Year: 1873

Church. It was well attended. We
net several of the friends of tenn
perance next morning; they talked
of the situation. saying
here was not near so much
drunkenness in their city as there
was some months past.


Last night we spoke . second
time at Goshen. When we arrived
there in the afternoon, we found
the cily excited to fever heat OH the
temperance question. 1t seems that
the editor of the Goshen Democrat
had taken issue against my lecture
there, and had devoted nearly two
columns of leading article to at
tack me and the lecture, charging
that we did not originate the bill
that we did not even understand
the bill--that in our lecture we had
made gross misstAtamsnts- -slandef-
ed the church of which he was .
deacon, and vigorously denounced
us as q conceted, crack Drained en-
thusiast. Now, this was throwing
down the gauntlet with vengeance.
Hence we found the city of Goshen
in a whirl of excitement To lend
additional force to the excitement,
it seems that the day after our first
lecture there, q grogseller had made
a boy of about fourteen years of
age, beastly drunk. The boy was
convicted, and testified where he
got the liquor. The grogseller had
been hauled up and fined twenty
dollars and costs. The grogsellers
were vowing vengeance and threat
ening loudly. SO that the people
were wondering what would come
of the temperance meeting. Now,
here was q chance to test the lee
turer's mettle. On entering the
Methodist meeting house We found
it crowded-an eyes agog as we
walked up the aisle, evidently won
derinr what course the lecturer
would take.


Instead of a lecture, the speaker
took up the article of the Democrat
and answered every point, seriatim
whether the points were satisfac,
torily met or not the writar will not
undertake to say. If, however, we
may judge from the hearty and ap-
proving way in which the audience
received the structures, we appre.
hend that the astute editor did moi
make much by his vigorous fusilade
At the close of the meeting, q series
of very strong resolutions were Of
fered, approving the law, and re
commanding vigorous, organized
effort to enforce it. Each resolu


ton was carried by rising vote
and q committee of seven appoint


ed to organize temperance socitie,


throughout the county.


In the county we found that th,


Judge of the court, had reversed


the decision of the County Com


missioners. They had refused t


grant permits. The grogsellers ap


pealed to him and he granted then


in a most summary manner. with


out allowing the usual time for ap


peal, and declaring in most bigot


ed way, we understand, that tn


people have no right even to re


monstrate before the Commission


ers, against any petitioner. Now


what could influence the Judge t


pursue such course as this, W


know not, except it were that b


thought the whisky vote was strong


er in the county, than the tempe,


ance vote. This Judge ha


been appointed by Governor Her


bricks, and was q candidate fo


election. But alas! he 'sreckone
without his host" The temperate


people determined to rebuke hir


for his leaning towards the whisk
influence; they defeated him at tt
election by IL large majority. s
his race is checked for awhile q