Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-23
TEMPERANCE CAMPuEETING AT
RICHMOND.
FIRST DAY-WsDNEsDAY.


The meeting was called to order by the Presi
dent of tue Association, J. X. O-g GOD OF Gardin-
er, who made shor! opening address of welcome
to all.
There are some -four hundred present. Prayer
offered by Rev. ID. W. LeL.acheur.
Brief speeches were ma de by several reformed
men and others, interpreted with good music,
accompanied by an organ played by {. &. Hunt
OF Augusta.
The President thanked God that he had been
kept tor a liltie more than seven year. from the
power of strong drink"
Rev. MIR. LeLacueur made few stirring re-
marks. He said "there was no msn low, but
that by the power of God, he may he lifted"
Rev. W. >. Jones said that every minister
ought to be actively engaged IN the cause OF tenn
pcrance, Mel need to be redeemed from iutem-
perauce as much A. from any other sin.
MIR. b. adie OF Dresden, had been thorough
going temperance man fot A years; was farmer
anu made cad hut never drank II, and was max
lug vinegar, aud II any one wanted any good VIM
esar, come On.
{. II. Berry of Gardiner STOOD here a two
yesr-old as Tar as reform Was concerned HIS
creed was he temperance pledge, aud he believed
the rumsetr the wIckede't man on earth"
Rev. W NJ ster log Of Augusta. was ready
to work for tempe auce."
r. w. Dunn OF Waterv lie, twas here interest.
ed, and knew somethii Of the power of hsoit,
therefore he had charity for tue man addicted to
the use OF iutoNlcatlug drinks
The President then laid that he remembered IN
old man in he town of Windsor who used to
speak OF ''vsrmlns, and he desired TO introduce
"yarmlni," who lad Just arrived upon the tiaiu,
Rev }, T. Wolfe OF Quincy, Mass, who WAS not
veIy savage wolf exc, pit against rumstl
Mr.. Wolfe responded with a very short speech,
saying that be was not the wolf Putnam went
down into the den after. and not vey dan
getOus except rs he hunted out ru msellers
The remarks Of all the speakers were very ear
nest.
EVENING.
The evening meeting wa. held in the Taber.
nscle. Rev. J 4. Wole was the first speaker, who
related his experiences, takitg the FIST verses OF
the 40 b Psalm the foundation of what he had
to say. he leading point developed was that
drunkenness was hereditary, descending flom
genera ion TO generation.
When boy the speaker never would touch
liquor, but his father and ancestors, for sever al
generations back, had been drinking WeG, and
soon rs he was fUi the first time made drunk, the
mant appetite was aroused, aud he had been
through al the phases of ntempei auce, but
now saved. Ills experience was full Of strnug
interest.
Mrs Marhs Hunt of Portland, was the next
speaker, who presented her home n, the very op
poste OF the one described by Mr.. Wolfe.
SECOND DAY-THURsDAY.
Social meetings were held at IL o'clock, in
the liza lowell aud Gardiner char els.
y
llallowes chapel, tabmg for his eauing thought,
"Woik,' af,er which near all present gave
minute spe. Ch on tue same line.
A +. ButfLm ed the ne, ting in the Gardi-
ner chapel. Several reformed men lated their
delIvt rance from the power of rum.
TIE public mDrning service was under the
direction OF II W. Dunn Of Wsteiv lie, and be-
gan with service Of song. Rv. j. L. Wolfe
was the first speaker, who gave several Bible
texts sgain,t rum,eihug, found pI incIpTl in 9Th
chapter of Jeremiah, beginning at the 10Th verse.
lie said that ne was born IN the South, reared
amongst the Influences of slavery, nut never could
see The justice Of holding men IN bondage, ami
sepsl atng families by selling men and women,
aud he thanked God thai a tel all The horrors OF
the rebellion the proclamation of the honOrcd
Llucon, under God, al wiped cut the curse of
slavery forever. so We hope to wipe out this
curse OF rum. But II We do it we must "dlng
dong" Now for the statistics. "America last
year spent in rum rs much a. it would cost 10 put
five lines OF railroad from Maine TO California,
with all their equipments; as much in addition to
that as IT would lakf TO endow university with
ten millions of dollars in every State 10 the Union
to bui a i've thousand dol AZ school house to
every one hundred inhabitants; to put out at in
terest and pay for one teacher for each school,
and what do we get ior ali this tremendous out
lay
Fifty per cent. of all the insanity comes from
strong diink; - per cent OF all the criminals
made so by alcohol; 80 per cent. OF all the muir
ders grow out % drunken braws, and come from
grogshops; and 30 per cent. of all the worthless
youth emerge iiom drunken homes-nests of
criminals"
The speaker gave a thrilling history of the man.
ner 10 which the rum traffic was suppressed in
Newburyport.