Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-10
TEMPERANCE.
The "St. Paul Temperance Association
HID an Interesting Meeting.

The "St. Paul Temperance Association"
Hqld an Interesting Meeting.
A largely attended and interesting temper
anoe meeting was held yesterday afternoon in
the Jackson street III. E. church. Noticeably
among the audience were many young men.
The exercises were opened with devotional
services, gospel songs being sung, followed by
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Davis, pastor of the
church. After another gospel hymn was sung,
Mr. Davis made few remarks explanatory OF
the object of the meeting. First and foremost,
they were held in the cause of temperance, and
the present was the third of series to effect
organization and arouse the community to the
necessity of combating the evil of intemper-
ance. Mr.. Davis stated that an organization
had been effected, and called upon the secre-
tary to make report.
Thereupon Mrs. A. NJ. Petit read the
minutes of the previous Sunday meeting,
which, besides containing acorcise and excel
lent report of all proceedings, included a
synopsis of remarks made. The report set
forth the following as elected officers of the az
sociation:
President-Rev. Mr.. Davis.
Vice President-J. Fl. Randall.
Secretary-Mrs. A. NJ Peftit.
Treasurer-H. e. Bishop.
Following this, Mrs. Fl. e. Bishop reported
constitution and bylaws for the 'St. Paul
Temperance association, (which we're adopted
unanimously.
Next in order, Col. j. Ham Davidson address,
ed the meeting in few practical remarks, CIV
ing his enthusiastic sappeto to the movement.
He had much advice TO convey in regard to first
awakening the sentiment of the community
in favor of support and enforcement of the
laws. Az at present, though the laws forbid
saloons to be open on Sunday, they were kept
open and solely because the sentiment of the
community did not suppo1s the enforcement of
the statutes. Moreover, statutory laws naming
crimes got the people used to them. and they
were ignored unless public sentiment was
aroused to an adherence of such offenses, for
instance, as liquor traffic. The Colonel in his
remarks had something to say of 'the
Maine liquor law" which he declared
he wouldn't support in this State, because it
would become dead letter, and it was better
to have no law upon the subject unless it was
observed.
The Rev. MIR. Davis followed in an impas-
stoned speech in favor IF temperance, and an
invectiYe against intemperance, the liquor
traffic, and all that morally debased and de-
bauched man. He called on his hearers to act
individually, and referred to the fact that
every saloon in the city was kept open on Sun
day, in violation of law. 1t should be pre-
vented; the offenders should be prosecuted,
and he hoped soon to see movement in this
direction, and urged his hearers to give their
attention to eradicating this foul stain and vio-
lation of law from our city Mr.. Davis gave
forth Temperance on fire." and pronounced
himself fanatic, ready and eager to work.
At this juncture an aged gentleman arose in
the audience, announced his name as the Rev.
Mr.. Cook, a farmer of Iowa. and Methodist
clergyman. He asked permission to speak,
and did SO in a. highly erratic way much to the
amusement of the audience, though his fervid
words were for temperance from beginning to
end.
The meeting closed with the benediction pro-
nounced by the Rev. Il. G. Barnes.