The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-22
MISS w1lLARD,s ADDRESS.

Under the Auspices of tine Womens Chris
tian Temperance Union Of Corvallis.
On last Tuesday evening the people OF our
town and Of the surrounding country crowd
ed our city hall SO full that there was hardly
room for one more to get in, in order that
they might here what Miss Willard, the
great temperance lecturer, had to say in
behalf of her favorite theme. In the audi
ence were a large number of persons who
came many miles from the country. Fanil-
lar faces from Albany and other parts of
Linn county were noticed among the large
audience. The meeting was opened by an
appropriate prayer by Rev. G. W. Bennett.
The choir then chimed in with beautiful
song. A few appropriate remarks of well
come to Miss Willard in behalf of the Chris
tian churches Of this community, was offer
ed by Rev. j. r. N. Bell, whereupon
another song selected for the occasion was
executed by the choir. Prof. B. J.. Arnold,
of the Agricultural college, in behalf of that
institution also offered appropriate remarks
of welcome to the distinguished visitor.
Upon the subject of temperance President
Arnold took the broad view that people
should be temperate in all things else as
well as to be temperate in Intoxicating bev-
erages. He said that there were many
things of which an intemperate use was
made of which in their effects were as bad
as the intemperance in Intoxicating fluids;
also that people and parents by setting
good example should stay at home at nights
and also see that their children and those
under their care were also at home during
such time He characterized the darkness
as the time selected for doing evil things
and hence the time when intemperance and
drunkenness was carried to excess. Rev.
DR.. Embree welcomLed Miss Willard III
behalf .of the Good Templars, after
which Mrs s. E. Belknap read short
address of welcome in behalf of the Wonen's
Christian Temperance Union of this place.
Miss Willard was then introduced and
spoke fully an hour to the large audience in
a Very instructive and pleasant way. Dur
ing the time, with but little exception,
pin could be heard to drop almost any place
in the large audience. She beautifully drew
a word picture of the workings and dolngs
of the temperance movement In Iowa DUR
ing the last campaign in that State, where
the temperance question formed the main
issue in that hard, fought battle of words
and IDEAS She showed how much could be
done in this great cause in winning persons
over to the side of right and duty by the
use of kind words and gentle means. Her
policy and the policy of her organization
was to appeal to the reason and to the bet
ter element in mans composition III order
to win them from drink and the business of
instead of following the business of selling
liquors, man being benefited by and having
and enjoying all of the blessings and con-
veniencies of society should follow some
business which would give back to society
something in return for the many blessings
derived from it. The speakers remarks
were very becoming. gentle, kind instruct
i've and beyond all quite interesting She
impressed all i'll her hearing the most favol-
ably, and one could not help feeling that
they would like to hear more from her.
She said that their work was fast gaining
ground N the Southern States and although
the north and south had been for long
time virtually separated over the slavery
question and other issues growing ont ot it,
yet, she hoped that in this great. move
Mason and Dixon's line could be entirely
blotted out by the uniting of the churches
and temperance people in the great and
good cause.