The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1894-06-20


The Twenty ninth Anniversary OF the Ma.
tional Temperance Society, Ma ajor-Generll
o. o. Howard. President, was recently held
in the Broadway Tabernacle, New York City.
The annual report was presented by j. n.
Stearns. the Corresponding Secretary. Mr..
Stearns said
1--WE passed our twenty-ninth mile pos. to-
day In our march towards final victory. We
are somewhat foot-shOre. little leg-weary,
have been obliged to slow up a little for
breakers ahead, but, though somewhat cast
down. are not discouraged or dismayed. 1t
has been year Of difficulty and triumph.
The Lord OF Hosts has been with us, and We
rejoice in His strength.
''This afternoon at cur twenty-ninth an-
nunl meeting, we elected that veteran soldier
and Christian philanthropist, Major-Generai
o. o. Howard, as our President for the COM
ing year. and received reports OF all depart
ments OF our work.
"Thiny new publications have been Is.
sued, making 20S2 on our list %, 49, ,S0'
pages have been printed during the year.
The receipts have been S4S. 166. Is, OF (which
$31, ,443. 80 are for publications, and $l1,'
322. 80 for donations, legacies and interest Oh
invested funds.
"Our missionary work assumes larger pro.
portions every year. covering the nation ant
extending it into foreign lands. The pubt
cation and circulation OF the literature IL
very largely n missionary work. The great
majority OF temperance publications never
pay the cost OF manufacture in dollars ane
cents. Our great missionary work is among
the colored people of the Southern States
We have several colored missionaries con
slantly at work among their own people
preaching, lecturing. visiting homes, dis
tributing literature, and in every way posi-
BILE teaching the principles OF total alb
stinence.
1T WAS my privilege, last March. to visit
4 10 a,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida, and to address large audiences
OF colored people in churches and schools,
and was greatly gratifed TO see the wonder
| ful progress made and the knowledge and
conviction they have in regard TO the evil
nature OF the drink. In all these great
schools and colleges they are studying the
| nature and affects ofalcohol upon the human
/ system, and even children understand that
alcohol is a poison, and not fit for the
| healthy human system.
81 had the pleasure during my visit to
| Charleston and Columbia, s. C., to see the
| workings OF the Dispensary Law OF thai
State and measure the pulse OF public
opinion in regard to il. l visited the dis
penssrles where liquor is sold in bottles tc
everybody who came, had an interview Will
| Governor Tillman, conyersed with leading
men of all parties and denominations, an
was with the constahles in a raid upon fou
or five blind tigers in Charleston, wher
liquor was illegally sold. OF course WI
could not find any OF the liquor, for, ms IN
Maine, Iowa and other prohibtory States
they had secret hiding places Underground
subterranean passages and out OF wal
places where they could put tho stun when
called upon by the constables.
''Thers were some good points about the
law as with all other laws in every Other
State where a number OF prohibtory clauses
are attached, but il gave the sanction. pro
lection and sustentation OF the State to th
business. There are no visible reliabl,
evidences that the volume OF drink o
drunkardness was in any way diminishe'
throughout the State. Liquor was storei II
4 private houses in great abundance. Tn
u Supreme Court, however, declared the Law
unconstitutional, aud for the present tn
ghost OF State control OF the liquor trdiiic i
laid away to rest with hardly q chance 0
resurrection"