Temperance Duty Urged Against Young Drinkers
A writer condemns fashionable youth wine consumption and calls for temperance education from family and school. Public opinion leaders must tell the truth and enforce duty to prevent tomorrow's disgrace.
26 Apr 1871
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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1871
Page
1
A writer condemns fashionable youth wine consumption and calls for temperance education from family and school. Public opinion leaders must tell the truth and enforce duty to prevent tomorrow's disgrace.
A Massillon reader recounts a photograph room scene where an artist and his family dine, their mirror image visible on a clean bright window. A child imaginesGod and His wife sharing bread and pie, asking if the reflected figures resemble her father and mother. The note dates to February 1971.
A distorted poem passage recalls a dim old forest as Memory's wall picture. The speaker cherishes a memory of a dead young brother, describing his serene face, the autumn hills, and a bed of yellow tongues created in childhood. The verse ends by reiterating the forest image as the best memory.
A Philadelphia tale recalls Stephan Girard’s benevolence and a dream guiding a clerk to become a skilled cooper. Girard counsels pursuit of craft, offering support as the clerk trains, with Girard expressing pride in the apprentice’s progress and promising help.
A poor man in Philadelphia dreams of aiding a young cooper. The old employer Mr Girard interprets the dream to reward merit with twenty thousand dollars. The aspiring craftsman proves worthy, opens a business, and becomes a respected merchant in the city.
A fragmentary meditation on illness and longing for revival from sleep to wake. The speaker laments a sickness where medicine seems useless and asks what could rouse the heart, revive the sun and moonlight, and restore joy and love.
The text argues against intoxicants and counterfeit pleasures, praising love and duty as true stimulants. It contrasts the wheel of social revelry with the quiet, lasting call of duty, claiming only duty provides true uplift without intoxication or decline. It frames duty as a sustaining force that shapes character and hope.
A New York Herald reprint argues Catholics have more to fear from Protestant crusaders than vice versa, citing population estimates, church counts, and property values to claim Protestant growth outstrips Roman Catholic progress. It also condemns alcohol abuse, urging temperance as essential to national well being.
A diverse collage of proverbs warns youths about prudence and pride, urging self reliance and modesty. The piece notes the Rhode Island Republican state convention pledge affirming party loyalty and praises past achievements under ten years of national rule.
Henry Ward Beecher discussed the Bible at Plymouth Church Brooklyn. Reported remarks say he called the Bible full of half truths and urged reading beyond scripture to reach whole truths. He warned that not all of David or the prophets spoke wholly true. The Daily Press coverage noted these points.
The preacher urged readers to read the Psalms and dismiss excessive scruple over the Bible. He joked about Solomon’s advice, mocked claims on Cain’s wife, and mocked those chasing the “great horned beast” in scripture, saying such people belong in a menagerie.
A reflective piece on singing to ease care across day and night. The author cites robins singing at dawn and dusk, urges families to sing in homes, and imagines giving flowers to a hardworking mason as a moral prompting. The tone blends devotional sentiment with everyday imagery to praise song as spiritual uplift.
The essay argues against rigid rules, praising human adaptability to diverse environments and ages. It advises regular habits, open air, sound sleep, remunerative work, and moderate deviations. It extols small farms, improved roads and schools, and family time for reading, urging practical, balanced living.
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