Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-27


James Robinson, E-q., of Gardner, was called
to preside in the evening etiDg, and prayer
was offered hy Rev. Mr.. LeLacheur
This was another of those temperance love
| fcasts. ard five minute speeches were made BY
| Brothers Buffam of Gardiner. Norcross of Halo
we'll, Tra,k OF Bah, Cone Of Bowdoinham, Ken
rick of Fairfield. Berry of Gardiner, Pratt of
! Drcsien Greene of Rhode Island, aud Berry Of
| Brunswick.
Neal p w. being called to the stand, made a
short stirring speech. lie cited the mans of
! many strong men. physically and intele tuallv.
who had fallen victims to this powerful habit, aud
ask ed, what are we snv Of Us, TO think can re
sist lis influence. If we enter such life Mr..
Dow was heartily sppl.uded at the close of his
! speech.
FIFTH DAY-SUNDAY.
| 1t is very rainy here this morning, and on that
| account the social meetilg at 8 2 o'clock was
held 10 he fiallo@el chapel under the objection
! of &. G.. liant Of Augusta.
The public service was held in the taberna lie
at 10 O'Clock. and commenced by singing "Wnat
n friend we have IN Jesus" and PRAYER BY Rev
| w. s Jones Of Brunswick
| Rev. D. w. LeLscheur preached a temperance
sermon these words, For am not asha ned Of
the gospel OF CHI Isl, for it is the power of q ID
unto salvation 10 the jew first ard also to the
| Greek.
A social meeting was held in the Augu.ts chap
! el at one O'Clock, under the direction of J X. o,
good. and owing to the rain the public sftern ron
service was held the tabernacle
A. NJ. Powell, E of New York wa. the FIST
speaker, aud was glad to be- in Maine. He spoke
/ of the contrast between the cities of Maine and
! the city of New York. 10 the last shops mp
on every street corner whore signs are exhibited
| advertising intoxicating beverages, and where
they pub iclS sold; in the citv Of Portland he
saw signs of the tlaiic e, although 1t might be
clandestinelv sold. lie next spoke of the po.o on
we held 10 the rumseiler in other States. They
would like to sink the temperance people Of
Maine, Maine law and all. voice, They can't
4 do it, No, so long as the veteran Neal Dow
| lives, nd YOU are trne to yourselves.
| While a strong public sentme mt has been Great
ed upon the night side in Maine, the qnor deal
ers have been forming themselves into aasoca-
tions t. undo. If possible, all that hs. been done
, IN Maine ard everywhere else. We coming
10 crisis that is to try the mcttle Of the ten
porance people Of Maize more than any tGng
else has ever done.
J The liquor dealers propose to prevent any Da-
tonsl anlzstion. OF the passage of any law that
shall endsngtr their traffic. This liquor organi-
zttinn will leave no stone unturned to overturn
the prohbitory law and prevent any further leg
i-laion on temperance IN the State of Maine
Here the pressure i. to be brought to bear. To
give a word of warning 20 the men Of Maine Was
the object of his speaking here to-day. We mus
fortifs ourselves agsin. tins pressure and so pre-
pare the coming gene alton for an onward move
when the veteran workers of to dav shall have
passed away. The sabbath schools, the dav
school and the pulpit should speak out 10 this
matter
Auo'her aspect of thi. question presents itself
viz The National. You are citizens OF the great
Rernbhc wen as If Maine. ana your dutie.
a. "a citizen of the United States not secon-
dary by any means. Go to Washington and
will show You on Pennsylvania avenue, some Of
the most gterng grog-hops to be- found in the
world, and thew are there with the sanction Of
law, not lie al grogshops. There are brewer
ie. and di.iile les in Washington there nm
der protection Of law, and by the consent OF the
people ci Maine
Oue of the greatest sources Of trouble here j.
the importation Of liquors. and what want i
for the gerolal government 10 Ireyent imporis-
ton, make It crime TO import il =. much a. to
import the yellow fever or snv other couiaeinn.
II is not optional with u- 10 90 and corqner
tins evll, we must go on OF be conquered w this
Internal rum traffic. The speaker closed with an
earnest sppesl TO the people of Name, not te let
their work c,a.e.
Hon. Nes Dow was then in'roiuced and smoke
for Il or' time. He said he time was pa>t TO
make peoi lie laugh sud then cry. mn-t appeal
to their con-cierces and honest convictions of
right. Abiding TO the orgaiized effort sroken of
be knew that an agent came 10 Augusta last win
ter with five thou. aud dollars in hi, pocket TO use
towards the rtp"sl Of the present law and secure
the enactment Of license law.
We wsn' To educate the peorle of this State a
little fOrlhet ia the direction of law.
The Ia or trhtiic nfcts more misery npon the
connuv than all the crimes known in the stsrnte.
Mr. Dow then read the following petition to The
Legislature of this ate, wi ich il voted should
be- signed the expression Of thi, meeting and
forwarded to the proper authority.
Ia Me lion Legislature Of Maine:
Your peti iouets most pee fully represent that
there are in The cities and larser towns of the
state, a few bad, inscriptions mon. mostly of the
lowest grade of foreigners who continue IN the
O Z
law which prohibit. it.
! That traffic wastes the substance of the poople :;
il wastes the wages of labor, and tends TO poverty
pauperi-m, hanger, mi-ery and rags.
That trsfh' takes away from all persons under
it, Influence all desire for honest industry, and
tends 10 make Of th' ID, vsgsbo nds and tamps.
That I att undermlnes the health and morals
Of the ueopc. End dooms ii. victims to prema-
tnre death. That traffic converts good men and
good cit zeus into bad ones, and sends an I'M
speakahle misery and wre'chedncs- into many
homes, which INIT for it would he peaceful, prosper
on. and la py That traffic IONS men to contempt
crime, women to an iohnIe misery and chill
dren 10 ignorance, degradation and vice. That traf
fc wages deadly war uron everv interest of the
STATE and peone. 50 that John Wesley was ahn nd
apiV justified ny the facts when he said Liquor
sellers PRISONERS general; thew drive the reo
pie to hell ike sheep neither does their eve pity
nor spare. Lord Chest, rtield was sbupdsntly
justified by the facts, when he said in the House
of Lords in 10 "ihe liquor taffc il calculated
only for the propagat on of disease. the suppress
sion of industry, and the destruction Of mankind !;
il waste, the strength and kills nv intox cation,
and do0m> countrymen TO 81 knes. and to
ruin, and spre .d> over the pitfalls Of debauchery
such bats "anno' be resisted"
Our homo ed fellow citizen, Senator Morrill,,
was abundsrtlv justified when he said upon the
floor OF the United States Scrate, THE liquor
Traffic is he gigantic crime of crimes Your pc
tiioners believe tn Il the men who are en-
gagged in that h, rid trade ia his State would as
readily rob, burn, murder for money. a. to sell
liquor, f the penalties on detection were great
er.
We therefore now earnestly pray that such
further pa us and penalties may he prov ded by
law. H. will fectually crush that dreadful n ade.
The last uiug meeting was held At O'Clock,
Dr. d. :. Richards OF Richmond, presiding Short
speeches wee made by several reformed men
present
Rev. Mr.. Cone spok' against the Of wine al
the communion, a. d Vigorous actIce and cited
ca~rd where men had fallen Fl ON II at cause.
AT the close of the service there was grand
rush to the platform by the young people, ard
over one hundred and twenty-five Signature.
were obtained TO the pedgd.
SIXTH DAY-MoNDAY.
A few gathered at the tabernacle n o'clock
for the closing service, AID all join, in singing
"Shall ~ GA her a the river