Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-17
IHrEnPERAHCE.
MRS. BULLocKs REASONS FOR AID
v0CATING TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
An Interesting Lecture by the National
Organizer of the women's Chris
tian Temperance Union

"Our Dangerous Inheritance was the
title of lecture delivered at the Ninth
street Baptist Church lest evening by Mrs.
Bullock, one of the National Organizers Of
the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
Mrs. Bullock is an elderly lady, woman
OF pleasing address, and speaker who will
hold the attention of any audience by her
clear, forcible and convincing manner of
addressing her listeners. There was small
attendance at the lecture, but those who
heard her argument in the cause OF tenn.
perance were furnished some interesting
matter for reflection.
After prayer BY Rev. Willis, and the rem.
dition of hymn by the church choir,
Mrs. Bullock was introduced, and she
commenced her address by referring to the
endeavors of the people of centuries ago TO
band together against the most formidable
and deadly weapon that Satan ever welded
Intoxicating liquor. In 1920 the Pilgrim
Fathers laid the foundation for the attempt
to crush the evil. and in 1861 a little town
on Long Island became agitated on the
question of temperance. As one after an
other OF the great men of the nation fell
victims to liquor, the people began to real.
ize the enormity OF the evil and the neces-
sity of combined action to work the over.
throw of the dram shops. In 1928 and
1879 the vigor manifested by the temper.
ance organ zations had the effect of closing
nearly 100 distilleries and of causing 200
people to sign the pledge.
God has since continued to bless the
efforts OF the organization, and the temper
ance educational bill stands out before the
world as the grand beacon light, showing
the way to success.
Mrs. Bullock argued that the imperfect
custom of teaching temperance years ago
should not be followed to-day. Liquor
was not then absolutely prohibited, but
the people were advised not to take too
much. Experience proves that liquor ex-
cites an appetite for liquor, and the only
remedy is total abstinence. Doctors might
recommend the use of alcohol as stimu.
liant, but it was not the only one that
could be used, and the human system did
not require poison to strengthen it.
People should become as familiar with the
effects of alcohol as they were with the
laws of gravity. The public schools
should advocate and insist upon total alb
stinence from liquor among the pupils. 1t
was much more important to know how
to care for the body and to preserve the
health than to learn any study. The
teachers should do all in their power to
assist in the cause of temperance, and no
one should fear to be called crank"
One Of the first temperance societies Or
gaDizsd was in 1908, in town in New Jer-
sey. The rules were very lenient on the
members and they were allowed the priv.
lege of drinking intoXicants at dinner par
ties, or when physicians advised it.. The
penalty for a violation of the rules was
twenty-fiv pennies. The folly of an Or
ganization with such ridiculous rules was
soon learned and reform was brought
whereby 1t became violation of the law
OF the society to touch drop of intoxica-
ting liquor at any time.
The speaker cited cases where men went
to early graves who commenced their in.
temperate habits by drinking cider. The
W. @. I. q. was working in the MODEST of
all causes, and, besides being influential in
having good laws passed, it was constantly
establishing temperance schools, reform
homes and urging evangelistic work. One
of their principal aims at present was that
OF establishing police matron at every
police station in the cities throughout the
United States. Women were needed to
look after the young girls and women
brought to the iiils by the police.
Mrs. Bullock also argued against the
practice of cigarette smoking, and she
made the statement that it required two
million boys from this country every gen.
Grafton to fill the graves of cigarette fiends
and drunksrds, at The present estimate.
The lecturer closed with an earnest ap-
peal to all TO assist in the work of the
Union.