Daily Kennebec journal., 1882-01-26

ana 70 other causes, the attendance was NOT
70 large as in former years. R. w. Dunn,
president of the society. called the meeting
to order. Campmeeting John Allen was
c,iled upon to offer prayer. The veteran
ascended the platform, and after repeat
ing chapter from Ecclesiastes, made
Characteristic prayer. Geo E. Bracket OF
Belfast was chosen secretary pro fem. The
meeting then adjourned till two O'Clock, to
meet in Temperance Hall.
| AFTERNOON.
| In the afternoon there was larger audience.
and the hall less resembled in temperature
the frozen regions around the north pole.
After the singing of Gospel hymn, Rev A.
| w. Pottle of Waterville offered prayer.
| Opening remarks were made BY the Presi-
| dent upon the general condition and outlook
| OF thetemperance cause in the State
Neal Dow said that Maine is looked to the
world over as leading in the cause of temper
| ance But during the last few years little
has been done by temperance men. We
have been contentto drift on without striking
any vigorous blows for the cause The
great obstacle to the progress of prohibition
in the world, is the fact that the Maine law
has not completely extirpated the traffic
In the State. In Portland there are hun.
dred grog shops. What is the trouble?
1t is owing to the fact that there are rat holes
in the prohibitory law through which the ras-
Gals can escape. The friends of temperance
ought to agree among thems lives upon what
enactments are necessary to put down rum
selling in this State, and then demand them
of the Legislature. All over the country
they say, ''Look at Maine, The people there
have been trying for thirty years to put down
grog shops, and they haven't succeeded" {"
MIR. Dow then showed conclusively that the
prohibitory law in Maine has been a grand
success, although it may not be fully execut-
ed in every city
At the conclusion of Mr.. Dow's address,
Rev. ID. B. Randall of Lewiston offered the
following:
Resotred, That committee of five be ap-
pointed to inquire what amendments or ad-
dltional enactments are necessary in order to
entirely suppress the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors in this State.
The committee was made up of Neal Dow,
and Henry Tallman.
Campmeeting John Allen made speech
in humorous vein.
L. r. Simonton of Camden, head of the
order of Good Tempars in the State fol-
lowed. He made stirring speech which was
What want in Maine is for
people to rise above politics, and
put down this evil. Mr.. Simonton finely
depicted the breaking down of barriers which
separated heart from heart when the shadow
of the great national sorrow fell over the
land last summer. Rum is the most con-
temptibe assassin the world ever saw. Let
US obliterate all party ties if necessary, and
throttle the demon. The speaker painted the
| progress made in Maine during the past forty
| years and advocated united work in the
| future, until the rum traffic be entirely
| abolished
l.. F. Howe of NORWAY gave his experience
as a reformed man, and advocated cutting
aloof from the old parties. Geo kinmon of
Portland spoke in similar strain. S. F.
| Pierson of Portland, in ringing words, told
| the story of his rescue from the gutter through
the power of Christ. He thought that the
| churches should be bulwarks for prohibition.
Vote as you pray.
EVENING.
The audience in the evening was very
| -.
meeting, led by Rev. w. NJ. Sterling of Bath.
For over an hour the time was occupied with
brief testimonies and revival hymns.
Rev. S p. Merrill of Biddeford, was the
| first speaker He read the call for the meet
ing and said that it took too rosy view of the
situation in the State. Prohibition in Maine
! is in a bad wav. In an earnest manner the
speaker gave names and figures in regard to
the non-enforcement of the liquor law in
Maine, especially in York county. He re-
| bearsed the difficulties which beset the pro-
hibitonists, attacking with considerable
acerbty and with charming impartiality the
city government of Bddeford, the republi-
can party of Maine, Ex-Governor Davis, the
religious newspapers. Gen. Neal Dow, and
the politicians. His remedy for the present
state of affairs was for temperance men TO
band together and vote only for candidates
who are avowed enemies to the liquor traffic.
President Dunn hoped the discussions
would be carried on in kindly spirit He
paid tribute to the County Attorney and
Sheriff of kennebec county. asserting that
the prohibitory law in Androscoggin, Oxford
and Kennebec counties was as well if moi
better enforced than the laws against adul
terry, theft and perjury.
Gen. Neal Dow said there were two way:
of looking at a subject.-you could see the
bright side or the dark side, as you wish. Tht
General powerfully presented the infinite
good which has resulted to Maine from pro
bibtion banishing liquorfrom the countr,
towns and driving it into dens in thecities
FIVE spread all over the world the weakness
of the law, we discourage our friends ever,
where. That is all.
To-day. there will be praise meeting at