Religious and educational aspects of temperance / by various authors.

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[1874?]
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    health, the physiological aspects of food and drink, the effects of alcohol on the system, and the certain and awful consequences of defying God’s eternal laws in any or in all of these respects. (Cheers.) Witnesses from the same classes also dwell upon the necessity of educating females, especially in such directions as household matters—for it is remarkable that there are comparatively few young married women who have ever been taught regularly the duties which belong either to a wife or a mother. Therefore, I submit to this meeting that there exists a great necessity for the work which we are trying to inaugurate this evening— I mean practically to inaugurate. The suggestion has been made long ago, but now we want to give it body and force, and to give it a momentum which will carry it through and make it a real, practical, living influence brought to bear upon the youthful part of our population. (Cheers.) I think it might be a matter of regret to us that in that very charming little book of Dr. Richardson’s called “ Hygeia ”— rather a hard name—“ City of Health,” a very slight ailusion is iuade to the schools of that very happy town. Hospitals and other things engage his attention, but now, most fortunately, he has supplied the lack which appeared in his former book, and has given us this most valuable manual. Like other speakers to- night, I got hold of that book very early, and read it right through, for you can hardly put it down when you once begin it, so in- teresting is it, and so admirably arranged ; and I hope and trust, as Mr. Wright has said, that this “ Tempei-ance Lesson Book ” will not only be a valuable text-book itself, but will be a mine of information, giving suggestive hints, out of which other labourers may dig material for new class-books. I want now to show the practicability of this teaching. Even now there are not wanting some useful books. That recommen- dation of the Committee of Convocation did bear fruit. There is a series of lesson books (Phillips’ series), and in the sixth book, by Canon Cromwell, I think you will find a series of reading lessons, giving a most valuable part of the teachings of such authorities as Mr. Hoyle, Canon Ellison, and a few others, whose names are well known by all who take an interest in the subject of temperance, and these truths are put in a practical and useful way. The whole of that series has a decidedly indirect and most valuable temperance leaning, showing the advantages of this virtue in a variety of ways. Then, years ago, there was a series called “ Greig’s series,” and amongst them there was a most valuable treatise by Dr. Mann upon food and drink. If anybody wants.to see this subject ably and carefully treated, he may see it there. It gives you, in a most graphic manner, all the particulars of what happens to a man when he gets drunk, and dead drunk, and how very nearly the latter figure of speech is a reality; how closely that man has come
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