hand in hand. 1t is much easier to pre-
vent the making of drunkards than to re-
form them after they are made It is brave
to rescue the fallen, to raise the drunkard,
| it is glorious work to put out great con-
fagration, but it is still better if we can
j put out the spark when it is spark, so
that there will be no confagration We can
put in an ounce of prevention for innocent
childhood when pound of cure will he
utterly thrown sway on ruined manhood
How shall all this be done? We answer,
by seeing that our children are thoroughly
instructed in temperance principles, in the
reasonableness of total abstinence from
alcoholic stimulants, tobacco and profanity,
by a regular course of systematic scientific
study, ethical and governmental. This
embraces physiology, hygiene, chemistry,
with special reference to the effects of stim-
ulants and narcotics on the human system.
When shall all this begin? First and most
important is the influence of the parent
No father or mother can afford to wait and
let this work be done entirely by others.
Oral instruction at home every day, con-
versation, good books carefully selected for
them to read, this is the foundation of sue
cessful juvenile work. Next comes the
Sunday school teacher; here much can he
done. A method adopted by Mr. Hanson,
superintendent of the west side tabernacle
| S. s. of Chicago, is commendable, every
teacher handed each scholar a blank to fill
out, on which was the following, ''To
parents: Believing that children should obey
their parents, and knowing our efforts to do
them good would be vain without your CO.
operation, we ask you to encourage your
children to sign and keep the temperance
pledge given below, if however, you would
prefer them not to sign it, please say SO on
this sheet and the matter will not be urged
against your wishes" This was signed by
the superintendent, teacher and secretary of
the school, then a place for mothers and
fathers consent. Then followed the pledge,
with places left for date, name of scholar,
residence, age, length of time to keep the
pledge. These blanks can be obtained of
David G. Cook, Chicago.
There are many ways of doing S. S.
temperance work, each teacher if disposed
will find some efficient way, then organiza-
tions should be formed, let them not be
merely nominal things, to make fuss
about and do little work in, but make them
alive and keep them lively. The band of
Hope is the organization most practicable
for general use; should be simple with few
officers. secretary, janitor and librarian
may be chosen from the ranks, good adult
teachers should be had for classes. One
thing should be remembered, when these
little ones are gathered together, ready to
be led and taught, the teaching must be
pure and good and the teacher must have
an aptness for the work, they must be kept
interested. Miss Colman's temperance
catechism is well to use for the younger
classes; her juvenile temperance manual for
the older ones, and we most strongly rec
ommend. Mrs. Crafts blackboard lessons,
and various forms of chalk talks for general
instruction to the whole school, and if
possible have the drawing done by one of
the pupils. There is nothing better to keep
up the interest than to set them to work.
Have basket picnics in the summer, tea
parties in winter which can be made a
source of great pleasure and profit if rightly
carried on.
/ Now in the band of hope we find it very
hard to get the boys from twelve and over
to attend. How shall we secure the at
tendance of these boys? When boys arrive
at certain age they are too old for the
Band of hope, they will tell you, as one did
tell me she was not going with those little
kids" Now what shall we do with these
boys; to be sure society of girls alone
would be power for good. Thoroughly
impress the young girl of to-day with an
adherence of intoxicants, even of the middle
forms, for the filth of tobacco, the impro-
Ipriety and coarseness of profanity, and you
have young lady of the future, who will
not remark with a simper, that she enjoys
the fragrance of nice cigar, or laugh at a
witticism coupled with an oath, one who
will in no wise accept the attentions of a
young man who is suspicioned of an occa-
sional social glass. If we succeed in train
ing class of young ladies who will require
of their escorts that purity which is required
of them we shall in measure have solved
the problem of social drinkino
Different localities, different classes of
boys, need different management; but some
methods must be used to enlist our boys;
we want them to become good. intelligent,
enthusiastic prohibitionists, SO that when
they grow old enough they will vote right;
we don't want it said of them when they
are growing into manhood, s'Oh that boy is
only sowing his wild oats, he will marry
some good girl by and by and steady down,
it will make man of him. Yes, if some
pure. sweet girl will pour the fullness of her
own sweet life into the dark turbid stream
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