The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-29
VERY STIRRING ADDRESS
BYREV. DE. GILBERT ON "PRESENT ASPECT IN TEMPERANCE REFORM.'

Many of the Necessities for Accomplishing
 the Desired End Pointed Out-Education
 the Most Important-Public Schools Can
 be of Much Assistance-some of the Most
 Powerful Forces at Work In the Country.
 Rev. Dr. Gilbert at Trinity M. D. church last evening made very stir ring address on the subject, "The Pres ent Aspect of the Temperance Reform" There was @ large attendance. The speaker showed the necessity of educa- tion to brace those up who are losing heart and gave many strong reasons why more total abstinence societies should be formed. 'All political &C., tions," he said, must have a strong moral sentiment behind them, and then their efforts in behalf of this great movement will be very effective. We must educate the new generation, which is constantly coming up, and also the emigrants. Show them the difference in the climate, our nervous constitutions and the social drinking customs. Pledge more people to total abstinence, and by this we will inn prove our citizenship.
 "The public school is one of the strongest factions in this movement, and no teacher has right in these schools who is not aroused in it's be- half. The necessity of impressing up- on the minds of the growing children the evil results of intemperance is per- fectly clear to all.
 All those who to-day occupy pulpits are backed up and urged on by the laity and they are constantly working in this behalf The Sunday schools all over the land have taken up the work and they not only explain the texts of the lessons, but the moral questions contained in them.
 "Whiskey is the life blood of Tam many. The demand for sober men is constantly growing greater and rail- roads and other corporations want temperate men. Secret societies have taken the matter up, and drunkenness IS bar to admission into many of them
 Young women can be of much as- sistance in this cause. If they refuse to go with young men who are ad- dicted to the liquor habit. it will serve to reform them. Of all fools, the big gest IS the woman who marries man for the purpose of reforming him.
 Few Americans will keep a saloon. so called; he calls it a cafe or buffet Emigrants who come to this country find 1t an easy matter to have a rum manufacturer set them up in business. Besides that it Is not hard work and they have only education enough to serve drinks.
 The great movement of the w, c, T. D., the effort of the public press, the religious press are all to be commended Editors are bold and outspoken and the many strong articles from their pens have had much to do with the hastening of this reform''
 The speaker heartily commended the manner in which the Catholic church had taken hold of the movement. He cited many instances of their success by various organizations, by urging the younger members to sign the pledge of total abstinence.
 "The only way Tn which this move ment can fully accomplish it's end" he said. lis for every one, of every creed or sect, of all political parties. of all races and nations, to unite and con- centrate all their energies to the one object of totally, crushing the liquor traffic.