The Portland daily press., 1874-09-14
The Temperance Camp Meeting.
FIFTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The attendance on the temperance camp
meeting at Old Orchard Saturday was not
large, but the interest was well sustained. The
day was cool, and the breeze from off the
water made it uncomfortable away from the
shelter of the woods.
The morning service of prayer and song was
| OF an interesting nature, and was evidence that
| there was no faltering in the good work. At
| ten o'clock reformed mems experience meet
ing was held in the grove, in which many took
part, Strengthening and encouraging each 9TH
er. Mrs Fitzgerald of Brunswick, also made
strong and interesting address in which she
considered the temperance movement from the
Christian standpoint.
at one o'clock the usu u children's meeting
was held in the grove. Mrs. Fitzgerald of
Brunswick, conducted the services, which were
of the usual pleasing character.
large audience gathered in the grove at
three o'clock to attend the regular afternoon
service. The chief objects of attraction were
Dio Lewis and the Rev. A. A. Meacham of
the Indian Peace Commission and Modoc cee.
brity. Dio Lewis made speech of about
twenty minutes in length, in the course of
which he took occasion to express his gratif-
cation at the project of temperance camp
meeting, to warmly endorse its teachings and
to throw out some hints for practical work.
The doctor forgot to give satisfactory expla-
nation of the somewhat famous Bangor sta
tistics
DIR. Lewis was succeeded by Mr. Meacham,
who gave very entertaining account of the
labors Of the Indian Peace Commission. and of
the Modoc massacre in which Gen. Candy lost
his life. He attributed the Indian troubles to
the fire water of the whites, and to the in
trigues, outrages and bad counsels of the white
whiskey peddlers. AS proof of the valne of
temperate habits and the deleterious nature of
strong drink, he stated that the physician who
attended him after the Modoc assault,in which
he was so seriously wounded, assured him that
he would surely have died from the effects Of
his wounds had his constitution been in anv
way impaired by the use of alcoholic stimn-
Tents. Mr.. Meacham's interesting remarks
were very attentively listened to by the audi
ence.
The next speaker was Miss Francis E. Will
lard OF Chicago formerly Dean of Evanston
University in that city. This position she re.
signed in order to devote herself to the temnar-
ance movement, and has ever since given bsr
whole heart and strength and time to the
cause. The address was one such as MIGHT be
expected from woman of Miss " ilIard,s cnl.
ture and ability, and was one of the finest de-
livered on the grounds during the whole camn-
meeting. Very interesting accounts were civ.
en- of the manner in which the reform was car
ried on in the West, and the ASTONISHING and
unexpected success which greeted the efforts
of the crusaders. She exhorted her Eastern
sisters to take heart and not falter in their Of
forts in the good cause.
SIXTH DAY
Yesterday there was fair attendance. MANY
people being present in carriages. In the morn
ing there was temperance love feast, at which
great interest was manifested. MANY short
and pthy exhortations were made. In the af-
ternoon Dio Lewis, Francis Murphy and others
spoke at length. DR.. Lewis was very interest
ing in his remarks, and the other speakers were
entertaining. The day was bright, but quite
cool, and outdoor exercises were not comfort
able to attend even in the shelter of the woods
In the evening there was the usual nraver
meeting
To-day the encampment breaks up, and the
morning hours are devoted to farewells.