cating liquors as ordinary drinks, should be engraven on their mind. It should be the centre to which every part of their plan should verge. But the importance of systematic operations to the complete success of any benevolent enterprise, is so clearly and ably presented to the mind by a living author than whom few hold a happier pen, that I will be excused for quoting his language. "The first requisite in benevolent operations, as in all other undertakings, is system; a fixedness of design, and a steady adaptation of the means to the end. Every step gained in a system strengthens, every step gained without it weakens. The first object acquired leads to the possession of a second, and that to the attainment of a third, if all the objects to be attained are originally chosen with reference to the accomplishment of a plan. Every new object, where there is no system, divides the already scattered forces; and success, if pursued, might dissipate them entirely, and leave but the vain pleasure of having a number of defenceless stations, each calling for assistance, and all calling in vain; while the society only retained the empty boast of an extended line of operations, and of being equally helpless and inefficient in every quarter of the globe. On a system, each part strengthens the other; the line of communication is kept entire; as each point is gained the

whole advances; they are all in movement towards the same position, and they rest upon the same centre of support." The temperance reformation, if it ever extends its mantle of charity over the world, must do so by pursuing a well-regulated system of operations. Those who move the main spring of this mighty, moral, purifying, renovating machine, must therefore be men of intelligence, men of thought, men of activity in the cause. System must pervade the whole. Such men and such only, can commence and keep in operation, a system which will banish the ordinary use of ardent spirits from the world.

VIII. Of Perseverance.

Though systematic operations are indispensable to the successful accomplishment of any object, these in themselves are insufficient, are unavailing. The best plan ever devised by man, if left unused, would accomplish nothing. If we would arrive at a given point, we must, not only be prepared to move and to face the proper point of the compass, but we must actually advance and continue to move on, or we will never arrive at the point proposed. The temperance society proposes to dry up the misery-making sea of drunkenness. To accomplish this object, its officers and members must persevere in this glorious work. All sober, re

spectable persons who abhor intemperance as a detestable evil, ought to unite in opposing it in its every degree. They must do this; or that degrading, demoralizing scourge, intemperance will never wholly cease to flood the earth with misery. When no sober man will taste the drunkard's cup, then and not till then, will the intoxicating bowl be used no more. To accomplish this object, so devoutly desired by every good man who reflects on the subject, temperance men must persevere. Stand forth then, ye friends, ye tried friends of this cause. Let perseverance be your motto. Inscribe on your banner, in characters of gold, "We are all coldwater-men." Give no countenance to the drunkard. Enter the field of contest with the monster intemperance, resolved on a well-planned, judicious, uninterrupted attack. Never parley. Admit of no truce. Never sound a retreat.Deal death to it, in every blow. Let "Onward" be your watchword and reply, till this monster wholly expires, till every person on earth ceases to use as a beverage, a single drop of ardent spirits. Consistent cold-water-men have enlisted in the army of temperance "during the war." They must conquer unless death discharges them; for perseverance overcomes all opposition. Before it, difficulties vanish. Go on then, ye temperance reformers. Take courage. Your final

triumph is certain. Persevere in your straight forward course. Intemperance already quails at your presence. It will soon hide its detestable head. It will soon faint and die under the frown of cold-water-men.

IX. Address to Distillers and Venders.

Distillers and venders of ardent spirits, permit one who hopes he has the good of the community at heart, to address you as men and as citiYour personal employment is that of which I intend to speak. To engage in some useful calling, you know, is the duty of every

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Whatever has an evil, a demoralizing tendency, you, as rational beings, know ought to be avoided. Your employment is undeniably of the latter description. You have perhaps long been engaged in it. You have been sending tears of anguish over the community, by the bottle, the jug, the barrel, the hogshead. You have been flooding our land with distilled liquor. You know its evils; for you have seen and felt them. The business in which you are engaged does no good. You do not hope to benefit your customers by selling them ardent spirits. Such a desire never enters your mind. You cannot say that your business is innocent. You know that it is destroying thousands and tens of thou

sands every year. You know it is making paupers and criminals and demons incarnate of those who would otherwise be respectable men and useful citizens. To do this you know is wrong. You know therefore that your daily business is the practice of immorality; for you cannot beleive that to ruin your neighbors, is morality; nor can you say that your business is not carrying moral desolation through the world. Perhaps you have long seen and deplored, but continued to practise this evil. Perhaps you have not reflected upon it. But it is much more probable that the love of money has thrown its darkening veil over your mind. Whatever may have induced you to engage or continue in your employment, it is desolating the world with wretchedness. You know this truth; because you have seen the drunkard. After you have seen him, you have continued to hurry others towards the drunkard's grave. This is the direct, the positive, the only tendency of your employment. Will you as rational, accountable, immortal beings continue it any longer? Will you spend any more of your time in filling the world with drunkards? You hold a respectable station in society; will you degrade it by continuing your present nefarious employment?Think on this subject, and let your conscience decide.