The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-10-15
AN EARNEST APPEAL
For Co-Operatiou III Aid Of the Movement
for 4 PrOhibitOry law.

CoLUMBIA, S. G.. Oct. S.--Rev. III.
i. ChreitzbcrS has the following appeal
in the Southern Christian Advocate in
lurtherancc of the prollbltory move
mCnt.
A bill is pending in the Legislature of
our State looking to the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic in South Carolina. 1t
has been drafted with care. and will be
further amended before it is put on its
passage by guarding the weak points in
similar bills i'll others States. If it il
passed it will be the strongest law of
the kind eXtant.
That it will pass there can be no doubt
if the friends Of humanity will rally this
once more TO the work. 10 gain this
consensus of effort the Good Re nplars
OF Columbia have appointed commit
tee. That committee has sent out Il
circular letter and number of blank
troms of petition to every minister OF
the Gospel Ill the State, irrespective Of
denomination or color, whose address
could Se obtained, to every Deputy in
Good Templar Lodges and Divisions of
the Sons OF Temperance. Twenty odd
thousand OF the petitions has thus been
sent out.
Shall we succeed. That depends now
upon the willing cooperation of the
fri, nds of the cause. Wll you pardon
us if we continue TO urge your attention
to this IN ,ttel? The work is great. but
it has been SO divided that thorough II
canvass can be made and no one bur-
dtncd. II you cannot give this work
your immediate personal attention, will
you kindly enlist some of the good wo-
men of our charge or neighborhOod, 50
that every mau friendly to this move.
mcnL may be allowed the privilege of
putting himself upon record against tho
unjust, cruel, lawless, disyracetul traffic
in Intoxicating liquors, and peddllny of
human souls and family happiness for
rev enuc. Let no lame be oLIittcd. Let
every voter, white and culorcd, have an
opportunity to sign. Designate them
50 that the number Of white and colOred
can bc ascertaiucd. We arc terribly IN
earnest. We believe that we shall sue
cccG; but should We fail. let il be on the
side Of light.
BrolEcr, lhink for briei space upon
what we are trying to do. Think OF the
uutold number of on" people who arc in
agony ON account of this traffic. Think
HOW IL autd5ouiIcS tuu pulllllCS Tie
work OF tic church. Think OF the thou =
sands OF souls it shoves of into the pit
OF woe very Year III our beautiful State,
and bya grant OF authority by the
State. Think how impossible it is tor
this traffic To continu. without lcvying
its victims from the present ranks OF the
innocent. Think then Of the boys aud
girls OF the present who must suffer in a
few short years TO come. o. in the
name OF high heaven. if these are to be
harmed and destroyed by this curse Of
curses, this plague Of plaques, let i; be-
done in Violation OF Il righteous law
enacted by the will ol the people. From
our bendcd knees, supplicaling the
Divine blessing, let us press forward in
| this work Of freedom and reform. God
VIII hcl p us 10 throw of this material
political and mol.L parasite if we will
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 now. Now for
a long pull, a strong pull, and pull al.
together, ior God and home, and beloved
| Carolina. II. +. CnREITZBERG,
| One of the Committee.