The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-01-18
MEETING IN AMERI


by A LADY NoRRESPorbhNFl
The American ladies are like the rest the sex the
world over--good sp akers On the platform they
natural and easy ducks in water. had the plea
sure lately Of seeingand hearing dozen ladies from
different parts of the country condnct temperance
meeting In a manDer worthy OF the cause. They
they call conventions They 70 from town to town and
are lodged here and there by friends of the
m the places they visit they receive no pay il is 10
them a work OF love. The meeting am to attempt to
describe was what is called general meeting, aud
held In the Methodist hureh Tn the platform ON
ech side the pu pit rather the readingdesk 1.-THE
Tub pulpit is scarcely known in American seated
on chairs the speakers Of the evenng-women of all
from up rs years of age The President who
sat at the adng-desk, matrony loakiug dame,
aud conducted the meeting in husiuess-ltke manner
The Preshyteri II clergyman opened the PROCEEDINGS
with praysr. Then hymn was sung the choir OF tue
church aud the organ eadng The speakers were then
ntrodneed They got only hve minutes each me
first SPEAKER was an old lady past The three score and
t. dressed In haek-hsr eyes still clear and bright,
and her voice although married little by the American
twang, whole and round; she was distinctly heard
In the large bHdiue she stood erect at the desk hold
ing good grip OF the big Ribe with her hands, and
looking the audienre easily and quietly She said
Having only five minutes spra / will begin ri hit
In IN mddls of what had to say. We live in what is
called Christian country and Legislators license
houses TO sell liquors viii dpa dead If harm We 60
to them aud tell t'm trey should not lie houses
to maxi, orphans They i,,ll usYps true onounh: hut
what are we to do Tor money? This drink business
brings in lots of money to cannot d without II
NV answer 10 that Is simply thlsrrue il does bring In
money but what docs Ii edst you and the country
Did you think of what il costs2 sum up the
money you yet from IT, and on the debtor side Of your
the balance the wrong side. In my opinion this
tue most telling spe, ch . the evening. hymn was
then sung by young lady. the choir joining in the
chorus The next speaker urged the importance of
temp rance erathre, bespeakng the claims OF news
paper they have lately started Then lady rose who
seemed TO be quite at homo on the platform, walking
from end to end putting her arms behind her back and
speaking very last Hr su'9p'i was ihe eVl's pFoud
by h drinking syst m, especially warning the young
TO avoid the very app earance OF evil More singing
and then another speaker This was the only lady who
could be said 10 be at all peculiarly dressed she was
stout good color In her face and perhaps about thirty
years of age She had small bonn on the very top
oi her head cose-iitng black dress. the sleeves Ia
perng down to the wrists the dress open AT the
ID oa showing large shri-front she looked very
like wel-o-do country clergyman. Her subj oct
that all could be happy and enjoy life without fire.
water She looked the very type OF happiness herself
The next speaker was alto ther contrast; the type
spoke so ast and had 50 long sentences that could
only now aud then catch the sens II you evrr heard
any one say over The nopsensra rhyme Peter Piper
picked peek of pick led pepper. as fast as possible
This is near like IT o. can scribe No doubt she
spoke good sense, but my could not follow hor
We then had most excellent statement from young
lady. who spoke firmly calmly and clog entity on wo-
own experience in her town. She spoke naturally
and with fine, free easy gestures putting one in mind
of some actres es have heard loug ago More hymn
singing, and one or two more hve-minuie speeches
he last speaker made perhaps the best use of the En-
gish language have yet heard In America. Hrr quo
TAI ions from scripture were given with great neanfss
and force Her opening remarks Many people
say what is all this fuss ahontf Why don't GU women
stay at home mind The house darn he stockings, cook
your husbands dinner. aud do the washingY answer
We do know every lady on this platform aud can
testify that they all do these necessary things ani
in fact do them well In addition to this
We are here to night to try to do good. We u
do very little without money. We want money, and
am sure you will night help This lady so
simply and neatly dressed, and spoke well free
from any kind of local or foreign; her neatly
made wincey dress only relieved by white wristbands
nd collar; her bonnet not gaudy set firmly her
head that | asked friends who she was Why
they answered that is Mrs., farmers wife,
about twenty miles from this place She wonderful
wonan-she does all the hOuse-work at home, and is
model wife. I merely added-Well. she Is the best
speaker have heard for long time This lady, after
finishing her speech suited the action to the word took
up the collection box and went round the church her
self with IL. The meeting closed by more hymn sing
rug and of the sisters reading from the New Tesla
ment not Of course that part OF II where women are
old to be silent in public The NEE ting was so con-
Quoted from beginning 10 end that it lett me the I'M
preston that those ladies are doing good.