The Portland daily press., 1874-09-10

Moore Of New York. Mrs. Dunman of New
ark, Mrs. johnson, President of the Ladies
Association of Brooklyn, Mrs. Francis E. Will
lard of Chicago, Rev. w. H Boole and others.
A temperance song entitled GA League of
Prayer" composed by the Rev. f. Ballou of
New York, was sung at this meeting for the
first time
Public service in the afternoon commenced
at half-past o'clock with the singing of the
hymn "Friends of temperance quick to arms"
after which Rev. w. HI. Boole invoked the Di-
vine blessing. The audience then sang Jesus,
lover of my soul''
Mr.. Murphy then called upon DIR. Brckett,
as one thoroughly identified with the reform
movement in this state. The doctor appeared,
but after few remarks Of apology informed
the audience TINT he would speak Friday after
noon.
Ex-Gov. Perham was then introduced. He
said he was not on the grounds simply because
he wanted TO be there, but because he could
not find it lin his heart to stay away.
He was not professional speaker, never spoke
simply for the sake of speaking. He would
rather hear from the noble women present
from Brooklyn, New York, Newark and Chi
cago, than speak himself. During the IS years
he had beer identified with the temperance
movement his zeal had never abated To-day,
he said, was the grandest epoch in the history
of the reform. No such gathering as he saw
before him had ever been held before anywhere.
Never before had there been such an instance
of Christian men and women laying aside their
1,ffor {l,n.r ,rAS Ifor
Of reform. We have come here to grid on our
armor and win the greatest victory in this glo-
rious work.
One of the saddest features of intemperancs
lay in the fact that the ignorant and worthless
were not the only ones to be carried away cap
tive by it. 1t attacked the high and noble as
well. Men even in the sacred ark had fallen
victims to it and statesmen had been ruined
by it.
Temperance men and women often say that
they are discouraged, as If there had been NO
progress. But comparison of the habits of
the people at the present time 18th those of
our ancestors shows that it has been marked
and rapid. The Governor went on to part:cu-
larize wherein this progress was to be seen,
remarking that the State of Maine had shown
her allegiance to temperance by selecting for
his successor in the guberDatorial chair man
even more radical, if possible, than he him
self.
He closed with an appeal to the reformed
men present to work diligently to raise up the
fallen and thus not only rescue other men but
establish their own salvation.
Capt. Sturdvant then made few remarks,
after which collection was taken up and the
sum of $57 realized.
Further remarks were made by Mrs. DR.. I.
r. Lawrence, who with her husband has been
laboring for some time in this state, Rev. DR..
j. 7. G. Nichols of Biddeford, and Mrs. Mary
g. johnson, President of the Brooklyn Ladies'
Temperance Reform Association.
In the evening no public service was held,
but several social meetings in the tents, which
were well attended and proved occasions of in
terest and profit.
No definite programme had been arranged
last night for to-day, but the arrival of several
prominent speakers makes it certain that the
meetings will be of intereet. 1t was strongly
asserted that Cough will come, and Miss Oliver,
the young and gifted Ohio lady, is expected to
arrive to-day.