The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-15
ChiIdren,s Temperance Meeting.


dience of about one hundred were present
mainly children and youth;
Samuel H. Kelley presided. The exer
cises were opened by singing hymn;
am coming to the cross;
am poor, weak and blind.
Prayer was offered by Joel NJ. Haven
After singing by the children, the scrip
lures were read with brie expository ad
dress by S. II. Kelley. After singing by
the children, Dea. E. w. Homer was
called upon 10 address the audience, who
said:
1t is not often that / have the privilege
of meeting with the people on occasions
like this. | am glad to be here, for sew.
eral reasons. First, because l like to meet
with good people and good children. He
had been benefited from these associa-
tions with good people-it many times
kept him from evil. We who are in mid
die life have only to look back to when we
were children, and remember the drinking
customs Of those days, to urge us on in
the good work of temperance for the bene-
fit of the children of the present genera
ton. We shall have soon passed away, and
you children will be bearing the RESPONSE
bilities of life, social and business, which
now lay upon us, and l hope you may be
trained inthe way of temperance. You should
begin to build on sure foundation. There
is only one sure foundation, that which
finds its basis in the religion of Christ.
\ GU should observe and keep the ways of
good people. lie had been benefited by
keeping away from evil, and by keeping
good company had preserved himself from
evil. Therefore supplement your temper
ance by placing your reliance in Christ and
it will protect you when the evil hour of
temptation comes.
After singing Work for the Night is
Coming call was made upon Henry F.
Field, who spoke substantially as follows
He came to assist in the singing rather
than to speak, but he always liked to talk
to children. He was forciby struck with
sentence in the selection of scripture
read by MIR. Kelley, "The light of men,
which was peculiarly expressive language,
indicating the high tone of character which
should mark us as men. In all our lives
we are beset by temptation. We must be
on the watch lest the tempter lead us astray.
The Savior was tempted on the mountain
but resisted the temptation. The arm of
strength fails us in such an hour and our
reliance must be upon higher than human
power. We fall back to the lowest depths
unless we take the Savior by the hand that
he may lead us. He came to save us and
we should look to Him the eight of men
for strength In true reliance upon him
we must hope to stand. Let us open our
hearts to his voice TO guide us in the battle
of life.
A recitation by some of the pupils of Miss
Nellie Lords school followed, which was
pleasing episode of the meeting. Rev.
II. f. Austin of the Methodist church was
then called up.
He said he came to this meeting because
he wanted his children to come, and for
the reason that he did not wish to be found
on the opposite side of temperance, as
Rev. Mr.. S. was once. The Rev. Mr..
WEIGH, a Welsh clergyman, an eloquent
preacher and decided total abstinence
man, resided in the same village with Mr..
S., who was liberal in his views, and made
opposition to the radical views of his broth
er minister. On one occasion, Mr.. Welch
announced that he would preach
on the subject of temperance and Mr. s.
resolved he would not go to hear. He,
however, as the time approached thought
better of it and went crawling up into the
gallery, out of the way. Mr.. w. had OBJ
served this, and had shot in his culver
for him. So he got his eye upon Rev. Mr..
s., literally, as the preacher had but ono
eye, and began to relate dream he had.
He thought he went to Pandemonium. So
after his arrival there came knock at the
door. Beelzebub asked what was wanted.
1t was replied that they were organizing a
missionary society on earth, and he must
come and see to it. Several were already
to ship, accompanied with several casks OF
liquor. Another call was made to Belize.
bub to come to earth tor they were forming
Bible society. They had already given
one Bible to a woman and she had sold ii
for rum. And still another call, that they
were forming teetotal society and he
must come at once if he wished TO preserve
his kingdom. This was too much for Rev.
Mr.. S., who shouted out from the gallery
81 wont be an opposer any longer"
He said there were professedly good mer
in our day who drink at the bar and be
hind the door. Their influence in this re-
gard docs more hurt than their prayers dc
good. Mr.. Austin said his heart was RICH
and if he thought the people of RUTLAND
doubted his position on temperance ht
should seek some special occasion to de
fend it.
Mr.. b w. Marshall was the next speaker
He said the thing he had greatly feared
had come upon him-being called upon t.
speak. He was glad to see so many girl
but regretted to find so many boys absent
They were class in this community wht
should be reached. The other day b,
heard one young man say to another OF
the street. pointing to third one, "He il
one of the brightest young men in tow
and stands at the head of his class; every
body respects him, but he gets drunk.
The other replied, He will overcome
that" "No," replied the other again, "h
gets drunk" This was a terrible saying o
a young man. The speaker once organ
lied band of hope. A man came to hin
and wanted TO Join the band with tn
children and he allowed him TO do SO. II
was tempted and fell. He came bael
again and renewed his pledge, but fel
again, and continued until lie found plac
In Jail, where he had time for reflection
He found religion and was saved, and tina
man is q strong, staunch temperance ma
to-day. One must make Christ his chic
cornerstone before he was entirely safe
He had no faith in strict temperate
man without religion.
J. NJ. Haven was the next speaker.
He believed there was great efficiency il
the pledge. He had faith that boys wi
keep the pledge. He narrated an inciden
of boy who had signed the pledge an
took it home to his father, who was q
army officer, and asked him to help hir
keep it, presenting him pledge to sign
but he refused his son. Soon afterward
some brother officers made him visit an
asked him if lie had any of that good al
left. He ordered his boy to go and get II
The boy went hestatngiy to obey the OF
der. lie asked the servant to set the al
on the counter, and went back and told hi
father where he would find the ale, but b
could not touch it, to bring it to hin
The incident touched the fathers heart
he refused to drink and signed the pledg,
That boy perhaps saved his father from
drunkard's grave. He narrated severi