Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-23
nperate. God knows how, when and

ligious or temperate. God knows how, when and
where to work.
Messrs; Berry of Winthrop. Guptil of saco and
Howe OF Norway spoke briefly. The doxology
| closed the exercises.
WEDNESDAY MoRNING-THIRD DAY.
| Ex-Gov. Perham presided at the morning ser
vice at the stand. Rev. w, S. Jones took charge
of the devotional service. Gov. Perham spoke of
| the great army of temperance workers to whom
this day is particularly devoted, !. e., to Good
Templars. This society started % years ago. 1t
has extended to all nations There orgsniza-
tioDs on every continent.
There more than 200 subordinate lodges 10
Maine, with some Is 600 members. The speaker
gave some OF the articles OF faith of this society,
and many statements regarding the method of
working, etc. lie spoke of the revenue of So.
900, 900 from the liquor traffic. We spend from
seven to eight hundred illions of dollars for Ii
qnor, and for every dollar spent another to
90 after II to take care of the effects of it, If the
men who are higgling in Congress over minor
matters would realize that every year we are los
ing more than hall enough to pay the public debt
| ii would be far better than now.
Mr.. Chadboulne OF Saco, spoke upon the mag
nitude of the work and the comparative indifier-
ence of the masses as being discouraging. Still
there is another side. Much has been done, and
Is being done to stop the traffic. Societies meet
together occasionally but there IS danger
of their being made mutual admira-
ton society. The rum sellers are not idle; they
| are issuing circulars telling men where they can
get rum and how they can get it without being
detected. What he said about the clubs is for the
Good 1omplars also, for they stand in the
lation to each other that the church does to the
revival the one furnishes recruits to I'LL the ranks
OF the other. In Saco the suckers, rum sellers
and rum sympaihlzers gave the movement three
months TO die In. but more than 90 per cent. of the
| boys have been true. lie hoped some resolution
| would be adopted.
| j. X. U-good conrssted the State Of affairs in
New Jersey and Conn, with that in Maine. lie
was proud to be a food Templar; proud
that he could keep the secrets, the principal
| OF which is TO keep the pledge. lie wanted to
give the screws another turn to make the
| rumsellcrs howl with despair. If they haven't law
10 SUIT them give them some more.
Rev. W. +. Mitchell of Lynn, Mass, knew how
to bag OF his state too; but there is this differ
encc, he Dragged of the past we in Maine OF the
present. lie gave a short history OF the cety
Of Good Templars.
| LeForest Howe, the war horse Of Oxford Coun.
", had sympathy with all, but his first love was
dealest-the Reform Club. lie never would
throw black ball against any man. When he
went to tie door OF the Good Iempars, he went
as little child. The Saviour never sent out a n
investigating committee, but bid them all to come
lie hated rum with deadly hatred 1t had de-
stroyed his home; he did not hate the rumseller;
bat his traffic he would war against as long as he
hved. Ills touching story brought tears from the
whole audience.
Mrs. Harriet Jones of Winthrop, told how she
joined the Good Templars. She was dsappoint-
er; they prom sed her that she should ride upon
goat; but when she got there they made her
walk all tie way, and she is lame too She want
ed the people to starve the rumseller to death,
where II is hard to enforce the law Mr. Lang
ley, Mrs. Clossman Of Bangor, Mrs. Hoskins of
Oidtown, Mrs. W. G.. Sargent, President OF the
state ". I. L. L, arrived to-day.