, 1874-04-06
TEMPER RANCE.


which tho Twouty- -fourtl, Psalm wap road, mud
me Nev. DR.. Edwards offcrod pruycr.
1lnB. JurK1HB
"as the first Rronnur. Sho denied thas tho wonl-
OIL wero discouraged. though thoy had lnborod
andor groat disadvantages, among witcl, waa tho
1acs thatthoy woro unacQuaintcl with oaoh other.
a groat Rtruggfo would be necessary, "a tho
3. 'don1ou OF Incorporated would not bo sublsscG
without violonco. II dri1'lsors made satoonB, 1t
ae bt ono,hal q tho propositions tho gnloons
loqd and long for tho suppression Of tito greatest
evil tho world ever know.
.. Prnyor WAS thon oiferod by tho noy, Mr.
Thompson.
MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD,
President OF tho Northwestern Fo,nnln Collage,
said tho occasion reminded hcr OF war titnos,
When mon catno forward and aignod tllolr na'noa
TO tho roll. Another war seouea to. haye m bnon 5'
mot thcir "Dull Run tho other day ct tho
h Common Council Chamber. sho WAS willing to
call 1t tho fiat dofeat ut tho beginning ct tho
csmpaign. lilo spcakor gAvo somo statistics OF
:bovoragos Of ali kinds. sue said tho ballot ID
tho hand OF drankard waa l,ko tho
torch in. tho hand OF maduan.
'reason ] IT % was %wsrrod upon. Il was q conbins-
'tlon Of theft arson, murder, and treason. Tho
.ploa OF evory drunkeu criminal was, i wasn't
:myeolt whom did it," Thoy. wanted to give mon
physical liberty to m!lllona; this was y war to
igivo freedom to millions OF n,nnnclcd aouls. Bho
believed it would be boyB proud boast, twenty
.yoara hence, that his mothor wns one Of tho
women who went that night to tho Common
s1as tho true baeis. Tho difference uotwoen boor
and whisky WAS tho dfferonca botweon per
cont and 80 TOR ocnt Of alcohol. Ono might as
Toll tnlil Of temperate murder and temperate
thoft MS temperate drinking. She waa
in favor OF getting up o temperance
catochian1 tor sunday-schools, SO that tho young
people might he furnished with arguments. There
should bo o temperance baud In tho church, to
soe that no distiller, brewer, retailer, drinker OF
beor whisky, should bo allowed to sit quietly in
Bhe> would have tho pledge attraotively ombcl-
liBhe, 1 by art, and then hung up In every con-
poiyab.e y place. Put l. into poetry; lot Tonnyson
exercise Ills goniua in the direction OF poetic
tomporano>t I1edgo. SEQ liked tho Catholic idea
shonld eudoa vor to influence son1e ono to Sign
lilo nlodre. nn,l II sho did not know how to 20
nbolt It. let or' nsk for Gods help to do 1t. Tho
speaker closed with d prayer to this effect.
MIG. MOSES sluTu
eaifi tbat on Easter x1ay every one mu8t bo think
inF Of that time whe u the CROSS was liftol aud
the eky was dnr1oned~ Gltrist must havo seen
that audience tonight Tfton no daid: "Bsar yo
o,e anothor'a burdens." Ono Or tho other tney
must do-otlacr join In the work, or elso get out
sadtos @ k"pt ont T Of I'll the wold baaa,aa their hus-
banda wero little fastidious, ana were NOT Will
Ing that tho Lord should tako casa OF thor ropu-
tatlons or their wives whom ti,ny devoted tfieu1-
ae1voa to Hia work. Prayer and talth were nee"
eBBary.
Aftor somo announcements were made, tho
choir and congregation Joined in singing
"AA hau tho powor Of JcBuB' nnne,"
and the benediction Was pronounced by the Rev
Mr. MoKown.