The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-20


Intoxicating.
Another plan, the speaker advocated,
was to hold meeting where temperance
was talked, and the masses were thus
shown the evils of intemperance by having
their attention directed to it.
THE REV. MIR. REYNOLDS
followed on the same subject, and he held
that the effects of the prohibition laws
in Kansas was to educate the people of
tho entire United States. The work ac-
complishcd in that state demonstrated
what could be done by thorough and
united effort on the part of the tenn perance
people.
ELECTION.
The following officers were then election
for the ensuing veal:
President A W. Williams
Secretary, T. w. Sonnet.
Treasury Rev. J. A Reynolds.
The Vice Presidents were selected as
below.
J. H. Marshall, Cordova, Henry Torpin
Coe Z. p Feaster, Canoe Creek, Fred
Henry Clark, Hampton, t. s. Silvis Carbon
Cliff J. W. Mccoy, First Ward Moline
Rev II. o. Lindeblade Second Ward
Moline Daniel Swander Third Ward, w
A. Golden. Fourth Ward, Capt. James
McCord, Fifth Ward, Josiah Heck, South
Meline NJ c. Meker First Ward Rock
Island, Theo. Kendall, Second Ward, Rev
Irving A. Searles, Third Ward, Rock Island,
Rev J. S. McCord, Fourth Ward. Rev.
j. G. Holiday, Fifth Ward J. III. Wilson,
Sixth Ward, w. Darling, Seventh Ward,
Thomas Cambell, South Rock Island, John
Gilmore, Milan, W. J. Ransom, Coal
Valley, John Warnock, Rural, John
Montgomery Bowling, S, Honeycutt Clark
Nudge Epgington, Henry Thompson
Andalusia, E. Castle, Buffalo Prairie, W.
H. Womacks, Drury.
NOTHING NEW.
The subject nothing new: no argument
for silence" was handed by the Rev. J. S.
McCord ond the Rev. A. R. Morgan, and
while they advanced nothing new on the
subject they still made an interesting ad
dress.
The convention adjourned until the
evening session,
President absent Rev J. c. Halliday
presided.
Song by choir,
Beading of Scriptures and prayer by G.
F. Lindfield of Moline.
Address by DR.. J. W. Morgan of Port
Byron. He said the amount of money in
vested in the liquor traffic in the United
States was 81 500, 600, 900 yearly. This is
not the worst feature which tends to des-
troy our government. Then an eloquent
appeal to the Germans. He spoke of their
great love of freedom, and their courage
and bravery as soldiers. Those are only
truly free that are free from the curse from
5,000,0 600 drinkers in the United States
GOO, 900 drunkards. 500, 900 men employed
in the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
beverages in the United States alone!
Then alluded in very glowing terms to the
effect of drink on the body and mind.
Stated that 10000 people were driven to
insanity yearly, by the use of strong
drink. Ninety-two per cent. of feeble
minded children are the offspring of
parents that indulge in the use of in
toxicating beverages; 5000 murders com
mitted each year through the influence of
drink. At the close of his remarks he was
very loudly applauded.
Then followed song by the choir, "Ill
stand by you till the morning"
Short speech by the Rev. Mr.. Reynolds
Duet by the Misses Mills, Must / 90,
and empty handed"
Rev. j. F. Fartor, Rector of Trinity
Church, Geneseo, gave an address in place
of Rev. Mr. Allen, who could not attend.
He took the line of thought, that temper
anee was the exponent of the best qualities
in man. That the following out of tenn
perance principles tended to the uplifting
of man to his mental, moral and physical
That the reverse was the
result of disregard of these principles
That following out of Temperance
principles meant good society of high
order. That good society was a means for
the improvement of mans condition. That
the saloons are a corrupting Influence end
should be done away with like other cor
rupting influences. He compared the sal
oons in our midst to pits, that the govern
ment dug, and then abused those who fell |
therein. Man is the noblest work of God, |
and yet through the. influence of strong
drink he falls lower than the lowest beast |
He also expiated to some extent on the |
quality of selfdenial and closed his most |
pleasing address. /