Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-04

bonds of King Alcohol"
A little later, in 1850, is born into the
little band new title, "The Knights of
Jericho but by that same little hand
still waved that same little banner,
cleansing the odorous atmosphere within
its humble domain.
A little later In 1852, this miniature
embryo of temperance assumed with dig
nifty the immortal appellation of its pres
ent initial. That same little emblem still
and ever to be borne by that same little
hand and for the same worthy cause still
pulsated the air with its gracious folds
and rang out in joyful notes its cry of
down "alcohol and redemption" Yes
that banner still floats; across sterile
deserts, across broad oceans across broad
plains, into deep valleys, to the tops of
high mountains. From IIammerfest to
Good Hope, from Point Barrow to Cape
Horn, west to California, east TO Japan,
that same imperishable emblem is borne
by that same immortal hand.
Temperance can never die
We have the w. r. G.. L. with its SYM
pathetic cry of reform. Curse We the in
toXicatlng cup, emancipation from ell
iniquty and Frances Willard. We have
the |. O. G.. r., with its blessed watch
word of faith, hope and charity. Curse We
the the tempter's bowl. Exterminate the
thralldom of intemperance and divine i'm
ploratiOn. Sparks from scores of kin
dren organizations are everywhere shin
ing out the manifold glories of the won
derful cause.
No, temperance will never die.
We see the beautiful International en-
blem playing in the tropical zephyrs of
Romana and Japan. We see the white,
type of purity, streaming in the cold
| Arctic hurricane of the north pole.
Throughout all lands we see hundreds of
sympathetic succoring banners fluttering
in the brsezes of their respective cllmes.
All ready for action, with plenty of am
munitiOn, its guns all primed, in perfect
discipline, the great army stands in the
field. We hear the CHEEKY voice of the
chief captain ring out, Forward march
We hear the beat of the drum, the tone
of fife, the tramp of feet, as the vast cir
cular column actuated by one incentive
strides forward on its way to victory.
1t crosses the huge Rockies and the con.
tinuous Andes. 1t crosses the Atlai and
the Kuen Lun. The snow and the Atlas.
1t crosses the Great Basin, the Great
Central plain, the Ilanos, the Selvas, the
Pampas, the high plain of Siberia, the
low pateaus of Africa, the great desert
of Sahara, the sickly waste of India, the
crippled provinces of China, stopping the
manufacture, stopping the administers
ton. yea, DISCRIMINATING, disinfecting
purifying the atmosphere of the deadly
microbe of intemperance.
The clergyman arOuses from his stupOr,
the legal advocate regains his manhood
the press sends out its temperance en-.
treaties, the poet dictates its beautiful
roles, the musician chants its latest song
and the orator eXpOunds Its momentous
Importance. The aurora of each new
morning sees thousands enlist In the
mighty army. And yet its labors are un
ended, its work is still undone.
Shoulder to shoulder, elbow to elbow
the mighty host winds its weary way
across Africa, Asia, across the Americas
right down to the edge of the turbulent
sea.
Nor does it stop there.
Like the Red sea to the Tsraelites, the
, waters of the great ocean part and re
cede in monstrous pillows, and dry shoe
the pilgrim band makes is advent int
another land.
The end is not yet.
, The wonderful work of this mighty
reforming genius goes steadily on
, Whiskey-stained Ireland hears the bea
: of its reckoning drum and Pat becomes
, man; the beer-cursed states of Germany
2 respond to it's ETHEREAL fife; the wine claC
fields of France glimpse the beautiful
! folds of its glorious ensign and all ioil
, in the chorus of the beautiful song
. "Temperance reigns supreme"
Shoulder to shoulder, arm TO arm, tn
: great army marches onward Tramp
t tramp, tramp, right onward and upwart
, to the pearly gates of Bethlehem. w
. hear the command of the chief captain t,
halt. Detachments of this wonderful
, army have visited the borders of ever,
+ land
q All eyes have behed the mystic hue
of its noble emblem. All ears hav
r listened to the diligent pleadings of it
, gentle voice.
, All hearts have responded TO the de
a mands of its noble entreaties. Al
tongues have vowed allegiance to its i'm
f mortal rites, and all acts attest loyalty {,
, its righteous obligations.
The standard bearer steps proudly for
= ward, and that same little hand that 5,
, bravely ran up that little banner in cen
. trail New \ Ork in 1916 amid the def lpmen
of the world, now lays it humbly down a
o the foot of Calvary amid the honors o
, its redemption. Glorious achievement
9 upon which earth will eternally bestoy
p its mortal blessings, and heaven viii
, never cease TO invoke its divine benediC
. ton. JAS. HAMILTON RILEY.
o Salisbury, VT.
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE
allOW a nOuUb tO RIM unfiI II Cratc haUOn,