The record-union., 1893-08-14
TALK ON TEMPERANCE.
A. c. Sweeter Before the Christian
Temperance Union.

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Temperance Union.
EDS. REooRD-UNIoN: The Mission of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union was well filed with an appreciative
audience on Saturday evening to listen to
what A. c. Sweetser and others had to
say on the subject of temperance. After
singing, the scriptures were read by Mrs.
Carly, followed by several earnest
prayers in which Gods blessing was i'm
plored in behalf OF the work attempted
by the temperance people OF this city.
mrs. jerks sang temperance solo,
which was well received, and then Mrs.
Carly introduced A. q. Sweetser, the
speaker of the evening.
lie said he was surprised when asked
to address the meeting, but as it was on
subject III which he was greatly inter-
ested he could not refuse. When he was
a small boy he was much interested in
hearing his grandfather relate remin-
lscences OF the Revolutionary w2r. 1t was
very natural that he, pioneer i'll Cali
iornia, should relate some of his ex-
perlences OF early days in his adopted
state. He was one OF twenty-fA9 that
organized company in boston in the
spring of 1919 and crossed the country,
without drop of liquor, even for medi-
cinal purposes. He well remembers that
my lOullAGu OlL O1 lu6 HAJD1O lltO Tie
mississippi River. The water was all
afoam. and looked very uninviting. The
response was, I'VE will die then." How
ever, four are now living in California
Ihe subject OF temperance is" he
said, perhaps older than aiIvone pres
ent, anu so much has been said and writ
ten that it requires an orator gifted in
tnat line and we'll stored with knowledge
10 interest an audience. When he was
boy barrel of rum was considered
necessity IN the shop of a shipyard, and
the workmen were treated at IL A. NJ. and
p. NJ; but when the Washingtonian
wave swept over the land the rum barrel
was banished from the shipyard and
workshop as an evil and unnecessary
| appendage.
What have we done here in our
adopted State? In 1880 Z. ]. Willis, who
was then County Judge, being a Past
| Grand Worthy Patriarch OF the State of
! Virginia, procured u full set OF The work
OF the Sons of Temperance, and with the
! keV. DR.. Grove Deal, Rev. DR.. Benton,
James Gallup, the speaker and others
! organized T. Star Division, No. l, the
first temperance division in the State of
California. de was the first Secretary.
Inc DIVISIONS increased in NUN berS, and
an active part was taken from Grass Val
ley to Santa Cruz by prominent citizens
OF the State. There seems to be a desire
lOI CudliBe, anu Inc tTOOu L IefODlar are
now carrying forward the work then be-
gun. The love of money is the root of all
evII. There are so many either directly
or Indirectly connected with the LIQUOR
traffic Is the cause ofits tourishing. How
shall its influence be lessened? He heard
not long since OF a man VINO opened
saloon in place where the young
ladies had organized a society pledging
themselves that they would not receive
the attention of young man known to
frequent saloons. The consequence was
that in three weeks the young men gave
in, and the saloon closed for want of
patronage. VIII not this be hint TO the
young ladies of Sacramento?
'As for the side entrances in our CITY
with the sign, Ladies' Entrance" no
woman or girl that has the least respect
for herself should enter them. Social
drinking leads to drunkenness, both
with men and women and they drink
they know not what. 1t is said there are
34S different poisons used in the manu-
facture of liquors, and that strychnine is
one in most common use; and these
poisons cannot be detected except by
close chemical analysis.
These manufactured liquors with high
sounding names are inexpensive and are
killing hundreds every year. The best
way to close saloon doors is to give no
patronage. A public sentiment must be
awakened-an education given along this
line before we can hope for closed
saloons"
After a temperance duet by Mr.. and
Miss Kaiser the meeting was open to
general discussion. Several responded,
and one gentleman thought it time re-
ply was received TO the petition and or
dlnance which is in the hands of the
Board of Trustees. w. c. T.. U.