The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-27

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The results of any such great
work as this, must be to great ex-
tent invisible to human eyes. To
SOW beside all waters, is our work.
The great harvest we may not see.
But it must be evident that n
great effect is being produced upon
the women of the land, not only in
giving wise avenues for energies
heretofore downcast or ill-directed,
but in forming an Intelligent senti-
ment upon this subject than which
none is more important in the house,
and in "that larger house we call
society" Much time in every
meeting is devoted to discussing
variety of topics relating to temper
ance and intcmpcrance. Two hun
dred thousand wives and mothers
and sisters are daily preachers
and examples of temperance prin-
ciples in their own households.
Tuey are learning that there is dam
ger lurking in every teaspoonful of
wine in the sauce, or the tablespoon
full of brandy in the pie; that ten
denotes which may be most fatal
may be found in the earliest years
of childhood; that no appetite is
more sure to be Inherited than that
Of q taste for liquor. 1t cannot be
otherwise than that the chitdren in
these families should imbbe tenn
peranre sentiments from their in
fancy, and thus grow up, not only
intelligent and interested on these
subjects, but to great extent free
from the taste which so surely leads
into temptation. In addition to
these home influences, thrown about
The children in so many families,
scientific temperance education is
now made compulsory in all the
public schools in fourteen of the
States. Bands of hope and various
temperance societies among children
and young people are everywhere
organized; temperance papers and
leaflets for children are circulated;
quarterly Temperance lessons in the
Sabbath school are secured and in
so many ways instruction and in
tiuence are brought to bear upon
the rising generation, that they
must grow up with a much clearer
estimate of this esprit of evil' than
their fathers and mothers had.
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growth of general public sentiment;
upon temperance topics, compared
with the lethargy which was upon
individuals, churches and the nation
few years ago, we cannot doubt
that this organization has been a
potent agent in producing the rapid
change. To an extent which was
never true before, all classes are
to-day taking stand on one side or
the other of this most important
question. Men and women are
learning that this is an issue which
cannot be ignored; that, as of old,
he that IS not for US is against us.
Young men are learning chat they
cannot maintain a place in good
society, while they indulge in even
moderate drinking. Young ladies
more and more shun any intimacy
with those who enter the saloons.
Ministers find that temperance is
gospel theme, and as such is not out
of place in the house of God. Even
that most conservative of all
churches-the Roman Catholics
taking stand upon this subject
which must surprise and delight all
Christian hearts. Lawyers find
that temperance is not 50 unpopular
that they need fear to base the issue
of a case upon its merits. Even
physicians, upon most indisputable
evidence, are growing to admit that
alcohol is not the tabled euu de Die,
and that its apparent effects are
often not real, and may be obtained
with much better results by other
substances.
On the other hand, the forces
under the alcoholic demon, are
organizing themselves, and prepar-
ing to fight as for their lives. 1t is
estimated that every saloon controls
ten votes. Liquor Dealers Associa-
tons dot the land; and national
syndicate forthe promotion of alcohol.
ism has been formed, consisting of
POP 1862 brewers, distillers and deal
ers, united Ivy common interest
and Ivy formal organization. "This
syndicate commands capital esti-
mated at 81 100000, 00O-invested
in business, distillcries and dram
shops altogether constituting an
enormous machinery for the manu-
facture, sale and supply of poisoned
drinks" That the United States
government is accessory to this, is
shown by the fact that it issued dur
ing the year 1884, lSS, 28S especial
permits F" 10 retail alcoholic drinks.