The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-10-14
AN EARNEST APPEAL
For Cn-Operation Aid OF the Movement
for Prohibitory Law.

for Prohibltory Law.
COLUMBIA, $. c., Oct. 8.-Rev. H..
f. Chreitzberg has the following appeal
in the Southern Christian Advocate in
furthersnce Of the prohi5ltory move
lpent.
A bill is pending in the Legislature Of
our State looking 10 the prohibition OF
the liuuor traffic in South Carolina. 1t
has been drafted with care, and will be
further amended before it Is put oc its
passage by guarding the weak points in
similar bills in others States. II It is
passed it will be the strongest law OF
the kind exsant.
That it will pass there can be no doubt
if the friend. of humanity will rally this
once more to the wolk. TO gain thi'
consensus OF effort the Coed Te nplars
Of Columbia have appointed commit
tee. That committee has sent out a
circular letter and.a number OF blank
fro1ns Of petition to every minister OF
the Gospel III the State, irrespective OF
denomination or color, whose address
could be obtained, to every Deputy IN
Good Te~plar Lodges and Divisions OF
the Sons OF Temperance. Twenty odd
thousand OF the petitions has thus been
sent out.
Shall ~ succeed? That depends now
upon the wiling cooperation OF the
friends OF the cause. VIII you pardon
US if We continue TO urge your attention
10 this matter! The work is great, but
it has been 50 divided that thorough
canvass can be made ami 40 one bur-
densd. II you cannot give this WORK
YOUR immediate p personal attention, will
you kindly enlist some OF the good w0-
men of your charge or neighborhood, 50
that erery mau friendly to this move.
ncnt nay be allowed the privilege of
putting himself upon record against the
up lust. cruel, lawless, disyraceful traffic
in intoxicating liquors, and peddllng OF
human souls and family happiness for
revenue. Let no name be orlitted. Let
every voter, white and colored, have ao
opportunity to sign. Designate them
40 that the number Of white aud colored
can be ascertained. We are terribly IN
earnest. We believe thai We shall sue
ceed: but should ne fail. let 1t be on the
SIDE of right.
Brother. think for a briet space upon
what we are trying to do. Think OF the
uutold numbar OF ou. people nho aec IN
agony on account Of this traffic: Think
how it antagonizes and utilities the
work of the church. Think Of the thou
sands of souls it shoves OF into the pit
OF woe every year in our beautiful State,
and bya grant OF authority By tie
State, Think how impossible IL IS for
this traffic to continua without levylrS
It's victims IRON the present ranks ot the
innocent. Think then of the boys and
girls OF the present who must suller IL a
lew short years TO come. ., n the
name OF high heaven, il these are TO be
harmed and destroyed by this curse Of
curses, this plague of plaques, let it be
done in violation OF righteous Ia"
enacted by the will Of the people. From
our bonded knees, suppllcatins the
Divine blessing, let US press forward IN
this work Of freedom and reform. God
Will help u. to throw OF this material,
political and moral parasite Il we vii!
only help ourselves. For long. years
methods have been discussed; let Us
cease talking now and put some method
in operation. This petition method IS
the best we have at hand ao1. Now Tor
a long pull, s. strong pull, and pull al
together, for God and home, and beloved
Carolina. II. +. CHREITZBERG,
One Of the Committee.