The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-30

"The Unconscious Allies OF the TEN.
perance Movement" was the topic on
which Rev. DR.. F. D. 7. Buckley, pastor
OF the Thomson NJ, E. church, preached
cloquently 10 4 crowded church las!
evening. DR.. Buckley started out with
the assertion tina. tho moral side OF
every political question has its place
its proper place-in the pulpit Tho
lrst and foremost Of tho causes oper.
ating for temperance, though not an
unconscious one, is the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. A high
tribute was paid TO tho head Of this or.
ganization. Mrs. Frances I. Willard.
OF tho unconscious allies oil temper
unce, the speaker first mentioned the
new rules that are being put into opera
ton on railway and steamboat lines
requiring total abstinence OF employees,
In making such rules these corpora.
lions are temperance organizers. They
have reasons for making these stringent
rules; accidents have been found due 10
the habit men had OF drinking while
on duty. Such action does moro good
than any temperance resolution ever
passed.
The training rules OF athletic organi.
cations fos another star in tue con.
sIellation OF unconscious allies OF tenn.
perancc. All such rules IorDid the use
Of liquor by athletes. Temperance peo-
pie should rejoice at the increase in out
OF door sports; every bicycle..race, every
football match. every base bail game is
doing good for the cause oil total ab5ti-
hence. Another ally is the number Of
clubs OF young women who pledge
themselves not 10 marry men who use
stimulants.
The new medical change Of thought
was next dweli upon. Drugs are being
sent to the rear aud exercise, diet and
good nursing arc coming TO the front O,
raid rate. The science OF war has
become SO advanced that the imbiber Of
strong drink no longer has place 10
the armies OF mighty nations. The gun
recently invented by an American, ca
pable OF firing 600 shots minute, ten
every second, is not an instrument to
be placed in the hands OF man whose
nerves are shaken by drink.
UnconsCiously the modern newspaper
is strong ally OF the temperance
cause. The telegraph wires bring to
the great daily paper records Of crime
caused BY drink from every corner OF
the earth. Printers ink thus assists
greatly in creating and nurturing q
strong sentiment against the evils OF in
temperance.
all the great inventions OF the pres
ent decade are also allies OF the cause.
The swinging arc lamp lighting up the
the by-ways OF evil is helping hand.
No invention OF recent years is not sus-
ceptible Of being called an unconscious
ally oil temperance. One OF tho greatest
aids to our cause is the Kindergarten
idea-a great stride in the march OF
education. AS education and philoso.
ply arise, stimulation falls.
In the struggle for life the fittiest will
survive. Nicely OF touch, clearheaded-
ness, are now almost all important and
the drunkard is falling toward the rear.
Sanitary improvements, scientific
housekeeping, reforms in dress, proper
cooking Of food were cited as allies OF
the cause. Various organizations,
which directly have no kinship to the
Temperance cause are also indirectly
working to the game grea. end-to.al
abstinence.
The speaker dwelt upon the manifold
evils OF drink, which annually costs the
American people Si00,00O,000. But for
this Coxey and his followers might not
now be marching onto Washington, and
the government would no. be bringing
in soldiers from dis,an. points TO guard
its national treasury. The war against
liquor is now on, and all Temperance
workers must be at the front. Heaven
is on our eide and God is with us, and
righr is bound to preyaipfor humanity
and home and family.