The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-01
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SPIRITED MEETING
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First Baptist church contained an echo
OF that stirring indictment against liquor
which eX.Goyernor j. Frank Hanly OF
! Indiana delivered in this city few weeks
J since. Practically every seat in tie
house was taken and there was manites-
tation of deep interest in what was 60
| ing on.
Principal o. X. HOLSTER of Goddard
seminary presided over the gathering and
seated with him on the stage were the
clcrgymen who contributed interesting
sidelights on the liquor problem. A mum
Der OF young men chosen from the city
churches acted as ushers and the work OF
seating the big congregation was carried
on expeditiously, The musical program
was in charge Of the First Baptist church
choir, although in some Of the more stir
ring temperance songs the audience was
asked to join, In opening the meeting,
Mr.. HOLSTER spoke briefly and Rev. MIR.
Grassland made the prayer. Rev, Mr..
Newell gave the scripture reading. Foi-
lowing a spirited song service, the nature
Of the speechmaking to follow was out
| lined BY the chairman. One OF the in
teresting contributions to the program
was song written especially for the
Flying Squadron of America. In ringing
words it forecasted the doom of John
Barleycorn in America. BY special re
quest it was delivered as solo by Rev.
! Mr.. Holt.
"Liquor and Science"
In its general aspects, the program
took the form of a symposium, each
speaker laying stress on some particular
phase of the liquor problem. DR.. Barnett
considered the problem from a scientific
| viewpoint, taking for his topic, "Liquor
| and Science He belittled the argument
at.liquor has place in science as it y
applied to therapeutics and quoted emf
nent authorities to support his conten-
ton that alcohol in its multitudious
forms is Numerically opposed to medi-
! cal science. Time and time again II has
/ been demonstrated that alcohol is pois-
on and not a food. Very recently here
| in Vermont there has been an instance
where wood alcohol brought swift retri.
/ button to those who imbibed. Alcohol
distilled for drinking purposes is just as
poisonous. only its results are not so
quickly noted Consequences of alcoholic
/ indulgence are sure to be asserted ulti-
mately.
Liquor and Business"
! "Iiuuor and Business was the sympo-
stun sub-topic assigned to Rev. Mr..
Reardon, who considered very vital
phase OF the problem in a convincing
manner. Alcohol has no place whatever
| in business, said the speaker, and con
elusive proof OF this claim is TO be seen m
the daily walks of life The employer
realizes that liquor is detrimental to his
| business interests and as a safeguard Tor
! His employees it is a rapidly growing rule
among the larger business houses TO eX-
act total abstinence from their employees.
! Mr.. Reardon had a warning for the young
man who is about to embark in business
and urged that liquor as factor in ans
mans business operations should be re-
moved. Prohibition automatically elm
mates that bad feature of business en-
deavor.
Liquor and Labor"
Rev. Mr.. Newell had message for the
laboring man and throughout the course
OF his remarks his obvious purpose was
/ TO emphasize the evil which liquor has
I brought into the ranks OF labor. The
cause OF temperance among the working
men has no more sincere advocates than
| such men as Samuel Gompers and John
! Mitchell, among others, said the speaker
who went on to quote from both labor
leaders. Among all elements eontrlbut-
\ inu To discomfort among laboring mem
LIQUOR has been one OF the most potent
/ IL dulls the faculties at time when
every bread winner should be giving the
best account OF himself. il has figured
in more than one accident that would
have been ayerted had the hand az the
| throttle or al the brake been steady. In
addressing his remarks more particularly
To the laboring men. Mr.. Newell said he
believed that the best Influences OF labor
in Barre are opposed TO the legalized "a p
loon. He QUOTED effectively from the
sermons and writings OF Father Cassidy
OF Fall River. Mass. whose arguments
against the open saloon have fallen more
often than not on the listening ears Of
working men. The speaker also paid a
tribute 10 Father McKenns Of st. Non
ica's church, who. as he said was az that
moment LAYING down the precepts Of pro-
Inhibition to his own congregation. Clergy
men Of Barre, the speaker continued. are
4 unit in the fight against the liquor
traffic.
Liquor and Young People"
Tho effects of the open saloon on Tie
bovs and girls OF the community were
considered by Rev Mr. CrOsslanl under
the head. Liquor and oar Young PEG.
ple.~ To give the growing boy or girl
he correct impression 81 the saloon, saId
Mr. Grassland We must see 20 4 that
the saloon i not Ia our midst when the
children are Young. II they get the mo-
ton that the liquor stores and harrooin-
should h. prescribed and are IN actually
prohibited. they will come % associate
the saloon With divers other evils against
which they are warned IN youth. On the
other hand Il they grow up with thc "a
loon hourishing Ia the community where
they reside. the idea viii obtain that
pie saloon is an institution which
has IL riehtful place IN tbs town -
citv where they NAV reside. far'nf-
ihaye an Incumbent duty 10 voting down
40 orcn saloon and the dictates " con
science point out but . single coursc.
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