Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-30
Temperance Meeting In Tyner City.

by request OF the Ladies' Temperance
Society, in Tyncr city, a few members OF
the Ladies' Temperance League in tAis
city, went to Tyner city last Thursday To
assist them in holding mass temperance
meeting last Thursday night. Mrs. DR..
Borton, Mrs. Blain, Mrs. Briggs, Mrs
DIR. Bennett, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Hess and
Miss Mary Morrel, and Mr. Kendall, Post
Master, and the editor of the REPUBLI-
CAN, went from this city to Tyner ON the
l o'clock train.
We were met at the depot in Tyner city
by Mrs. Mott, who had made preparations
10 entertain the visitors from Plymouth,
and all went To her house, where we were
soon called upon by Mrs. Wagly, Presi-
dent of the Ladies Temperance Society,
and by her request portion of our mum
Der went with her, where we were agreea-
bly, entertained with cheerful company
and an excellent supper. The ladies of
Tyner requested the ladies from Plymouth
to take the entire charge of the meeting.
Accordingly the President and Secretary
arranged the programme for the meeting.
At about half past seven O'Clock citi-
zens and visitors met at the NJ. L. church.
Mrs. Wagly, President of the Tyner tenn
perance organization, stated to the people
that Mrs. BOrton would act as President
OF the meeting. Reading scriptures,
prayer and singing were the opening exer-
lses.
Mrs. Blain read an appeal. written by
Mrs VanValkenburgh, which will be
found in this paper. Miss Matte Morrell
read an excellent essay, which was well
received.
Mr.. Kendall was called on for a speech.
lie prepared notes and treated the subject
methodically and ably. He said that the
friends Of temperance were not the ene-
mics of those who drank intoxicating
liquors, nor were they the enemies of the
saloon keepers; but they were their
friends, and prayed for them that they
might see the error of their ways and
abandon practices that were dragging
them down 10 degradation. physical,
mental and moral. Ii was just such a
speech as would bear repeating in Ply
mouth, or wherever prejudice ext SITS
against the ladies temperance movement.
He said the ladies were not in favor of
using the legal remedy, or force to pre-
rent the Illegal sale of liquor until all
other remedies fail.
Rev. Mr. Good, of Tyner, was called.
He gave his unqualified support To the
ladies' plans and hoped they nd keep
ON until intemperance should : put down.
Mrs. Briggs being called upon. address
sed herself to the ladies, telling them that
they would meet with opposition; but
they must prepare themselves for it.
They should meet together and talk and
pray and work. until they felt strong
enough to stand up for the right. Other
persons were called who declined speak
ing.
The meeting closed with benediction
by Rev. Mr. Good.
The Methodist church is very neat
wooden building, well ST ated and furnish
ed. The people were rather tardy in
coming together; but by o'clock there
we're probably near 200 persons in attend
ance. We were told that more would
have Deen there if sufficient notice had
been given. There is evidently consider
able interest felt in the temperance cause
in Tynsr; considering the short time an
organization has been effected, and the
fact that the evils of intemperance are not
so apparent there as in this city.