Daily Republican., 1879-04-17
FIRST EDITION.
TN q n. b. y. A.

yney Col CITRATE Their second An.
adversary mt tho Opera House
Last Eventng-A crowded House.
The Visitors Present &c.
The Moral Suasion Reform Association
held their second anniversary last eve
ming, at the Opera House. The Com
uittee Of Arrangements met at the hal
a. Third and King streets, att o'clock
and at 7.35 they proceeded to the depot
in order to receive their visiting breth
prn from Landenberg, Avondale and
Chatham. At ten minutes to eight
o'clock the visitors arrived, and with
them came the Fsrnwood brass band oI
70 pieces, from Avondale. Upon arriv.
ing at the Opera House, the visiting
ern marched down the side aisles
and occupied seats in the orchestra
chairs. Occupying seats on the plat
form were ]. b. Cook President OF ths
M. S. R. A., II. w. Morrow, first Vice
President; Frank Whelen, second Vict
President; Thomas Denny, third Vice
President, and the rest Of the officers o
the club; s. P. Goodwin, President Of thu
Franklin Reformatory Home of Phila
islphia; c. c. Hancock, President o
tho Young Mems Christian Association
and DR.. wilkins Of Philadelphia; Rev
| E.. N. Pegg, g. R. Kramer, and A. San
derson; Charles G. Hughes, President
| of the Avondale NJ. S. R. A., Thomas J
eeilligan, President Of the Landen
berg M. S. r. A., and many others.
1t is estimated that NOT less than
| 100 persons were present, as every
available seat was occupied. The
sight from one Of the private boxes o
the sea Of human faces from the circles
below, met by those looking dowr
from the gallery, WAS indeed sncour'
aging to the Reformers and Reformed
and showed that their labors for the
past year had been a success.
J. B. Cook presided at the meeting
and Ellwood c. Hill, with the M. 5. X
| A. choir was on hand to furnish theil
quota of music, with which to cheer
and enliven the exercises.
A few minutes after O'Clock the ex-
.rcises were opened by the choir sing
ing "Glory to God in the Highest, u
after which Elder George r. Kramer
led in prayer. The choir sang "Joy tc
the World" after which the President
of the meeting, ]. B. Cook delivered an
address, and in his remarks said, tina,
the NJ. S. X. Association Of Wilmington
has to thank a kind providence to-
night for its existence. The work
which they have accomplished cannot
be known and read of all men to-tay,
v lille in all probability it will not be
known until the judgement book Is
opened We met in this hall one year
ago to-day and one year hence we ex'
pect to meet here or elsewhere to cele.
brate our third anniversary.
Very much has been said and done
for US, and we thank our good friends
for their sympathy and help. What
we want is your hearty earnest sympa'
thy and your prayers for our labors
We ask you to aid us financially, give
us your sympathy and aid US by your
presence.
After the remarks of the President
the Band favored the audience with ont
ofitheir favorite pieces.
The next in order was the report Of
the Secretary which, at the request o
the Secretary, C. w. Bliss, was read by
the second Vice President, Frank
Whelen. Before reading the report
Mr.. w. stated that on Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock, the M. s. R. A. in
conjunction with Walola Lodge, I. o. g,
r. will hold a mass meeting at the
Opera House to hear able speakers dis
cuss the Demby murder and the cause
which led to it.
The Secretary's report showed the
club to be in a tlourishing condition
There are 237 members on the roll
books, and the club owns a seating
capacity for 42O persons. The room
has been calsomined, curtained and
elegantly decorated with motoes, pic
lures, &c.
After the reading of the report, Pres
ident Cook announced as the next
speaker, Samuel p. Goodwin, Presiden-
of the Reformatory Home, Of Philadel
phia. Mr.. &. was suffering with a
heavy cold, and was hardly in a CON
dition to deliver an address. The
speaker said that the visitors had
with them band of music, consisting
of 20 piece, and he was informed that
they were total abstinent men. AT the
suggestion of the speaker, three round
hearty cheers were given for the M. >.
R. A. Association, of Wilmington
The speaker hoped that the audience
would unite with the Association in
scattering seeds OF kindness. You
should endeavor to bring them to the
CROSS, and bring them nearer to Christ
He earnestly appealed to the audience
to come and help the Association, and
those connected with this great work.
Ida and Mollie Roberts, two little
girls, sang very sweetly Duet, en-
titled: "To the Hall Of the Feast. y
They were heartily applauded and as
an encore sang the last verse. In the
gallery several lads kept up a constant
whistling, and the President stated :
They are the M. S. r. A. canary
birds" This remark of course was
well put, and created much laughter.
The next speaker introduced was
Rev. C. M. Pegg, of Scott M. i. Church,
who said, that for ages there have been
cruel forces at work to depress and de-
stroy men. There is avarice, pride,
splfshness and lust. These forces hav"
wrought everywhere and not in vain.
They have succeeded disasterously in
their Internal task. By them millions
have been impoverished, corrupted,
destroyed and engulfed in perdition.
Through numerous c,ntu ries infinite
wisdom has been engaged in combating
these influences and seeking to estab'
lish and develop the the cause CT eter-
nal rigb teousness on the earth. Large.