The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-26
THE RIGHT SORT or REVIVAL.
Temperance Awakening In Cape Ann
Over 1000 signing tue Pledge.
From me Boston H,rdh

Gloucester is in the midst OF a revival
not n religious revival, hut one of temperance
such as has not been witnessed since the great
WashingtOnian movement 10 1913. II peryades
all businesses, professions, and trades. not ex-
cepting the brOwn-faced and deeply scented
fishermen. Everywhere throughout the city the
one topic Of conversation Is the Temperance re-
form. IL Ia not left to the women and a few
weak weak ,kneed men, as 10 some . OF the towns OF
poorer or common class Of people, but the
wehthiest and most prosperous business men
OF the city have taken hold In earnest, and to
most successful issue. The movement had ITS
Inception some six weeks ago at meeting Of
pastors, when II was voted to begin series OF
temperance meetings, in view of the alarming
increase of intemperance. IL was neld ripe
for the harvest, and one peculiarly fitted for re-
At the first meeting OF the pastors DR.. Rey-
nolds expressed Willingness TO begin work In
this neld but being stranger TO the pastors,
they received him with some hestancy How
ever, he went To work, aud soon had sixteen
biguers TO the pledge. These men he formed
into a reform CLUB, and then left To I'LL other ell
Raeements. When he returned, ON the 81 OF
this month, the club numbered 100. lie began
work aealn, aud the cause advanced. Two days
after his return the club numbered 100 mem
bers In week II had increased u $50. and on
the 18th Inst. IL numbered 80 Yesterday the
me IN bership had reached lilo. There are In
the list some who have been the worst drunk
ards In Gloucester-men who have sold rum for
years, A. well a. the more moderate drinkers.
One OF them told the writer yes terday that
about three weeks sgo he shut up his rum shop,
rolled his kegs int the street and poured the
largely disappeared, and one dealer remarked
that II this thing went on much longer they
would all have TO 20 out Of the business, for 1t
was sorely running It," Many who have signed
the pledge will, without doubt. fall from
grace" but the genuinely reformed number sew
eral hundreds.
The work has not been confined strictly TO
the city Of Gloucester, but extends over the en-
tire cape. Al the eastern point tine Reform cub
numbers about 200 and all over Rockport the
Influence Is felt Next Thursday the entire
temperance element of Cape Ann will meet In
Gloucester for a grand demonstration. Eight
organizations, numbering In all over 2,0CO per-
sons, will be ia line with two or three bands and
the other attendants on such occasions. The
vsstries OF the churches will be thrown open
aud dinners served therein. During the day
speeches will he made by Wendell Phillips, DR..
Reynolds, Rev. Messrs. Hendig of Boston,
Eddy, Makepeace, and others Of Glouces-
ter In the evening torchlight process
sion and illumination will close the demonstra-
ton. Friends Of tho movement are firm In The
belief that the reform Ii to be permanent one.
There 10 every reason for believing that their
hopes will be realized. Certainly prohibition
never began to do as much for the place a. few
weeks Of moral suasion.