The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-04-09
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IL O6ANOa 0GAAL6 AN posi- "NNg VISA
eliciting earnest interest, have not bee
| marked by great excitement. The cleo
ton on Monday may have had somethin
to do in drawing off public attention.
The meeting on Friday evening in tn
/, Presbyterian church, was we'll attends
and the large audience listened with grea
; attention to the very fine and we'll deliv
cred address of Mrs. Brown, editress of tn
Alliance Monitor. We cannot give a re
port of the address but can say that il
made q powerful impression Upon all pres
emit, and it would have been profitable IN
to safety for many others 10 have hearC
and needed it.
A few remarks were made by Rev. DR.,
Hunter of Pittsburgh and Rev. Charles
Smith. Appropriate religious services
and singing were not neglected.
-Four mass Temperance meetings were
held on Sabbath evening at the Firat NJ.
E., the Baptist, the U. B. and the Evan
gelical churches. Rev. DR.. Locke, Of
Alliance was the Speaker at the Al. E.
church. He gave a brief history Of former
temperance movements, showing the diff
ferert and peculiar aspects of them and
and also showing correct progress in the
same looking altimate& thorough reform
He also spoke of the movement at ALI
ance. q
Rev. DIR. Gregory, of Wooster held forth
in the Baptist church TO a large and APP
fpreciRtive audience. His address was q
fine intellectual effort. He dwelt upon
the debssing and degrading consequences
resulting from q use of alcoholic beverages
and demonstrated how tn ese retarded
mental and moral Improvement.
In the Evangelical church, on East 4th
street, Rev. WIttrothe, OF New York, a
Scandinavian by birth, was the leading
speaker. Rev. Baugh. the pastor, also
made some appropriate remarks as did al
so Mr.. Cassidy and Mrs. Braeh. Several
persons in the congregation also made re-
marks favorable to the cause. The church
was very much crowded and much inter-
est manifested.
At the United Brethren church On
Charles street, the pastor Rev. Mr.. Booth,
Mrs. Blocher, Miss West md several 9TH
ers did the speaking. The views given
were of a practical and earnest character,
and a free interchange of views We're CIV
en-. Near the close a stirring appeal was
made by Perry Coyle of our city who is a
reformed man.
At all the churches proper religious SER
were had and appropriate hymns
sung with feeling and spirit.
The meeting at the Presbyterian church
Wednesday evening was presided over by
Rev. Kuhns. Alter singing and prayer
some remarks were made by Rev. DR.. |
Locke of Alliance.
Rev. Smith Of the IL. E. Church read
the Pope's recent letter commencing total
and depicting the terrible con-
sequences of intemperance. The speaker
SAID the ladies required him to limit gen.
flapaan spaaUaro - fua pnip1faa oud ladies' L
10 SIX, and he should do SO. Mr.. Smith
again arose and related a sight seen on
Dur streets that very day, a boy Of about
II years so staggering drunk that his lit
lie sister had great difficulty in getting
him home (sensation).
Mr.. Impert1s MarJin said for thirty
years he had joined every temperance
Rev. Smith Of the Baptist church refer
red 10 the Akron city Council passing the
law at IL O'Clock at night on
day and giving the saloons as the
required eight days to close. He
was confident the sane thing could be
done in Canton. He thought our city
Council would do right.
Rev. Lowman OF the I'd M. E. Church
some humorous remarks and spoke
Of the fact that church members were two
thirds women, and he thought temper
ance was peculiarly their work, but all
should assist there the bell rungl. After
some exercises the same gentleman spoke
five minutes ard was again inter-
by the b~ell(iaughter
MIR. 6. w. Huntington spoke of the
progress made IN temperance In the last
10 years, said whisky drinking used to be
over the country among farmers
now that was not the case, 1t was
1riven into our towns.
DIR. Mattox followed in a few remarks,
lfter which Mrs. Brueh spoke of the diff
;ulty they had In getting signatures 70
heir petition to saloon men TO close Their
,stabiishments-some people would wish
hem God-speed but dared not sign, 1t
Reuld kill their business. Mrs. Brueh
aid she did not complain, but it was dis
.,ourAging, some good christian people
Jared hardly look kind. She spoke of a
ady near her quite broken hearted, whose
husband came home drunk only last night
md this lady asked their prayers. Mrs
3rueh did wish the hearts of the Canton
could be moved.
Rev. Kuhn related another instance Of
woman whose husband for six months
,ast got drunk nearly every night and she
ould not find out where he got his liquor.
l anear .neighbor woman of this was
unfairly situated. The other night her
husband came home and tried to Kill her,
While sick in her bed (sensation).
Elder Ingram made q few appropriate
'emarks, when Mrs. Ballard read the con-
~titution of the League. A mass meeting
vas announced in the Baptist church on
friday evening. Prayer meetings were
.nneunced for 9 q. m. and4 pm