Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-13
AGAINST LIQUOR,
more Agitation in the Cause of Temper
ance-Mr. Pennimsn the PRINCIPAL
Talker

More Agitation In the Cause of rempsr.
ance-Mr. Pennimsn the Principal
Tsiker.
Mr.. Geo. W. Penniman of Boston. was
the principal speaker at the constitu-
tional prohibition meeting in the Grace
NJ. E. church last evening. The audi
ence that gathered to listen to his radical
thought was fair in numbers and enthu-
siastic in character. Rev c. E. Cline,
pastor OF the church, presided and after a
| rev preliminary remarks, presented the
| speaker, who said the temperance people
| had abundant reason for congratulation
IN the hopeful ''signs of the times" As
question OF morals and political econo-
my, this great movement appeals to the
| conscience and the judgment of all low
ers OF that which is best in individuality
and national life. He thought that
whatever the result of this agitation
from legislative point it would have
this effect: 1t would show the friends and
unmask the foes of the great temperance
reform. This wave which has been
| gathering force for forty years will con-
tlnue TO roll on, and those who put them
| selves in front of it will be submerged
and swept away. We must adopt more
progressive philosophy of action and
assume determined aggressiveness that
will raise our aims abreast of the demands
of the age. Only by unity of purpose and
concentration of forces can this be done.
| This work is specific rather than general,
| and the enlistment is for life, or until
victory is placed upon our banner. In
this great work for Christian men and
| temperance men
ITO doubt, would be disloyalty;
To falter, would be sin "
After the address nominations were in
| order for the delegation to the county con-
vention, and the following were chosen:
Rev Q. E. Cline, T. A. Mathews,
Thomas Fowble, P. Hammond, Mr. and
Mrs. ID. Klinefelter, Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Walker, Fred w. jennings, E NJ. Habig-
horst, w. f. Fifield, John Jaeger, j. G.
Morrison, George Martin, F. W. Lloyd,
J: II. Randall, j. G. Terry, p IL. Green,
Mrs. Robert Murray, Mrs. John
Spencer, Mrs. J. w. Markinson,
Mrs. III. A. Young, Mrs. f. NJ Lowrey,
Mrs. Otis E. Farber and Miss Mary King.
The meetings for to-day are announced
elsewhere. The convention in the Cen
trail Presbyterian church tomorrow
promises to be largely attended Ali the
members of the state committee are ex-
pected 10 attend, and some radical
thought will be presented and practical
action taken
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Geo. w. Penniman, who is in charge of
this temperance work, was born at Quin-
cy, Mass, May 81, 1859.
In the historic town that gave to the
world John Hancock, John Adams and
John Quincy Adams, besides other his
toric Americans. He received his educa-
ton in the common schools of Quincy.
He first entered into temperance work 10
1876, when Dr. Henry A. Reynolds organ
lied new era Gin this moral reform?
Since then he has been active in temper
ance work, giving to it all the leisure at
his command. Since 1876 he has been
employed in his chosen profession, that
of journalism, occupying position on
the staff of the Boston Daily Globe. He
has been connected with the reform clubs
of Massachusetts since their organization,
is the author of their platform of princi-
pies adopted in April 1880 al Holliston and
served three years as permanent secretary
OF the state organization. Upon his re-
tirement from that position last month,
to put On the harness of active service in
this state, he was presented with an ele-
CANT copy of Webster's unabridged, O
substantial sum of money and series of
strong resolutions from the eighty clubs
IN the state. He is prominently connected
with the Good TemplarS, having served
as one of their state lecturers, is ID. g.
| w. G. L. of the grand lodge, and last
year was chairman Of the committee on
| foreign correspondence. In the order Of
the Sons of Temperance he is past
worthy patriarch of the grand division
and chairman of the committee ON for
eign correspondence. He Is chairman of
the committee on nominations of the
State Social Temperance union, of which
Postmaster Hon. E. s. Tobey, of Boston,
| is president, and his excellency Gov.
| Long, vice president. In the Tenn
| pie of Honor and Social Tenn
| pie he has been an earnest
worker, while in the Knights of
Honor, a secret beneficial organization, he
is P. V. Dictator in Massachusetts,.
Added to these responsibilities he has
| served during the past year as chief
templar Of the Good Templar5 Of Middle
sex county, in Massachusetts, the largest
body outside the grand lodge in the state.
In the prosecution of his temperance
work he has lectured in the New England
| and Middle STATES extensively during the
past two years with uniform success. He
thoroughly believes in the principles OF
the temperance reform, and that the only
way of dealing with this evil IS by abso-
lutte ohibition-constitutiO rather
than statutory. He has chosen Mime
sofa as his future home, and will attend
the national temperance convention
August 22-24, as one of the representa-
tives from this state. Mr.. Penniman's wife
will join him at the latter place and return
to this city with him. Mrs. Penniman IS
native of Waseca in this state. and her
self thoroughly alive to the work of the
temperance reform. has often appeared
as successful public speaker in Massa-
chusetts.