Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-13
TEMPERANCE TALK.
n Large Meeting In Harrison Halt Yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. Mary
Hunt, of Boston, and ReU. Mr.. SdtterIee.

The announcement that the talented lecturer,
purpose of attending the constitutional pro-
hibition convention, which will convene
in Harrison Hall tomorrow af-
ternoon at two O'Clock would ad
dress the members of the reform
club yesterday afternoon had the effect to fill
the large auditorium to Overfowing. Scarcely
an available feotspace in the hall was left I'M
occupied, and hundreds went away unable to
gain admission.
The chaplain, W. w. Saterlee, opened the
meeting with devotional exercises, the Mu-
steal Union discoursing aInumber of anthems.
The chaplain then read a portion of
the third chapter of Samuel, from
which he drew an excellant lesson, in half
by the Musical Union,
MRS. MARY HUNT
was introduced, and delivered half hour adj
dress, apologizing for not making it more
lengthy, as she was obliged to speak three
times Yesterday. She began by relating an
incident which first induced her to
consummated throughout the civilized
land. She had devoted much time in the
study of chemistry and kindred sciences. She
had studied particularly the action of alcohol
upon the human brain, and upon the tissues
of the body. She had placed these parts under
a very powerful microscope, and she reasoned
with herself eff the body of man is thus in
fuenced by alcohol, certainly the man who
had been inveterately addicted to its use must
be in hopeless condition indeed. 1t was
after arriving at this conclusion
that very dear lady friend called upon her
and begged her to pray for the reformation of
her husband, who was fast giving way to the
baleful Influence of alcohol.
In her response to this request, she did her
| first temperance work. She prayed for that
| dissolute husband. He had every circum-
stance to induce him naturally to live happy
| and virtuOus life. He was wealth merchant,
apparently good christian man; her neigh
| Dor; attended the same church that she did.
She joined hands with the unhappy wife in the
endeavor to save this man-an intelligent man,
with fine clear brain, broad perceptions,
good features, kind hearted and indulgent.
The speaker then spoke at length upon the
| theory of teaching the children the doctrines
| and principles of temperance. She had seldom
met with school board who would object to
| the theory of thus teaching the children. She
| had occasionally met with merchant who was
greatly interested in the traffic who did object
These men were perhaps parents, too. She
asked one of these if he would not like to have
| his boy taught. ooh, yes; / would not OBJ
ject to that" he replied. She then told him
| that in all reason what was good doctrine
to teach his boy was also a healthy
doctrine to teach other meas children
The school board that will say no to this
| movement which is being inaugurated, begin
| ming in Maine and going on throughout the
country to the Pacific slope, will be "cast in
| the balance and be found wanting" The school
| boards of the country are in the balances and
| the eyes of the people are upon them.
Mrs. Hunt is an eloquent speaker, and is adj
vocating placing temperance books in the pub
| lie schools.