Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-13

By request Of many citizen, number OF
the members Of the Reform Club. accom-
panied By the emerald Band. went TO the
Falls" last Friday evening to hold Tenn
perauce meeting. Union Han was well
filled by large and Interested audience,
and the closest attention was paid to the
remarhes OF the different speakers. The
meeting was called to order by j. F. Whit
come Esq, the President of the Temper
ance Union and opened by prayer by G.
! W. Hotchkiss Esq,
/ Mr.. 4. +. Smith was then introduced
who said that the question had often been
asked what is all this noise for: II was in
his opinion. made to discover the truth
and the true religion. - years ago the
sailors were the hardest drinkers of any
class Of workers but now a great change
had been wrought, which was almost en-
tirely due to the efforts OF Father Taylor,
who was himself a reformed drunkard.
He had commenced preaching in a small
vessel with cabin for his pulpit and soon
a large church was hardly sufficient to hold
the wor,hippers. 1t is time to wake up on
this question of Temperance. Thousands
Of men are killed yearly to benefit few
persons and it i time we mad change.
+. VI. Rowe said that IntoXic alton, al
though a great eyil,was not the chief one.
He regarded il not as an evil by itself but as
the termination of long series of evils.
Il was the gulf that swallowed all Of a
mans physical and moral strength. Strong
drink i at the bottom of almost every
crime committed. If this was excitement
he hoped We should always be excited.
He had been conn ected with this move.
ment for fOur months and hoped to remain
in it all of his life. But we must keep at
work. An idle brain is the DEVILS work
shop. There are too many inactive. Our
Reform Club ought To be 500 instead o
Ia strong. We have too many Temperance
men who mean well but do nothing. w,
can stop this rum-selling and let US do it.
Gideon Cook had joined the Reform
; Club with determination to remain in il
foreyer and he looked to the Almighty Il
+ help him in his resolve. He appealed to
the Young to unite with them and let liquor
alone for it was impossible to tell where il
!. might leave them. Nothing pays better
than keeping sober. After we join thi'
u movement we must keep at work if W
Il wish to make it success.
= Mr. Oscar Tompkins had commenced
5 drinking beer and ale and in a very shOr
e time stronger drinks followed and he hat
become convinced that the only way to re
|, main temperate was by Total Abstinence
Mr. +. {. Oakes said that this question
Is of Temperance had been discussed by ev
+ cry civilized nation in the world and es
h pecially by the American nation. The al
sument brought forward by the drinkin:
re men. that alcohol was IA healthful drink
: was a delasion. and they themselves knew
it to be so. The ultiE.ate end of a ma
who drinks liquor daily is horrible death
y Army experience has proved that the MAJ
who does not use liquor is the better sol
der. and comes out of the fight 10 bette
y condition than the habitual drinker. Blu
ne notwithstanding these facts, hundreds G
". prominent English and Amer lean men g
to their graves yearly on account of drink
GA Other interesting remarks were made b
members of the Club and some citizens O
- the Falls. and many signatures were adde
the pledges of the Union which allread