Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-06-27

sermons upon the Nature and Remedy II In.
temperance, by Dt. Lyman Beecher, Twelve
Essays on lntempemnee by Dr. Albert
Barnes = =" Professor Hitehcock's Argument
Agains, the Manufacture oi Ardent Spirits"
etc.
Within two or three years there was a per.
cepiibe improvement throughout the country
In is29. it was said that in Massachusetts
there was an actual diminution Of one hall in
the sale Of spirits, and the same in New York.
AT the commencement " the year 1890, lin
four years., il vas reported that "more than
1000 Societies had been formed, with more
than 100, 600 members, located in "a different
states more than 90 disuleries had been
stopped more than 400 merchants had re-
nounced the traffic, and more than IRooi
drunkards had ceased to use the dunkard's
drink"
Besides the names already mentioned Of
noted men who threw their influence into this
reform, We may mention Rev. John Pierpont,
Dr. Ge55ge r. Cheever, Father Taylor Of the
Boston Bethel, Mr.. +. {. Delayan, Dr. Chas
Jewett and many others.
But it was many years after this grea, tenn.
pcrance revival commenced, before more was
attempted than to do away Nith the use Of dis.
hltd liquors. Wine, cider, beer and ale,
were not prohibited by these societies. "In
the great National Convention in Philadelphia,
in May, 1888, the principle Of total abstinence
pom all intoritaiiHg liquors was proposed but
was speedily voted down. and many Of the
gafded this as an extreme view and feared
there would be a reaction. I, seems strange
to Us, who enter into their labors- and whp
know that only entire abstinence from all
forms Of the evil will save men who have ever
acquired taste for the accursed stuH-that
these good men should not have apprehended
the truth at once. Bu, we must remember
that they were treading new ground they were
feeling their way; and they acted according 10
the bes, lights they had.
Bu, the cause made wonderful progress.
Five years later. in 1885, we find that 5000
temperance societies had been formed. more
than 2.ooo distileries had been stopped, more
than 200, 900 had ceased to use any kind Of in.
tosicating liquors, abou, 2,ooo, 900 had ceased
to use distilled liquors, 100000 Of whom
were members Of Temperance societies. But
as at the beginning Of the wosk, the number
Of drunkards reformed continued to be strange.
y out Of proportion to The other departments
Of the work. Comparatively little efior, had
been made in this direction, as their case was
considered almost hopeless. But in 1870 in
Baltimore, wonderful work began among
briates. Six men ol ihis class, strangely and
suddenly determined that they would drink no
more, and organized themselves into tcm.
perance society. called the Washingtonian
Society. In shor, time this society mum.
bered hundreds, and in year, at the anniyer.
| sary meeting. Low men stood in line as
reformed inebraes.
Meantime the Increment had spread like
wild.hre in all directions. Discarding the slow
augmentation method Of the previous temper.
ance revival, these men appealed to the emo.
tions chiefly. These meetings were conducted
entirely by men who were reformed drunkards.
and their great effort was to arouse in the
victims Of intemperance feeling Of hepe, ard
to lead them to say 81 sdIUf' As might he
supposed, leaving out the religious element
entirely, very many found the 81 'oiU' after q
time Intellectual. 1t is estimated that three
fourihs of all those who were reformed during
the Washingtonian movement returned aeair
to their old habits. But the remaining one
fourth numbered 10000, whose reformation
was perH.anent--a result which showed thai
the Washingtonian work was very f3r irvni /:
failure.
Immediately following this movement, tn,
enthusiasm OF which was not very perms1ent
several secre, societies were organized, such a
the 'SoD, of Temperance" "Indepcnden
Order of Rechabites, ,""Cadets of Temperance,
and the Good Templars." Some of thes,
orders especially the last named-have doub,
less exercised great influence in promoting
temperance reform.
in the year 1850, through the tireles
efforts OF Hon. Neal Dow, the famous Main,
Law was enacled-ihe chief features Of whcl
are well known. 1t does away with all licens
TO sell the poisonous stuff, as beverage
making the common sale Of liquor las il sN2il'
arsenic, strychnine, etc.) 4 criminal otSIce
punishable as such, and liquor KEEP, for unlaw
iul sale liable to seizure and destruction" Il
spite of previous doubts Of many good men
and opposition Of all kinds iron, evil men, thi
5 law has been wonderfully successful, and an
$ man willing to be convinced, can prove t
himself beyond doubt that ''/fohibsHon 40.
prohibit"
Time will not permi, me to speak of X
various vicissi,udes, both Of gcoS and csS
he next twenty years. The war came--tf
5 attention Of the American nation was absorb,
= by that, and necessarily temperance agitatio
/ was lessened, and temperance conviction WI
; weakened There was much drinking in Il
!. army, and less restraint in these respects aft,
o the close Of the war. Great numbers
o foreigners swarned over iar country, vel
h many Of whom were from the lowest classes
: Europe-the aims houses, jails and slums
J.. the old world. These, and much false teac
!, ing from eminent men. and unwise Legislation
d combined to produce what threatened to be
g general rsatfion, and many good men Al
o women stood in terror lest all the good accor
plishsd should be lost. Bu, the cause belong,
h to God, and
d ''To doub, would be dsoyal,Y.
IA To falier would be sim
a, Al this crisis, in December, 1873, the wo
,e derful movement, known as the Woman's Tel
re perance Crusade was inaugurated. The s,o
ly is Too well known to need recapi,uation he,
y In the little town Of Hillsborough, in Southe
/. Ohio, a band of Christian women met, al