The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-02-20

The following is an Essay read
by Mrs. VI. NJ. Turner OF Green,
field, No, IN response to the vel
come address at the convention OF
the ". G, T. I. held at Lockwood,
Nc, Jan 9TH, 1886;
Mrs. President, Ladies and Cen
tlelnen; We thank you for the
cordial welcome we have just re-
ceiged, and also trust that we ure
truly grateful to the Giver Of all
Good when We see SO much inter
est taken in this noble work of re-
form.
No higher, holier OF purer mo-
tiyes ever prompted true men and
women to meet together in counsel
than that of ours; by which We
hope to make others wiser, better
and happier. Again we repeat
we are9 thankful for your aid, in
tluencdRnd prayers. 1t is not the
work Of one person but the united
effort Of all good and true Chris
tians guided by the Giver of light
and truth to push forward this no
Bile work of ours, He who said
that one shall chase Il thousand
and two shall put ten thousand to
flight We also have great reason
to feel thankful and greatly en-
couraged when we look back only
ii little more than quarter of a cen
fury ago. whisky drinking was al
most universal, and our best and
wiscst men made and drank it, und
none even questioned their moral
right TO do so.
But hallow of light has been
given us from the Giyer of light,
and tc-day with all Of our wisest
and best citizens its use is stopped
In the army on public works, on
election days, in the respectable
social circle; anu the cause is the
great evil that daily results from
it, use.
ItiR true we have Vet to-day a
few that are still contending that
it Is good in its place. We admit
that it is good for some things
it is good to cause grief and pain,
loss and disappointment, confusion
and strife. 1t is good to fill pris-
OBS with criminals and aims houses
with paupers. Tits good to make
wives widows and children or
phans; it is good to fill 10000
premature graves and cause 10000
mothers, wives, sisters and daugh-
tiers to weap and mourn; over 60, p
600 fathers, husbands, brothers
and sors that fill drunkard's graves
AMI receive a drunkard's doom
leyery Year in h s christian land
OF ours.
Others say ifyou will let it alone
it will lot you alone. We say il
let's no one alone it corrupt5 our
society, it leads our friends to
ruin; it increases our taxation. 1t
costs the government more to de-
fray the expense Of the liquor
traffic than to run all our religious
and benevolent societies combin-
ed. Does it let us alone? ships
have been sunk, steam boats ex-
ploded, railroad trains come in
collision cargoes, crew and pussen-
gers lost in a single moment, all
by the recklessness of one drunk
man-did whisLey let them alone?
Look Mt the estates bankrupt,
wives widows, S.sIrl children or
phans does whisltey let them alone
Z Again they tsIl us we can't pre-
vent its use so we had better Ii
cense it, we say no if we give our
consent we become party to the
act and are accessory to all the
crime that may be committed.
l II whiskey ever did cause the
death Of any one, under the same
circumstances il will repeat itself,
so lei us remove the cause and
we need not fear the effects in the
future,
MRs. i. M Chase, president Of
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