https://hmha.missionhouses.org/files/original/eb792de43c287241714cb76ad466d7ed.pdf 8e5313b8a385a780cb64787fe335689b PDF Text Text Advocate and Friend. (Extra.) HONOLULU, OAIIU, SANDWICH ISLANDS, MAY 10, 1843. TEMPERANCE. AN ADDRESS by Rev. J. S. GREEN. (Published by request of the Society.) REASONS FOR TOTAL ABSTIN dice from Intoxicating Liquors.. An Address delivered before the Maui Foreign Resident's and Seamen's TemLa'naina, Maui, perance Society. April 11, 1843. "To (Jo.l In; thanks who pours us o.it Cold water from tho hills. In p-p-y-lal spun:*! md bubbling brooks, In I ikes and sparKling nils!" In addressing, this evening, the members of the Maui Temperance Society, ami the friends who have accepted our invitation to aaacmble with us, I propose to give a brief exposition of the reasons which have influenced us to sign the pledge of total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors; reasons which, as I hope to show, should influence all to unite with us in this, or similar associations; reasons, moreover, which we shall feel at liberty to urge in discountenancing their use throughout our community, or whererot in the providence ofGod we shall be called to labor. I remark, then, I. Oar own tafely tat have consulted, in pledging oaraelves to total abstinence from intoxicating liquors. Self preservation is a law of our nature. "Do thyself no harm," is the voice ofinstinct n> less than an injunction in the statue hook of heaven. Its influence is daily seen in the shrewdness and activity ofthe brute creation tii avoid every thing calculated to produce pain and uneasiness. Nothing hut long abstinence, and consequent extreme hunger will induce the horse or the ox to eat or drink to satiety. They are, so to speak a law to themselves. How much more emphatically true was this of man, the Lord of this lower creation when he came from the hand of his Creator. Reason enthioned in his bosom, reigned without a rival. Hence, though the earth furnished abundantly the means of sustenance and luxury, man, it is confidently believed, was never tempted to approach even the limits of strict temperance. How changed alas! his character and circumstances. Now, renson too often abdicates her throne to a most unworthy rival. Passion seizes the helm, spreads all her canvass, and deaf to remonstrance and entreaty, presses en, regardless of rocks or shoals. Hence •he frequent shipwrecks of hopes and happiness. Around the ever yawning gulf of In- 19 the creatures ofGod. A highly finished and beautiful piece of machinery may be utterly deranged and worthless; shall we put no higher value upon it than upon the work of the veriest bungler? The well built and elegantly fitted up ship may be brought into port a mere wreck, dismasted and battered; without rudder, anchor, compass or sail; and though in pleading for her repair no one would think of urging her present state, yet her former one, as she came from tho hand of the builder, might properly be urged. So of man. He is, at present in ruins—tho wreck of what he was. Still it is the wreck ofmoral and intellectual greatness. Hence we are furnished with a powerful appeal to those who, by forming intemperate habits, are debasing the image of God, to abandon their guilty course. Even to the self-debased, filthy, ragged, creature, who is drawn from the ditch, it would not be unsuitable to urge, as a reason for abandoning, without delay, his degrading course, n consideration of the dignity of his nature. We might properly say to him, on recovering from the effects of his guilty debauch, ''Think, I pray you, my friend, of the contempt which you are casting upon the image of God enstamped upon your soul. Your beneficent Creator designed you for the noblest purpose. You bear the impress of His hand. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. You have Philistia'i yrccress;—our sustenance wast- a mind of great capacity, susceptible of high ed; our strength exhausted; our good name cultivation and which will yield the richest tarnished; and, but for the mercy of (iod< -frfrtts. Think too of your high destiny. more than one of us, had found, ere this, a You are~bound to a state ofendless existence drunkards grave! He frankly declare there- which will be happy or miserable according fore, that in pledging ourselves to total absti- to the habits which you now form. \\ hv nence, we have been influenced by n regard then labor to deface the image of God? to our own snlety. We nre not ashamed to Why debase yourself beneath the brute creavow this. As soon would we bo ashamed ation? Why form habits which must, in the to acknowledge that, to escape the conse- nature of the case, make you wretched? quences of a gangrene, we bad submitted to Awake, I pray you, to a sense of your naa surgical operation. In fact, the danger of tive dignity. Break off the habit which is retaining a putrid limb is incomparably less daily acquiring strength and which will soon than the clinging attachment to an intemper- be confirmed. Livo henceforth worthy of ate habit. Our strength and wisdom arc your origin and your high destiny." Thus weakness and folly when brought into con- might we appeal to the best feelings of hutact with a foe which has trampled down gi- man nature. Is not the appeal of great ant forms, and well nigh extinguished the weight? Aa for ourselves, we are not ashamed to confess that we hnve been influenced brightest intellect. f. Again, in pledging ourselves to total by this consideration-, We glory in the aabstinence from all intoxicating liquors, we vowal that a sense of the dignity of our nawere inlluenced by a regard lo our dignity as ture furnishes us an inducement for taking an Ike creatures of God. the pledge of total abstinence. We fully beMen who have the humility and the wis- lieve that indulgence in intemperate habits dom to acknowledge that in signing the will, to a greater or less degree, deface the pledge of total abstinence, they consulted image of God stamped on oar souls. We their own safety, may perhaps be expected therefore have pledged ourselves to abandon to maintain silence on the subject of the dig- entirely and forever, all spirituous liquors, nity of human nature. But it is not true and to labor to persuade our fellow men to that a sense of present unworthiness is op- unite their efforts with ours in discount—ay posed to u suitable feeling ofour dignity as. cinq their use. temperance, infinitely more terrible than the Norwegian Maelstrom, what fragments of ruined fortunes, and battered constitutions; of blighted intellect, and ruined reputation; of broken vows, and crushed affections may be seen! Yes, mortifying as is the fact, we cannnot refuse to sec, that in spite of the decisions of their understanding, the reprehensions of conscience, and the motives of the most powerful character which are brought to bear upon their minds, multitudes do tamely yield to the passion lor strong drink, and become cast aways. And who are they who thus yield to the demands of a depraved appetite? Who? men of every character and profession. The wise and honored no less than the ignorant and obscure; the reputedly pious no less certainly, though less frequently, than the profane; men whoso vocation demands the coolest heads, and the soundest judgments; the man gifted in the healing art; he whose calling it is to unravel the most intricate questions of law, or to sit in judgment on his fellow-men, and he who stands up as God's ambassador, no less than the day laborer, all all have been cast down by this insatiate toe of human happiness— this tell destroyer ofwealth, and reputation; of health and comfort; of body ami soul. Nor will wo conceal the fact, that some of us have, like Samson, been shorn of our locks, by the hand of this worse than �20 3. TE3I P E „A N C We are affected moreover, with a sense and we of our responsibility, to ourselves to abstain pledge dare not refuse wholly from all that can intoxicate. Were man an isolated being, less danger Would result from the fact that he had yielded his reason to his passion. Tossed on the stormy sea of life, without chart or compass, his frail bark would soon be driven on the rocks which lie concealed around him, and would soon go down, but he would go down alone, and be soon forgotten. Hut man is not thus constituted. "None ofus," we are assured by the highest authority, "livetb to himself." All aro responsible to their Creator. The dignity which His own hands have conferred upon His creatures, the capabilities to be and to do good, arc gifts of immense value, for which they must account. Men are responsible also to each other. Dolusive is the talk of having n right to do as we please regardless of the right ofothers. Even human luws recognize no such right. The man who refuses to restrain his vicious animal is held responsible for the consequences ofhis running nt large. A man may not wantonly beat his own horse in public without censure. He may not go abroad when some contngious disease has fastened upon him. And may he, in tho indulgence of an artificial and depraved appetite, put himself into n state in which he shall be well nigh as incapacitated for selfcontrol as a mud dog? And claim this as his right? Nothing is more absurd than the denial ofresponsibility. Every man is responsible for uil his movements. So intimately nro men connected that, solemn thought! their every action may, and probably will affect some one either for good or for evil. As parents or children, as masters or seamen, as neighbors and friends, we are continually exerting an influence upon each other. So also as residents at these islands, or occasional visitors, wo are brought into contact with an ignorant peoplo who will be more or less influenced by our example. Our responsibilities arc momentous. To discharge great, the duties demanded by this high responsibility, a cool head, and an affectionate heart are indispcnsible. Hut who docs not know that to the possession of these total abstinence is a sine qua nnn. Wine bibbing, and beer and eider guzzling, no less certainly than New England rum drinking, unfit any man to discharge, fully and cheerfully, tho obligations which he owes to God, to his own family, and to his fellow men. We therefore piedgo eternal enmity to every thing that can intoxicate. We glory in the net. We can no more feel ashamed of having thus pledged ourselves than we could for refusing to carry abroad a contagious disease to spread dismay and death among our neighbors, or than we could for refusing to turn loose a wild beast to destroy our fellow men. 4. Finally, we have pledged ourselves, and do pledge ourselves to abstain from all intoxicating liquors, that we may be able to exercise Ike power of rebuke. „ A„\OCAT„. (May, The duties which men owe each other are its of intemperance. Such is the downward reciprocal. As we are responsible for the march of the inebriate. We have then no influence which we exert on others, they are right morally, and, but for an infatuation utin the sumo measure responsible to us. if terly unaccountable, should have no right by we may not let loose sn angry beast to roam human laws, to touch, taste, or handle tho at large, we may properly demand as our accursed beverage, any more than to taslo right that our neighbor observe the same ourselves, or give to others the most poisoncaution. If we may not without rebuke go ous drugs of the apothecary. What then we abroad among the habitations of men while a have no right to do to ourselves or to others, contagious disease is fastened upon us; if we othcis hnve no right to do to themselves or may not at such a time even open our win- to us. On this ground, I conceive, that we dow towards our neighbors dwelling; if we have the plainest right, the light of self deare responsible, in such circumstances, for fence, to remonstrate against the right of any any mischief which may follow our neglect man's tampering in any way with the drunkto give warning of the danger of approach- ard's drink—to remonstrate against the pracing our house, then are we fully authorized tice of licensing to sell, of vending or using to expect the same circumspection to be ob- spirituous liquors. The assertion so confiserved by our fellow men in relation to our- dently made by men who license to sell, and selves and families. And in case of a disre- who use and vend tho drunkard's beverage, gard of these reciprocal obligations we may that they have a peifeel right to do so, is a groundless assertion. The man who can remonstrate and rebuke. Now it is perfectly plain that we have no make it has loose notions of responsibility, right, morally, either to use ourselves, or to and is a dangerous member of civil commuset before others in the way of giving or nity. What! has any man a right to use a vending, any substance that can intoxicate. beverage which mai) and often does put himThe law of love to our neighbor imperiously self out of his own keeping, and lenders him forbids it. The golden rule, ofdoing tooth- more dangerous than an unchained maniac? ers what we would that they, in like circum- Has a man the right to offer to his friends, stances should do to us, forbids it. It is do- his neighbors, or his visitors, a beverage ing our neighbor an unspeakable, an irre- which may and often dor's go to form a habparable wrong. I cannot, on this occasion, it, which when confirmed, will cause him to go into a labored proof of the destructive squander his estate, abuse his wife and chiltendency ofeither taking ourselves, or giv- dren, and mat/ cause him toimluie bis hands ing to others, the smallest portion of intoxi- in their blood mid his own? Has any one cating liquor. Nor need I do so. Volumes who claims the protection of law against the offacta of the most affecting charncter have slightest aggression of others, who experienbeen given to the public, and arc many of ces the benefits ofcivilized society, urid the them accessible to each of you. You arc hospitalities of neighborhood, a right to open, nil probably eye-witnesses of the ruinous ef- by vending intoxicating drinks, a fountain fects of tasting, and causing others to taste whence flow portriy, disease, shame, and ruthe insidious poison. The man who tastes u in! What! tho right to beggar a man of single drop runs a fearful risk of ruining himself? a right to destroy intellect? to blight both himself and his neighbors. He has hope? to rob society of useful labour? to commenced a disturbing process, like one quench affection around the domestic hearth? who casts a stone into the bosom of the a right to break heart strings? efliice the impeaceful lake, which may go on increasing age ofGod? open graves? kindle the fires ol its mischief till the soul is polluted and lost. hell' Shame on the man who talks of the What though the process of ruin is slow—it tight to do all these, or to do what may lead may be, almost imperceptible? It is not the to the perpetration of these irispeaknbly horless sure. No one, by watching, sees the rid deeds! No: no man has right to do growth of vegetation. Who does not know wrong. The i.oie will come, theLord hastthat habits of any kind arc the growth of en it, when the indignant voie< of public sentime, not the formation of a single day? Who timent shall he heard, rising above the din of does not know, that many a man who has noise kept.up by rum-sellers, rebuking magfound a drunkard's grave, began his course istrates who presume, for the public good, to by sipping a little wine in a social interview license men to murder each other, and thus with a neighbor? More affecting still, who fill the land with the wailings of widows and has not seen or heard of men who, till sedu- orphans. No magistrate, no merchant, no ced to taste of the fatal cup, were affection- man has the shadow of right to do himself or ate, useful, happy citizens; but who having allow others to do what may lead to conseonce tasted, have lost nil control of them- quences so unspeakably disastrous. We selves, have gone to the worst excesses, and have therefore a perfect right to remonstrate against the practice of using or vending the have finally imbued their hands in drunkard's drink. If our remonstrances arc expiated their crime on the gallows? unheeded, we may rebuke. Hut that we "He that once sips, like biin who slides on ire, (■tides smoothly down the slipimry piilhs of'vicc*, may do this effectually, that we may have Though conscience check lino yot these rubs soon o'er,' the judgment and the conscience of those He slides on swiftly and looks back no more. whom we rebuke on our side, we must take Such is the tendency of indulgence in hab- care that they shall not be able to say, "Phy11 �1843.) T „ 51P EftA X C _ ADVOCATE. 21 "Thou hypocrite, first drunkard? Who takes from him his last from their ranks. They are already exulting in the fall of some who have signed tho pledge. They would rejoice to hear that you too had fallen. Nor would it be strange if some of them should labor with expedients we do renewedly pledge ourselves to abstain he who worse than robs the seamen of his worthy of him who goeth about seeking haid earned wages by giving in exchange a whom he may devour, to entrap you in their from all that can intoxicate. These arc the reasons which have weigh- poisonous substance? Muy he boast of his wiles. Let me then exhort you, one and all, ed with us, and which have influenced us to liberty who cannot resist the rum seller's to untiring vigilance, and great decision of pledge ourselves to total abstinence. They importunity, cannot, for the life of him, "go character. He not laughed out ofyour prinarc reasons which, WO think, should influ- right on his way?" Who under the influence ciples. Dare to be called "cold water men." ence all who hear them to unite with us in o| the maddening cup is lead to the house of (jilory in the appellation. Beware of the inthis, or similar associations; reasons more- the "strange woman," who quarreling with centives to the degrading' nnd ruinous pracover, which we shall feel ut liberty to urge all he meets, is beaten and scared; confined tice of drinking. The filthy weed which it in discountenancing the sale and use of in- in irons; drawn from the ditch; booted at by has become so lamentably common to roll toxicating liquors throughout our communi- the boys in the streets; avoided and despised "us u sweet morsel under the tongue," or to ty. Let me therefore, in this place, address by all.' The poor African slave subject to coil up in one corner of the mouth, has provmyself to you who are disconnected from the irresponsible will of a depraved master; ed, 1 fully believe, in many cases, the means temperance associations. Some of you may loaded with chains and subject to the lash, is of drunkenness. I would uffectionably and be practicing on the principle of total absti- a freeman compared to these? Talk not of earnestly counsel you to cast it from you, esnence, while hitherto you have refused to freedom till you can control your own appe- pecially, would 1 say, cease to smoke it. sign the pledge. We cordially invite you to tite? can keep out ofyour inoiilh a substance He men of business habits. Avoid lounging unite with us. We ask an expression of which will steal away your brains, ruin your and idleness. The devil will be more, much your sympathy and aid—an expression which character, and destroy your health? Talk more likely to tempt you to the grog shop if cannot be questioned—"which shall be not of liberty till you can goby the rum sell- he finds you unemployed, than if he sees you known and read of all men." Union is er's shop, till you can scorn all bis solicita- actively and usefully engaged. Keep aloof, so far as may consist with the duties ofyour strength. The concentrated counsels and tions to self indulgence! efforta of men like minded in a great and Do any hear me who style themselvs mod- several stations, from the intemperate; espegood cause, is exceedingly desirable, Is erate drinkers, who heartily despise the cially avoid the places where liquors are sold. You cannot approach them safely. We read not the cause a good one? I)o you not earn- drunkard, who say with the poet, estly desire that temperance principles should "To be now a sensible man, by and by a fool, and of those who "sleep not except they have done some mischief," whose "sleep is taken prevail? Will you not then, labor with us presently ;» beaat, Bvary inordinate cup is unblessed and away unless they cause some to fall." Such to induce others to embrace these principles' "Oh Strang.! the is u devil," men merit the severest rebuke. But in no Do you say that you can exert as happy and as powerful an influence by remaining xeilh- and yet ask, what harm can there be in mod- way can you so effectually administer reonl, as by entering our ranks? For our- erate drinking? Let me affectionately en- buke, as by standing aloof from them, and selves we claim nothing; for the cause' which quire, are you at ease while indulging your- thus showing to uil around thut, with such If you have we advocate, wo rhiini much; and we are selves in the use ofa beverage which is year- men you have no fellowship. most decidedly of the opinion that this cause ly destroying thousands, and spreading luisu ro, improve it in the cultivation of your is injured by the course which you take. wretchedness throughout the world? Are minds. Neglect not so important a part of You cannot he ignorant of the fact that mul- you consulting your safety while you contin- yourselves. Read diligently nnd carefully titude! of intemperate men refuse to sign the ue to sip the drunkard's drink? Dare you the best books you can find. I commend to pledge, and they arc urging the same reason llatlcr yourselves that you shall always drink your particular attention, the writings of an for their refusal which Jfoa urge, to wit, that moderately? Have you more strength than ancient king, renowned for his wisdom, and they can as easily abstain without taking the multitudes, who like you began to drink who in his proverbs, has left to us uil, a rich pledge us by taking it. Are you nut strength- moderately, but arc now utterly degraded, legacy. A greater than Solomon you mny ening the hands of these men? Will they and tottering on the brink of the drunkard's also consult, to the highest purpose, in a not plead your example? and if so, are you !grave? No, you are not safe. You cannot small, but too often neglected volume which not measurably accountable lor their shame he safe where you now stand. The adver- I earnestly invite you to peruse. I would and ruinr As friends of your species, 1 be- sary is weaving a snare for your feet. Break also recommend the Permanent Temperance seech you come up to this good work. Will away at once, from a snare so foul so de- Documents, n volume embodying a great you not aid us in snatching as many crea- structive. Away from the slippery rocks on amount of valuable facts, and stirring aptures of (iod—fellow immortals as possible, which you stand, lest you slide and plunge peals. You may also rccreato yourselves from the fiery surge which is dashing and into the fiery billows below. "Look not by looking at Sargent's Temperance Tales. thou upon the wine when it is red, when it Finally, be consistent advocates of the caus>: breakiii!! on these shores? i • Others there may bo present this giveth his color in the cup, when it nioveth of temperance which you hove publicly esevening, who will refuse to sign the pledge, and who itself aright. At the last, it biteth like a ser- poused, and which, be assured, will ultimatewill talk of the act of pledging ones self to pent, and stingeth like an adder." ly and gloriously triumph. Avoid the very abstain from all intoxicating drinks as tin; In conclusion, gentlemen of the society, appearance of evil. You may be urged to signing away of liberty ; and they may resent let me say, that by pledging ourselves to total sip the substance misnamed wine, but which the efforts made to induce them to unite with abstinence from intoxicating liquors, we have is little else thun colored whiskey, or New us as an attempt to bring I hun into bondage! assumed both theoretically and practically, England rum, and which no consistent friend How often alas, do men employ language to an attitude of opposition to many of our fel- of temperance can taste. You may be sowhich they attach no definite ideas! Liberty low citizens who still indulge in the practice licited to guzzle porter, or beer, or cider. to be and do what? Bondage to whom, to of drinking, and some of whom seem intent You may be ill, and some affectionate friend what? Who is the man, let me ask, who on growing rich by means which will impov- may recommend restorative cordials, and walks erect in the conscious dignity of a be- erish their neighbors. They will, of course, may say that you deserve to die, if you will ing made in God's image? Is it the man watch us with a sleepless vigilance, especial- not, in such circumstances, take a little of who cuters to the depraved appetite of the ly those of us whom they regard as deserters the "good creature." Now, my friends, sician heal thyself." cast outjhe I.cam out of thy own eye, and shilling, and leaves his wife Riid children then shall thou see clearly to east out the bread less? Is it he who hangs out his sign, mote out of thy brother's eye." We have and solicits the passer by to call, ond drink therefore solemnly pledged ourselves, and away reason, and drown conscience' Is it I . �22 STAMP'S ¥ 111 END. must be as deaf as an adder to all solic- one hundred forty-two thousand, four hunditations of this kind, ccine from what quarter red, and fifty-three men; one hundred and they may. If you would be safe, and retain eight thousand/five hundred, and ninetythe standing of consistent advocates of tem- three women; and eighteen thousand, three perance, you must let it be known, at home hundred and ninety-one children; making a and abroad, on ship board and on shore, that grand total of two hundred sixty-nine thouyou can by no means think even of sipping sand, four hundred; and thirty-eight, who either wine, potter, or beer; that "blow went into those fourteen houses in one high, or blow low," to employ the language week."—Rep. on Drunk: p. 'i. of boatswain Morgan, "not a single drop "In the year 1833, eighteen thousand, two shall be allowed to go down your hatches." hundred, and sixty-eight men, and eleven On-the importance of total abstinence from thousand, six hundred and twelve women, every thing of the kind, especially to those were taken up, by the Metropolitan Police, who have been intemperate, permit me to for being found drunk."—App. to Rep. on close with an extract from an address deliv- Drunk., No. 5. ered before the Temperance Societies of According to the evidence of Colonel C. Seneca, Waterloo, and Seneca Falls, N. Y. Rowan, Commissioner of the New 1841, by G. I. Grovenor, Esq , one of the there would be twice this number ofPolice, drunkmany reformed drunkards of the U. S. who ards not taken into custody, making altowithin the few years past, have been saved gether nearly ninety thousand cases.—Rep. to themselves, and their country. first on Drunk., p. 26. duty," he says, "is to save ourselves." He "From tbePentonville-hilltoKing'sCross, makes the tbon following powerftil remarks a distance of one hundred yards, there are to his brethren, on total abstinence. "It is our only hope; our only sheet anch- three first rate gin-palaces. On Sunday or; and if we cut loose from that, we may as week, a gentleman took the trouble of ascerthe number, who were turned out of well, at the same time, throw our compass taining at the hour of closing, 1 I overboard, and unship our rudder. Our lit- each gin-shop From tho Maidenhead ninetyo'clock. tle barque, once swung from her moorings, will soon founder, and few and fortunate in- three, including women. From the White deed will they be, who survive tho wreck. Hart seventy-six; and, from the Bell TavLet no earthly consideration induce you to ern, one hundred and seventy-seven. Out violate it in the least degree or in the unim- of tho two hundred and ninety-six, one quite drunk; another hifndred portant particular—let it be to you as a cloud hundred were the and stupified, remaining ninety-six, had by day, and as a pillar offire by night. The whole history of temperance efforts, and uni- scarcely sufficient brains left to enable them form experience incontestibly prove that tho to stagger home."—Watchman. "There are (in London) 1,887 bakers; least departure from its requisitions is, with infinite difficulty, retraced, and generally 1,479 butchers; 940 cheesemongers; 26.0 proves fatal. Permit but the slightest indul- fishmongers; 163 poulterers; I JIB dairymen; gence, nnd you might ns well encounter the and 1,933 grocers; moking a totul of 6,890 lion in his lair. The vitiated and depraved provision shops; and there are in London appetite, partially allayed for want of its cus- 3,636 licensed victuallers, exclusive of beertomary sustenance, is at once aroused from shops. Thus there are seven more licensed its lethargy, and lured by its favorite elem- victuallers, all of whom are spirit sellers ent, returns with ten-fold voracity, and is not than there ore bakers, butchers, and fisheasily satisfied or subdued. The wretched mongers."—Rep. on Drunk , p. 4. victi'n of his own imprudence and temerity, writhing in agonies which no language can Temperance Relic. describe, and none can know but he who has felt them, exclaims— In the year 1758, Capt. Andrew Ward, of Guilford, commanded a company of "Sweet the delusive draught;.but he who tries jou The horried fjbi-wn, withers, sinks, nnd dies; The dexdlv venom, stealing through the veins, P«l*k» the neart, and maddens all the brains." (May, descendants, has politely deposited one of these spoons with the Connecticut Historical Society.—Hartford Cournnt. A saving of five pence, a-day. At a late meeting, in Birmingham, of a total abstinence society, the followinc statement was made by a working coach painter, who was called on in his turn to speak on the subject of temperance. "He had made a few calculations, which lie wished to communicate, with the view of shewing the pecuniary benefit he had derived during the four years he had been a tetotal member. Previous to that time he had been in the practice of spending, on an average, in intoxicating drink, fivepence per day, or £7 12s. Id. per annum, and which in four years would amount to £30 8s- 4d. He would now show how this sum had been expended during the four years ho had abstained from all intoxicating drinks. First it had enabled him to allow an aged father £3 ss. per annum towards rent, or in four years, £13. Secondly, lie had entered a benefit society, and paid one shilling and sevenpence per week, or £4 2s. 4d. per annum, or £16 9s. 4d, for the four years. For this payment he secured the following advantages: in case of his being disabled from doing his accustomed work by illness or accident, the society will pay him eighteen shillings per week, until restored to health: in case of death, his widow or rightful heir is entitled to a bonus of £9, besides half the amount paid into the society by the deceased up to the time of his death, with the interest due thereon. Thirdly, it left him four shillings nnd ninepeiice per annum, or nineteen shillings for the four years, to be expended in temperance periodicals. Ir might further be added, that when the sum of £54 had been paid into the society's funds, no Inrther payment would be required, and the contributor would be entitled fo all the benefits before enumerated; medicine nnd medical attendance were included in the arrangement. Reader, how much may bo done with five pence a day! provincial soldiers in the service of Geo. 11. at the taking of Louisburg, in the island of Cape Breton. While in the serThe following statements are taken from vice he drew money in lieu of his rations work entitled, "Intemperance the Idolatry of spirits, with which he purchased four Britain," published jn London, 1839. silver table spoons; one for each of his "I adopted a plan," says Mr. Mark Moore, children. The word "Louisburg" wus n. b. May number of the Advocate and i few months ago, in order to ascertain marked on each spoon that "his children Friend, next week. bat number of persons went into the lead- might remember how he used his rum." Temperance Advocate and. Seamen's g gin-shops, in varions parts of London. These spoons were made by Mr. Ward, Friend, mouthly, by Samuel C. Damon 1 selected fourteen houses, and have made father of Col. James Ward, of this city. Seamenpublished s Chaplain. ' out a tabular account of the number efmen, Tkrms. $1,00 per annum, inadvance, single copy descendants, Of all his there have (and copies. #1,50 two three £2,00 copies. SSOt)went women, and'children, who into, each nve copies. 96,00 ten copies. house, on each day, for one week. The re- been more than one hundred) bnt one Subscriptions received at Messra. Ladd k. sult of the whole calculations is, that in the has been intemperate. George A. Foote, Co., Mr. E. 11. lioardman's, the Study of the SeamenJa, of fourteen nouses, in one week, there were Esq., of Guilford,, one Captain Ward's Chaplain, and at the Printing Office. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend (1843) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Friend - 1843.05.10 - Newspaper - Extra Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1843.05.10