Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-14
TEMPERANCE MATTERS.
Tho Meetings Yesterday at Several
Churches and at Market HAll-The
Delegates to the Convention To-Day

| Tho Meetings Yesterday at Several
| Churches and at Market Hall-The
Delegates to the Convention To-Day.
| Mr.. Geo. w. Penniman, of Boston, gave Ell
address in the colored Baptist church, corner
Twelfth and Cedar streets yesterday morning
before a large congregation. Phil. 4, s,
''Think on These Things" furnished the basis
of his remarks, and the special topic was
''The Value of Thoughtfulness," as applied to
| temperance reform. He reviewed the progress
made in the work during the past year, and
/ drew from the present condition of affairs,
some practical suggestions for future work
He said careful thought on this subject had
convinced him that not only humanity, but
political economy, science, philosophy and
social experience are arrayed against the
destructiveness of the rum power and unite to
| sustain the principles OF the temperance re-
! form. He spoke of the power that had come
during the past year from the uprising of the
latent forces of Christianity and comm ented
upon the fact that there is no power in
| society equal to that of the Christian church.
In conclusion, after speaking of prohibition
| as Gods way of dealing with national sins, he
! said: "Let Gods way be our way. Let repre-
sentative men and women be our standard.
bearers; the salvation of the fallen our aim;
victory our watchwOrd, and God will guaranty
SUCCESS"
Inc lOHOWluR OcltRdGts VIII represent bnlS
church at the convention to-day: Rev. and
Mrs. r. T. Hickman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| Martin, j. Trotter, Mrs. Turner, Mrs. Peter
son, and Mrs. Miller.
The Swedish Methodist will be represented
by Rev. G. G. Fosberg, H. P. Jensen, Betsy
Peterson, III. Anderson, P. G. johnson, Imre
Paulson, Amy Olson, N Lourson, aud Emmie
Swaurman.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION
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| the Central Presbyterian church this after
noon and evening, and all are invited to attend.
The sessions will be open to all, and among
| the speakers expected are Geo. w. Penniman
of Boston, Revs. j. +. Chaffee and w. W. Sat
terlee, chairman and secretary of the state
committee, ]. A. Temple, Esq, and Others of
Minneapolis, Rev. DIR. Smith, Rev. David
| M organ and other prominent workers of this
| city and many others.
AT THE Y. M, C.. A. ROOMS.
Geo. w. Penniman gave an address TO young
men before the Y. M. G.. A. at their meeting
yesterday afternoon, speaking IN answer to
| the question, "Does it pay for young man
| to drink intoxicating liquors. and consider
| ing the question from the standpoin.s of
| health, business and practical life, urging
total abstinence as the only safeguard for a
young man.
AT MARKET HALL
The gospel temperance meeting in Market
hall last evening, under the auspices Of the
Y. NJ. G. A., was full OF practical interest to
! the large audience in attendance. Mr.. Nathan
Ford presided, and the speakers were Rev.
David Morgan, of West st. Paul, and Mr.. Geo.
w. Penniman, of Boston. The latter was first
introduced and spoke briefly, suggesting the
! intimate relations between Christianity and
true temperance work, urging the power of
individual effort, and suggesting effective
methods of work. His opinion was, that
while temperance is not Christianity, it is its
forerunner, and that a man ought to get rum
out of him before he receives the power of
Christianity. Rev. David Morgan, the prln-
cipal speaker OF the evening, unfolded the
principles of the great temperance work and
made an effective address OF half an hour. He
was followed by Mr.. Thomas Cochran, Jr.,
who pointed out the relation of the gospel of
Jesus Christ TO temperance.