Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-29

recent visit of Worcester Temple to Providence;
he evidently found much favor with the audience,
for the most profound silence was maintained, and
the closest attention given to his remarks, which
were followed with great applause. Mr.. Mallalieu
created an excellent impression, and his earnest
ayowal of temperance sentiment won for him a
place among the friends of the in this city in
whose ranks he will be warmly welcomed.
At the request of a friend on the platform, Mr..
Reeves gave cornet solo, an exquisite polka, and
in answer to hearty encore, gave Yankee Doodle,
with variations, which awoke unbounded applause
on the part ofthe audience.
The most effective speech of the evening was made
by Rev. G. Il. Vibbert of Rockport, the distin.
guished advocate of temperance in the Massaehu-
sets house representative As in the case of the
other speakers, we regret that neither time nor
space will allow full report, but we give the fol-
lowing brief abstract of Mr.. vibbert's speech:
He spoke, he said, for the redemption of the next
generation from the terrible curse of the present.
twenty-three hundred men and women of which
in Massachusetts follow the sad procession of sixty
thousand in the country annually to drunkards'
graves Effort for this end Is the business of all.
That religion is not Christian which does not recog-
nize this duty, a chief element in its creed OF
the 100000 arrests In Boston for various offences
during the last seventeen years. 275,000 have been
for drunkenness, and the increase has been most
fearful of late
The remedy for the removal of intemperance, is
always moral suasion; but, this is not enough.
There should be strong law against the seller. He
gave at length his objections to license law, on
these grounds: l. the revenue derived from licenses
Is blood money, the result of licensed crime; 2,
license makes an infamous business seem respect
able by legaizing it; g. license Is contrary to the
spirit Of Christianity which forbids the tempting of
our brother By the putting Of stumbling block in
the text "ThOu shalt not put the bottle to thy
neighbors lips unless thou pay into the Lords
treasury fifty shekels of silver" or, where will be
found the text: Thou shall not cause thy brother
to stumble unless into the treasury of the church
thou pay twenty-five talents of gold, as blood
money" Yet this is the practical doctrine of
license you may lead man to his ruin, if you pay
the proper amount for license.
In closing Mr.. Vibbert said that no man, claim
ing to believe the New Testament doctrine of the
brotherhood of mankind, or who believes it is his
duty to break the chains and lift the burdens from
Gods poor, should fail to use every energy God
has given to sweep with united effort, and will and
vote, this aecursed monster from the face of our
land
The speech was received with tremendous ap-
plause, and the suggestion of the speaker that he
might, on some future occasion, treat at greater
length some points, was especially appauded. VIM.
c. Barbour, a Worcester Templar, was the last
speaker, and, after more music by the band, the
meeting was dissolved, vote of thanks being
rendered, motion of Mayor Earle, to the friends
from Providence for their presence and labors
The Providence men were escorted to the depot
about eleven O'Clock. Colored bonfres illuminated
Main street and blazed upon the common the
procession passed. The American band and the
National cornet band marched together at the head
of the column, the courtesy of the latter organiza
ton leading them to allow the Providence band the
larger share of the time the march, thus giving
the citizens of Worcester an opportunity to hear
still more of their fine music. The Providence
train moved away, amid the blaze of colored fires
cheers from the Worcester Temple, and the echoes
of the music of the National band The Worcester
Temple then marched back to Main street, breaking
ranks in front of City hall. Had the weather been
pleasant, six hundred men would probably have
come up from Providence, but, considering all
things, the Worcester Temple may be congratulated
on the success of the whole affair