For the Columbian Fountain

PUBLIC MEETINGS.
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MIR. EDITOR: Let it be understood by all
persons, that 10 induce men, women. and chill
dren, 10 disconntenance intemperance by ap-
pealing to their understandings, is The grand
object OF our public meetings-is the ultimum
of our wishes--is the desideratum We who
are engaged in the great, the good, the homo
rable cause Of Temperance, avail ourselves of
public occasions to persuade the Incorporate
to abandon vice degrading, most degrading
10 human nature, and to embrace cause, the
principles Of which are acknowledged by every
discriminating Individual, to be benefcially
strong, and eminently conducive to the general
veal We are moi like the Saracens who Of.
fered to their fellow beings the Koran or the
sabre--,heir religion or the grave ; we do not
make converts by threats we make them by
truths, by self-evident and irresistible truths.
Ours sis like the Christian cause: indeed, ii
runs parallel with that stupendous cause, for
whilst the church offers to man eternal saliva
1ion, we offer to him temporal salvation; whilst,
the church directs his attention to the Gospel
Of Redeelner, we direct his attention to the
experience of the redeemed And, it is my
opinion, that he or she who is not tempe
rance person, is not Christian. In our pub
lie addresses we employ three kinds of fpersua-
sion, namely, experimental, logical, and ina
ginatise; and our meetings are, without doubt,
very entertaining and Instructive


Imight extend my views upon this theme !;
but as it is the duty of every correspondent 10
convey much in few words-multun, in parro
II will conclude my communication by invit-
ing the public TO the mass meeting which viii
be held at the Methodist Protestant Church on
Ninth street, on the evening Of Monday, the
23d Instant


am, Mr.. Editor, with due consideration,
yours, JAMES LITTLE.


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