Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-07-22
Prohibition Meeting.

was tAOWuOu Out VI Aact
weeks issue of the HERALD AND TmB-
UNE
At the Second Presbyterian church,
Sunday night of the 18th inst. the usual
union meeting was given up to the pre-
senting Of the temperance issue, in ac-
cordance with a request to pastors of
churches by the State Temperance ALI
ance that the subject be presented to
their people. Reverends Duncan, Wilds
apd Allison were present and gave their
views. MIR. Duncan read the following
address which fully explains the object
OF the meeting:
ADDRESS TO THE CHRISTIAN AMI TEMPER
ANcE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE.
AT a joint meeting of the Executive
Committee and Advisory Board of the
State Temperance Alliance, held in the
rooms of the Tennessee Historical Socie-
~, OIL the 10th day of June, 1886, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, That q committee Of seven be
appointed to prepare an address to be sent 10
ministers OF the gospel, pastors Of churches,
Temperance organizations in this State, set
ing tSrth the needs Of the state Committee
through them the assIstance Of tbeirr r ashang
tive organizations and all friends o. Temper-
anee IN forwarding the cause OF Prohibition
The undersigned were appointed TO
prepare this address, which is sent to you
with an earnest prayer TO God for his
meaa On eyely ehof' ina may be
mace IN thls Dehaii.
va s nv aigurienl 70 convince
J o os I Sno 0ausy VI iempelalce Is ihe
nao~Io onn~.n"hn.: anu iisn.. Nnrisuan
pv ,tb "oy"ho'o this Us a
III to,,o,r;nu
,[;,,t;on - n',n S.a.u Gnu " 'he IONS
NJ 'o nus oeen proposed
sell. or Keen for a sale as = heuer dor sale or
t~oxicating liquors whatever, Including Vine,
ale, n beer. The General Assembly shall
ment Of he probibitiono hsr ror th co enforce
and shall thereby provide suitable penalties
ior tne violation OF the provisions hereof.
TO SO amend the Constitution, the mat.
yer must first be submitted to the voters
In the State, and this car be done only by
an ACT OF the Legislature.
The matter has been passed upon by
the present Legislature, and if the mex
Legislature agrees to submit the question
10 the people, 1t can be voted upon at an
early day; but II the next Legislature re.
fuses 10 submit 1t to q vote of the people
II Gannot DC reached inside of eight years
M plan Is to have the question voted
upon at special election appointed fol
mat purpose, in which no other question
WILL enter.
Inc men we elect to the Legislator,
next November will say whether we shall
be allowed to vote upon this question O
not, and the key to the situation is In til,
election OF the men who will compos
the next Senate. Twelve members of thi
Dody falling to vote for Submission will
defeat the measure, and ii 1t Is conceded
that in all probability at least nine O
these will be elected.
The State and County Liquor Dealers
Associations are organized and at work
and we are reliably informed and believ
mat they are already using money to in
1uence the approaching election, an
that they will not hesitate to use it pre-
fusely, If necessary, to accomplish thei
purpose.
We realize that unless the Temperate
people are aroused all over the State, til
proposition to submit the question Q
prohibition to a vote of the people ma
be defeated in the next Legislature.
To arouse the Temperance sentiment /
Tennessee, it is necessary to send lecture
: and Temperance literature into the feel
} at once, and keep them there until tn
, close of the campaign. To do this wi
: cost at least five thousand dollars, whic
t we ask Temperance people throughou
} the State to help US raise at once.
| There are certainly one thousan
Churches and Temperance organization
in the State that can afford to give at lea'
ten dollars to this cause, and many O
them, no doubt, are able and willing t
Z give even more than this. Surely half Q
|, these are sufficiently interested to join u
in this effort to protect the homes an
save the young men of this country.
; Dear brother, will you not see to It no.
that your people put themselves in lin
with this great moral reform, and thu
, assist in bringing a grand triumph for tn
, cause of Christianity?
Let us not only raise money to advanc
= this wolk, but let us agitate the questio
at home. and let us prepare for tho can
palgn by organizing without delay.
cal parties are div;ded In Tarneseoa h,