Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-11-14
NJ NBER 50.

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'iN I t''itN' VI A.i!r,li WHICH
every t'in.s except name l., iIeMti a!
WITH iiI' fr"tcst,ut Episcopal churci'
h1, rI"r been acted fpr her conserv..-
tI-:n. ti,.i iuuuVatOr; and cra,.h '
rei"rn"r, iinl bat little sympathy
Wi. .iH her paies. But with all her
co'iS.lI t;i,m, her len lrrS do Il /
hc ,.:a:. ip,iAc bold stand oE all
IT, great moral Qle5tions Of the dl,.
lie ;:rea. eau - oi prohibition finds
~ her ranks sJ,nn of its staunch est
ani ahlest advocates. Prominent
among these is Canan WilberfUrce,
one OF the cAurch's brightest orna-
ments.
From one Of his published utter
ances o.: the subject, l make tho fol-
owing extract:
There is no form OF temptation TO
compare with the great licensed
liquor 'ra!iic of this nation. S.a is
TIC, prove, without u shallow of
doubt. that an immense proportion
of the crime, papperism aal luaacv
of the country is the direct fruit of
the license system. IL Mt the DE-
cuiia- duy Of the church TO be foremost
i" the battle aylinst tchatecer specisl de-
eilment Of sin may abound in each
succcssite generation?'
Canaan Firar, whose fame as an &c,
clesiastlc is worthwhile, and whose
classic pen has produced work, tuat
VIII live as long as the EnIIi,l Ian.
Su ,ge is spoken, is an ardent worker
III tins great cause. His lectur.s ol
Temperance nave been published aL
have had an immense circul ,tiua
both in Great Brliton aud IN Amer
lea. In one Of those lectures, aft.
mentioning by name number Of
eminent churchmen who are teeto-
tallers. and after stating that there are
hundreds more, peers, magistrates,
Judges, ministers of I'LL denominl-
tions, men of literature, aud men of
sci-,,oe," Ia. ua.s this language.
"rhe mau who SAYS that the church,
is the only temperate society that ~
necessary puts himself out of curt"
Are these men all idiot,
and foolS2 Many Of the 1teltes
revolutions ever wrought in liis;; ~
have been wrought by thos, wAon
the world counted idiots and fools.
England is very patient,
she can stand Il great deal; but ther,
is one thing she cannot stand, and
that is tine disposition Of the drink
trale."
Canon Ellison, Canon Liyhtfoot.
the bishop of Gloucester. the bishop
Of Exeter, tho Bishop of Durham.
aud alauy other distinguished eccle.-
ii,tics are Jealous. active workers in
the temperance cause The agit,-
tion of this question has resulted in
the form ltion of The Church of En-
gland Temperance Society, which
now bus very large member
snip, The two hi,,hescst dignat,-
RE, of the church, VIZ the archbisE-
obs Of Canterbury AMI York are tie
presidents Of this society; and Quetn
Victoria hers-.f is 4 patron.
Besides these illustricus clergvma~,
many laymen distinguished Ill the Va
rious walks of life, are dong valiant
service in this warfare against the
demon Of intemperance, DR. An
drew Clark, the physician of Queen
Victoria, saws, Il sometimes feel like
giving up every thing and going
forth i'll a holy crusade, an preach
lug to all men beware of the enemy
oftae Euluan race.
RuSkin, one o. the most illustri-
Gus names III the annals Of English
literature, speaks Of the liquor traffic
A, zone e: .hn most criminal meth
DDS of assassination for money hither-
10 adopted by the bravos of any age
Or country" The most famous d
al living + lglis'lnen, t late prime
In;us,er, W. +. Gladstone, SAYS.
''Gre,.tcr calamiiies are inflicted o.,
IAankinl rs iutemperance than by
the three great historical scour9es of
war, pes.ilenca and famine. That is
true, and it is the measure u our DIS
gracc" The laborers of Sir WIFI id
Lawson, the great local option agite-
tor IN parliament and elsewhere have
now become part and parcel Vi tho
history Of England
Nov, tle labors Of tics, va!ia,t
and Of the various 10 il
OF di,soniors. are producing much
fl nit Canon tarrar SAYS THAT ther,
~. not iess tb,n 4 ,IOu O01 rs tot.l