The daily gazette., 1880-04-19
FIRST EDITION.
M. 8. R, A. Anniversary.

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TEMPERANCE TALK BY PRESIDENT
COOK, CAPT. HYATT, OF CHESTER,
AND REV. J. NJ. WILLIAMS. ~. laar
The third anniversary of the Moral
Suasion Reform Association was held
in the Opera House yesterday after
noon, and members of the Association,
with white badges on their coats, dis
tributed the rather meagre audience
among the plentiful array of seats.
On each seat in the house was dimly-
printed circular containing remarka-
BILE production of temperance litera-
ture entitled can Honest Rumseller's
Card" vi Iufl
The exercises, under the charge of
John b. Cook, President of the Asso-
citation, commenced shortly after three
O'Clock with the hymn Coronation, :"
by the audience prayer by Rev. John
Gray, the Association Chaplain, the
reading Of the sixty-ninth Psalm by
Rev. DIR. Caldwell, pastor ofSt. Paul's
M. K. church, and the familiar revival
hymn, '.Hold the Fort," by the audi
ence.
President Cook followed in brief
address Of welcome to the audience in
which he reviewed the work of the
Association. 1t had not, during the
past year, done as well as was expect
ed, but 1t had saved some men from
the curse Of rum, and its prospects for
the future were very bright. lie said
the Association would like the citizens
of Wilmington to furnish rooms in
which temperance meetings could be
held. A church here and there now
and then would suit the purpose ad-
mirably and the Association could
thus do good work. Mr.. Cook said
while the M. s. X. A. worked on the
principle of moral suasion, it also be-
lieved In legal suasion, and some of its
members were also connected with the
society for the suppression of vice.
Following President Cooks address
came q selection "The Sentinel on the
Heights" sweetly sung by Misses Mol
lie and Ida Roberts, whose splendid
singing has earned for them the title
of the I'M. s. r. A. canary birds"
The Recording Secretary's report
was next read showing that while the
membership of the society had dimin-
ished during the past year, much good
had been done, and fresh impetus been
impaired to the temperance cause.
Then the audience sang "Rescue the
Pc ishing," and Henry b. Morrow read
a letter from Sam'l X. Goodwin, of Phila-
delphia, In which that gentleman regret
ted his inability to be present, on ac-
count OF the sickness of his wife, and
also rendered excuses for Messrs. Muir.
ply, Hancock, Hensel aud Lowe, who
were expected to be present.
Mr. Morrow said the Association ex-
Pected TO have Francis Murphy here al
an early date.
President Cook said there were just
as good speakers on the stage as those
mentioned in Mr.. Godwin's letter. He
hen introduced Capt. Hyatt, of Ches-
ter, Pa, son of Col. Theodore Hyatt,
of the Pennsylvania Military IDsti-
tute. .. ..f
Capt. Hyatt delivered a brief, but very
impressive address, dealing with intem.
perance as the great social evil. He
spoke Of the gigantic power and wealth
of the liquor interest, and spoke partic-
ularly OF the repeal Of the local option
after trial of eighteen months, by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania, which re-
suit the liquor men accomplished by the
expenditure of $350,000. "In fact,
said Capt. Hyatt, plainly, "$35O,000
bought up the Legislature Of my
State" .,... T...i..... ...
Capt. Hyatt also gave number of
instances of the great evil occasionsd
by the social glass. His address was
greeted with applause.
A collection was taken up, and after
calm, practical, earnest address, by
Rev. j. Nj. Williams, President of Wes-
leyan Female College, the meeting ad-
Journed with the doxology, and the
benedic;ion by Rev. Mr.. Van Horn.