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phor, the demand stayed and the. lent institutions would be almost it is generally conceded that the
supply would .cease. No longer wholly-uncalled for, and the burden most hopeful phase of the temper­
Woman’s Work.
would shops be open for its specific of civil taxes would be immeasure- ance work is with the rising
generation, it is asked who shall do
Bead by L. Rosenthal before the'lAne Ribbon sale, no longer would distilleries ably lightened ; yet heie we are,
Socieiv of East Portland; on the evening of
ply their subtle arts by day and striving with all our might to it ? Shall the parent do it ? :ShaIl
May 29, 1882.
w-'-x ’
~~ ’ night; grain and fruit would be shoulde ¡r a pyramid which indi- the mother, at home, by time upon
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restored to their normal use, the vidual moral ity and home-culture time, and precept upon precept,
* But there is another thought—
. nutriment and blessing of mankind. alone would at once disintegrate and here a little and there a little in-
the manulacfiTrF and sale oTTntdxp
How natural, how easy the cure ! distribute so that its collosal ob­ cuTcgTe it into uur-very natures;
eating drinks are a sin against, God
" Natural T- Surely, but hot,. so struction would be instantly dis- or shall it be neglected there and
and humanity, and drunkenness is
easy in tire present position of sipated and surmounted. We suffer left for the temperance missionary
a sin against purity and love, and
affairs,” says one ; “ This monstrous the ijadustrtaC^cceipts of the masses to correct? Rather, let . each of
all the interests of social life. Ap­
evil is not so readily removed.’’ to be droned off into the coffers of you, with the preeminent facilities
petite maybe artificial or heredi­
Not in the whole, by sudden the liquor dealers, and meekly’step' afforded you, cultivate your own
tary; -M tdtitude* xd jaiciv U, ’’hay^ „
forward to su pply the deficit from - .fiahL-lt is olthdr-savingmo­
mTracie,
by the family use of wine, beer,
race of drunkards must be swept off our own purses. Is not this charity ment ; the “ounce of prevention
cider, or palatable compounds of
'the stage ; but iFhb more are made7, upside down ? Surely, this is which is worth a pound of cure.’^
these, which they have fed sparing­
the work is dom^ < >ur only hope spending money to no beneficial Practice radical tem'peianco prin­
ly in sugar drops, or weak dilutions
is, to purest this fatal process of result. Let us diicet our attention, ciples at home, and society will be
as food, drink or medicine to’their-
drunkard making ; this cannot be our energy, o,uf resources-to the purified.
children, cultivated a taste for
Women of America, the question
«done in a day, but it can be directly origin of this evil, and proclaim the
spirituous liquors, which has proved
and everywhere begun. No great banishment and non-use of spiritu- is before you, shall this noble Re­
the destruction of their loved ones.
work is ever done at onctfl fot the ous liquors as the only corrective; public, so favored of God, in its rise
Many, alas ' have began the fatal
foundation be rightly laid, and lot and right here fits in beautifully and progress, thus far, go on to per­
work still earlier, And-so the evil
every individual do his-part of - the the tvorl of twiiMH.. Go*J has called fection, in infiubnec, privilege and
has grown, from an innocent indul-'
work, arid it is finally and surely her in these last days for*a pur­ honor, or shall it sink to the doom
gence to an appetit'ef which is in
pose. 11 is she who stands nearest of “The drunkard* J&f Ephraim, to
.accomplished
every sense of the ^word a disease,-
When Nehemiah essayed tore- the hidden home-
wh be trodden under feet.” its glorious
and men and women afflicted with buildtli.e’walls of Jerusalem, in the
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can most oasily and effectively put beauty “ to be a fading flower and
physical and moral taint w’alk Up
face of the scofls.ajKbTppoaiUuii ..of ¿.out her hand.unil shut it off. it is the hasty fruit before the summer."
and down our streets frightful to7' his enemies, his method was simple
she who~~can put^av ay from her The solemn decision n
contemplate. Tor a'person with a and effective. He put the wmk on
house, the fell destroyer. It is she to you—< forfuture, i
predisposition to consumption or individual-' responsibility. As a
who can indoctrinate the child in must depend largely on the. verdict
scrofula in his system cannot bear whole, it was great, divided among,
the virtuous principle of total ab­ of this generation. What shall be -
hardship and exposure without the families it was feasible. Each
stinence. Grpat is the power of u the' character *of our citizens, the—
jeopardizing life, so an unfortunate one Was directed to btfil® “ over
godly woman. Sisters, heed the teachers, rulers and parents of the
person bred up with this lurking against his house.”. “ So built we,”
call of God; accept' the trust he people a few yearnhence ? Are we
virus in his.veins, cannot, without, says the* historian,- - and ail the-
commits to- you ! Look out from to have those-in places of trust arid
fearful risk, come in contact with wall was joined together, for the
your quiet homes and view the power who “ will walk in the fear
the intoxicating cup; the touch, people had a mind to the work.’
wide^read overflow of ruin. Shall of the Lord to do right,” -or shall it
the smell, the vCry sight will set The reasons for its speedy accom­
a tributary go from your fireside to be said as of the generation just
his whole system in a state fof ex­ plish mt nt were two-fold,, the work
extend and deepen the stream in passing away: “ But Uccy also have
citement, and, except for timely in­ was dojic, not alone by. each pious
its desolating course 1 Shall your erred through wino, and through
terposition will overwhelm scruples, individual in the community, but
sprightly bright boy you bred up strong drink are out of the way.
resolutions and conscience, anti done with a mind, will and alacri­
with such tender care fill one more The priest and the prophet have .
plunge him into an abyss of sin ty, that surely is a solution easy
drunkard's grave? Let your house­ erred through strong drink ; they
and shame, Let alcohol, in every enough.
hold be pule ; let your influence be are swallowed up of wine ; they are
form, be put away from the side-
How pitiably mistaken is much wholly on the side of right; stand out of the way, through strong
board, the kitchen and the medicine of the labor of reformers of our
up before God^ as David did, and drink'; they err in vision, they
shelf, let parents say to their child- day ■ How sacrificial ■ How in-
say, “ I will walk within my house stumble in judgment.”
ren, “ We must neither toWrh, taste, effective I How wasteful, too, is
Never was such a momentous
with a perfect heart, 1 will set no
nor look upon the accursed -thing,” the expenditure of public and pri­
wicked thing before mine eyes.” crisis at hand. At the present rate
and society, the church and the vate charity ! We are spending
Then will the work of the legisla­ of deterioration in health, and in
nation will no longer groan under time, strength and money in allevi­
tor and the philanthropist be super­ public and private inoials, our na­
the sorrows, reproach and "burden ating .distress, while the cause of
tion will inevitably and soon be
seded.
now so keenly felt.
that distress receives no attention,
Mothers ■, It is for you, mainly, stranded with the shattered wrecks
The remedy for intemperance ? in striving to abate the consequen­ to settle tins ' question. Surety, if of ancient kingdoms which have
It is simple as the A B C. Total ces of a system, which, in its the appetite is never created, there •foundered, all through the past ages
abstinence in the household, taught primary working, is left untouched. will be no temptation for unlawful on the rocks of sensual and selfish
at the paients’ knee, enforced by We all acknowledge intemperance indulgence, If, unfortunately, it is indulgence. -May the G oil of our
the parents example, founded upon to be ther fruitful source qf crime, an inherited curse, yonr energies fathers avert the
impending
intelligence and conscientious con­ pauperism and disease; lor the should be set to eradicate it^ and calamity. “ Tremble ye women
viction would settle.the question at demands of which prisons, asy luiiis^ wp nmy well believe the testimonies that are of ease, be troubled ye
once. If no stimulants were used and hospitals must -be erected and of those who know by happy ex careless i ones, for the blighting
at homez none would be required maintained, and in tho-aupport of pci icnco, that this can be done. curse that has settled upon lh , for
away .from home ; .if uniformly Which an incalculable amount of Stern principle, rigorous habit, and the plague' that is ravaging our
treated in the domestic economy as talent and money is required. _We the mighty grace of God can root household, and destroying our life.
a poison, there would be no more know, that but for this sin, out out the old nature, and gloriously Hear the word of the Lord, ‘’O ye
danger of its becoming à luxury, day-laborers and mechanics would overcome the power of inbred sin.
women, and let your ear receive the
than arsenic, strychnine or cam- support their own families, benevo-
The question before you is, while word of his mouth, and teach your
Temperance Department.
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