Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-15

Mrs. Mary A. Llvermore, the distin-
guished apostle of temperance, delivered
one of her characteristic addresses on the
question OF "How can Women best pro-
mote the Temperance Cause ?" in the
FIRST Congregational Church at Lynn, on
Sunday evening. There was large
audience. Mrs. Livermore spoke as fol-
lows:
During one of the seven days battle in
our last war, and when the end was doubt
lul, two fresh regiments reported to Gen.
Harney and asked "Where shall we 90
IN ?' Go in anywhere" said he, 'yOu
will find fighting enough to do all along
the line." Any person can 60 into the
cause of temperance, for there is work
enough. Coming slowly from the West,
short time ago, found more or less
activity in the temperance cause In
the work what can women dop
No woman can stand ont, it is her duty
to take share in it, They cannot stand
out, because all are summoned to activity.
All the forces must be mustered into
action. Those engaged in it may be Pro-
hibitionists, Catholic or whatever other
name, and all are determined to keep it up.
If you press the temperance cause in Bos-
ton, its pulse-beating is felt in California
The opposing forces are a unit and will not
drive 1t to the wall. From Cincinnati to
Boston word is sent 'Don't give up your
saloons and shops; we will give you
money to keep on" Temperance is
working for the overthrow OF the rum
business. All should join hands with the
churches OF all denominations. Let all
join hands against it. If in the Prohibi-
tory, Republican, or Democratic party,
let all join hands and work together.
Women have been the great sufferers.
What does man suffer? Loss of position
in society. He does not know it he is SO
drunk, drunk all through, not reasoning
anything, thinking himself the richest and
biggest man in society, he does not suffer.
Where are the wives and daughters.
1t was this that caused me to take hold
OF the temperance cause. | say that
women have all to suffer. 1t is not possi-
bic to carry on any work without woman.
What would you think on arriving in
Boston tomorrow morning to see all men
| at work with one arm tied ap, and hob
i bling about on one leg. Ii you should
| reason with them and tell them that they
cannot do so much work as with both
| arms and legs, they would tell you they
| could get along just as well as with both.
You would say Boston had become great
insane asylum. Yet taht is the way the
temperance cause has been carried on.
Women have been lett out. | do not
mean to say that women are better than
men. 1t is men who say that 1t is six
of one and hali-a-dozen OF the other, man
and woman ching two halves. They are
not alike and God did not intend they
should be. We are quite removed.
Woman is the heart and man the head.
How is the head to get along without the
heart. If you say that man is strength,
| answer, the woman is love. What is
love? Do you say she is overloaded with
love?
The omnipotence of God is love. You
can never know anybody until you love
them; You have wall no telegraph can
penetrate Tear down the wall and you
will come together. Woman is love, and
she will love men when in debauch. She
will work, watch, pray. suffer and die for
them. Ii the man is ambition the woman
Is aspiration. If the man is scientific the
woman is artistic. The woman is love,
aspiration. They should work together.
The world has run at a reckless pace
because it has not recognized woman.
w u udNt II W Otudu Dldlc y uiUu, l@O VI
l30 of them, and have spent Sl9, 800 in
reading rooms, libraries and the finding
OF employment for the reformed men.
We propose to have one in every town,
and are working among the reformed men.
Shall we not help themP Once during the
war when obliged to make journey OF
l5 miles felt alienated. | went to take
care of the sick and wounded. Such pro-
family, oaths and vulgarity never heard.
The chaplain rode up to me and said.
how prolane and vulgar. | said is it best
for me to make an alien of myself, leav-
ing home, husband, family and friends,
and for what? AS these men dropped
out by the wayside, choked with dust, loot
sore and weak from wounds, they were
put into the ambulance, and some were
carried by strong men. | learned les
son. Not a man was left who fell by the
way to die. They were all looked after,
helped to some shady tree, and comforted
as best they could be. Some of them
were among the lowest. Not man was
left to die. Not as we do at home when
profanity and vulgarity are heard less
often, and we surrounded by all the COM
forts of life. We 90 along marching on,
leaving fallen men to care tor themselves.
Woman should look after the drunkard
and reformed men. As DR.. Taylor said,
Let men and women go five miles back
and not let the boys come in or get in.'
We have "hoodiums" in all our towns.
We have girls to match them. 1t is ~o-.
mans business to look after and educate
them. knew man high in the ministry
and | have listened to his prayers and
teachings Ho once belonged to this
State. This man, mighty in the pulpit,
dropped down into politics-was obliged
to 60 into saloons and places of vice to
get supporters. He came to Chicago and
dropped down again lever. He had
two beautiful children. The little boy
used to visit my home. My heart went
out toward and for that little boy. told
him of his fathers folly and downfall
taught him, and told him of the misery
brought by drinking the first glass; told
him of the sorrow brought to families,
mother and sisters. His mother was
woman made up to endure. She drank
of the cup to the very dregs.
The little boy with quivering lips said.
Il will not taste drop of liquor though q
physician order it y He was bitten BY a
doc Some months after he reouested Tn