The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-05
Fryeburg campmeeting.

MARTHA's GROVE, FRYEBURG, Sept. 2.
A cold, dreary, rainy day has been youch-
safed the temperance workers in this delight
ful retreat, for their closing campmeeting SER
vices But this did not dampen the ardor OF
the people, although their clothing had diff
ferent experience. At the early morning
meeting Mr.. George w. Penniman, secretary
| OF the reform clubs of Massachusetts, presided,
and short, pithy and pointed speeches were
made by Miss Kimball of Chicago, Mrs. Stew
ems, Bro. Staples of Bridgton, Capt. Coyle
| and Mrs L. M. Stevens, who with the chair
man OF the meeting, spoke in answer to ques-
tons propounded by the audience. The Stowe
Band arrived about 10 o'clock and during the
day enlivened the exercises with some excel
lent music. The morning regular service. ow-
| ing to the inclement weather was held in the
| Chestnut street tent Mr. Staples presiding.
| The speaker was Mr. George W. Penniman of
| Cambridge Mass, who for more than an hour
held the undivided attention of the vast COM
| pany while he eloquently and earnestly dis
coursed on Reform and the phases OF its
work. He briefly sketched the rise and pro-
gressive development of the temperance idea
in Massachusetts, said that the sentiment
there is stronger now than for many years, and
drawing the lesson from its progress through
out the country urged his hearers to yield not
to discouragement,s saying ''if we are to be sue
cessful, the movement of every man, woman
and child now engaged in the work of the
temperance reform must be forward and not
backward. We have the holiness OF heaven
and the virtue of earth to give us courage, and
If we go forward with the feeling that the
principles of the temperance reform are ad-
DIRE sed to the deepest and hottest aspirations
OF the soul we shall succeed, Unceasing en-
deavor and progress were urged as needs, and
a combination of the principles of light, love
and law as essentials to success. The main
thoughts of the speaker were addressed to the
large number of young people in his audience
and some practical truths were grandly en-
forced. The address was frequently inter-
rupted by enthusiastic applause and fervent
,amens,' and considering the fact that the or
ator is but % years of age, he was certainly
very successful.
The afternoon session was feast of good
things the speaker being Rev. d. w. Leila
cheur of Portland whose peculiar eloquence
and characteristic thought as well as manner
of expression, never found better play or more
attentive hearers than on this occasion. To
attempt any abstract of his remarks would be
doing an injustice to the speaker. His faculty
of clinching point with good story, and OF
making pungent and brilliant points, made
him one OF the most popular orators ever
heard in this section of the State. He was fol-
lowed by Miss Lucia E. f. Kimball of Chicago
who spoke earnestly and elequently on some
phases of womans work. The Stowe Band
discoursed very acceptable music, and the
meeting was grand success.
At the annual meeting of the society held
to-day the following officers were elected:
President Mrs w. Ell. Stckney of Brown
field; Vice Presidents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. I.
Nutter of Cape Elizabeth, Mrs. l.. M. N.
Stevens of Portland, j. B. Coyle of Portland,
E. Il. Staples of Bridgton, Mrs. E. D. Fife,
Mrs. M A. Emerson, Mrs P. A. Bradley,
and Jonathan Hardy of Fryeburg; Secretary
and Treasurer, Seth W. Fife of Fryeburg;
Executive Committe, Mrs Stickney, Messrs.
Staples and Fife N,