The Morning herald., 1877-06-05
THE TENT MEETING.

IdE len / MEETlNG.
About $500 persons attended the meeting
held At the tent 18th and Market St, last even
ing. The meeting WAS opened by the reading
of the Scriptures and prayer by Rev. Bro
Pegg. After the singing Of ahymn by the
audience, Bro. Wells said he was compelled
to make = few remarks in connection With
the City Hall meetings, which he very much
regretted. They had no connection whatevs,
with the tent meetings, nor were they started
by he orauy Of his brothern, and tho Leaders
of those meetings, after having used every
means to induce the reformed men to aband
on the tent and visit the City Hall, without
success, had began to slander him BY pro-
claiming him an infldel. He hardly though
1t necessary to refute this as he was pretty
well known In Wilmington, but as there
might be some present who did not know
him, he would say to them that he was !.
believer in God and the Bible. And for the
,ast 2oyears he had read. the. bible in his fam.
ily circle dsily. -s.. .I
Brother Smith was the next speaker. BE
sail the Temperance cause was not founded
upon sandy bottom. but rested upon the
word Of God When he signed the pledge,
asked God to help him to keep II, and God
had helped him and he was happy man to-
night.
Brother Wells again arose to thank lady
in the audience who had presented the re-.
formed men with beautiful bouquet around
which WAS entwined in pyramid style 1926
badges. ,.m Di...fny5.,.a
Brother Fox; said that It gave him great
pleasure to testify in behalf of the temper
ance cause. Some Of his friends had lately
told him that they believed he had gone
crazy on tho question, but he wished that
he had gone crazy years ago, and he asked
al tho young men present who had not
yet done 80 to come forward and get dose
of the same kind Of luuacy BY signing tie
pledge. .... ".a l'
Brother salmons thought there Was neth-
log like bearing the burdens In the seat of
the day he had had the finger of scorn
pointed At him for lifting up fallen brother
but he believed God would bless him for II.
Brother Ingram. who had just signed the
pledge, said he had often been asked to sign
It, but something kept him back, he had
At last yielded and thanked God for II and
hoped he would give him strength to keep
1t. I.
Brother Gnser, said he was g:ad to see 10
many present he ADVISED all young men to
sign - 1t cost them nothing while rum cost
them not only cash, but tho tears of all who
were dear to them. He gave bis experience
in rum drinking which he said would be the
fate Of all who followed II.
Brother butcher said he loved the Tenn
perauce cause, and It Was an Omen of .
glorious revival to SEQ men coming up a.
they did tonight without any solicitation
and signing the pledge. He delivered an
eloquent discourse on the evils of intemper.
ance and said that We were not to be led BY
the opinion of any man or clique of men
but by the dictates Of our consciences and
the impulses Of our hearts and by looking
to God for advice and relying on him for
aid, wewould bs sure to come out on the
right side. He closed BY exhorting all who
had not yet done 10 to come up and sign.
Brother Pegg said he believed God was
ip this work, and that opposition only
made It stronger. He never knew of Z
great enterprise but had met with opposi-
tion, and he felt that the temperance cause,
despite the opposition manifested BY some
towards II, would sweep on until every rum
shop IN Wilmington VA CLOSED.
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