Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-08-26
III Correspondence Of the Gazette.
FOR FRNENI IS AT NOME.

b'sipS, o"Hc lf.-At temperance UneCtlnS
in fremont Temple. Band of singers, 90
boys. Prayer by Rev. j. Nj. Manning of the
"0ld South.' I knew Mr.. Manning in col.
lege. He was two years above me. cx-
pccted high things Of him, and he has ver-
fled my expectations. He is ranked with
the first Of tho younger preachers Of Boston
Is especially liked by the young men. Has
spent year or so as chaplain in the army
where he broke down and his life was doubt
ful for several months after his return home.
Some of the foremost Of our Congregational
pastors have gone into the army to do harder
work and for less money than they got at
home. The same is true, believe, Of other
denominations. Lam glad to find that the
cle,gymen and churches of New England are
all right for the country. But am getting
off the track. The frs, speaker was Rev.
A. l.. Stone lD.'D. Thirty five years, me.
dium height, black aud curling hah', icontin,
uous line of whiskcrs, frock coat. turn down
collar, black cravat. He said: We all need
reviving There may be mother who in
her anguish over lost child may not need
reviving. There may be wife whose brok.
en- heart proves that she needs no reviving
to show her the ruin wrought by intcmper.
ance. There may be il!.cIad and starving
children who MED no revival to make them
shuddcr at tho desolation Of the cup. None
of these need reviving, but there are many
who do. The DR.. then sketchcd tho history
Of tho various temperance organizations
Each had done some good. Some would be
discouraged because the victory had not been
complete. This reform proceeded upon the
undulating theory. 1t had been subject to
the Law, Of huctuation, We must not, there
fore, give over. The enemy keeps atgit We
must keep at it. But I can't finish acy.
thing. Ny ten minutes are up, | know"
The Dr. is, by many, called the first preach.
er (CongregatiohaD in Boston. He is merry
Gus, emphatic, flashing.
The second speaker was the Rev. Mr..
Webb. A man was by liquor reduced be-.
low the brute. Often the. drunkard cannot
find his own dwelling, while the OK know eth
his owner aud the ass his masters crib -
they know how to get home. To say that
men get beastly drunk lis then to libel the
beasts. Mr.. Webb is, say 80 years, some
what bald, gray, It. In speech he is blunt,
energetic, strong.
The third speaker was Rev II. NJ. Dexter.
Pretty broad full size man. Frock coat,
black cravat, turn dJwn collar, black hair,
whiskers and mous,ache His speaking is
plain and earnest Some say of this work :
1t will fail" They point to what they call
past failures. They say that d, mixing CON
tnues. Wtll, if there are successive crops
of weeds we must keep pulling them up.
| What if some of the work has not been good
work ? The farmer might sow bad clover
seed three successive years, but after all he
would say that it was better TO SOW clover
seed than saw-dust.
The fourth speaker was DR.. Hall Unitari
am. A young man says to himself that he
can stop drinking at certain point or stop
it altogether. SO he thinks Alas he may
find that the will to stop never comes or is
powerless when il does come. At first there
is fascination Then you may call the drink
ing innocent, but the consequences are fatal.
There is no break to put on. 1t is splinter
ed to pieces "When young married man
tells me that he has furnished his house with.
out wine glasses, | dare not tell him how
happy he makes me-" Dr. Hale is about 80
years. Tall, long head, whiskers, dress coat.
He stands very much out of straight line,
yet that is more than made up by his straight
out method of putting things. His attitudes
in the heat Of speech reminded me of Henry
Clay. lie is direct clear, slcdge bammering.
The fifth speaker was Rev. r. N. Kirk
(Congrega ionaD. Broad built, good size
man, frock coat, white cravat, head silvercd
over A father said to his intoxicated son :
"My son, would rather, a thousand fold,
see you in the grave than SEQ you where YOU
are" The father had always used wine at
his table. Speaking Of the story that Gen.
Grant was in liquor at Shiloh, DR.. Kirk said
that one of the generals aids assured him
that the General did not touch drop that
day. (The audience welcomed this state
lnent with tremendous applause). How can
we stop the liquor trafiic9 /: BY asking
God to give us more love to inan. I'd: Trust
God. Sd: Patience. 4,h: Prayer. Dr..
Kirk to his regular work adds work enough
for two or three men in as many ways of
christian love. He has made repeated visits
to The Army Of the Potomac in the times of
its greatest suffering and need He has work.
cd here and in New York and in Phiadel
phia for the Sanitary Commission and Chris
tian Commission. lie thinks that this is
Christian duty and so far as can learn this
is the sentiment Of all the churches of every
name throughout the East. DIR. Kirk is gsn.
e'ally more subdued than he was years ago
yet when aroused you see the old fire. He
uses any word that best meets the demand
and you could never doubt Lis good faith in
work. r.
For the Gazette.
CORNELL CoLLEGE.-There were 42S stu
dents in attendance last year. The facilities
for instruction are constantly increasing.
Tuition and board are fully as low as Mt
al. l..