National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-09
A TEMPERANCE TENT.
COLONEL HOY OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN.
The Tribulations Of a Temperance Worker-No
Honey in the Business What Was Said
Under the Canyas-What the New
Apostle Looks Like.

1Hc tSIlG temperance SluoooC hclS
opened yesterday afternoon, in q tent which had
beenerected on the vacant lot at Sixthand street:
southeast The tent is the property of Colonel J
F. Hoy, and is the same which was used by him in
a series of similar meetings at Baltimore. 1t is Of
medium size, and is supported by two poles from
the inside. The sides are looped up from the
! ground all the way around, so that there arc
plenty of entrances. Rough, unplaned planks
| have been nailed together and set up on
ends at intervals On the ground inside
and upon these rough boards are laid, forming
seats capable of holding quite a crowd. Around
the poles is a square made of tin piping, with
burners inserted at intervals, and glass chimneys,
and these furnish the light. AT the north end a
platform of rough boards about three feet from the
! ground was erected and covered with piece OF
carpet. A cabinet organ, few chairs, and table,
! with glass and pitcher of water, comprised the
! furnishing.
UPON TIE PLATFORM
were seated Colon el Hoy, Bud Eggleston, Colonel A.
g. Bowen, of Baltimore, Rev. Mr.. Kramer, and Rev.
Mr.. Burkhardt. The organ was played by Thomas
Dove, and Thomas B, Marche led the singing. There
/ was good sized audience present, the majority
being young people. After some singing and other
preliminaries, Colonel Hoy stepped to the front
There was some curiosity 10 hear and see the man
who proposed to speak of temperance, &C., for the
/ next two or three months in this city. He has a
very pleasant face, agreeable manner, and
makes good impression. In person he is of1arge
build, inclined 10 be corpulent, broad open fore
head, and hair slightly tinged with gray, very thin
on top of his head, but falling in long, thick
masses upon his shoulders. Hewcars full beard,
which is long and flowing, and quite gray. 1t is
perhaps on this account that he is said to
RESEMBLE JOHN 3. COUGH.
He wears a double breasted black coat with
Ig1i IraSfa nd
tie While speaking he walks from one side of the
platform 20 The other, and while his voice is not
strong, still he hes an energetic way about him.
He talks very fast, and has certain picturesque
ness OF epithet and manner of delivery that at
times becomes dramatic He tells q good many
anecdotes and attempts mimicking of drunkards
which makes his stories more realistic His OPEN
ing speech was Of rather Ianblipg nature as he
announced it would be. He started off win some
PERSONAL details which he said rr0ud serve as an
Introduction, and in the future he would not refer
to himself He said that he had left the charnel
house behind and it had been closed for twenty
years Ever since God had found him broken
wretch in hospital he had been engaged in this
work. He was once q moderate drinker-that is,
he got drunk once year
AND NEVER GOT SOBER.
He was now trying to redeem the past He then
went on to speak of moderate drinking, and told u
number of stories, and after talking for about
three-quarterS of an hour he sat down. Colonel
\. u. Bowen, OF Baltimore, a rather young looking
man. said that he was going to speak plain and say
what he had to say without consulting Colonel
Hoy. In fact, what he was going to say Colonel
Hoy had nothing TO do with. He then went on to
say that he had been told that there was a senti-
ment in this city against Colonel Hoy, because it
was said that he had come there to speculate. He
in ror
Colonel Hoy for twelve, and he had been
STARVED OFF THE PLATFORM
If Colonel Hoy had family of six children to pre-
vide for he perhaps would not have been able to
continue in the work. Financially, temperance
work, as he knew from experience did not pay.
The man who made such an assertion about
Colonel Hoy IS an abiect coward But suppose it was
so; Colonel Hoy would earn the money much more
than the rum sellers. But it was not So He had
asked Colonel Hoy what his expenses had been
here so far, and he had told him that it cost him
$40 10 bring the tent from Baltimore put il up.
&c. He asked the audience to help make up this !
amount. Do not be afraid that Colonel HOY will
go from Washington rich. If he pays his expenses
and leaves here free from debt he viii be lucky !
After these remarks, Mr.. Bowen took q hat and
went among the audience on one side of the tent
and Bud Egglesion on the other and took up a |
collection. After the collection had been taken |
up, Colonel Hoy said that while he had been en-
gagged in the temperance work he had lived by |
faith, and the Lord had never disappointed him |
yet. He added that if he was to be buried TO-
morrow he would not have enough money to buy |
PINE COFFIN. !!
But give what you can and the Lord Will pro- !
vide, was his conclusion. An invitation was ex- !
tended to sign the pledge and two or three per- |
sons came forward ID attached their names to the
cards used by the Dashaways. None of them had |
he appearance of being abandoned inebriatcs, |
but they signed the cards all the same, and in
consequence the platform broke out in smiles and |
oud Amens !" and enthusiastic hand -clapping
Before the audience left Colonel Hoy said his wife
vas good singer, and would attend the meetings |
next week. \ reporter of THE REPUBLICAN, after |
he meeting, edged his way through the throng
hat was about Colonel Hoy and. rejecting several |
very earnest invitations to
SIGN THE PLEDGE,
himself to the temperance orator The |
reporter received very warm welcome and the |
colonel said: :" l am very glad 10 see you. Now |
hope you Will give me good notice" He was
assured that he would get the best kind of notice,
Is the paper had weakness for the temperance
cause. In the evening another meeting was held,
which was addressed principally by Colonel Hoy,
Charley Nye not being able to be present
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TEie Musical Festival.