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WHAT is WAsHIN GToNfANIsM
Sabbath evening, large audience assembled
at Washingtonian Hall, Boston, although the
weather was very stormy and the walking
extremely dangerous. Excellent addresses
were made by Messrs Baxter, Porter, Turn
er, and Others Mr., Turner'S remarks were
explanatory Of the doctrines and principles
Of Washingtonianism- it designs and
effects were, &c. When George P. Parker,
ESQ, being called upon to address the meet
ing, gave the following most excellent illus
tration of what he considered Washingtoni-
anism to be. g Soon after | signed the
pledge said he, 9 resided in town few
miles from Boston, and being often thrown
into, the society of gentlemen who made
too free use Of tho bottle. felt myself
bound to give them a good talking TO, occa-
sionally, and sometimes would boast of
what Temperance had done for me and 9TH
ers, and brought up the cases of some
very hard drinkers who had been reformed


by signing the pledge. One day, while in
the act of lecturing 10 one of these gentle
men, he remarked, that with all my blarney
about tho power Of the Pledge, Moral Sua-
sion, Sc, he believed there was one man in


town that could not reform with all the
suasion and pledges in the world. asked
him who il was, he replied, g old Joe, the
woodsawycr," asked him what would he
give to Joe to help him along, provided |
would coax him to sigh the pledge. lie an
swered that he would give him barrel of
flour. Done, said |, and off started in quest
ofJoe lsoon found him in bye-street bus