The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-07-09
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
DR.. Zollicoher's Fine Address.

The third quarterly meeting of the
Halifax county Temperance Associa.
ton was held in Temperance Hall last
Thursday night.
Rev. r. P, Troy of Weldon, presi.
dent of the Association, called the
meeting to order. Prayer was offered
by Rev. J. R. Sawyer. With Miss LIE.
liza Shields at the piano, the audience
sang "Work, for the night is coming. y
Mr.. w. A. Dunn, for the town and
local association, delivered an address
OF welcome to the Association, in
which he referred to the great evils oil
lntemperance and to the need OF tenn
perance reform. Mr.. Dunn said that
nlne-tenths of the crimes of the land
are traceable either directly or indl-
rectly to strong drink. His words OF
| welcome to the Association were In his
usual happy style.
President Troy responded to Mr..
Dunn's welcome in appropriate re-
marks, and told how glad the Associa-
ton was to meet in Scotland Neck
where there is already such a strong
temperance sentiment.
A good programme had been arrang-
ed by committee appointed at the
last meeting in Weldon.
Miss Bessie Shields recited very
feelingly and with fine effect upon the
audience sThe Drunkard's Wife,"
Mrs: w. R. Bond and Miss Kate
Fenner rendered beautiful instru-
mental duet, Mrs. E. T. Whitehead
and Miss Mary Lawrence sang a beau
tiful and touching duet, "PIease sell
no more drink to my father"
President Troy then introduced DR..
D. B. Zollicoffer of Garysburg who de-
livered very strong and appropriate
address on the ravages of strong drink
and the remedies for the evil. DIR.
Zollicoffer's reputation as temperance
lecturer had preceded him and the
people of Scotland Neck expected
much of him, and his address fully
met, and with many, exceeded what
they had anticipated. For about fifty
minutes DR.. Zollicoffer held the closest
attention of his audience as he portray
ed the evils of the liquor traffic, followed
the poor laborer, addicted to strong
drink, as he takes the wages of weeks
hard labor and turns them oyer to the
man who deals out death to him, pow
erty to his family, and gets gain for
himself and fine clothes for his family
while the laboring mans child goes
half-covered in rags.
The speaker referred to the continual
cry of hard times and showed by sta
tistics the almost incredible amount
of money spent in the country every
year in patronlzing the liquor saloon.
He gave startling statistics as to the
amount of breadstuff consumed every
year In the manufacture of intoxicat-
ing liquors.
The remedy for all these evils lies
chiefly at the door of the christian
men and women of the land. When
they assume the proper attitude towards
the liquor evil its power will soon be
shaken.
There was scarcely foot-shuffle in
the entire audience during DR.. Zolli-
Golfers address. It made a profound
impression, and at the conclusion Mr..
Dunn offered resolution of thanks to
the Association for its coming and for
DR.. Zollicoffer's great speech. The au-
dience voted heartily in favor OF Mr..
Dunn's resolution.
At the conclusion of DR.. Zollicoffer's
address Mrs. w. r. Bond sang "One
sweetly solemn thought" President
Troy made few appropriate remarks,
and Mr.. w. G. Whitaker reported
good list of names for enrolment from
Enfield township. The meeting adj
iourned and the benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. r. T. Vann.
Friday morning there was business
meeting of the Association. Plans for
enlarged work were laid before the As
ISOLATION by different members and the
Association adjourned with new i'm
pulse for better and larger work.