The daily gazette., 1878-06-19
The Foundry Meeting.
MEssRs MANN AND HOUSTON BEING
ABSENT THE PROCEEDINGS ARE
RATH Err TAME.

RIA IL e Il TAME.
There was large attendance at the
Old Foundry last evening, Mr.. Wells
presiding. The meeting commenced at
$50 o'clock, Mr.. Fox leading in prayer.
The President upon opening the meet
ing criticized the reports of the previous
meeting published in the Eoery Erening
and Republican, and thought that some
portion Of the reports placed him In a
bad light. He thought 1t would be
better if these reports would use the
speakers own expressions. [The GAz-
ETTE had quite lengthy report of the
proceedings, but its accuracy was un-
questioned by any Of the participants of
The meering.
Mr.. Wells thought If any OF the speak
ers make any misstatements, the intelli-
gence Of the audience would see the
errors without his replying.
He thought it was difficult matter to
carry on public meetings in perfect har-
mony. He hoped the speakers would
coDfine their remarks to the subject on
hand and not TO personal indiv iduals.
The question before the meeting was,
"whether the meetings should continue
nightly or two nights in week."
Mr.. Bryant was in favor Of agitating
and arguing this question for the next
six months. He Ihought they should
have more meetings consecutively and
continually. He couldn't see why there
were any feasible or ANY logical reasons
why the meetings should be discontinued
Mr.. Wells arose TO correct an error in
In the EUery Euening, in regard TO bis
| q p rya ahnt.f Mr hnfohar -,
money. What he intended to say was
'that Mr.. ID. had not received any recon-
pense since his return from Nova Scotia
and his return home."
Mr.. Bryant moved that the meetings he
continued nightly, Sunday excepted, and
the notion being put by the President
was carried, there being no dissenting
voice.
There being no opposing vote the
President thought it was rather encoura-
ging.
Mr.. Bryant was in favor OF holding
temperance meeting one night aud ly-
ceum or debating society the next, and
suggested that the question for debate be,
"What .are the motives that should
promptOus to work in the temperance
cause"
Mr. Sparks in his remarks said "For
Gods sake let us keep this meeting
Temperance meeting" He didn't want
any grammar stuck down his throat.
Professional christians are one of the
curses of the temperance cause. He
thought there was no use of a man max
ing too much profession, for just the
time one thought he was the strongest
then he was the weakest. Speaking of
butcher and Wells he said never let n
man tell him that they were doing no
good in the temperance cause, because il
they did he should have malice enough
to call the person ga liar" A man VINO
says we have done no good has not done
half the good the temperance cause has
Some say God has done it. We thought
| the men had done it, and God had helped
them.
Mr.. Leibrandt said he did not vote
either way on the motion put by Mr..
Bryant, nor was he settled even now on
the question. He regarded the church as
the greatest bulwark against vice and
that which is wrong. He was in favor
of uniting with any man under the sun,
he cared not of what nation he may come
from, If he Is a citizen of this country and
will unite with him on the temperance
question he is with him. He was not in
favor of letting anything else step in be-
tween what they have in view. He was
an out and out prohi biuonist, and was in
favor of thoroughly uniting the temper
ance forces.
The hour being late, three minutes were
allowed for any persons to speak. Mr..
Fox made a few remarks when the meet
ing closed to meet this evening.