The Growing Temperance Question

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 22, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 28.

The Growing Temperance Question

The foregoing statements, be it observed, are not the froth of a temperance harangue, but the cold statistics of a Government report. They show that earthquakes and cholera are not the most terrible evils of Europe. They should be studied by those who suggest that spirit-drinking can be exterpated by introducing the free use of beer and light wines. In the very countries where the milder drinks are used, the consumption of ardent spirits is increasing at a terrible rate. The temperance question is a growing question, and it demands attention here, as in other lands.—Independent.