The daily gazette., 1877-04-09
Opera House Temperance Meeting.
LARGE Observation-Disclosures b,


LARGE AUDIENCE-ADDREssE BY
MEssRs. BIGELow, MANN, BoUGHToN,
AND OTHERS.
The temperance meeting at the Opera
House Sunday afternoon, was very large
ly attended, the auditorium being filed
when the meeting opened, while goodly
number of persons assembled in the gall
lery.
Among those in attendadce were the
members of Juvenile Templers, Nos.
and z, one hundred and twenty-five in
number, under the charge of Mr.. A. M.
Beatty and Nelson j. Lee.
The meeting opened with .Hold the
Fort" by Horatio Bigelow, of Philadel-
phia, who, previous to commencing, an
nouRced that the same hymn, at about
the same time, was being sung at the
great Moody q Sankey Temperance revi-
val meeting in Boston. He then sang
the hymn in his best style, the audience
and choir on the stage led by VIM. d.
Pickles Joining In the chorus.
Geo. W. Wells next announced that
meetings would be held at the City Hall
every evening next week, but as the
hall was in filthy condition, and not fit
for decent people to assemble in, it would
first be scrubbed and whitewashed He
further requested all who had any old
chairs which they were willing to send
to the hall, to be used as seats, to rise
upon their feet, One man arose.
Mr., Wells then introduced the Presi-
dent OF the meeting, John III. Adams
Esq, who came forward and announced
the following list Of Vice Presidents:
Leander h. Riddle, Rev, Il. B. Dnval,
Edward Moore, Rev. r.. B.Cook, G. G..
Lobdell, w. j. Stevenson, Miss e. Coates
A d. ID. Davis, G. @. Simpson, j, H,
Nixon, John White, Isaac L. Crouch,
Mrs. Margaret Chandler, A. Sargent,
Miss A. Semple, and John Babcock.
| Prayer was then offered by Rev. w. j.
Stephenson, of Grace M. e. Church.
DR.. Horatio Bigelow, of Philadelphia
was the first speaker. He briefly recited
his temperance platform, which was that
men could not be saved from intemper=
ance except by the help of Christ, and
urged all present to cooperate heartily
in the grand temperance work now going
on in this city, He alluded in encour-
ging terms to the good work among
the children, by means of Juvenile Tenn
plar organizations, and heartily compile
mented Nelson j, Lee and George w.
| Wells foI their active efforts in this di-
rection.
(Here a lady in charge of some of The
Young Templars whispered to the repors
ter, "Mr. Wells didn't have anything to
do with the Templars and you needn't
put his name down."
In concluding Mr., Bigelow read let
ter from friend in Urbane, Ohio, de-
scrlplng the grand temperance work now
going on in that town.
Rev. j. B. Mann, of Union M. E.
Church, was the next speaker, He also
alluded favorably to the work now going
ON among the children, but feared the
work would not long continue effectual
II the little ones were confronted. as they
grew up, with the Devils decoy in the
shape of rum shops on every corner.
ii he said the magnitude of this intem-
perance evil was admitted by all: He
. had been accused of denouncing the
liquor dealers in terms to harsh, but his
structures were not to be compared to the
terms used by the Judges of the Court OF
Philadelphia, in recent presentation to
the Grand Jury, Everybody admits the
evils of intemperance, even the officers
of the law and jailors, and the speaker
E there were drunken jailors,
ri lie next alluded to the gradual increase
: of tine vice, and said that the low grog-
= shops were not deserving of the specia
u censure heaved upon them, as those wht
suffered from intemperance did not be
8 gin their career in the Water street dens
/ but in the fine hotels, He urged tn,
s church members to take hold of the mat
{ ter, and work earnestly, and not ooun
tenance the evil in the Slightest degree
In conclusion he said the time had gont
f by when man who sells whiskey can b,
4 an honest man, and he would again sa,
and he was prepared to stand by the as.
\ sertion, that common whisKey seller il
!, a common thief.
= Rev. l., Marks of Hanover Presbyter
a ian Church, spoke next, aud in his brie
q remarks, encouraged the circulation O
;. temperance pledges, and urged. all en-
a gagged to go ahead and keep ON its goot
work. . 80
Rev. G. NJ Pegg of Scott M. f. Church
asserted that the temperance cause wa
, not failure, as some people asserted
r. because it has not accomplished the III
= most that is expected of It; it has don
), much in the past and has done much il
}. the future. I.... t...-...
Mr.. Jonah Boughten, of Philadelphia
, ,t closed the speaking, He again recite,
y his personal. experiences, as related b!
J, him during the week at the City Hal
meetings, and to those who had not pre-
d viously heard them they were quite in
e teresting, .r
Announcements of temperance meet
a ings next week at the City Hall wer,
made, after which the meeting adjourned
with the doxology and benedictiea b,
Rev. A, D, Davis,