Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-02-18
GREAT ENTHUSIASM !.
NOR: THAN 400 SIGN the PLEDGE ~!


On Tuesday last. pr Reynolds. President o,
th" Bangor Reform Club. together with five Of
biz brother r,fsfm -, came from Bangor to De-
present at thc Temperance meeting. The lsaic.
II Ellsworth. with ,heir won;cd hospitality.
provided sump;uous rera,i To which the
members Of The Bangor Club. tho Ell.w nh
,iI5. The ofiioor- Il the Tcmrerane~. League
and The member r % the Emerald Band were
invited. This fast va. partakcu 81 at thc
Unitarian Hail al > u o'c,..ek
The meeting at ancock Hall was under the
auspior. Of the Ellsworth Reform club. rre,i-
dent Vim. 7. Joy presiding. PRAYER by Rev.
Nr. Garrctson. Tn hail va. dcn.cly crowd
ed large lar; II the audience b,in- obliged 20
stand
Amer somo brief. but frlici'iou, remark.. th-
President introduced Dr. REYNOLDS. who in
hi usual pleasing and convincing manner ;,ar-
trayel ihe o,i.- Il intcmpcrancc. III, appeal
t' moderate dr.akcr. va, moving md eloquent.
H. then called On al n come forward and ign
thc i'"l-'. IN response 20 thi. "a amid ,h.
laundering applause Of the audience. AMI The
n-ftrI.n- MUSE u 'ao Emerald Band. scores
pledged theia,citc. 20 abstain forever.
Nj. HI SECRETARY o. TIE Bangor Club. then
'an- thrilling Temperance hfnn. composed
fE him,e r. many u The audience joining in the
chorus.
The neyf speaker was Bsuj I. walkcr.
snmei'me- ,tsicI '.she ,hr..hiu- machine
ic di4 not come before the meeting 10 pray, a.
some %. Good Lord aud god devil" n,
va, going % Tay GOOD Lori aud away with
tha tc'N." and lrorccd.J forthwith 10 give
'1'|~r fr0H-e ''ihc devil H. commenced
iii. 81 ihe TIP 4 the lIlJ-r. and had Ia.-ei
through every phase x .n;cm.crancc. Mr. W.
Va, thoroughly IN earnest. and dlI fall Justice
10 hi apPci.a'ioa.
Henry Hi. Secretary II The Bangor Club
va iar neNi speaker. Mr.. Ill spoke earnest
D ana ,loqIenty. ii. hear; Wa. e,i..n.., h.
tH' work and iu the sl.aker Tho driukin. man
had JEALOUS plralrr. IL mad, strong a.-
le-4. 90 'he reformed n-n Co, Ellsworth n.,,r ,r
abandon tAe glorious WORK Iu vhiea -A.y ar.
~" engaged. aid ia d4.a- no. work never To-
i'.art f-3m the l4N afk.aIn--,.
Mr. i!I.' va. followed hy John +. stevens.
yr.eped ''l5r .sN-u..l." lie had been = mol
eTatr druAor. ~ UNCOMMON dr.nkcr. ana
s'mu9a I-laAarI TAe dr MIA. ul-n ar the
BON. AMI uI> ,r q tAe country The hand IL
pitts ,A,raI 3 Z, 'hrm might save ih-m Il.
comm a-ei ths lAl-r, Of Ellsworth f'r tsr. ear
net manner IN which thy have engaged in
This great reform movement. E,cr succ Aon-
DAY Of last week "Johany" has been hero ia
Ellsworth
The next speaker was John Richardson He
stated that moderate drinking i but the be-
ginning q drunkedne--. and drankelnc,-.
but the end Of moderate drinking He CON
irasied the cviis Of iniemI@ranrc with thc
blessing u temperance in language a. con
yInelnS a. il Wa earnest and manly. liz AL
80" - ,---.- - tisaivis anu cAccAcnt. Ilr
speaker closed 10y quoting with good cd~rt
that familiar poem, "SpeaA :, nj 10 the orriag
one"
Or. Reynolds next introduced Wm. 4.
Langley. Mr.. L. SAID he prayed q, all time.
and PRAYER had stone sustained him. The
Temperance movement had been started by
prayer. and God had ever ben in the work.
He cnircatel tho .adie, Of Ellsworth 10 form
Crusade Cub. II they did ,hi,. IN f.w days
every rum-scllor in Ellsworth would be IN
curing whittier be might cmsra;c. No
-pe4ker was listened 10 more aitcntscly than
NJ. Langley.
Or. Reynolds than read from the Wing and
Courier card published by tho Bangor Club,
thanking the Ellsworth League for the " arm
reception they C,he Bangorian.) received On
Monday Of la, week.
Everybody was delighted with the meeting
and the speaker. The good Samaritan, Of the
Bangor Reform Club need no panegyric from
my untutored pen. The story Of their noble
decd i, known TO thousands; all who rccite il.
reverence their philanthropy. Thee men aI-
peal 10 human sympathy 10y the eloqucnce of
work and the ,ubmity Of practical Chris
tanity. BY Gods help they have reached
down into the filth Of the gutter. and raised
the poor, unfortunate inebriate 10 manhood
and self-respect. They have exercised the
demon from many heart. cast domestic desc
lation from many home despair from many
breast. brought hope and happiness 10 many
wife and mother, food and raiment to many
wretched child. and regene ration to many
fallen man. Best Of all, they have achieved
victory beyond the power Of all earth. san
culinary conquerors-each has conquered him
self
All that the Bangor Club has done, We be
iieye TIE Ellsworth Club can and ,rjH do