Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-02-28
Temperance Meetings.


meeting, and the items on the programme for the
| evenings entertainment were furnished by the
Worcester people and the members of our own
club, with an address by Mrs. Molloy, Of Indiana.
| The meeting was opened in the regular form as n
club meeting, and then the Rev. Mr.. Metcalf, OF
Worcester made brief speech in which he said
he was glad to see so large number Of people
gathered under the banner of temperance, united
in the good work. After song by Mr. o. A.
| Wheeler remarks were made by Messrs. b. p.
| Wheeler and o. A. Wheeler, both speaking
warmly in behalf OF the temperance work, and ex-
| horting to greater faithfulness More music was
INDUCED in, and then dialogue entitled " RUNS
| Work." was presented by four young men of the
Montpelier club. Mrs. Molloy was then called
upon for few words and though very tired she
responded 10 an earnest eloquent speech of half
an hour or more. She drew vivid picture Of
runs work, telling touching story Of young
man ruined by his first glass. Her arguments in
favor Of total abstinence were strong and unan-
swerable, and her every word fell as good seed into
the hearts of her audience, where it will surely
spring up and bear fruit for the saving of men.
At the close of the meeting an opportunity was
given for signing the pledge, and about one hun
dred and twenty-five names were obtained The
meeting closed about ten o'clock and the crowd
dispersed feeling that the evening had been
passed most profitably. We hope such gatherings
may be frequent, for the brotherly feeling thus
engendered between neighooring CLUBS Is worth
everything to the cause
SUNDAY EVENINGS MEETING.
At an early hour on Sunday evening Trinity
vestry was filled to overlooking, the reason there
for being an address by Mrs. Emma Molloy Of
Indiana, whom our people have had ample oppor-
tunity to hear during the past week. The vestry
as full as the occasion of previous lecture
by Mr. Frost, there being some twelve hundred
people present, and many had to turn away, I'M
able to find even standing room. For short
time previous to seven O'Clock Mrs. Molloy in
dulged in little talk with the children, en-
deavorng to nstil into their minds the meaning
and worth of those three nots-touch not taste
not, handle not. At half-past seven she began
her address to the older portion of the audience
OF Mrs Molloys abilities as a speaker we have
made mention before. We have only to add that
she must be heard to be appreciated. She under
stands fully the method of procedure in this
work, and she is eminently successful, as we hope
will be proved by results to follow in our own
bWH We give u bll'i hbSiih'i VI Htl itlhhihSs
Referring to the wall of sorrow that came from
the lips of the old man Jacob as he looked upon
the bloody coat OF Joseph, his son, she said she
could hear the same wall coming from the lips Of
many mothers and fathers as they looked upon
the wrecks that the drink monster had made OF
their sons, and she did not wonder that from the
same lips arose the cry, " How long o Lord p
Relating an incident OF one who had strven to
break away from this evil, but had found no pro-
lection against 1t, the speaker SAID That here in
Montpelier arose the same cry that there was no
protection. She had talked with men here who
were anxious to be Tree from TINS curse, but they
lad no nope Tor themselves. me streets are
lined with these places oil SIN. we call TINS u
free government; and yet 1t denies to every
mother the right to protect her sons from this
curse-she must make no cutlery, but bear it all
with patience! But the time has gone by for say
ing "Peace!" There will be no peace till this
monster is driven from the land If the men can
not help this evil, let them stand back, strike the
shackles from the womeu and arm them for the
fray. The time is not far distant when this ques-
ton will be settled. The speaker here related the
story of the crusade in the West telling OF the re-
sistance which the women met with from the
ofce-holders in the matter of closing the saloons
on Sunday. Sheadvocited using the terrors of the
law, and not depending on moral suasion. How we
ought to tremble when we think OF the influence Of
the rum element in the nationl When woman has
the right to speak there will be change in all these
things But there is another aspect of the case,
aside from the political. The Christian people
need awakening to the personal responsibility rest
ing upon them. When we have this personal con-