The daily gazette., 1878-06-18
Temperance TurmoiIs.
DISCUSSING PERSONAL MATTERS AT THE
OLD FoUNDRY-REv. MIR. MANN
AGAINST THE FIELD.


AGAINST THE FIELD.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather there was large gathering at the
sold Foundry" last evening. The meet
ing commenced at $50 o'clock, Mr. Geo.
W. Wells presiding
After the opening services the Presi-
dent announced that the principal object
OF the meeting was to discuss the ques-
tion as to whether the meetings were to
Continue nightly or only two nights in
week. He thought if the people would
learn that God has a work for them to do
There would be no difficulty. and if the
people would do their part they would
never want for speakers.
MIR. Wells then alluded to the report of
Saturday night smeeting in theRepubH-
can. He said he had no recollection of
trying to stop Mr.. butcher from speaking
third time, and thought it was unfair
in the reporter to make those remarks, to
say the least of it. An untruth printed
is just as wrong as an untruth spoken.
1t was an untruth who ever reported it.
Mr.. Bryant said whatever success has
been accomplished has been done wher-
ever the meetings were held continually.
He was in favor of holding the meetings
every night. Speaking of the report in
the Republican he said it was falsehood
that part where it speaks of Mr.. d. as
denouncing in ''wild and extravgant
manner, the church of Jesus Christ"
Mr.. Is. continuing, said there was an
element in the church which has been an
obstruction to the promotion ofthe tenn
perance cause. He would rather have
| an ignorant honest man to look up to
than to have an educated Ounce to look
up to. If education be qualification for
man to speak, apply it to all branches
of trades. There would be two pulpits
in this city vacant, one anyhow.
The President hoped there would be
no personal reflections; he wanted the
expression of the people on the subject
in regard to the meetings.
Rev. j. l.. Houston Immediately arose;
he thought the speakers should bring
themselves to the temperance question
and not abuse the churches. He thought
| the temperance men had disgraced them
selves and their cause. He denounced
| all the personalities that had been used,
and favored the plan of holding the
meeting only twice week.
Cries from the audience of "sit down,
keep your talk "put him out"
The President Immediately arose after
Mr.. Houston was through and stated
"that if men speak at the meeting and
vidually responsible"
Mr.. RICHTER was in favor of carrying
on the meetings every night, Sunday
night included.
| Mr.. Fox would like to see the meet
ings continued every night. If it had
not been for these meetings he would
have been still drinking or else in a
drunkard's grave.
| Rev. j. B. Mann said the history of
the human mind is that no agitation OF
| excitement can be kept up at a high
pressure. He thought they had had an
exciting time tor the last fourteen
months, ,iand that spent itself out at the
old tent. The excitement had come to
the foundry, and people who could give
their influence had gone away or been
driven away. The work to be done is
not to excite the public mind any more
They had too much of one thing, too
much repetition. aThe time has come for
hard, earnest work. There has been no
effort, said the speaker, to shut up the
dram shops; there has been no effort
made to have public opinion on your side;
there has beeen very bad impression
made when they say its ministers are a
pack of towards, that remark struck the
Intelligent citizens of Wilmington dumb.
| You are doing no good while these
meetings are addressed in such man.
ner. If any person likes to hear his or
| ntT ulOIneG dDuStu, JIltH IHOJ Will COlus
here. Turning towards the President he
said that Mr.. Wells, as President of the
| foundry, was as responsible for the re-
marks uttered at the tent as he was re-
sponsible for the remarks uttered at his
church.
| Mr.. Mann reviewed the temperance
work, claiming that it should be con-
Quoted with the help of religion, and
that the workers should labor without
pay.
The president stated that Mr.. Mann's
remarks were bill of charges and if set
down would require a set of charges
right through. He thought the people
could draw their own conclusions with
out him (Mr. Wells) replying. He thought
| the temperance movement had aroused
the ministers, and at the last conference
a rule was laid down requiring the minis
| ters to speak at least once or twice yeal
on temperance.
Mr.. Mann was very sorry that the i'm
preston should be made, (after he being
invited here), that he was trying to gel
up wrangle.
Mr.. Wells, excitedly-"I said he never
said so, nor had it printed"
Mr.. Mann-"Bro. Fox did then"
Mr.. FoX-'I write myself, and speak
for myself"
Mr.. Mann-The way to win the world
is not to abuse. The difference between
he said it was done publicly and not
privately as many do. If the meetings
continued as they had been doing the
sooner they were given up the better.
Mr.. Wells thought in view of the state
ment of Mr.. Mann, the people who at
tended these meetings must be of very
low order, but they are not; they are
just as respectable as those who attend
ed any meeting, he cared not where. He
thought the meetings should continue as
a meeting of instruction.
Mr.. Bryant thought there were one OIL
two present who tried to rule the whole
world. He was in favor of ostracisinl
them. He thought there was but one
element against temperance and that the
rum element, but he found some of the
heads of the churches were against the
cause.
Further remarks were made by Revs
Mr.. Mann and Houston and Messrs
Wells, Bryant and Fox, when the meet
ing adjourned to meet this evening tc
further discuss the question.
A Brace of Young Thieves.
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