The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-12
The Temperance Camp Meeting.
Large Attendance-.-Children Meeting.-
Discussions in the Camp.

The attendance on the Temperance Camp
Meeting yesterday was very large, though not
so large as on the day previous, and the exer-
cises were of a very interesting character.
There were fresh arrivals of women crusaders
from the West, and large number of people
were present from the eastern part of Maine.
The most noticeable feature of the day ex-
ercises was the grand rally on the beach in the
morning. A band of men and women took
their stand on the hard sand opposite the rail-
way station, and united in prayer. song and ex-
hortation, while large concourse of interested
spectators clustered about them. The services
were conducted by the Rev. W. III. Boole, and
were very edfying and impressive.
G. A. Hovey of Massachusetts presided at the
regular meeting IN the grove at ten o'clock
The trst speaker was the Rev. S. f. Strout of
Fryeburg, who made an address in the nature
of sermon, taking as his text those words of
st. Paul which command us IT, take all our ar
NOR with us. The discourse was strong one
and was listened to with marked attention.
Mr.. Strout was followed by w. H. Dorman,
President of the Boston Reform Club No. 1.
Mr.. Dorman contented himself with relating
the story of his own experience in the effort to
shake off the appetite for strong drink.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Dorman's remarks
the chairman was about to call upon another
speaker when DIR. f. B. Lawrence of Boston
stepped forward and asked when his wife was
to be allowed to speak, saying that she had
been announced for day or two, but that for
some reason, which he did not care to mention,
she had rot been allowed a hearing. The CHAIR
man assured him the list of speakers for the
day had been made out, and that he did not
feel justified in making any changes. There
upon DR.. Lawrence announced his intention to
appeal to the audience A hurried consulta-
ton took place on the stand. Miss Willard,
who was to speak, declined to occupy disputed
time, and the chairman thought it we'll to allow
Mrs. Lawrence hearing. So the lady, viva
cious brunette, with dark oval face and wide
black seyes, was introduced to the audience
She made an excellent speech, and though she
did not appear to be quite in sympathy with
the crusade movement in the West, her effort
was an earnest plea for temperance reform.
She advocated the ballot for women as the only
efectual means to do away with dram selling.
The time allotted to her having expired, the
chairman called on her to desist, which she
did, remarking that she was the first speaker
choked off during the meeting.
1t appears that she had been selected to
speak, but that the committee had discovered
that she entertained advanced views on relig-
ious and social questions, and so thought it
wise not to call on her. Indeed, in an inter-
view held with several mquisitive newspaper
men she announced that she was free thinker,
and took occasion to remark that all men of
big brains and wide mental scope, like newspa-
per reporters, were of her way of thinking
The reporters vera very well aware that they
had mammoth brains, though they had not be-
fore realized that because of it they must of
necessity be free thinkers, and they bowed very
low in acknowledgment of the compliment and
the 1atterng smile which accompanied it,
5. G. Fay, secretary of the reform club in
Southboro, Mass, was the next speaker He
took strong ground in favor of woman suffrage,
as most important aid to the Temperance
movement. His position was well taken and
ably defended.
The Rev. w. III. Boole closed the morning
exercises by giving few startling statistics of
the rum traffic. He said states with prohibit
ton laws paid much less money for liquor than
those without. For example Maine spends S.
100000, while New Jersey, with about the same
population, spends S40,000,00O. Ee asserted
that $500 100000 more were spent for rum in
this country than for sustenance.
A chldren's meeting of an interesting char
acter was held at one o'clock Miss Willard Of
Chicago led the meeting, and remarks were
made by Mrs. Fitzgerald of Brunswick, and
Mr.. B. r. Jewell of the Boston total abstinence
society.
At the afternoon meeting able and interest
ing addresses were made by the Rev. G. B Pit
blado of Portland, the Rev. w. HI. Jones of
Gardiner, and others. Mr.. Pitblado told some
pretty plain truths, and made some hits that
were highly reished by the audience. An in
terestng prayer meeting was held in the eve
ming.
At meeting of the executive committee the
Rev, W. FL. Boole was elected corresponding
secretary, and the names of J. V. Hitchcock of
New Hampshire, Hou. Charles Parker of Con-
necticut, W. D. Hilton and Mrs. S. B. Spin
ming of Rhode Island, Miss Julia Barker of
New York, Rev. Giles Bailey and Mrs. Annie
Wittenmeyer of Pennsylvania were added to
the list of vice presidents The recording and
corresponding secretaries were empowered to
fill vacancies, and authorized to call the next
meeting of the board of directors. Hon. Mel
son Dingley, Hon. S. G. Harrington, and Rev.
Israel Luce were constituted committee to
procure a charter for the association from the
next legislature.
The following is the programme for Satur-
day: Reformed Mems Experience Meeting in
the morning. In the afternoon Miss Frances
E. Willard of Chicago, and Rev. S. f. Strout of
Fryeburg will speak. There will be a social
temperance meeting in the evening.
On Sunday there will be a temperance love
feast in the forenoon. In the afternoon Fran
els Murphy,& Mrs. johnson of Brooklyn,NY.
will speak. Sunday evening there will prayer
meeting.
Monday morning farewell exercises take
place, and the encampment breaks up. No
trains will be run on Sunday
A telegram received from Do Lewis last
night announces that he will come on the first
train to-day. There will undoubtedly be rush
to hear him. Excursion tickets over the Bos-
ton & Maine will be good until Monday.
PATRONS OF Recommendations River
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