. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. e moderntown of the twentieth centurv, the records comprise many volumesof great value, and deep interest to those who find pleasure in his-torical research. Hon. Asahel W. Mitchell has most acceptably filled the office oftown clerk for a mmiber of years. August 2S, 1836.—Intoxicating liquor of any kind is not neces-sary for a beverage. This I infer from the fact that the strongestman that ever lived in this world never drank any, and when reducedto
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. e moderntown of the twentieth centurv, the records comprise many volumesof great value, and deep interest to those who find pleasure in his-torical research. Hon. Asahel W. Mitchell has most acceptably filled the office oftown clerk for a mmiber of years. August 2S, 1836.—Intoxicating liquor of any kind is not neces-sary for a beverage. This I infer from the fact that the strongestman that ever lived in this world never drank any, and when reducedto the greatest extremity by thirst after slaying one thousand Philis-tines, he received complete relief from the use of water only whichwas furnished him by a miracle in answer to his prayer for I claim that He who made the human frame and put in motionall its wondrous parts must have known iust what his servantsneeded, and that He possessed power and benevolence enough tog-ive him what he needed T trust no one will deny. lUit I will notweary your ])atience with the j^ractice of ancient nations—I will WOODBURY, COXXECTICIT 221. 222 THE TOWX aXD PEOPLE come down to our country. I suppose it will be wholly unnecessaryto make any effort to prove to this audience that the first settlersof New England did not use intoxicating- liquor as a beverage, al-though they must have needed it. I mean if it be necessary, theymust have needed it far more than the present generation can, forbe it remembered that our forefathers had toil and hardship to un-dergo of which we know but little, and to form a correct idea ofwhich is impossil)le without witnessing it, or something like it. Itis an impeachment of the wisdom and goodness of the great Creatorto su])pose that intoxicating liquor is necessary as a beverage un-less it can be proved, which has never yet been proved, that intoxi-cating liquor was provided by the Creator at the creation for thedaily use of man. Xow if intoxicativig
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