The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-02-16

is on our side and sooner or later our
cause will surely triumph Exert per-
sonal efforts. Guard against the idea
that because we are banded together
our personal influence is of secondary
Importance. We are the temperance
police, and though we go not into the
community armed with the force of
civil law, we may give living examples
Of temperance, truth and virtue Re-
solve on victory. The dark forces of
rum and the devil will continue to
rally, but their efforts will finally de-
stroy themselves. The time will come
when light from temperance will break
in upon our dark world with MONDAY
splendor. Toll on, toll on, We reform
ers of the nineteenth century, under
God to victory"
Mr.. Deming was optimistic and be-
lieved in help from every good source
He plead for the persistent, consistent
help of women in this movement, say
ing: eve know full well there are
those who disparage women's influence,
treat it with profound contempt Give
me woman cultivated andintelligento on
our side and ultimately success will
follow"
In July, 1856, he wrote to his wife:
" Say to good sister Cara / am quite
willing my wife and daughters should
be politicians If intelligent women
understood this subject as we'll as they
do many others, their influence would
be salutary. Those females who have
exercised any direct influence in tenn
perance cause, have almost uniformly
given it the right direction. The
reason is simply this. Woman thinks
of what is right and man of his party"
All Of the hopes of that early day have
not been realized, nor have all the
prayers been answered, but wonderful
indeed is the revolution in the ideas
and habits of the world in this matter
of the use of ,intoxicants. The battle
still RACES and in it we may all have
our part.
1t would be strange if the horrors
and the injustice of slavery had not
appealed to him. AT very early day
he became of that number who endured
contumelY and reproach from friends
and neighbors because of their plea for
the slave. 1t was a mighty question in
law, politics and morals. The cOnsti-
tuition of the United States recognized
the title of the owner in his slave.
l have been told that in 1916 the
Methodist minister, or perhaps his wife,
was the owner of some slaves and by
leasing these chattels or otherwise
derived something of revenue from
them. 1t seemed impossible to Father
Deming that this could be consistent
with a following of Him who came that
the world might have light and life.
He persisted, it is said, in praying,
perhaps too p0intedly, for the "down
trodden and oppressed" and that
those in bondage might be set Free"
In some way out of this grew charges
and church trial so that the curious
spectacle was presented Of a movements
to expel from the church this man who
from the first week of his arrival had
given his time, efforts and money to it's
upbuilding. do not know what form
the charges took, but in the diary of
Colonel M. Frank (noW owned by Mr..
F. Fl. Lyman), we find this entry:
February l3, l846-Ecclesiastical
court in the Methodist Episcopal
church today. Rev. r. 81. Deming on
trial. Trial all day and evening.
Saturday, 14th-Trial of Deming
continued. Closed at p. m. Acquit-
ted"
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