Daily Republican., 1880-05-27
THIRD EDITION.
TEMPERANCE.

ner.
The usual interest was manifested a
the temperance m9sting at the Reformed
Episcopal Church Of the Covenant las
evening. "Tske the Name OF Jesu
with you" was sung and Franei
Murphy read a portion of the forty
eighth chapter Of Isaiah. Henry Gill
offered prayer, after which the hymn
"Gract, tits a Charming Sound" anc
"Lst the Lower Lights be Burning
were sung.
W. Y. Warner spoke for few min
utes aud said from the fact that thu
natives stood upon the banks of thu
Nile and cast seed upon the rivel
which after the waters had subsidec
took root and bore fruit, originated th,
quotation "Cast your bread upon The
waters. for it shall return after many
days" Although all the ministers ex
capt ore or two had been absent frou
their meetings, he was not discouraged
We, continued the speaker, ara trying
te cast bread upon the waters; it is tht
Lords doings, and if there are no u r
csptible results, we will say the "Lord
dosth all things we'll" Ii one person
only was saved that would be a grand
result.
Mr.. Murphy thanked the congrega.
tion for their goodness and kindness.
He merely believed he had come to this
city to get more salvation in his heart,
and lie hoped when the meetings were
concluded that they all would be drawn
rearer to the path Of duty. How nice,
said he, is it to drink from the fountain
of life and to eat from the Lord when
we are athirst and ahungered.
VIM. Wanamaker, a member of the
Young Mems Christian Temperance
Committee, of Philadelphia. was intro
ducsd, but, said he, this platform is too
high for me and in order to talk must
get down amongst the people. He
glanced over his past life and conclud-
ed that total abstinence had been q
great blessing to him, but as he had
not been addicted to drinking liquor he
could not speak so well upon the sub
ject as his friend, Mr.. Murphy, could.
Whatever good he could do to drunk.
ards he could trace back to the teach,
ings of his early life and he had resol-
we'd to have nothing TO do With that ac
cursed stuff which caused so muohisor-
row. He owed all that he now is to
his early attendance at the Sabbath
schools and his morality. Being a
business man he had noticed that the
boys who were most rapidly promoted
and became good business men we're
those who were moral and sober. The
man who was temperate made the most
rapid strides toward wealth and public
esteem. The man who totally abstains
from the use of liquor has always a
better character than the man who is a
moderate drinker.
Intemperance makes man untrust-
worthy. II watchman is intemper-
ate his employers will lose confidence
in him. He did not believe in any
thing except total abstinence. He had
faith in the temperance lodges, but he
had no confidence in those recruiting
societies which allow men to drink at
home, to drink after business hours or
to drink certain quantity of liquor
each day. Hs compared temperance
and politics to sugar and water. Place
sugar in water and it will sink to the
bottom, so likewise mipgle temper
ance and politics and politics will gain
the ascendency.
Mr. Wanamaker complimented the
ladies and said that next to the men
who drank liquor these meetings were
of interest TO mothers. When the
mother who had looked forward to the
time when she supposed her son would
have been her comfort and sees him
become drunkard how ashamed she
is to meet her neighbors. There is a
power to save. God is willing and able
to save if We will only cast ourselves
upon Him and trust Him. While walk
ing two miles in the city of Philadel-
phia one Sabbath evening he had no.
ticed seventy nine saloons which were
open. This was matter of interest TO
mothers.
Their sons if they did work day and
night during the week were subject to
this temptation upon the Sabbath day.
US, said he, these saloons are open
upon the h'rd's day and if there is a
law which says they shall be closed it
is rot put into effect, but thare is one
plan by which it may be stopped
simply by not going there.
1t is the duty Of every one to sign the
pledge.
He had done so when very young,
and when he was not tied to his moth
sr's apror-strings and when he thought
he was too large to attend the Sabbath
school, it was then that the remem-
branca Of his signing the pledge that
aided him in resisting temptation, aud
now while he mingled in society DO one
offered him liquor because they knew
be was temperate man.
He claimed that the man who once be-
came drunkard and afterward is re.
claimed never becomes SO ambitious Or
Energetic as when he first started iu life.
There is SO much competition in life
that when man who has held high
position falls his position is quickly TAX
N by some one else, and when he is re-
claimed ii is very difficult to obtain the
place %here he once stood. 1t is from
this cause too that pine-tenths of our
people are out Of employment.
Mr.. Murphy said the temperance
man does not need to cheH coffee, clover
Or lemon peel, but can look boldly in
Dne's face. Drunken policemen are
net wanted, neither will liquor dealer
engage bartender who is intemper-
ate. He said that he could get all the
liquor he wished without paying for it
get it by companions who would treat
him.
There was no age in which true man