The Osceola times., 1880-02-07
Temperance Triumph.
Review Of the Good Work
Being Done by the Teri
perance People.
Best Methods Of Promoting Tenn
peralcs Thorogghk Dis
oussed.
Speechs, Last Night by Grace, Nc
Weigh AID Fielder and a R0as.
ing Appeal by "Parsor
EinaClt.

iTron n. Lifsl. EoSk D-r,'S-zi. ia ylss
4 iaIr representation OF member
of the above named association me
in this city or the sS.h inst. Or
the preyious p sht gosps. temper
ares FncsiirS U-&s hti3 Ca ihe Pre-.
bvterisa church, a. Which Interest
ing a1trt.ss. were made ~ sever.
vi-itor. Tie Union he.i its trsr
session in the Representatives, hal
OF the State House. q, 10 O'Clock,
which wa. preliminary t. large
meeting at night. Ats O'Clock toe
Legislative Chamber was filed by
visitors and citizens. Several com.
mittees were represented by active
Temperance workers, among whom
were clergy snd lawyers who
have made regulations rs public
speakers. TIE meeting was pre-
.lsd over b Hon. J. L Palmer,
President of the Union. Reading
the scriptures, prayers and sinsius :
Of sacred hymns vere features OF
the occasion. The President de-
iiyerei 81 aiirss. Of se,cOme,
which W. followed by short adj
dresses BY Rev. 4. z. Winfield, L.
D., OF Hot Springs, Col. L.. l.. Witt
len, Of Ozark. II. VI. Mcyeigh, OF
Osceols, W. VI. FIshback, OF Fort
Smith, Rev. J. Il. CIArs, o: Beebe,
Gen. Dan. Reilly, OF Center Hill,
and Rev. J. ". Cunningham, OF 81.
Louis, No.
Most encouraging accounts were
gwen by some OF the speakers Of
the progress of the cause OF temper
shce in their respective counties.
giving to the members OF the asso-
ciation cheerful hope ,ha, the cause
Of prohibition would prevail IN
their counties ~ the coming e.ee-
tisn.. Tha, il shsll prevail thro'-
out the State was tss spirit and
purpose of the speakers generally.
Sessions were held on Thursday
morning aud afternoon the best
methods OF promoting the cause OF
temperance were discussed, in the
course OF which remarks were made
by J. B. Mclaughlin, Esq, Revs.
WIlhers and Jeniier, J. l.. Deaion,
J. ". Clayton, Col. Grace, 4. T..
Winfield, Col. McVeigh, DR.. Bailey,
Revs. Puesett and Graham, Nessrs.
Cox, Williams, Matthews and Case.
At night the chamber was filed
hy an interested audience, while
half-hour addresses were delivered
by Col. Grace, of Pine Bluff, Me-
Weigh, of Osccols, and Fielder, OF
Ozark. The meeting was closed
by a arOusing speech by Or. Winfield
for slgners OF the pledge; after
which considerable number we're
enrolled with tho temperance re-
formers. The presence of lawyers
in the convention is q noticeable
fact. Seven OF the speeches delIv.
cred we're by gentlemen OF the le
gal profession. and ail that are pres
cnt have not been heard from. Col
MeYeigh said he had been told that
the lawyers were fools TO adv ocatt
temperance as they largely derived
their support from causes induced
by it, that they were fighting against
their own head. He confessed that
he was warrIng against the profit;
Of his profession, as he had been ir
the last 81. years employed in more
than forty murder eases, the major
I ity Of which was Occasloned by Ii
quor, and that Col. Grace had De
clared that he had been engaged q.
an attorney in one hundred case,
Of murder, ninety per cent. OF Shicl
were caused by liquor,