Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-06-11
To The Editors of the Enquirer:

MADISON c. H., June 6, 1917
Gentlemen We have just closed a glorious
temperance meeting at this place, which COM
menced yesterday morning.
We had with us the celebrated orator, MIR.
Cough, and The accomplished Mr.. Green OF your
city; the one like the bold and rapid Mississippi,
with overlooking banks, whose mighty current
sweeps everything before it The other like The
mild and beautiful Ohio, on whose placid bosom
vast commerce is borne; the one astounding
the entranced heaTer with burning eloquence, the
o'her carrying conviction 10 The heart BY his pow
erful and cogent reasoning All were delighted
with the intellectual Tepasl, while many [about
1907 were induced TO enlist in The cold-waier ar
my by signing The total abstinence pledge. Early
on Saturday. the Madison Division OF the Sons
OF Temperance accompanied By many OF The
members OF our sister Divisions from the sur
rounding counties, numbering in all upwards II
a hundred, appeared in full iSsa.id upon Inc
Court Green, where they wele presented with an
elegant banner by the ladies oil Madison through
Major John II. Lee, who delivered beautiful,
eloquent and appropriate address on The occasion,
which was esponded 10 BY A. R. Bakey, Esq, the
Worthy Patriarch Of the Madison Division, in
chasle and elegant manner. Alter this inter-
esting ceremony the procession marched 10 the
stand erected in The grove, about ne.quarer OF a
mile distant, where ceremony was performed
more imposing than The first, in The presentation
10 The Division OF beautiful bible, BY The ladies
of Greene county, through their organ, The Rev.
| David Wood, who, in The discharge Of This duty,
acquitted himself handsomely. Mr.. Greene ac-
copied the bible, in The name OF the Division, in
| a lew remarks, characterized by beauty, chas,e-
ness and appropriateness.
The crowd, consisting Of about 900 persons,
then repaired 10 the liable, near by, on which was
spread cold collation., enough Tor all.
Alter dinner MIR. Cough dd;essed the people
in his usual happy manner; however, as he was
not accustomed 10 speaking in The open air, ne did
not come up to The expectation OF his hearers.
Al early candle-lighl, MIR. Greene addressed a
crowded house in The Episcopal Church, follow
| ed by Mr. Cough, who made ample amends for
his speech in the afternoon, and almost surpassed
himself
This morning, al o'clock, MIR. Greene ad-
dressed The Sabbath School children on the sub
| lecl oil Temperance, in The Episcopal Church,
followed by The Rev Mr. Wood.
At eleven o'clock, Mr.. Greene again addressed
a crowded house in The Baptist Church, followed
by Mr.. Cough, b, tn of whom dealt deadly blows
upon The cause Of incompetence.
A recess OF about one hours length look place,
during which time refreshments and provisions
were paraken oil by The crowd; alter which
Messrs. Greene and Cough each addressed again
The patent congregation IN lheir usual leiicllous
manners, whea The crowd dispersed, each one
transported with what he had heard.
Heaven smiled upon us, by favoring US with
The most delightful weather imaginable. On The
first day, while in The grove, Ihesun was obscured
by clouds without rain; and on the second, when
in church, The sun shone beautifully bright, vel
The day was cool and pleasant.
We hope Tor much good from This meeting
many we're induced 10 join who were addicted IL
drinking. May these pioneers in the noble cause
OF humanity, PerseveIe and press on in their glo
rious work, in redeeming fallen man from the sin
Of drunkenness, until The pure and spolless Ban.
ner of Temperance shall be nailed 10 every
standard, IRON which foas The sars and stripes
and both together unturl their ample folds, and
wave in proud triumph over freedoms land ant
bravery's home.