The Panola weekly star., 1885-11-14
TEMPERANCE.
rHf NArlonAL ORGANIZATION
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Judge tlIs mihef, that no fnan put =
block " an occasion to fall
Ia his brothers way Rom xlt. ia).
We give the concluding portion " the
discourse as follows
"inprsonilnr you this morning this rreai
question ~ ahsi nrnpe FUN the bottle and
our duty IA Christians ~ uppusp the DRINKING
usage wiFh in sHf wUrd, before I cipte. Va
lnhslf ~ n0hf Institution. with which !
have bren associated from the very hour nf
lis birth, the National Temperance fuuirty
aud Publication liouac fnf iwcniy Years !
have been Identified with that most bonnv.
ulpnt and hunpnCpnt organization. II wis my
privilege To give u ~ nainU, N wnA my priv.
llear Ia drnft its constitution lnd 10 wflta the
iirst lnn II over published stif circulating M
. little ifaai called "A shoi at The Drointer'i
During tho first eighteen years the prcsi.
Dental chair of this organization was held hy
that prince ut Christian phllanthrpphy, VIII.
lam v Dodge For the last two oara the
rhalr hns been occupied hy the venerable OK.
President ~ Williams College, Dr. Mnrk Hop.
hlns, whose good gray head thousands ~
Americans learned 10 know mud revere under
the shadow uf old Nrryluck, A. the late m.
nuAl meeting ot the society, itH memlors So
urgently pressed your pastor 20 accept the
Presidency OF the society that I have con.
sentcd TO do 80 for one year, with the under.
standing thnt there shall bp no Interference
With the prior claims of this church To my
tlno ana strength aud that shall hc 40 far
relieved from active duty that no hindranco
shall be put Ia my way to the fullest carrying
out OF the work 10 which ! stand pledged III
your minister.
Now, what 10 the purpose and the
province aud the work OF an organization
that during twontY years has received and
expended about one million of dollarsy |
"A IL a Ia
not soctnrnn institution. In our Hoard
every Christian denomination IA
Neither IA II n political or par.
tlsan organization We hnvo, ns society, no
sort ot nihcin connection with any political
party Republican, Democratic, or Prohihl.
ton. We never present any candidates for
Office; W. never issue what N called u cam.
pnlpn document Last yonF, during all the
controversies Involved IN the choice OF M.
tioual rulers, every member OF that society
was allowed To- follow the dictates of per.
sunhl conscience ~ u citizen. AS proof of
this our late President. Dr. mark HOPKINS.
headed the Electoral ticket In the State uf
Massachusetts for one of the candidates. and
another one OF our officers earnestly sup.
ported still another Presidential candidate
not ~ officers OF our society, but ~ citizens
Of Massachusetts, citizens Of New York,
New JcrHoN or any other common.
wealth. I make this statement because I
know thorc has hocn. unhHpplly, nm entirely
false Impression heretofore given IN regard
to that Association. Now as our society N
not dcnOminniiOnnl or political, what IN ~
character and purposot In ono word II IN an
educator. lts supreme purpose Ia 10 educate
the popular mind, heart aud conscience for
the reformation Of character conduct and Gus
toms ~ single omotto ~. educate educate. EDii.
CATE, EDUCATE. If you viii 40 over to our
publication rooms In licado street, you will
lnd ON those shelves thirteen hundred publl.
cations; from little lcniict up 10 volumes OF
tlvn hundred pages, discussing every phnse Of
tho moycmont-scientlnc social. religious
aud ciyil-as far as II bears upon tho genera
duties OF citizens. Many Of these arc from
The pons Of the ablest and best writer's on
both sides OF the Atlantic. Wo have ISSUED
over six hundred millions Of pages IN tho
shape OF tracts and volumes. We have pub
lishcd one hundred and tblrty.throc sabbaih'
school books some of them, ~ I can testify,
nf the very highest and bost order. We oircii.
late every month ono hundred and thirty
thousand copies OF paper for children. II
you can help save tho children, you arc sure
TO help save the country from the curse Of
strong drink.
During the last year perhaps our best
work has becn among the freedmen Of Tho
touth. We scatter arguments against tho
drain.Hhop, OF course. ~ the nursery or vice,
ne source o. untold misery Ia tho body aud
tho death H the soul. Hut our chief end N 10
overthrow the drinking usaEes Of society,
They endangcr your child aud mine: they
tempt and destroy our youth, they blast Tho
home; they feed the dram.sbop. The most
nifcctnhl way 10 destroy drnnrshopa IA "a
draw nwny customers. The most effectual
prohbltory law IN tho world IA 10 write on
every mans heart and eonsccnoci II won't
drink Intoxicating liquors, and ! won't buy
them, and ! wont touch them In any shape.
" nobody buys who II fool enough 10 Offef
10 Tor halol Tho reason why thero arc no
RrOg shops In Wcstbrook. ireland, Ia that the
people u that town arc not only practical alb,
staineru, but vote every year that tbcro shall
M dram.shop bo opened among all that pOpIi.
ntlon OF forty-nvo hundred people I believe
IN laws for tho restriction Of r,Im.solling ~ n
public nuisance, and .whero II l. practicable
believe IN laws for the suppression OF that
public nuisance; but deeper down than any
law written IN any statute book liz the law Of
conscience and tho law Df reason. ana We, "a
n society. aim t0 reach the conscicncns Of old
aud young. parents and children, 10 uproot
tho porl0us md destructive customs OF 20.
ciety 10 warn not only against tho legnllyad
dfainehOp ~ the slaughter house Ut bodies
mud spuls, but against the bottle within It and
thu bottle without II aud the bottle wherever
We SEQ it--oyon II Il Is on your table. my
friend.
"wc roRnrd alcoholic drinks as an enemy Of
The body, destrtict W OF health. We have Ia
bored for the Introduction of elementary
books ia the public schools, teaching tho chill.
drnn the real nature nf alcohol and It's work
ing and through our dlllEcnt labors and the
gone from this pulpit and others over the
land. iiftaon States IN tho Union haye enacted
that Law Introducing this elementary treatise
Into the public schools. We regard alcoholic
drinks as tho enemy Of the home, and there.
fore circulate tracts and truatises In favor of
shutting the cup out " every household
We believe that ~ total abstinencr pledge.
signed by every member of the family, could
be hung during tho coming week IN oyery
home In brooklyn. from the most splendid
mansion to the dlnRieat tanementhoilsa aud
the most obscure alley attic, you might al.
most dl.band your police, you might lock up
your jails, yon m ght keep millennium ln al.
vance. Who would know Brooklyn after such
a resurrection Of purity and s0briety aud
right ~ that, from its charneihonsco of tsnpta.
tlOn and of deathf
NY people. regard drink a. the enemy of
tho land love. The overthrow Of nagro
slavery was unluestionsbly tho gfHndnst
achievement OF tho history Of this hepubllc
during this nineieenib century. but . tnntold
greater curse than negro slavery u the curse
Of tho bottle. II enslayes the brain, II t1r.
inrrs the conscience. II r0ts the child. u
breaks the mothers heart. II has power to
casi b1iy and soul into the pit. Therrfofu We
ain t0 bring public sentiment mp ~ the paint
OF forbddlng tho open sale of this public
enemy aud supprrsslnR every haunt of public
temptation, NJ liberal and catholic u otif
society that un are rrady 20 inlu hands Ia
eSery fsa=ibin effort "a do this whether u bo,
~ som" States, "a bring question ~ license
up a. near 10 q point of prohibition a. pos-
slhln' as 4 stspplDg.stona, or. ~ other states.
such ~ Georgia. Houth carolina. aud MARI.
land, to alloy the citizens ~ every county 10
decide whether they will have AN open dram.
shop or pot.
Finally, recognizing that no reform can he
effective that dos not reach tho human hnari,
and no effort can bc succrssful n II neglerfs
the DDspei and toe Holy spirit. We have made
our aDelety, lfum the yerg Inception 4 ssirlsity
Of Christian faith. gvery meeting is deyo.
ilonal. frum the day shsn, ~ the counting
room of that great Christian merchant Who
vent up two YEAR ago 10 render hs ac.
count, The volea Dg william v Dodge offered
tho frst prayer. ~ the close ~ the meeting
the other night, rhen min sisrs ~ atd atnoi on
iaat platform, this society has feared tod ausi
trled % kssp lils commandments u has = j. :
principles On that Hook. and Teaches that u Il
good not 10 pat a stumbling block In the wss
gf anUthar. II teaches that the path Of 90
briefly l. the path Of safety. the path Of D. q.
the path 0f conscience. that God approves
One hnudrei years aFn DR. llenianln Hush
published the iirst treaties on the Influence of
ardent spirits upon mind and body. FIfty
fean ago the ffsf National Convention was
held and unfufled the aalutary principle ~
total abstinence. ~ thai the reform. In ~
present organized shape "a about half . cen.
tuff old II has wrought great nood. Mis-.
takes have bcen made. folIss have been com.
mltted. rash and silly thlnss uttered. unwlse
expediaufs sometimes used ~ certain prsIple
IN ceffain quarters. ls u not 70 with svery
good cause and every human effort for the
Kioff uf God and the good Of men9 | look
back over u and see thousands of homes
changed. thousands Of hearts cumforted.
thousands Of stumhiers rescued. fbou=snas :
Of souls eased by u aud on ifs hc1d-fo1 %
toilers ! read ffofa the fnvHfed name ~ ~.
man Beschsr. uith be sis sermons, over sisfy
years ago. on ~ the Theodore ffeiirrhuf sens
znns ana fke ssfk ilsp&fnz.z md fha " .iIIs,,
=. DpfFss. and thase tsfc men that i1sr<i
tfod ard their fIi1r-tfestufr<. and rrxartIs1
thle great esfi=f ~ something more than I
Temporary dsIusipn uf make shift ru1
efosnef u With EiuFs aud hercr| Fe- t<=.
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