The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-20
MuRrHr.s ocn.iy cRoyE REyIrln.
The Story of III. Temptation, Downfall, and
Reform Told with Dramatic EGcct.

OCEAN GROVE, n j., July 19.-Thcre are
ten thousand persons living on the camp
grounds and to-day many more came. princi-
paly from Pennsylvania. The day has been
the stormicst of the scason the sea arose and
made grca, breaches in the bluff. and but few
persons attended the morning and afternoon
meetings 50 small a proportion of tho number
that assembled in the evening to hear Francis
Murphy in the Tabernacle could be accommo-
dated there. that notice was given that he would
speak in the pavilion. the largest structure on
the grounds Mr.. Camp. tho orGanst. led in
singing tho old hymn. Come. Thou Fount Of
Every blessing after which Mrs. Stevens of
Delaware read from the Scriptures. and Sister
CLIFFORD of Massachusetts, prayed; several per-
sons who had been converted to sohricty at
Murphy's meetings narrated their experience.
Franiis ,Murphy,s appearance was ap-
This audience who drink liquor or who sell II. |
have not an unknd wofd for them. We cant
clos" rum shops hy dennuncing them. or snve
drunkards 10y kicking th"n. Liquor in the
household Is the drunkard- making curse Of
Europe. and almost as much SO in this country.
Ihe best way To- establish t.mper4,n1ce IN land
is to have II generally established IN the homes
OF the people. The Irish in America are
fond OF tho cratur,' because II Is the custom,
even In the humbcst cottage in the old country.
to place liquor upon the table whenever gu' SITS
are entertained At home in Fargo. ireland.
tho speaker first learned TO love Intoxicating
this habit made of him wreck and drunkard.
Thousands of mscs away in America men
begin 10 drink from pleasure, and friendship,
and kinlliness. II the Christian Church OF
this land had the sociabity and goodwill that
drinking people have, what glorious revival
there would b, Throughout the land.
With dramatic force Murphy narrated the
history of his life as n drinking man. conclud-
ing with his conversion while in Jail for u crime
.nmmitcd while drunk in Portland. Ne
Through Kindness and sympathy he was won
oyer to abstinence. " 1t nays TO be sober" said
Murphy. IN conclusion. - No drnukard can en-
ter the kingdom Of Heaven. night. then
dash the cup to earth. disro ogarling its tempting
taste and associations. Then every jail shall he
opened every prison cmptiod. and the striped
uniforms that form the coat Of arms of thi.
damning traffic shall he torn from the back o
every loving mothers fallen son"
After the hcnelition had been pronounced
hy the Rev. Dr. C9rbctt. Murphy invited all tt
the p,sddse which is kH3Tn 10y e7 ,nar name
none and charity Tor ALL I. the undersigned. do
| 10y the help Of God. pledge myself TO abstair
| from all intoxicating liquor IA beverage. an.
/ Sheets of paper headed with this pledge were
| placed upon this talte. and the people. none %
whom had exhibited any indication OF dcSir'
/ 10 sign. suddenly scrambled and pushed witl
| an rag'rnoss amounting 10 positive rudcnes
! e. the table. and there remained filling she"
| after sheet " tn autographs for half an hour
/ After Ia" close Ot the meeting three nun
| drrd -ignaiur"s w"r. thus obtained
! hut as o ,an Grove is "A Methodist 'ttlemcni
| having abstinence from lh" sale and usH o.
! lluor- a. IT, dstin tive characteristics IL IL no
! those signed Tonight.
| Murphy is To- go to Ithaca Tomorrow. and vii
! first ~rak on SUNDAY. From tn.r" h" VIII -
/ tu the luveuui "nrlmpment in ONO. and ait"
! several days work th"rf. VIII ~ to tnut,uuul
/ Lake. y. \. H. saSs that he H. ,nNiou~ to -pral
] iu New York Ulty. hu' has no time -rt for = ina
! att .ui his meetings have hrrn prHpar a. al
though they must he before hc viii asrec L. X