Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-04-15
Report OF the Temperance League

HAncpeA Hall was again filled To Is Ut
mos, capacity at the regular weekly meet
iug Of the League Monday evening". PRAY
er was offered By R-y. Mr Garret,3u.
President Joy said that he was both aston
ished aud encouraged by the undlmini-hed
interest taken ia these Temperance meet
ings. and the faithu.ness oflhose who had
signed the pledge. He thought the real
reason wa,. because IL was r.glt. Had no
doubt it would produce greater results.
than any other Temperance movement ev-
er inaugurated in this CITY. Mr.. Cole said
that thu was the sraudest sight he had
ever seen IN Ellsworth; and il was because
those who had reformed were struggling
for higher and better humanity Every
one feels interested in this movement; il
Interests both Heaven and Earth. Moth
iug viii 50 effect the human being. and
sow disease ike the constant use OF alco-
hol. II tends to weaken the system and
carries u on the road 10 ruin. God alone
by his breath Is saving the communities
This l. indeed a day Of emancipation for
Ellsworth. Wm. Z. JOY Esq, said that it
wa, hard 10 discuss Temperance Every
man ImagIues he possesses the power to
drink moderately. BOYS at least. do lot,
and should be Influenced to take an inter
est IL this cause. for from them NAV come
the ueXJ generation OF drunkards. Tenn
perAucc WAS not the batt!e-cry of the Re
form Club, but Total Abstinence and that
term was hardly strong enough Gid
water goes to the very bottom OF the sub
jet; it j. indeed Gods beverage He cor
rected some statements made by the Rev.
Father Mc>weeny. Failure and 'Fal-
ter We're not written on their banners.
very appropriate Temperance song en-itl-
ed The Cold Water Pledge" Was then
sung. Nh Garretson made some very
enlivening remarks Temperance was in
the air. and short time ago when the
liquors We're spilled Rum also was IN the
air He had held meetings at the Island
aud had obtained about POO signatures TO
the pledge. lie had been detained there two
days by storm. and '-Rum did that" He
asked for still more active efforts IN thi>
caHse. There were some who had not been
touched by this movement. and though
their salvation seemed hopeless yet Eve
must save them" Mr.. A. F Smith sad that
the lecture the previous evening. was really
his. for il was just what he believed. lie
felt that he would like TO climb to the top
Z of the Evil Tree, and pluck the fruit but
he dared not. For the last two months he
had enjoyed hi, life better than for the last
twenty years. lie gave some very inter
esting "reminiscences in his life. la which
Rum had occupied a prominent position.
One OF these we think will bear repeat
ing. When quite young man he had fall
len in love with youlg lady bit had not
the courage to pop the question" By
the aid of liquor however he succeeded in
mastering the requisite amount. and the
answer he received. was decisive if not
pleasant, viz: Get out. you fool; your
irum's working"
VIM. b. Brooks. spoke against he Beer
: shops. They were a great temptation to
: him and his associates, and he asked for
= some effort to be made to close them IN
b entire. Suel Haskell related his endeay-
0 ors to reform, first by trying to taper or
}, and lastly by quitting altogether forever
Since New Years he had drank no liquor