The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-02-19

Says the Issue, Were an AlC.
angel asked TO give the present MIR
nj staoding OF the American Church,
before Gcd, in speechless sadness the
archangel would u1cap the pit, ami
point to the millions Of drink .cu. SD
souls damned BY Ch.is.ia 6 in
lea sue wi,h rum for revenue.
The fearfu. responsibility resting
on each and every individual, in ihls
e sht for "God, Home aud Matt g
Lund" against the Silu,n ami Id,
d., il, aud the awful cons, qienc,s
that fniow. any want Vi righl action,
has been brought 90 forcibly TO mn d
lnlthe last f,w days, | cannot Tor
bear hDugh almost novice l..
writing for the pub.lc) to speak Of
the sad occurrences directly tracable
to intsmperance that have taken
place IN Paris Tenn, a town very
near my old home. Never was q
town OF lie size mole blessed With all
that tightly used would make III.
sum total If human Happiness.
Wealth, intelligence, influence were
here in q large degree. From tLls
place went two Cover nors, two u 5
Senator'S, several Congressman, three
or four Supreme Court Judges. and
prominent lawyers, q great many. |
am sorry to add that this place was
curse with more immortality. ln6delity,
drunkenness, and the evils attendant
upon saloons, than any place Of it:
size / ever knew, and from each one
of these homes, blessed with SO many
advantages, has ben snsiched BY
the demon drink, one, two, and some
times all OF its precious treasurs. and
hurled 20 premature graves, as drank
ards, assassins and -cr minais oil ey
sry kind The present occurrvnc,
Of which | wish to write is the cael
of a bright, pr, missing boy OF nv nc
lquaint.ncr, son Of Gov. p, VIII,
served our State two terms. III
idol Of his parents, all that none
and affection could suggest for hi
advancement in life was done, and b
the age Of thirteen, or fourteen year.
gave promise Of meeting their mos
. sanguine hopes. About this tim
the Amendment was voted on 10 th
State Of Tenn, aud Gov. P
stnnously opposed all efforts 10 crusl
the saloon power, and gave al. hi
Influence 70 the whiskey element
What else could be expected but tha
|. bis son should b-come q drunkar
, and sooa In q drunken brawl, kille,
the keeper Of one Of the saloons In
huence and money helped him elud
the clutches Of the law in this il
J stance. Scarcely had twelve month
elsp.ed before he shot and Instant
killed nice young man ON the stree
10 front Of a saloon. Agin lie .,
capped justice, and a few d tys sine,
: The paper from my native, stat
brought the awful intelligence, tbs
q third victim TO his drunken Draw
had fallen. This tine robbing on
Of the happiest homes In Paris 0f il
brightest jewels, . young man abou
twenty Jears VI age. de, no dout
!. will expiate bis crime on the gallov
or BY imprisonment for life, while hi
father will be compelled 10 suffer d
| the remorse Of c Jnsciepce, consequ u
upsn sad failure 10 perform b
duty 10 helping TO remove from b
. son and all youths 10 our land th
,readful enemy. Hasten, Oh! mel
cifnl Father, the day when the fail
!, srs and mothers Of our lind vi
, arouse TO the q. ces.ily Of strikin
!. this deadly enemy q blow whrneve
wherever aud in Whatever way Of
portunity Offers. May we realize ii
sad fact that "As we COW, 30 sha
i We reap"
b MRS. w. II. ROGERS,