Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-01
LAST MEETING AT JACQUES.
Temperance Orator volney E. Cush-
 ing Was the Speaker.

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 The last one ofs those popular meet ings for men only, which were in- augurated at Jacques opera house many weeks ago under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. A., was held yesterday afternoon and was a fitting close to a series of most successful meetings; meetings which have been productive of much good and have had great in- huence upon many young men,
 T.. R. Hyde, president of the local association, presided at the meeting yesterday. Several selections were rendered by the Y. NJ. c. A. orchestra, while several hymns were sung by the congregation, led by J. H. Iripp. Rev l.. H. Holden Of the Second Congrega- tional church offered prayer and also announced that the new Bible club, which is opened to all young men, would meet each Tuesday evening from z until s o'clock. MT Holden is their instructor and the topic for study for the next three evenings will be ''The Sayings of Jesus" After several solos were rendered by Miss Laura H. Chapin, soprano of the First church choir. Chairman Hyde introduced as the speaker of the day Volney B. Gushing, the noted temperahce orator and lecturer.
 Mfr Gushing said in part:
 'sThe temple of old was the temple of the Jews, their sacred place of wor- ship, the shrine that represented the glory of God. This temple was desc crated by the Gentiles and afterward cleansed and rededicated to God. The Maccabeas attempted to save the sec ond temple from destruction md fought in noble cause. But higher call comes to us to rescue the temple of the soul Paul said: Know ye not l that ye are the temple of God and that | the spirit of God dwelleth in you " This is the great Apostles messag ge | to us as to the Corinthians.
 "Of course habits defile these bodies
 Men do not realize the wreck which they make of themselves. Paul saw 1 it and gave warning.
 | 'The human temple is marvellous \ structure with it's brain the crown oi | all. This temple also has its holy ot | holies,' that is it's moral sense, tho eternal law of rectitude. Alcoholic drinks injure this temple. They are harmful and unnecessary, Dynamite as an explosive is useful, but in tho shape of a bomb in the hands of aI anarchist it is a menace to and de
 structive to society.
 I ..Alcohol as 2 chemical is useful, bu used in society and the home it is tn, I devil in solution, defiler of the tenn
 pie. We object and ought to objec
 more than we do to the work of tn defiler. The public mind is filled wit
 solphistry on this subject. The req
 bottom difficulty is ignorance. W
 shall act better as a people in thi
 whole matter when we know more
 Hosea said My people are destroye'
 from lack of knowledge The Nation
 al Dispensary, which tells us abou
 drugs, says strychnia acts poisonousl
 upon every animal, it poisons the root
 of plants. About alcohol the Disper
 sary says: If poured upon the root and stems of plants it destroys thei
 life. It is poisonous to every animal. ssTo put alcohol into ones daily drin would seem like putting strychnia int
 ones daily bread. Whiskey is n goo
 thing in its place, some one has sait but it's place is not in a mans head .. "Alcohol goes to the brain and il
 delicate structures. 1t is peculiarl and conspicuously brain poison. Prt | lessor Atwater says, Because of il
 effects upon the nerves only slna . portions can be taken without danger [ The drunkards of today were youn
 men of promise before they began | drink this seductive fluid. When l man applies alcohol to his brain 70 !. cannot tell what vii be the result" MT Cushing possesses q clear, fore , ble voice and hIs utterances were d
 livered in r1ost attractive manne [ It was one of the most interestin :, speeches yet made at these meeting : and at it's conclusion he was greete
 with hearty applause.
 MT Cushing delivered another vel 7 instructive and highly interesting a,
 dress at the First Baptist church 1ai ,, evening before large and appreci; [ tive audience.
 The City Steam Laundry will tal