, 1879-06-29

though bis audience was small, ret somethfn
might be done which would lead up to crea
! result.
What he had to say that morning he threy
firmly liked ir bis own mind. He desired t
Impress upon the minds of his hearers the ne
! cessitv OF some thorough olan Of organization
1t was au indisputable fact that temperate
organizations had gained the reputation
Of being tickle. In nearly every communiE,
there we're the remnants OF some TEN pcrance Of
j. ganlzatlon which had existed ut some timo o
other. Whatever might be said OF the fickieues
o1 these organizations. they always left the com
n'un1ty IN better condition, Their influence wa
meyer lost Tic State Of Illinois would neye1
1asi back to where 1t was three years ago. Ther,
1au been ThirlWind Of reform sweeping over til.
| STAGE, and though its violence might be delayed
ITS effects would always be felt. A holy eDthu
slasta was apt to seize the hearts Of the people
which would cause them to pour out their money
and 10 settle down to permanent work, prepai.
| ing club-rooms and reading rooms. In this man
ner communities were likely to involve them.
selves IL debt and then the interest began ia
slag. Finally the organization passed a,gay and
the c1ub-rootns were abandoned There had not
oeen strong and permanent life in these socie-
Ties. There was something wrong and
remedy vas needed, but what that
remedy should be be was hardly able to
! slate. One mistake, he thought, was in expect
Ing too much. There could not be kent up a
perpetual enthusiasm on any one subject fu auy
community. Rest must be had. There had
| been, perhaps, too much effort to enthuse the
@ people upon POI NE subject Of temperance, and be
! pride OF organization was a stumbling block in
| the way Of Temperance. He hated sectsrianism
in temperance as we'll as In religion. Ali move
ments 10 the cause OF Temperance ought to
blend like the waters OF the lake. II they want
ed the smile Of God upon their work they must
get rid Of the iealousies which afflicted tile men
who we're at the head OF it. Red ribbon monn-
nents, blue ribbon monuments, and royal pur-
pie monuments were all wrong merely as SUCH
good of the cause at heart instead OF the pros-
perlty Of q particular sect. There was plan
which had been agitating his mind which he
thought would break down this pride OF organ
izatlon and unite all the friends Of this work
The secret organization Of the temperance
cause was not the pioneer in searching
out drunkards and prosecuting and reforming
them. The open organization did this. The
secret organization was an asylum for these
men after they mad been reformed and dragged
out OF the gutter. There should be the utmost
harmony between these two. There ought, in
every community, to be Central Temperance
Committee embracing every pastor OF every
church aud representative Of every other or
ganlzation. No man could be drunkard and
be religious; therefore the churches were inter
csted In the cause OF Temperance. This Com
nfttee should furnish lecturers and prepare and
circulate Temperance literature. Next to the
pulpit he thought the saving Of men from the
debasement, of the still Was the noblest work
that could be engaged in. The cause OF temper
a1ce had suffered much from temnerance
tramps and lmpostors who travelled up and down
the country dfsgracing and degrading it. The
State OF Illinois was suffering from dearth Of
temperance literature To carry the State for
temperance they should SOW it knee-dcep with
temperance Iitcrature. This plan suggested
might not be correct, but it seemed to him to
Ha 1ffnf1 f.1f 4f
should create the means to carry out bis uur- |
poses. New channels should be sought out for |
reaching the people,
At the close Of MIR. Campbelrs remarks re-
In the meantime the trains had brought In a
number OF people, the sun came t,nt and tcos-
the numbness from the air, and the day and The |
occasion put on brighter iook.
Mrs. Harriet E. Service, OF Racine, ofactated
at the organ, and MIR. Campbell conducted the |
exercises OF the afternoon, which was spent IN |
''4o' aou1 eeses 4lon tnose present.
MRS DIR" GuRSEE >--.--
said she was very much pleased with the re-
marks of Mt. Campbell during the morning. |
Nothing saved from drink but the power Of
God, and it was doubtless best for societies to
see their imperfections.. Every grand
:ause must haya grand leader.
Otherwise every effort would fail
Il serpent should suddenly arise here every
,ne present, VINO did not fuint or run, would
W eta3 IL, AnA ENC4 .h4E %1le1 stA 0eh i DpN
hey would strike to kill. 50 it should be with
his serpent OF alcohol. They should bit it
everywhere and they would never St rike #
atniss.. She was a temperance person and she
Wished It known At all tunes and places, When
t vas proper
iIe Key Mr: Campoell. OF AmooV, said some
n1ght think the cause was dying out all the
While, when the people we're only resting. He
lad seen this demonstrated when be lived in
amboy There they thought they were strong
Until the elections came OIL, when the Father
Mathew Society went against them Tor some
eason. Since then there had been some apathy
N the part or the temperance people. Ihey
lad q d-klbbon Club. the Noman's lem
'erance Union, and the Sons OF Temperance,
md all OF them had been Worktng with consld-
rao!e harmony. he thought the idea OF q Zen !
raj committee, spoken Of during the morning.
Eas good one, ind when be went home he
Fould try to form one. They should not ignore
nybody or any society.
COL. NAT a. REED,
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nced r. tho 1nentinp hu ~ CamnheIJ H.
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ornrcs ~ ,s;+h nna.;dorahis e,,n"ass i. to1t
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