The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15
Tn. At.,.ua. q the ,,.GUn% sssmss Z Law.

tilt' 70 eyU.y ,emnerance resolutioms,, trafiic
n"cn sufcient to- annlniia'o temperance.
and introduce me sesm dome years ago Tms
" w" sc, H. that there Is no c,,',ude on the
characterization Of our land WHOSE c""sistept with
temperance question esseressed in great rs
its pupnn atherinrs. So far as resoiu"t The state
~ y" tie leading denomnn' Nj only in ia vor'
have all repeatedly iso in favor of
~ 1av IRE in favor Of the Jaw ~ q hotel keeper
,si9n convenient to have ~ cas ore,essiy and I'm
druggist or a,ow Iang as they sell with
eh Hscretion, 1.-THE majority onnvcntion by
care but little No long ss s,hsl people reso
one OF tnesc ,rodnced and PASSED ,,,' and
ius s,ch Said 1--WE believe In carohihtorv law,
impartial reinforcement o, Uer which In some
and we SeP the state seems TO DC gRave few
p l.,nny,h in favor of liccnce AN y which pas.
Of he churches comp0siig Voice this resolution,
sed wtnou Y,binr to enforce the law or rng he
raai,y aggressive Temperance 'ha, there is no
come Now he 40 temperance resolutions
VALUE srnm time to time by the ,,thont Dis.
,e The tact that they are pnect,ons are and
sent shows what tnei an Educating influence up
"m society, but the value O. s", was generally
"onld be greatly increased !, nud T mt them in
expected M. wv. man votes in the annual co,.-
a"t,on of his church for an m ia irst to kick
ment of the law, who woulu Nc nj. should It be
against ~ Inme friend or fellow church 'e emg
aas nv III in his own neghborhoou,, r Churches
since leading:member OF nt c am ,mparta enforce
spoNe 81 he law and at the same time ne deahng
hnd the cheek to advocate met i' town that
the liquor traffic IN ONE p paf y the law God save
win wnh,h,torY law from such 1rlen n;,;nnss
as some of these men occupying ,,mss m ad
in church have f9r ~ who VII is member of 2
1russ church took high ground ~ avs.
an honest enforcement OF our pnha,her his pub
The general public VII, 1uas consistent with his
nc uo. a. he management of ms n1e "a wns
,ba drup store in the building oi fora
least part oIne 81 allow regular commitment
cnIis. . ronerty that he knows VIII DC USE u.s., ,his
he illegal sale of spurious liquors anu There are
" uon s II any churches in the state WIZ o.
'iii,ne in any other way than by dm ,mpar
rasnjution to take STAND III ia M community
III amforcement of the law in thelr 20 a,nher
tlal ehioiu 1a,,s the excuse that some ineinpcl
9 LIZ, ha hurt. or some members i ia,e az the
friends will be hurt, or so and aIIenated The
c .ui. NAV he denied and dUuDtiess ,h ~
he Nv some but the simple ana no .,nes ~ Yer
the matter is that the Chrisua fearing and i'm.
M" r,;ai enforcement OF our prohlpi.o,! ,,,ve
Thev are neither willing TO he h,, mar the
in It's enforcement mould nSn III mpartay enforce IT,
GU a. ,bev should, in some instances a, na in
, ~. own membership would sune., am no
other instances tner ' Whenever temperance
u sorm ,s going on in n community anu s s ,ha
e forcement OF the law Is iouuiS am unfavor,bly
" churches that are egn osng en- viii begin
re ,odae and apologize for the wrong uo ,oaS
lr They viii advise, caution; taik ma arnnder be
IN .lis!oxcuse and that, ask that the onG" ,am,
rre in with and given another trlai ne ,aw
isaSar are tney ready TO say yes tno a"m
shonld be enforced fairly upon al H. am nhnrche
A. we are ieau oSns,s,epcies and ake-shfts place
r. ,bemselyes in a most unfayorapie iis haaoa :,
that class Of citizens who are hv, II /
A.. tne much stock in religion or cnurches. ~
W aailv TOO bad that what we commuhis oa au w.
C. oridly portion of society has SO NIUE nnhes
e. in the temperance principles OF o inconsis,enc
-, rben we take into account the ihconsis.ea.
u ~ ,%c churches in regard TO tempe.ahee NJ, M
nrohbtion we ought not to wonuer a. u ,na , y
nv Of confidence Dc we no Az under the blazn
Mt nIiab, of an awakened, opposing mora se. ~
ly ment ~ the entire Christian churchs n" ,a ~
so entire church OF the Moft instead Of an ogiz
~ ~ ,ha ain of slavery, the time was az manu- ~
er The downfall of slavery. DO You say VIA. Nv,
,hs war that freed the slave was theIe my
sne m" sen,imentin the hearts of the loyal peop
~ he North that supported the war ana carr y
ii /, forward TO q successful Issue, put nov ~, ~
rk slaw we're the churches, through All .nat ION,
." drsary. anti. slavery agitation, ~ comihg w
n firm and united support OF tne Anu oh,r,b.
cause? The wealthy ana arlstocra ,ah aa,,he
- ,he North had many Of them, rich inenpo
zee y. L ". ewned southern plantations ana STARE
SEES This fact made them cautious, eonser
he ready 10 denounce the aoohtion natd as ,xron
-, - the neacc Slavery, they saiu, was MOI
and God would destroy II IN ms OWL g you III
nal hnt what was the OF irving 10 1ores.aii =
act vine Providence? why Keep AZ 10 az n" nossib
zen t' nS Int most certainly would d much hurt
OF hS,~,ding churcnes and families ana must evei
ed ualy divide the North .TG r and destruction
vel w sia Va sy,tem had been left 10 the churches
der o"r land the awful sin and bfghting curse Won
ere sti exist We know that me coia h
al cnrse Of humanity drove such men az "
Siayde Garrison and other great ieaoers IN !
abolition NOV ement into inhueiity. rreaefl
nn,r,ass was for a time an unbeliever IN 7
but pihe as a revelation from t,oh anu IN
Il I church as divine institution Ana no WOMB
s,nce the cause which they loved SO dearly
snr Which they were suffering the loss OF
ven filings was so terribly and feebly supported
the christian church whicn from the 49,. sssy
~ Ginning should have been lite torem
the champion We know what power the emu
ght fnally was in the destruction OF slavery anu
nd, preservation of the union, but INC .ml la,
"a church of America had to be scourged ,reasoi
OILS NTH Mead with, long and earnestly by
"reat champions of human rights before
was ready to espouse their cause anu EN-; S,rs
same her undivided support; Ever. impa
ian. historian who writes the history OF the q
reat Slavery movement is obliged to record bii
and damming charge againss ..e ,ba r;gb,.
tho slave Alas they were 100 often on
side of oppressor against the oppressed
tho temnerance movement has had very NJ
smch n bistorv as the anti slavery movem
had and the church have acted toward IL
mnch as they acted toward the 81
lat abolition and anti slavery movements. ~
iot tha slavery question they have hesitated,
and ie and eyaded duty They nave been timid
hen cowardly followers of great ana good men !,
nent woman, where ,ne so, fa,,ies Of freedom. T
have compromised with the evil which
ought at once TO have grappled with ana o'
thrown. During the temperance crusade
re- the West, saloon keepers fancled ~ NOR
the impossible to resist the peadings OF hoiy
Rms? ne, ,he chrisian faith by scores and hundr
dish The church exists to oppose sin by her 81
,hts. hatred of it by her eNampe anu ps Iii
our state. Can we for a moment DOUBT
who prohibition would be grand success III
elf mont II ,s ra u us success Ne still
need have prohibition when our churches are re
for IL lust as we had the destructoi
slavery when the churches began to SPEAK,
de- and pray in earnest for its removal. Inc GA
the victory is delayed because there are SO II
keep n nj ~ renonce ali completely with
sing evil in heart speech and act. Many good
ouph and women are still found Just as in the OLD
,ha1 of slaves, willing TO apo ogize Tor the reig
'heo' curse of the day-willng to vote no; but
any ssdont stir up a fuss" when there is an e
II is made to enforce the law. These people ar
,trot greater hinarances 10 inauenee viii,
often great on account of their character
~ ~ social standing goes to the rum side Inc
IL a. not intend it and would be hurt to be told