The Portland daily press., 1878-08-10
TEMPERANCE CAMP
MEETING
Third Day.

| The advocates of cold water were abundantly
supplied with that element at the campground
yesterday and to such an excess was it poured
upon them that a contest ensued with the
the liquid as well as alcohol. The temperance
people, however, with suitable weapons pro.
tected themselves and retired from the en-
campment victorious as usual The arrivals
were numerous yesterday and the exercises
exceeded in interest those Of the preceding
days. The cottages and tents upon the ground
are neary all occupied and the Grove House
receives excellent patronage, as it well de.
serves
Mr., j. K. Osgood of Gardiner at o'clock
conducted temperance love FEAST in which
many reformed men participated with interest.
ing remarks.
At 1890 a. m. commenced the principal
forenoon meeting under the direction of ex-
Gov. Perham. After abiding in high terms
OF praise to thesfamous utterance of Hon. Lot
M. Morrill, who stigmatzsd the liquor traffic as
1.-THE gigantic crime of crimes" ex-Gov. Per.
ham introduced for the discussion of this topic,
Hon. Neal Dow, who was greeted by the au-
dience with hearty applause. Mr.. Dow re-
ferred in complimentary terms to the influence
of Mr.. Morrill, in the enactment of the Maine
Liquor Law, and eulogized his noble charac-
ter as te importance man. He enlarged upon
the enormity Of the liquor traffic and compared
the reform in public sentiment upon this ques-
tion to the growth of the snt-slavery move
ment. The absurdity of advocating cheap
beer was then shown by reference to its trial
in England on licensed sales. He commented
upon the wisdom of the Maine people in seeing
that the traffic must be extinguished by law.
Extracts we're read from Cannon Farrar, D.
d., who regards the lqaor traffic ''the MUIR
derer of millions Quotations were made
from Wesley aud others to show that Mr..
Morrill, was abundantly justified 10 denouncipg
the liquor traffic as "rhe gigantic crime of
crimes"
This speech of Mr.. Dow called forth frequent
applause and was very powerful exposition
of the subject under consideration.
Gen. j. A. Hall of Damariscotta was pre-
sented and considered in very forcible and
eloquent manner, the question "How to dispose
o. this crime" The General urged for the
overthrow of this evil (1) tue concentration of
the temperance forces;( ~ the denunc; alton of
liquor as an article of merchandise; (3) the |
prohibition by the government of its imposta-
ton and manufacture; (4) the education of the |
people to discountensnce the traffic.
At the close of this able speech, Rev. Fl. w.
Conant of Rhode Island offered the following |
resolution which was unanimously adopted by |
the assembly, viz:
Resolved, That in view of the terrible evils
that the traffic in Intoxicating liquors entails
specially ask the Congress of the United
States to prohibit their importation and manu-
facture in the District of Columbia, and in all
the territory over which the National govern
ment has jurisdiction.
Res0lUed, That the President and Secretary
of this association are hereby instructed to sign
tbs above resolution and forward the same to
the Senators of Maine, asking them to present
1t Ia the Senate at its coming session.
The congregation reassembled at .. m. for
the afternoon session with Rev. d. c. Bah.
cock presiding.
Benjamin r Jewell of Massachusetts was
introduced and spoke Of his work in the educa-
ton of the child rem to total abstinence Ref
erence was made to the latent power of the
church which should be exerted in behalf Of
temperance.
Rev. DR.. Cummings, ex-President of Wesle-
yam University, then commented upon the
progress Of the past hundred years in temper.
ance.
Able speeches followed BY Revs. DR.. Fetch
er of Buffalo and W. a. Bools of Connecticut
upon the rights of the rumseler, who was de-
clared after contemplation to possess no moral
or legal right whatever 10 sell liquor.
In the evening Mrs. Yeomans of Canada
prom inent and powerful temperance worker,
delivered an eloquent address which enlisted
the closest attention of tbs hearers. She
spoke Of the Indebtedness of Canada to Maine
for its advan ced position Oh the question of
tenn perance. She then clearly showed the un
constitutionality of the liq uor traffic according
to the moral law. In closing she urged them
to lay the axe at the root of the tree of inten.
perance
Addresses were made by Fl. M. Bryant, Rev.
D. G. Babcock, Geo. A. Merry G. d. Starbrd
and Rev. Mr. Manchester of New Hampshire,
who were listened to with marked interest.
Among the prominent arrivals yesterday |
were Mrs. Yeomans Of Canada, Mrs. Mary E. |
HART of Brooklyn, Rev. Leander Conan of
Alton, N. H.. Rev. w. H. Boole of Connecti-
cut and 81. M. Bryant of lewiston.
To-day is devoted to the reformed men and
quite number of the leading speakers from
the various reform club will participate. The |
exercises Of today will probably bo Of deep in
terest.
Tomorrow se1vices will be preached by Revs.
d. G. Babcock of Philadelphia and w. FL.
Boole Of Connecticut.