Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-24
THURSDAY, FOURTH DAY.

\ ladies' prayer meeting was held at the tsber-
nacle al this morning, led by Mrs. W. G. Sar-
gent pres sident OF the state W. T.. L. u. IL was
altcnded by large number.
Several prominent workers in the Womens
Christian Temperance MON, arrived By morning
trains, Mrs. l.. NJ. N. Stevens of Stroudwster,
Mrs Taylor of Portland Miss Kimball of Chics-
go, Mrs. c F. Allen of Orono, being among the
number. Mrs. w. G.. Sargent presld.d at the
morning service, which was opened by feryept
prayer by Harriet Jones of Winthrop. Mrs. Sar-
gent sald that many have passed in their record
since We last met. 1t is a war meeting. 1t is a
terrible fight against this evil, but one with
God, is majority, and we are in the majority.
We must not rest; never was time when work
more needed. The battle is just a its height.
There are II grogshops TO church in our land.
Rumsellers are on the alert they are watching
their advantage. They are fitting up their saloons
elegantly 10 draw the boys into temptation.
She came into the work from sympathy for
mother, whose sous had been led astray. Don't
od your arms and say, 81 have had no sorrow,
my sous never drank. 1 won't work, but come
with thank offering that you have not. and help
save others who have suffered. The private
workers are those who hold up the hands of the
more public ones. For every effort made, you
will be rewarded teniold. Miss Lucia Is. kmball
of Chicago, was introduced. There is joy in this
work worth more than gold. The crusade that
swept over the West, brought out those who had
never been III public life. We in this prohibition
State know but little about the trials of those IN
Illinois. She gave short history of the COM
menceUent OF the crusade in Chicago. At the
elect ions since that time, things have gone little
better and now there is tolerable city govern
ment. She gave some touching instances of ref
ormation, resulting fIom the efforts, made Mayor
Prince stgmauze the women giddy headed
enthusiasts; but he admitted to Mrs. Lvermore
that there had been change in public opinion
within the past few years These same enthusi-
asts had been the cause of the change. She coun-
cd ipt stp = m h
llc efforts.
lie Forest Howe gave one of his most thrilling
speeches. lie could see where he had once been
aud where he is now. He remembered the happy
home and the prayer Of his mother, which he
once had. Rum mad taken them all, and now Re
could hear them calling to h i'm not to come. God
loved the drunkard, and had lie not and bad not
the ladies taken an interest in him, where would
he have been to-day He spoke of the terrible
appetite he had. He had a large heart, but rum
covered ali the good qualities. lie had carried
the colors on iity-two batte-helds and never
Hinched. but when good lady at Poland took
him by the hand and tried 10 lead him to better
life, he uembled. lie thanked God that there
are ladies u the State of Maine who are not
afraid to sit on the platform with q reformed man
Mrs Hoskins of Gardiner gave q short address.
She was at a temperance campmeeting for the
first time iu her life. Her education had been
sadly neglected, as she never was at circus but
-ouce; but she was thankful to be here. She
spoke eoquently to the sisters in the work. Her
experience was like those of her sisters in the
larger cites
AFTERNOON.