Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-10-21

The meeting of the League held at Hancoc
Hall on Monday evening, Oct. 18th. was
highly interesting one. President Mcdonald
presided. and prayer was offered by Rev. Bro.
Reese. The first speaker was Rev. Mr.. Mitch
ell. He said, he is becoming more and more
interested in the cause oftemperance. He re-
alized as never before, that neither the evils OF
intemperance, nor the blessings of temperance
can be portrayed. We have failed to accom-
piish all we have been hoping and striving for.
The reason for this failure is evident; We have
not made use at all times of the proper means
to insure success. We can gain complete and
certain success only by asking God TO help US,
by acting always in accordance with Gods
word as EXPIRE ssed in the Bible, and by per-
meating this work with religion.
President Mcdonald WAS the next speaker.
He thought that for few weeks past Intem
perance has been gaining saound. The reason
for this is, that our wealthy, our influential
men, our merchants do not take hold Of this
work. He expressed himself strongly in favor
of n rigid enforcement Of the law. If our police
force is not strong enough to do the work, let
US BY all means increase that force. II the law
Is not enforced let US petition the city authori-
ties to put on sufficient force TO crush the rum
seller. Bro, Mcdonald is thoroughly alive to
the importance Of The work in which we are
engaged. He means bushes every time: and
believes working in accordance with the grand
old rule Of Action. aetion.. xction.!.'
The President was followed bp Rev. Mr.. Ly-
on. Ho expressed himself in favor offortnight-
H. L.
OF weekly meetings, but because we have SO
few speakers. There is danger that the audi
ence will lose interest in listening to the same
speakers week after week on limited questi on
like temperance. The speaker said that insan-
ity Is increasing in our country to an alarming
extent. We are naturally q nervous people,
and are always working on the high pressure
principle. Under these conditions alcohol TAX
en- into the system has in very many cases pro-
duced insanity. Every man should do what be
can to aid in the good work Of temperance. All
can do SO nething. Each can at least put him
self on the right side and il all will do this, the
work is done
The next speaker was Mr.. Chilcott. He
said that Jaekson's declaration that Eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty was grand;
but it is no less true that Eternal vigilance is
the price Of temperance, Men sometimes set
As II they did not believe this. Three years ago
few cases OF small pox broke out in our
midst The authorities were very yigilant in
preventing the read of the disease; and the
people rose up one man 10 arrest IL.
This was well; but We have in our land to day
something worse than small pox. Compared
with intemperance, oil the diseases Of the world
sink into insigni6cance. What are the fsctsl
Intemperance is sending annually sixty thou
sand men to drunkards' graves. 1t is breaking
thousands Of hearts, and making desolate thou.
sands of homes. 1t is making wives worse
than widows, and children wore than orphans.
1t il filing the land with crime and our pfisons