The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-08
TEMPERANCE.

FERGUSON, WHERE WAS IIE!-BVsINEsS
SINGING AND TALKING.
1t had been announced that Rev. John
D. Ferguson, of Hincklevillc, KY, would
address the Cairo Temperance Reform Club
last night; but for some rcason-sickness,
creek rise or sudden fall from temper.
ancc grace he did not put in an appearance
or even send regret Asa consequence, a
crowd of temperance people was dsappoint-
ed but the disappointment YVES soon dis.
ipatcd and very pleasurabc evening
enjoyed.
Being in order. the mccting-not as
large one as our temperance eyes would
like TO have secn-sang, with good voice,
Grown Him Lord of AL" and ''lIold the
Fort The excellent quartatta then san p,
God Helping Us We WILL" and son,
Touch it Not" Rev. Mr. Morrison. upon
invitation of Dr. Dunning, president of the
club, made m appropriate prayer, in which
he gave God credit for the present reform
movement, and thanked Him for His good
ness.
President Dunning, after the prayer an
nounced the order of business to be report
of special committee, and Mr., John p
Hcly. chairmanof the committee ON Fourth
of July celebration, reported as follows:
To the Officer, and Members of the Cairo Temper
ance Reform club:
GENTLEMEN Your committee, appointed
at the last regular meeting OF the club to
make arrangements for an excursion and
picnic on the 4th of July, would report;
That at that time it was not generally
known that any effort would be made To
have celebration in this city, but since
then the Knights of the Mystic krcw, Il
very worthy organization, composed of
young gentlemen in every way qualified to
conduct Il celebration, have sigaicd their
purpose To do 50. Your committee would
further report that considerable number
of our friends would prefer that the club
remain in the city on that day. and in
aSmuch as this organization has the inter
est Of our people at heart, and desires 10 do
nothing whereby they may be injured in
their legitimate business, We would recon-
mend that the action heretofore taken on
this subject be rccon,idcred, and that the
idea OF AN excursion out of town be aban-
doncd. Your committee would urge upon
all temperance people and thctricndS of the
cause the importance OF joining in this eel
chration, and - far rs possible restrain
drinking and intemperancc. We indulge
the hope that the organization having this
matter in charge will see to ii that the cell
chration is 50 conducted that the most zeal
Gus friends Of the Temperance cause can
participate. and to this end that they will
not allow, directly or indirectly, the sale of
uythin. in the way Of spirituou> or malt
liquors on or about the grounds
Your committee, Therefore, ask that this
rcpor. may bc approved and they dis
charged JOINS p, HEY,
SAMUELP WHEELER.
,IosEPH BEANKEl,
". VI. WILLIAMS.
WALT. +. NKEE,
'ltiN VI. ll'FFAN.
Upon motion Of Alderman Tli,,.rwood,
who j, also 20 temperance man, the report
Vas adopted unanimously.
1t wa, announced that Mrs.. Fisher de-
sired the Cold Water Army 10 meet at the
Cairo Temperance Reform Club room on
saturday Automatically at p. m.
Capt. VIM. W. William, informed the
meeting, that large number Of excursion
i,t, would arrive at Fillmore thl, morning.
and moved thata committee Of three b.
appointed 70 receive and welcome
Nm and escort them to the TEN.
pcraucc Club rooms. Capt. William,
gratfcd Il, by the information that
most OF the cNcurioni', would be friend,
of temperance. This j, good new, indeed.
When the ribbon Of red makes hcadway
against Bourbon whisky among Kcntuck-
ian. it become, in our eyes banner Of
power President Dpnnng appointed
Mc,,rs, Williams. ITcly and p, ". Barclay
as the committee.
Without tears "a either eye, or voice,
President Drnnng announced the non.
appearance Of the orator Of the evening. and
inuoduccd the Rev Mr. G,org, who made
a very interesting speech lie had been
afraid the weather would destroy I'M
tcrc,t in the mcct'ngs, but he hoped some
method might be devised by which the in.
trrc,t Of the meetings could he kept mp,
lie had been lately at Pittsburg where
Murphy had earned his greatest fame and
he assured his nearer, that the movement
was not q failure there.
At the conclusion Of Mr. Georges re-.
| marks, the Quartnttn sang; "Suong Drink
Is Raging and wa, followed by rod.hot
/ speech 10y Rev. Mr. Morrison, who gave the
saloon keepers Il piece Of hi, mind He
had fight wit'l "cm and he would not
keep silence on the subject any longer
They were the tcmptm, Of young men and
Of reformed men. and the curse Of