The temperance reformation movement in the Church of England / [Henry John Ellison].
- Ellison, Henry John, 1813-1898.
- Date:
- 1878
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The temperance reformation movement in the Church of England / [Henry John Ellison]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![fore, with indicating as succinctly as the nature of the subject permits, first the several points to he aimed at in any organization for the young; and secondly the principles which ought to be kept in view. The organization itself will become rather a matter of local expediency and personal direction. And beginning with the points to be aimed at, we would place— I. The maintenance of the natural repugnance to alcoholic drinks. We must by all means try and keep nature on our side. If the taste is not acquired in early years, it is far less likely to be so in more advanced ones, for experience has abundantly shown that the disinclination for these drinks increases till it becomes a positive antipathy. The child, therefore, cannot too soon be enlisted in the army of water-drinkers. II. 77/1? pre-occupation of the child's mind and heart before the temptations, in their many grievous shapes, assail it. We say advisedly mind and heart, for there must be diligent and systematic labour in conveying information to the children, and the information must be such as will, in course of time, engender a special and instinctive horror of the drinking usages of the country with all their terrible results. III. The formation of a new public opinion on this subject, and especially among the most sorely tempted ; i, e., the working class. Those of us who have had the inestimable advantage of a ])ublic-school education, well know that the public opinion of school-boys is not a thing to be treated with ridicule. The high sense of honour which, in a good school, pervades the mass of boys, the scouting of everything that is mean and cowardly, and the general recognition of, even if there be not the aspirations for, what is good and noble—all this leaves a permanent impress upon the character, and becomes one of the main elements of a healthy public opinion in the community at large. The public opinion we have to form on the subject of the drink is, that it is not necessary to health, and that, as at present used, it is not](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20389048_0097.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
