Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-16
RICHMOND CAMP GROUND.
Sixth Days Session Of the kennebec
Valley Campmeeiing. - Opening
of the Temperance Camp
meeting.

The district campmeeiing closed this
morning. The favorable weather continuing
throughout the week. and tie large a,ten-
dance upon the exercises have made a sue
cess of the session. In the parting service
Saturday morning, Dr.. Allen the presiding
officer gave some parting advice and spoke
of the high degree of spirituality manifested,
and of the profit received from the meet
ings.
Nearly all the campers who had been on
the ground during the week remained over
SUNDAY, though manv of the preachers re-
turned to their charges to supply their pull
pits.
Saturday morning knots of temperance
men were gathered throughout the grove DIS
cussng the prospects of success OF their
campmeeting and planning for the work of
the next three weeks, and looking anxiously
at the clouded sky.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Mr.. J. X. Osgood
of Gardiner called the meeting to order and
called upon Rev. John Allen, who repeated
in his customary energetic way portion OF
| Scripture and offered prayer. Nr. Osgood
smoke a few earnest words stating the objects
| of the temperance campmeeting and intro
duced Rev. ID. w. LeLacheur of Biddeford,
who bv his strong utterances and inlmltable
move ments struck the key note OF the camp
meeting.
Touching somewhat upon politics, the
| speaker betrayed his nationality by saying,
siYou better believe some municipal author
tiles don't like me pretty much" The hap
| nv hits made put the audience in the best OF
good humor and kept their close attention to
| the end.
| Campmeeting John Allen being called up
| on related several amusing and pointed an
ecdotes.
The president of the meeting, Mr.. X. w.
| Dunn of Waterville, having arrived on the
| morning train here, took the chair and made
a stirring speech. in which he emphasized the
fact that it is not necessarily the men of weak
J mind who tall victims to alcohol, proving his
| point by stating various instances in which
| mon of greatest intellect had been ruined by
drink. The need of radical men IN the tenn
perance work was clearly set forth
| SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
A. ono o'clock an assemblage filling the
tabernacle gathered at a temperance love
| feast About dozen persons engaged III the
| exercises which were full OF interest anu
pleasantries When the bell at the stahd
struck for two o'clock. Rev Mr.. LeLacneur
took the chair as presiding officer OF the AFTER
|
Charles Allen, after which Hon. Joshua Nye
was introduced to the audience. Mr.. Nye
reviewed the various reforms when hao oeeh
in the country. including the Washingtonlan
moy, ment. the Sons of Temperance, REFORM
clubs. AMI Good Templars. The speaker
stated that, in answer to the hundreds OF ie'-
ters he receives asking if there were rum
shops in Maine, he had nothing to say, or
clse had TO confess that in Bangor alone there
were 200 open bars. He could not vote ioi =
sheriff who would not enforce the laws, nor
for governor who wonld not appoint men mel,
Who would not do their duty. If we had
fa;thful rulers. there would be no rum sold IN
a";,. t. i win TO trust God to enforce the
laws of our State. if we do not use the means
10 nrov;des. which is the ballot box.
Mr. G. C. Page of Bangor reported thar 20
,hara were 100 saloons where any
man or woman could obtain rum: In gong
from Norombega Hall through Central any
Main streets to the Bangor House, he passed
36 rum shops. and upon Exchange s.,ee'
there were l3-not low dens, but hrst-ciass
saloons. He thought there were NO sou"