The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10
The Temperance Camp Meeting.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Increased Attendance-ArrivaI of Massa-
chusetfs Reform Clubs--Specches by
Ex-GOv. Perham. MIR. johnson of
Brooklyn, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. johnson,
and others.
The second day of the temperance camp
meeting at Old Orchard opened under favor
able auspices. The heavens were almost cloud
lese and the air clear, cool and bracing. The
number in attendance on the morning meeting
was not large, but the forenoon trains brought
many, and in the afternoon there were prob
ably two or three thousand persons on the
ground. Among the prominent arrivals were
the Rev. w. I'll. Boole of New York, Hon. j. B.
Sweat, and r. E. Griffin, Secretary of the
Haverhill Reform Association. The best of
order prevailed throughout the day,
The preliminary prayer meeting was held in
the Biddeford tent at half-past eight o'clock,
and was conducted by Francis Murphy. Among
those who took part were Rev. S. f. Wetherbee
of Biideford, Mrs. Denman, Mrs. johnson,
Mrs Hart, Rev. John Allen, j. X. Osgo,d, and
others.
The public meetingiwas called to order at ten
o'clock by Mr.. Murphy, after which the HYMN
so for Thousand tongues &C., was sung.
Campmeeting John Allen sthen repeated the
9Th chapter Of First Thessalonians, and offered
prayer.
After another temperance song Rev. 1. Luce.
Presiding Elder of the Portland District, was
introduced. Mr.. Luce said he came before the
audience without any special preparation, but
his head and heart were in the movement.
Such meeting as this was unique, badly
the first one of the kind ever held on earth.
From his early childhood he had taken a deep
interest in the temperance movement which
had been increased by the sad wrecks he had
seen among his friends, and even his kindred
by the vice of intemperance. He believed that
those most easily seduced by the vice were
those of warm impulses and susceptible ma
lures. He was present to give his whole heart
to the movement. Fr d: ~-t-e.r
After the singing of another hymn, 30,
patiently we've waited,'iJ 81. X. Osgood of Gar
diner related his own personal experience and
made strong appeal for personal effort in :the
cause of reform.
Mr.. E. johnson of Brooklyn was then intro
diced. He said he extended to the assemblase
the greeting of the MONDAY Fultonsstreet
prayer meeting, the greeting of little PRAYER
meeting in the mountains of Pennsylvania
which he had established and the greeting Of
the Crusaders of New York. For Is years he
chewed tobacco under advice of a physician,
and for the same period had drunk intoxicating
Liquors, but by the grace of God he had been
g nailed to conquer his adversaries and now
was free man. He believed that no one
quicker. than the rum seller and the rum
drinker abandoned their vices when convinced
of them. The rum seller and dripker were
men of generous impulses, and warmest heart
ed of women were found among the fallen
ones, and it was their very warm -heartedness
which caused their fall. He presented statistics
showing the work the Reform Associations of
Brooklyn and New York had accomplished.
Mrs. Mary e. Hart, Secretary of the Brook
Ign Ladies' Temperance Reform Association.
was the next speaker She gave an interesting
account of tae visits of that association to the
saloons of Brooklyn on Sunday evenings, and
urged upon the ladies' the necessity of imme-
date work. All could not visit saloons, but
everyone could do something to help on the
reform.
The forenoon service closed with the dox-
ology.
AT one o'clock a ladies' meeting was held in
the Bddeford tent, conducted by Mrs. Hart of
brooklyn Five persons requested prayers
Remarks were made or prayers offered by Mrs.