The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-04
TEMPERANCE CAmP-MEETING.
Fourth Day.

The attendance yesterday afternoon was the
best of the week, and the speakers succeeded
in ''enthusng" the audience, SO that quite
number Of signatures to the pledge circulated
through the audience were obtained. The same
order of exercises was observed as on previous
days. W. e. Swan of Brownfeld, presided at
the morning meeting.
Capt. Sturdivant was the frat speaker called
on, and gave an account of his temperance
work in the West He was followed by Mr., d.
M.tParker, of the Great Falls Reform Club, q
very pleasing speaker, whose remarks were
practical and forcible, touching upon several of
the more salient points of the temperance ques-
ton.
Rev. Mr. Thompson of Walpole, Mass, said
he did not consider himself reformed man I'M
til recently, when it came to his recollection
that when boy he got ''corned" on old cider.
Mr.. Thompson has been engaged for many
years in temperance work, and gave a short
sketch of his connection with the Washington
ian and later organizations.
Rev. Mr.. Pinkham of Casco, followed, and
his remarks, which were of considerable
length, were well received by the audience.
Short practical addresses were also made by
Messrs. Baker of Gardiner, j. T. Sanford and
G. D. Starbird of Portland.
At o'clock large audience gathered for
social prayer meeting at which Mr.. Baker of
Gardiner, presided. The exercises included
prayer, singing and recitals of personal expert
ence, and large number took part in it.
Job T. Sanford of this city, presided at the
afternoon meeting, and after prayer by Rev.
Mr. Cousins, called upon Rev. Edw. Thompson,
who mad disconnected address, not SO funny
as that Of the previous day, and if possible,
less logical. He cautioned the temperance peo-
pie in regard to their action at the polls. The
Massachusetts people lost at the polls all they
had gained in the Legislature. If one cannot
help the cause in any other way let him oppose
it, principle justified by Jobs exclamation,
ooh that mine enemy would write bookr'
Mr., Thompson then criticised Prof. John
Fiske's famous monograph on the liquor ques-
ton, and spoke in slurring manner of the
medical opinion in regard to the action of
liquor on the brain, matter on which Prof.
Fiske probably informed himself before writ
ing. Mr. Thompson also advanced the sipgu-
lar principle that If man has large and ac-
tive brain and uses rum, education helps him
on to destruction, Drinking men as rule have
mighty good wives, and it is sublime to see
woman with ten or twenty children, Che had
seen one just come over with twenty-six, and
that was not the whole family supporting them
and drunken husband.
Mrs Fitzgerald said that the remarks made
by the previous speaker concerning Prof. Fiske's
book, reminded her of the misguided old lady
who read Websters Unabridged, but failed to
comprehend the story-so she was unable to
understand Prof. Fiske. Her remarks were
largely in condemnation of moderate drinkers
and those who give half-hearted, lukew arm
support to the temperance cause, including
those Christians who pray and work not. Re-
ferripg to Mr.. Thompson's remarks, she said he
did not know anything about the spirit OF the
Maine Law; that any body of men who should
go to Augusta and vote for the repeal of the
law wouldn't dare go home to their wives. Cid
or was said to be the meanest, most miserable,
contemplate drink that man ever got drunk
on, and it makes a man as cross as though he
had swallowed thousand crab-apple trees,
roots and all. Mrs. Fitzgerald closed with an
appeal for sympathy and aid for man who
has broken his pledge.
Five minute addresses were made by Camp
meeting John Allen, Capt Sturdivant and W.
e. Swan of Brownfeld.
Last evening the reformed mems experience
meeting was we'll attended, and the exercises
participated in by large number, were very
interesting.
Today is chldren's day and large number
of Sabbath Schools and Juvenile Temples are
expected. The Juvenile Temple of Bridgton
A. 81. Shorey, Superintendent, go members, ac-
companied by the Bridgton Brass Band, viii
arrive at IL o'clock. Arrangements will be
made to have the children seated in the center
of the pavilion in body.
Sunday is announced as general field day.
Trains leave Maine Central depot at 80 a. M
and IL. 80 .. m.