, 1874-11-26
CITY and SUBURBAN NEWS.


TEMPERANCE.
Tho Gospel Temperance meetings inauguratoi
by tho Woman's Temperance Association Of iii
nois, begun on 1rondny evening In the MethotliB
Church Block, still continue. TranctH Murphy
tho reformed drunkard attends ov"*y mecting
and, by bis experience III conducting suoh gatll
eripgs, makos tho meetings 80 Off happily. Las
night thero was quito d largo assomblago, NAM
being graduates Of tho drupkhrds' refuge known
NJ tho Washingtonian Homo. A temperance re
form club, similar to those in tho Slate Of Maine
WaB established.
Tho meeting was opened with prayer, after
which Dr. Davis Hpoko Of tho effect Of ALCOHOLIC
drintH upon tho ayatem. 49,. ..
4 lymu was then sung, and tho relation OF OK
. porseneea by reformed tlrunkarla was begun. M II
the odiiication afforded Mt all eqa9ed tho torror
inspired by tho narration OF tho horrible cxpart-
onoeB Of thoao men, then much good must re-
suit.
EyrEnlENUEs.
Robert @. Rankin. who. WAS announced na
being formerly Snperintondent OF tho Western
Union Telegraph Company for tho Northwest,
addressed the moctng. He said thas he had
boon follower Of Bacchua for twenty years, and
Ind Bomo time ago como to tho conclusion that
he MAS on tho wrong track.
John Collynr was tlo uext speaker. He de-
clarcd that lle bad boon O drunkard and made q
fool Of himself.
Some QUO aukcd him II 11is head did not acllo
When ho was drinking. Ho replied no. TINT he
bad no brailla to nclle at that tno. Flo wont on
md Baid tliat he was onco blind. anu lie now
saw ;; once lame. aud 10 now Waikea :; once md md
ing fault With everybody, and now only With
hiinBolf. He said be would neror got drunk any
moro.
that ho had beotl n2ost abandoned wretch had
cotton drunk and rolled IN the gutter like = hog.
But that time had passed, and would not recur
with Gods 1ielp.
r. ]. CASTOR used to frequent diven and base
meqt saloons and swll in beer -copiouslv. But
he aaw the error Of bis ways and was now re-
formed man.
Charles Desan made humorous speech. He
said that from Ills 17th to his 25th year ho drank
moderately. socially, and quietly, bnt for tho
went into tho imbbng business in tip-top
style" until ho thought at last no would pull up.
While no WAS Bwiping ono day In dive on
Iwenty-Hecond street, a man. stranger
invited him to 20 TO tho Washingtonian
Homo. He accompanied the man. and, for tho
first time in his life, received kind, assuring
word to help him to froe hi.nsef from his bond
nRo. no wae now on tho temperance platform,
was reformed mnn. aud intended to GO tho
wliole hog on it. (Lnughter1.
e. H. Sleeper, another Wide-nwako looking
young ,mau, All inmate Of the drunkaEdB' refuge.
gave his oxporience. For fifteen years he
patrontzed the saloons Of Chicago; knou every
tho. time spent In these places to the
study Of mueic. Frio1ds tried to raise him out
OF tho Blough In which ho was wn1lowing, but
thoir Efforts wero for d long timo unnvailiug,-
at least they were 80 until, aftar indugng in al
tho viocs resulting from oyer;indulgenco in
liquor, he had become physically prostrated.
Ho was fully determined not to drink any moro
Joseph Morgan, from whom VAS expeotod
torrible. bool-curdling experience, was called
upon, but did not answer.
Charles Cop'inger, an EnElishman, nnd man
Of trnvel prefaced tbs narration Of hia persnual
vices BY historical reference to tho birth and
growth Of Chicago. Coming down to tho point,
he SAID TINT during his drinking term Lo was tho
most miserable, most Wretchod, daprayed, and
abandoned fellow OIL the face Of tho earth. Ho
had taken \ resolution, mud ho would keep It,
never to drink any moro.
J. N. Wilkins, Superintendent Of tho Homo,
responded to Mr. Murphy's request that ho
should speak By saying that, during tho three
weeks he haa been IN tho Homo, all tho inn1atcs
have behaved themselves like good boys, and
Seemed to be earnest In their intentions 70 kill
MI appotito for liquor.
Miss FranceH Willard addressed tho moeting,
and Nr. Murphy then road constitution Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CLUE
amt callod for an expression Of opinion by those
p18aent by show Of hands, tho pleasure OF
the Meeting was seen to bo in favor Of forming
tho club.
Rohort Rankin, an innnte Of tho WaBhfngto-
nian Homo, WAS placed IN nomination for PTeH-
as no is still an inmate Of tho Homo. IN over
w1lelning number OF thoae present, however, do
cared their belief in his thorough reformation,
md he waH elected President unanimously. ".
G. Mullen, Charles Copplnger, aud II. W. Clarke
woro elected Vlco- Presidents; e. a. Sleeper,
Secretary; and D. Wilkins, Of the Homo, Treas |
uror.
The meeting then adjourned. Tho Gospel |
meetings will be continued during tie weak.
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