The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-21
Natioal Temperance Cam p Meeting.
Fourth Day-Increasing Attendance-..Ad-
dresses by Neal Dow and Others

The jewellers in tents awoke yesterday morn.
Ing to find the rays of the sun shining pleasant
ly down upon their encampments.
At eight o'clock a number of people, larger
than that of Thursday assembled in the taber-
nacle for the usual prayer and experience
meeting held at that hour. This meeting twas
presided over by Rev. I. Luce, assisted by Rev.
w, f. Harrington of the New England Con-
ference
At half-past ten o'clock the regular service
was held at the grove. A very large attendance
was noticed. This meeting was especially set
apart as reformed mems meeting, and was
presided over by Mr. Owen Chadbourn of Saco
and Mrs. Kent Mason, the New Hampshire
Temperance orator Mr.. Chadbourn said that
as many were present who wanted to speak and
tell their experience, he thought it best to limit
their time of speaking to five minutes each
Mr.. Hill of Bangor, one of the editors of the
Crusader, a Temperance organ, was the first
speaker He told in a touching manner of his
reformation and conversion.
Mr.. L. F. Leland Of Marlboro, Mass. follow.
ed. After him Mr.. J. F. McKelvy of Portland
spoke, and told of the great work done in this
state by the reform clubs. Mr.. Smith of Auburn
followed, after whom the children from the
Wanders' Home. Boston, sang "a very pretty
selection.
Mr.. Jordan Rand of Lisbon in very
quaint and humorous manner told the story of
reform.
Mr. David Potter of Gardiner, President of the
State Reform Club wat the next speaker. He
told touching story Of his former life, and of
his reformation.
Mr.. Sweat, President of the Haverhill Reform
Club, then addressed the meeting. Capt Chas.
Choate of Portland, President of the Reform
Club, told in touching manner his experience.
Mr.. Chadbourne offered the pledge which OBJ
tanned about seventy-fve sgneIs. sThe meeting
closed with the singing of the doxology.
AT halfpast one ladies' prayer meeting was
held in the tabernacle, presided over by Mrs.
Annie Wittenmeyer of Philadelphia, 1t was a
very interesting and profitable service. AT the
same hour prayer meeting was held in the
Allen Mission tent Both of these noon meet
ings were fully attended.
At half-past three the threatenings of rain
drove the people again to the tabernacle, which
was filled by an audience, probably the largest
ever brought together in that place. Capt. j.
B. Coye of Portland and Miss E. E. Willard of
Chicago, ILL.,, presided Miss Willard read for
the scripture lesson the 18th chapter of LIST
Corinthians. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
Mr.. Stevens of Biddeford. Capt. Coyle intro
duced as the principal speaker of the afternoon,
Hon. Neal Dow of Portland. We give brief
abstract of Mr.. Dow reparks-
The great work of to-day is to emaucipats
the American people from the slavery of alco-
hoic drink and to suppress the sale of it,
Drunkenness in very great measure springs
from the great evil of moderate drinking. 1t
is the duty of every Christian man to assist
with all his might in this great temperance
work, and if every Christian did his duty the
suppression of the rum trade would be ore of
the simplest things on earth. We are going to
suppress the liquor trade in our state and ma
ton and there is but one way to do it, and that
is by the ballot box. The first rumse!ler that
we hang will be sure to break this devilish
trade down. Liquor traffic should be regarded
as a crime and treated as such. 1t should be
placed higher in the scale of crime than grand
larceny, above arson, even above murder, IS it
luulCbS IuuIo hiocIy3 WIotOucuuOoo anu eulleT-
ing upon the people of Maine than any of those
things, and it should receive greater punish
ment than these things. OF what good in the
world il a temperance man who talks temper.
ance and then goes to the ballot box and votes
for free rum?
shall compare the work to the fight be-
tween Hercules and the hydra. We are to
overcome intemperance in the same manner I
am happy to say that there is not an open rum
shop in Portland. One true and faithful JUS
tice of the peace in each town can put down all
the grog shops in the state in weeks time.
In the city of Washington all the heads of de-
partments with one exception use no wine at
their public receptions. Maine occupies the
foremost position in this great and noble move
meut
Mr.. Dow closed with an earnest appeal to the
people of Maine to rise up and free their state
from the CALLING chains of intemperance At
this point the audience rose and sang 'Praise
God from whom all blessings fow.'' Captain
Coye then said that they wanted little more
of ''the needful' to pay the running expenses
of this meeting.
A collection was taken up, re alizing gener-
GUS sum, while Mrs. Clark sang, in her sweet
and pure voice, two beautiful songs.
Capt. Coyle said he should call upon a re-
formed man as the next speaker, and intro
duced Mr.. j. r. McKelvey of Portland, who
made an usually powerful and fiery temper
aEce address, in the course of which he said he
was in favor of hanging in only one instance,
and that was in the case of the rumseller His
address was full of the must exciting personal
experiences.
At five O'Clock a meeting of the women
workers of Maine was held at the grand stand
in the grove and stirring speeches made by va
rious ladies' At six O'Clock ladies prayer
meeting was held in the Biddeford tent presid-
ed over by Mrs. M. G. johnson. At 7.3O the
regular prayer meeting and love feast was held
IN the tabernacle presided over by Francis
Murphy, Esq.
Among the prominent arrivals yesterday
wese Hon. Joshua Nye, Augusta, Hon. Sidney
Perham, Paris, and Prof. S. A. Snow, Oxford,
Mass
An executive committee meeting was held
after tea and the following programme arrang-
ed for to-day: At 10 a. m, a children's temper
ance meeting will take place under the direc.
ton of Rev. D. G. Babcock of Philadelphia,
assisted by Mrs. Annie Clark of New York.
This promises to be very interesting service,
as DIR. Babcock has spent much time in chill
dren's work. At 2.30 p. m. DR.. Henry A. Rey-
nolds of Bangor, assisted by Miss Helen E.
Brown of New York, will preside and reformed
men speak.
Sunday promises to be very interesting day.
The Boston & Maine will run extra trains for
the convenience of people wishing to attend
the services.
At the evening social meeting the large tab
ernacle was completely filled and much inter-
est was evinced. Hon. Joshua Nye of Augusta,
Neal Dow, and Prof. S. A. Snow of Oxford,
Mass, are among the latest arrivals