The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-07
TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
Gospel Temperance Meetings in Thatch-
er's Hall, every Sunday, at 400 P. NJ.

The Band of Hope hold their regular
meeting every Monday afternoon, at $3.50,
in the w. c. 7. U. Rooms. All children
are invited to join the Band.
The members of the Y. p. T. U. will
on this Friday evening, (iustead of their
usual meeting give sociable to their
friends, in the rooms of the w. c. T. U.
This is NOT open to the public If you
are so fortunate as to get an invitation
count yourself happy. If not, console
yourself with tho thought that there are
other places where you can get oysters
and ice cream and make the best of it.
Instead of the usual Sunday afternoon
meeting in the Hall of the w. c. T. T.,
last Sunday, there was held in the lecture
room of the First Baptist Church Of this
city, Union Temperance Meeting.
The regular choir of the church rem
dered efficient aid in leading the audience
in the service of song. The severe storm
doubtless kept many away, still there
were probably four hundred people pres
ent. Rev. G. II. Woolston presided and
in few remarks, after the Introductory
exercises, introduced Mrs Scott as the
speaker Of the afternoon. She gave
brief account of the origin of, and neces-
sity for, the Woman's Crusade and traced
it naturally into its present form, the w.
G. T. U.
Our hope is largely in the children.
Nine hundred thousand children in this
country are already pledged against in
temperance, tobacco and profanity. Teach
children to do right because it is right.
"When we dare to do right God always
takes care of u.s." She dwelt quite large
ly on the necessity of education-soient
fic education on the subject of alcohol.
''0ne boy in ten becomes a drunkardn
She described the different parts of the
BRAIN and the functions of these parts and
the necessity of each part being in perfect
order that perfect results follow. Alco-
ho in the stomach remains alcohol as it
passes through the different organs which
in case of food bring about complete di-
gestion. Alcohol in the stomach is there
fore alcohol in the blood and alcohol in
the brain. Alcohol liz the brain has the
effect of hardening its soft substance and
rendering it unfit for the performance of
its functions.
This was illustrated by pouring alcohol
on the pure albumen of an egg. This
hardened it as effectually, if not quite SO
quickly, as though 1t had been immersed
in boiling water. In view of the awful
physiological effects OF alcohol, why will
men persist in its use ? Why will not
Christian men combine to relieve their
neighbors from temptation? The oak
leaf hangs long upon the tree and only
falls when crowded off by the newly
springing bud. So, many habits cling
tenaciously and only can be shaken of by
the influences of Gods spirit. Children
have work to do. Each may do but ALT
tie, but it all helps.
little snow flake may be blown off or
melted by a breath, but an accumulation
of them may blocks the mighty engine in
its course. There is power in combna-
tion. An old man-thirty years a drink
er-signed the pledge, but for year was
a prisoner in his own grounds, because
the Christian men of his town did not or
could not remove temptation from his
way, and he dared not trust himself
where many others had fallen. Young
men have great opportunities and great
responsibilities. BE true.
Young women, you have great power
for good. You have right to insist up
on temperance for temperance total alb
stinence for total abstinence purity for
purity. Women of Lambertvile join
hands with your sisters of the w. G. T.
U. In union is strength.
Major Scott lectured on Saturday even
ing and also on Monday evening, before
the W. G. T. IT,, in their hall. He also
lectured Sunday evening in the M. +.
Church.
This is the first visit of Major and Mrs.
Scott to our city, but they have shown
themselves earnest temperance workers
and should they visit ms again, as we
trust they may, they will be welcomed by
larger houses than they have met at this
time.
The cheek of the liquor dealers Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, in decided almost unanimous
ly-although against the courts and
against God-to open their saloons at 2
p. M. Sundays, is beyond all precedent.
1t must be the beginning of the end For
whom the gods destroy, &c" If this
isn't madness what is it?
Would you pass drunken man on your
way to the polls and then cast your vote
to keep him so?
What can do to prevent my neighbor
from drinking Please ask yourself this
question before you start for the polls on
tnc iSth Oh ApTil.
you as a business man can close the
grog shops in Lambertvile and thereby
cause the drinking man to buy more
goods of you, will it not pay you?
Will not your conscience be easier
II, by your vote, you cause your neigbbor
to make his home more pleasant, his
family happier?
The Germans have learned that the use
of tobacco retards growth, and as they
wish to keep up the physical standard In
their army (all being obliged to give three
years of such service) the government has
forbidden any boy under 10 years of age
to either smoke or chew. Our boys
would soon learn the evil effects Of tobac.
CO were it not for the constant pernicious