Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-03
TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.
A Rousing Meeting at Pfsiffsr's Hall Last
Night-Stirring Address by Bishop Ire
land.

A Rousing Meeting at Pfsiffsr's Hall Last
land.
The new year was inaugurated last
night by one of the most magnificent
demonstrations that has ever
taken place in this city. The rally took
place at Pfeiffer's hall, which was crowd
ed to overlooking with an earnest and en-
thusiastic audience. The exercises were
varied, consisting of songs and instru-
mental music and stirring temperance
addresses by Bishop Ireland, Rev. Father
Stanley and others
The programme was opened by Mr..
Dickinson, who sang, "He Like Soldier
Fell" in very telling manner and with
great feeling.
BISHOP IRELAND.
An eloquent address was then made
by Bishop Ireland.
Commencing he said he could not find
his friends in place or occasion
more fitting to wish them Happy New
Year; when he wanted to express this
wish it was under the banner of temper
ance; such wishes implied Gods grace
during the year; they implied health of
body, reasonable degree of temporal
prosperity.
All these followed in the wake of their
movement. 1t was now thirteen years
since they had unfurled the banner of
total abstinence; a memorable day was
the 10 of January, 1869; the movement
ho frioA. fhirfonr fnrp,aA
long period of probation; it is of few
movements that they could feel as proud
of as this of total abstinence; there were
few happier moments in the speakers
life than the ones in which he had said
come along with me and will lead you
to victory The movement Is strong in
st. Paul; it is doing good; it is appreciat-
ed.
The reverend speaker continued, it is
time for new era in the movement; the
population has been very much increased
and changed; these whe were then
children are now young men; there must
be a new impetus; there must be some
extraordinary movement, such as it had
thirteen years ago. AS result of that
movement there were several well
founded and fiourishing societies; first of
all came the old imperial guard; the
Father Mathew society, than the Knights
of St. Paul, the st. Michael society, the
guards and other useful societies.
The speaker then defined programme
for conducting the work more success
fully in the future, in order to enlist gen.
eral interest and enthusiasm in the cause
public meetings would be held in a pub
lie hall large enough to accommodate all
who might attend; those who desired to
enlist in the cause of total abstinence
could become members of this general
society. 1t was the intention to carry the
movement into the stronghold of the en-
envy; no compulsion would be employees;
the ladies, also, would be invited to sign
the pledge and carry the banner Of total
abstinence. (Applause.)
Reference was then made to the power
of the female sex in using their influence
to aid the cause of total abstinence.
The religious principle or feature of
temperance was then adverted to as the
strongest impulse for good in mans soul.
The great principle of Christianity was
to avoid evil and do good; that good
which would command reward through
all eternity. Avoid evil. by which was I'M
understood sin; there was but one evil,
sin; this lasted upon man through all
eternity and separated man from his great
master and benefactor, God. Drunken
ness was one of these evils, one act of
drunkenness was mortal sin. If man
died after one act of drunkenness without
having washed the sin away by penance
he could not enter the presence of God
Drunkenness could not enter the king
dom of heaven; a drunkard is separated
from his savior; it involved the destruc-
ton of Gods best gift.
1t was our reason that separated man
from the beast of the field; man by par
ticipation Of Gods goodness is an intel
ligent and free reason; drunkenness de-
prives man of reason; it made him lower
than the animal; the latter had not been
endowed with reason; man was made IN
Gods image and likeness; reason was the
image of God in the soul; intemperance
blotted out that image IN man; where sin
dwelt habitually there was hell; hell had
IFS agencies of destruction; the saloon was
its most potent agent.
A graphic and eloquent picture was
drawn of the terrible evils that attend a
life of intemperance,w which was described
as being the root of most of the poverty,
vice, crime and unhappiness in the
country. Drunkenness, he said, was cap
1tal sin; it was hydra headed beast Civ
ing birth to thousands of other crimes.
In mans cool and calmest moments it
was up hill work to battle with his pas
sions; liquor closed out reason and stirred
up the vilest passions; the first demon
was the demon of drunkenness, the
parent of blasphemy and every other sin;
the constant excuse of criminals was that
they had been drunk when the crime had
be loathed and hated; it had blighted the
souls and lives Of the people; it had
caused them to lift the murdereus hand
and all other excuses. For man to say
he would not get drunk again was in
vain; he must not make the occasion; it
was the power of one glass that wrought
the ruin; the fact is that if man had
been guilty of drinking, the only means
of redemption rested in total abstinence.
A powerful appeal was then made in the
interest of total abstinence, and work
than which he said there was none nobler;
to destroy drunkenness was to destroy
sin; keep one man sober and he was kept
from blasphemy, sensuality and many
other sins. An eloquent picture was
drawn of the delights that follow life of
soberness and industry-the charms of a
happy home as compared with the terri
BILE results that follow 1ntemperance.
The audience were invited to sign the
pledge, large number of both sexes
complying with the request. Messrs.
Foster White Han1ev and Dickinson
sung selection in an effective manner,
after which interesting addresses were
made by Rev. Father Stanley and others.
How to Get Rich.
A generous gentleman of the courtly
old school and a philosopher withal, re-
siding in this city, makes the following
reflections as to safe way to becol )
rich.