The Portland daily press., 1879-08-25
OLD ORCHARD.
Consolidated National Temperance Camp
Meeting at the Camp Ground.

SATURDAY, Aug 90.
The day dawned bright, clear and apparent
| ly warm.
| At 1870, the hour for the opening of the fore
noon exercises, the chairman of the day, Rev.
Mr.. Luce, announced temperance love feast
for the forenoon hour. The exercises began
with singing by the choir and prayer by Mrs.
Clark of New Jersey. Mr. Luce said that Mr..
| n ID. Parsons had promised to deliver an adj
dress this morning, but had not yet arrived
Mr. Luce continued his remarks. which were
both interesting and pertinent.
The next speaker was Mrs. Darlington oil
| Rhode Island Mrs. p. is one of the great wo-
men workers in the cause of temperance, is a
| good speaker and holds the attention OF her
| audience with sound logic and good common
sense, besides being n genial and pleasant
| friend socially.
| Mr. Palmer, young man about twenty
| years of age, from Rhode Island Quaker
| School, taken from vice and intemperance by
Mrs. Darlington and through her counsel and
| guidance has become a man, addressed the
| audience in brief and interesting sketch Of
| his experience.
These speakers were followed by interesting
and extended remarks by Mrs. Clark and Rev.
| d. B. Randall of York.
| The afternoon exercises opened with singing
| by the choir and prayer by Rev. G. B. Pitbla-
| do, of Portsmouth, N. h The first speaker OF
the afternoon, Mr.. Skinner, was introduced by
| Rev. l. Luce, and delivered fine address.
| After singing by the choir the next speaker
ID r
| chusetts. His remarks were sound in logic,
strong in common sense and convincing i'll az
| gument. Mr.. Vibbert is probably one of the
| finest orators and the most convincing in argu-
| ment ever heard at Old Orchard, and notwith-
standing the heat, which was very oppressive,
held his audience nearly an hour,an all agreed
at its close that the address was too short
Bendction by LeLacheur.
At.7.30 p. m. Mr.. White led in a social tenn
perance meeting of the reformed men at the
stand
SUNDAY, Aug. "a.
This has been the great day at this series OF
meetings. The weather was exceptionally
fine and never since the laying out of the
grounds has there been such crowds within its
limits as were gathered together beneath the
pines IN the grove To-Day
AT 1890 a. M the hour for the opening of
the morning service between three and four
thousand were already upon the ground, the
number continually increasing through the
forenoon.
At 2.30p. III. the hour of the afternoon
service every seat had been taken and later in
the afternoon the aisles and walks leading to
the stand as well as the avenue in the rear
helped to swell the number until it had
reached between seven and eight hundred. A
large choir led by Miss Maggie Luce with
organ and Mr. f. j. Collins with cornet was
in attendance and furnished volumes of rich
music.
The morning exercises began with singing
by the choir and reading of the Scripture and
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Vibbert of Boston, after
which came the collection. The Association
President, Hon. Sidney Perham, then in
troduced the speaker, Rev. c. B. Pltblado OF
Portsmouth, N H., the substance of whose
address was an apology for the ministers of the
gospel and the city fathers for their lack of in
terest in the suppression of the liquor traffic
and the great vice of intemperance in this
country to-day; for the ladies for their habit of
using intoxicating liquors in their cooking; for
the medical men who use it SO generally in
their practice, and lastly for the infamous
traffic of the rumseler. The address was
sound in logic and comprehensive and effective
in illustration.
At the close of the forenoon meeting the
pledge was prefented for signatures by Samuel
Hamilton of Saco Reform Club.
At 1.3O D. m. social meeting was held at
the stand. Short speeches were made by several
prominent reformed men and by some of the
visiting ladies from other States.
The $50 p. m. service opened with singing
by the choir and scriptural quotations and
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Mitchell. After the
praper temperance song, entitled "Triumphal
Blue was sung, at which time Gen Neal
Dow the speaker of the afternoon, assembled
the platform and was greeted with loud ap-
plause from the gathered multitude. He said
This meeting and this movement all over the
country is protest against the traffic OF in
toxicating liquors as a drink. Everybody
knows that it wages war against every good
project. We in this state have protested
against it, and have made our laws prohibiting
it, Deliverance from the traffic is what we in
TINS SIdUG anu Ill OtDGE StdttS. DIS Ntll Slo SOol
to see. Senator Morrill, had ample warrant for
his statement in Congress that the liquor traf-
fc was the gigantic crime of crimes, The
mschiefs of the slave trade, bad as it was, were
nothing to the trade in intoxicating liquors
What is the natural outcome of intemperance?
It is insanity, pauperism, crime, and DEATH
He presented resolution, upon which the
voice of the people was taken, with unanimous
acceptance of the resolve. He also presented
and read petition to the Governor, that he
will not pardon the rumseler. Portland, said
Mr.. Dow, is the place where rum is sold in this
state. 1t is sold in every other town, but not
so extensively. But when they say there is as
much liquor sold here now as ever, how they
do le He closed hoping all who have the
interest of their fellow man at heart, would act,
work and vote.
After Neal Now contribution was taken
up, and singing followed.
Hon. Sidney Perham introduced Gen. JAS
A. Hall, who spoke briefly.
At the close of the afternoon service o.
Chadbourne presented the pledge.
At $50 n. m. a social meeting was held in
the grove. and at Z 80 an address by Gen. Jas.
A. Hall and others.
To-day, and throughout the temperance
meeting, excellent order has been maintained,
and much credit is due Mr.. Eben Bradbury of
Saco, the efficient policeman, for the faithful
manner in which he has discharged his duties.
Grand Reunion.
The Second Maine Cavalry, 14th and 24th
Infantry Association will hold its seventh an
nual reunion at Dexter, Maine, August Goth