Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-08-01
Nv, G. 7. u. COLUMN.
JOHN B. COUGH.
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Rev. DR.. Cuyler in an address at
LAFAYETTE Avenue church several
Fears ago related the following facts
pf John B. Cough:
Many of his touching stories are
told of incidents he picked up during
his travels, in which the signing of
The pledge was the elimination of
many pathetic scenes. | consider
Nj him the most judicious advocate of
Temperance we have known for CEN
tury. In Cincinnati at a series of
|Hthree meetings he told me that he
Hhad Z $40 pledges as the result of his
labors, and one evening about $50
eollege students marched in and sign
I'd the pledge in a body. He once
bold me many years ago, too, that at
that time over 100000 pledges had
been secured as a result of his work.
Cough was not COMPROMISED, for he
believed in total abstinence, and was
IAN inveterate enemyto those dens of
iniquity- saloons. He regarded the
saloon keeper as a tempter, or as a
dealer out of death and misery. In
the earliest campaign for the sup
preston of dram shops in Massachu-
setts Cough took a most active part,
and did all in his power to gain the
point. He had only one idea about
dram selling, and that was to do away
with it altogether. He was willing to
do anything legitimate or honorable
to accomplish this. I agree with him,
and am willing to do all in my power
TO continue the work of my deceased
brother, John B. Cough. We have.
by working on a non-partisan basis,
kept the Pine Tree state free from it
for the past thirty years. We are
gaining good ground in Iowa, and in
Georgia and in North Carolina the
Temperance party is advancing rapid
by. We hope even to save New Jer
sey by a local option law. We must
not, however, expect to do away with
Saloons by simply putting a few lines
TO our statute books, nor to do away
with them by taking few lines off
|Ethe statute books, but as my dear
friend Cough said many time, we
must commence at the fountain head,
and teach our children to abhor rum.
Don't expect to do it by voting against
it while you are not total abstainer
Don't try to deny one whiskey in the
barroom when you have your wine
and brandy on your sideboard. That
will never accomplish anything. You
must give it up yourself if you want
amy one else to do so. Cough was
married with only $3.50 in his pocket.
He kept the demon of appetite chain
ed in his bosom simply by his faith in
God. He placed wonderful reliance
on his devoted wife, Mary, who has
been his companion for so many,
many years. He went into her Chris
tian care as a sort of pretege, and it
was due to her religious influence that
Mr.. Cough was converted. Mr.. Cough
have been reported and are now on
record, to say nothing of short, ex
femporaneous talks. He is gone at |
last, and if we live a thousand years,
i've shall never see another John B.
Cough. He fell like David's brother,
with the harness on. He fell as I |
Should like to fall-in the service of !
Fny Master; while speaking to anau
Eience of young men he uttered his
last words, which were spoken in
husky, earnest voice, as he leaned |
|pver the pulpit to more impress the
sermon upon their minds. ''Young |
men, keep a clean record" He reel |
ed, staggered back to the sofa, and |
never spoke again. A beautiful trans
Ration from earth to heaven of a faith
ful servant, before old age had dim
Nmed his luster or his body was bowed
fown with the decrepitude of years.
The affections of his heart and mind
were still unsullied by time, and he
Ried in the harness with his armor on.
Thousands knew him to love him. |
With the death of John B. Cough the
temperance cause lost wonderful |
worker. Coughs name will still shine
Pm, however, and his great works will |
IT'LL last for years and years to come,
Ind he viii be looked up to by the
Eouls he saved from degradation and
Heath with a feeling of love and
praise that win never die
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