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severity of their invectives against those differing with them in opinion; but nothing could exceed the contempt which the doctor expressed for those who dare to hold a different interpretation from himself of certain passages of Scripture.

The "Advance," Chicago, said:

If it had only been a calm view!

A discourse so full of evidence of exasperated prejudice, and so "rich In abusive epithet," we have not seen for a year at least.

To-day, in all liquor dealers' associations, in saloons and other tippling places, Dr. Crosby is the most popular "divine" in America. The journals published in their interests are exultant over his counterblast at the temperance people and his commendation of moderate drinking.

The "Presbyterian Journal," of Philadelphia, said:

We do not know any Christian total abstainer who has used toward opponents such uncharitable language as Dr. Crosby has here employed. General Assembly after General Assembly of our beloved Church, to which the New York Chancellor owes allegiance, has taken the total abstinence position which he assails.

The "Central Christian Advocate," of St. Louis, said:

He cannot see that this present condition is the natural product of the system that he advocates. The temperance cause certainly has not produced the drunkenness which he condemns. The doctor is at least

twenty years behind the times.

The Michigan "Lever" said:

The reverend gentleman has the thanks of all the liquor dealers in the country. They indorse him to a man. Now let him extend his logic by telling people to practice little sins and avoid the big ones. Sin, carried to excess, is a very bad thing; but if people could so govern themselves as only to commit minor transgressions the world would be better, this preacher could say.

The "Western Christian Advocate" said:

The views set forth by the Chancellor would strike at God's law in the Ten Commandments, and make against all human laws for the prevention and suppression of crime. By the same course of reasoning society should allow every body to carry deadly weapons and trust to the virtue of every individual not to make deadly use of them.

The Boston "Transcript" said:

Chancellor Crosby has done more to discourage those who are seeking to influence sons, husbands, and brothers to abstain absolutely from the use of alcohol, to the end that they and theirs may be saved from sorrow, disgrace, and ruin, than all the rumshops in Boston.

The "National Baptist," of Philadelphia, said:

A great opportunity was thrown away; the division among temperance people was made more bitter; the enemies of temperance were encouraged; and apparently much more harm than good was done.

The "Christian Leader "said:

Chancellor Crosby certainly has a view of temperance, but he is a queer man to call it a "calm" one. His definition of calmness must indeed be a puzzle to lexicographers. We have submitted to the penance of a careful reading of the lecture which, when given in the Monday course, so amazed, we may say so chagrined, his audience.

The "Washingtonian," of Chicago, said:

Dr. Howard Crosby occupies an unenviable position as a retarder of true temperance work. He is now spending his time and talents in trying to show that men should drink beer and wine moderately. Dr. Crosby appears to be knowingly blind. He denies that moderate drinking leads to drunkenness. He certainly knows better.

TEMPERANCE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.

The progress of the cause of temperance in the Southern States is one of the marked features of the year.' Total abstinence and prohibition are both rapidly gaining in favor in almost every Southern State. In Virginia, the first State convention in favor of the suppression of the liquor traffic was held last December, with ex-Governor William Smith as president, and about two hundred delegates. Strong ground was taken for local option, and over 60,000 have petitioned the Legislature for such a law. The State has been wonderfully stirred by the canvass. North Carolina voted upon the prohibitory law last August, and although 50,000 voted for the law, it was defeated by a large majority. The Republican party of the State, through its executive committee, placed itself squarely against prohibition, and induced the colored people almost unanimously to vote for liquor.

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1" Annual Report of the American Temperance Union," June, 1882.

This movement is to lead the colored people down into the degradation and vice and slavery of the drink system, and it is one of the most unfavorable symptoms of the entire Southern work.

In South Carolina absolute prohibition outside of incorporated towns has brought a large part of the State under prohibition. Georgia has forty-two entire counties under prohibition, or about one half of the State under the operation of local prohibitory law, and it is estimated by competent authority that at least one half the white population would vote for prohibition if they had the opportunity. A reception was given to the president of the Society, Mr. Dodge, by prominent citizens in Atlanta, last March. Governor Colquitt presided over an immense audience in one of the largest churches in the place, and delivered an eloquent address of welcome, which was appropriately responded to by Mr. Dodge. Other addresses were made by Mr. Stearns and Judge Lester. Governor Colquitt and Mr. Dodge addressed an audience of 1,500 colored people the next evening, and several other large meetings were held throughout the city. The State of Tennessee has a "Four-mile Law," which prohibits dram-shops within four miles of a chartered institution of learning outside of incorporated towns, and it has brought full one half of the State under prohibition. Over one hundred towns have surrendered their charters of incorporation in order to come under the operation of the law, and banish the saloons from their midst. In Alabama and Mississippi large portions of the territory are under prohibition through the operation of local option law. Arkansas adopted a law prohibiting dram shops where a majority of adult inhabitants, including women, should petition against it, and her territory is fast coming out from the influence of the dram shop under its operation. Texas is all alive under a local option law, and many counties have prohibition. Quite a number of local Woman's Christian Temperance Unions have been recently organized in this State. The colored men of the South are the great obstacle now in the way of the onward march of total abstinence and prohibition. They have had no training, teaching, exhorting, or guiding in this respect, and it is not strange that they should be indifferent or stand in opposition to the advancement of the reform. There are, however, many noble exceptions, and as fast as they have the truth presented they will range themselves on the side of total abstinence and prohibition.

KANSAS AND PROHIBITION.

One of the steps of the new advance which has attracted world-wide attention, has been the enactment of the prohibitory 'Later, seventy-two counties.

amendment and the prohibitory law in the State of Kansas. The temperance question had been well considered throughout the State, but when the amendment was proposed, early in 1880, some zealous enemies of temperance thought it "a good joke," and, never dreaming that it would pass, voted for it in derision. Those who proposed it, however, knew what they were doing, and almost before many realized what was coming, it was ready to be submitted to the people. Then followed stirring times. The issue of the State election being generally predetermined by an immense Republican majority, the excitement caused by the canvass was the more striking. Both parties went to work determinedly. Some of the ablest temperance speakers and workers in the country were concentrated upon the struggle, speaking all over the State. "The varicus temperance organizations redoubled their activity. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union awoke to new energy and did effective work, its speakers visiting the most dangerous districts and communities. In one instance its members went to a frontier town inhabited mainly by 'cow-boys'—a species of human animal that lives mainly on horseback, makes the fieriest of fire-water the staff of life, and considers a daily fight with revolvers and knives a necessity of existence-where a man attempting to speak on temperance had been egged away from the town; but thither woman went, delivered her speeches without molestation, and returning, was able to report, 'I came; I spoke; I conquered.""

Governor St. John, the avowed advocate of temperance legislation in general, and the amendment in particular, was a candidate for re-election. "His opponents before the convention were men of great strength, and upon a less important issue the result would have been doubtful. But the advocates of the amendment saw it to be a matter of prime importance to secure his renomination, and this was the first work they set themselves to do. The result was such a demonstration in his favor, upon the meeting of the State Convention, as astonished alike his most ardent friends and his bitterest enemies. This virtually

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