Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-24
TEMPERANCE CAMPMEETING AT
RICHMOND.
SECOND DAY-TuuRsDAr.

Afternoon. The public service was conducted
by Rev ID. W. LeLacheur, and commenced will
the service of song. Prayer was offered BY
| Rev {. &. Cone of Bowdoinham.
Rev Sanford 7. Smith of New Jersey, was the
| speaker. who said that he was glad to speak be
fore Maine audience, although coming from
State where rum WAS free into one where so much
had been done for the suppression of the traffic
AID speaking to such AN audience was like
scholar nstructng his teacher, as he had been
fitted for his temperance work 10 New York AID
New Jersey by his training DUNG the first TWEEN
ty years OF his life on the blessed soil Of Maine.
tie wished to speak OF what Maine had done
tow al DIS teaching the world in the work of TEN
peralce. Maine has taught lst. That the true in
erpre tstion OF the word temperance is total alb
stinence. Many IN New Jersey aud elsewhere
have an idea that Temperance means the temper
ate use of liquor but Name has taught that moth
IL K but the total and entire abstainlug from it.
| use viii answer. ID. Name has taught that tenn
perance me ans prohibition, and the entire prohi-
oiton OF the traffic; that the Traffic Is wrong and
| We have no right to license people 10 do wrong
Rev. Mr.. Boyoe of Lynn was the next spe akef,
who rejoiced in the progress made IN the temper
eursed with a license law. Had heard people
say that there was rs much liquor drank IN Name
As before the enactment OF the Maine Law" (scv-
eral voices spoke here, Its he.) Well be
luOuyul IL tOulu hot NC possiuic.
Mrs. Hunt WAS then called to the stand and
said the idea OF going back in this temperance
work was not TO be thought OF for q moment The
que ston OF denomination should never he men
| toned in connection with temperance.
The audience here Joined IN sing ing The mis-
takes OF my lie have been many.
The President sand that when he came from
| Canada every body asked him if all Canadians
were little men like him, and he could best
| answer the question by introducing to the audi
| ence Mrs leotnans, who Is large, portly woman
chock iull of good.
| Mrs. Yeomans spoke upon the topic &C. Mistakes. "
| The whole liquor traffic is a mistake. 1t is a
| mistake when our children are fed with stimu-
lanls tor the little Ills they aie heir to it is
mistake to use liquor in cooking, mistake to
put wine on the communion table The doctors
| make mistake when they prescribe il as a med
cine and must take the responsibility Bu
| there was one thing that was not mistake, that
is, when the voters of Maine went to the polls and
voted no rum, by casting their votes for the men
who enacted the Maine Law. She wanted to
say first. IN the lddle, and last thing, to the PEG
Pc of Maine, stand by that law. Applause.
EVENING.
Prayer was offered BY Rev. w. A Jones, snC
| after singing Hold the Fort" Mrs. Iouman'
was introduced as the first speaker, who said tba
| she thanked God for the progress made in the
| old Pine Tree State, and hoped we would hole
| the fort.
| she spoke oil the prOhlDnofy law as 1oundeI
| upon Gods worl for the heavenly prohibitoT,
| law is, "Woe unto him that giveth his neighbol
| drink, that putteth the bottle to him aud makett
him drunken also" Heaven and Garth may pas.
away but Gods law will stand
| Maine aud Canada must unite and teach Eng
| land her duty. The American eagle must scream
aud wake up Johnny Bull. A voice, "Amen, lei
| her scream" She said we could not regulate the
traffic any more than we can regulate the tooth
ache; the only way is to have the tooth out, and
| that is what Name is doing.
| She was glad that woman had nothing to dc
| with making the license laws, for the people
would say that is some of the foolish women I
| work." Mrs. Ieomans spoke for over one hour
| and was frequently sppauded.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, the Superintendent of the
Juvenile Temple IN Maine, spoke few minutes
to the children, and the Importance of pledg ing
| themselves, of having them pledged for temper
ance.
Rev. J. w. Jacob, Qoaker preacher, was mex
| called or, and said that u brighter day was dawn
| of England with Que thousand OF its ministers
| have lately signed the total abstinence pledge
thus banishing entirely from their sidebcsrds
wine and everything intoxicating.
| He paid high compliment to Mrs. Hayes fo
the noble stand she had taken for tempeia uce q
| in temperance.
| One hundred and eleven new names were OBJ
tanned to the iron-csd pledge.
THIRD DAY-FRIDAr.
The usual social meetings were held at 8 l..
o'clock.
Rev. j. E. Wolfe gave another of bis interest
ing bible readings from Tim, chap. Topic
"a mothers influence
Several testified to the power of Q mother
prayers in leading them to better lie.
The public service was in charge Of z. R