Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-08-29
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Temperance Camp Meeting

Temperance Camp Meeting.
The state temperance camp meotin!
opened at Morrisvile. August 18th, on tn,
grounds of the Morrisville camp meetin.
association. Tuesday morning opcnet
with clear skies and cool air after the rain
of Monday night. The morning fount
many completing tenting arrangements OF
the camp ground. The forenoon wa
spent in arranging camp equipage, etc
AT 2 p. M the first public meeting wa
held. A good number gathered in front o
the speakers stand, upon the bell being
rung by Rev. w. j. johnson of Waterbury
president of the association. A good choi,
was in attendance, under the direction OF
J. r. Bartlett of Barre. The meeting was
opened by bringing the Sheaves," rem
dered by the choir, which was followed by
prayer by Rev N. w. Wilder of Essex
Another piece by the choir, "On Chris,
the Solid Rock / Stand" and President
johnson presented Rev. w. ii. Hyde o.
Berkshire, who occupied few minutes,
speaking Of the relations of the church to
the temperar ce cause. Rev Clark Wedge
worth of Bakersfield was then introduced
and spoke AT some length, especially
concerning his connection with the tenn
perance work OF this vicinity last year
The Rev. w. H. Clark of Enosburgh
was then called on and delivered few
timely remarks which were well received
by hose present. Following Mr.. Clark :
speech came selection by the choir
"Marchng Onward" The Rev. +. Ii
Roberts of Swanton followed with statistics
and accompanying remarks. Rev. S.
Donaldson of johnson made a few espe
cially interesting remarks, followed by a
selection by the choir, when Presiding
T. der Richard Morgan of the St. Adams
district was called on and responded in a
happy manner. The afternoon meeting,
lasting nearly two hours, was closed by
singing and benediction.
The day passed very pleasantly on the
grounds.
TUESDAY EVENING.
After the choir had rendered several
selections and stirring prayer had been
offered by Rev. D. P. Bragg of Grand
Isle, Rev. H. A Spencer was introduced
and gave an address, taking for his topic
the importance of a right dominant senti.
ment. The following is but very brief
abstract of his remarks: We are social in
our natures-creatures of sympathies,
affections, ETC., and the average man is
controlled by the dominant sentiment
called public opinion. which is largely
determined by a few persons in every
community. The millennium for which
we labor will be when the state and
national government refuse to be partners
in this traffic In order to bring this about
we must preach and practice total absti.
nence, including lighter drinks. If boy
is ruined, it makes no difference whether
it was caused by cider or something
stronger. Hence we must have dominant
sentiment that will not compromise with
the evil.
In securing this sentiment the speaker
confessed he had little hope Of the adult as
the spirit of PLATE was too prevalent.
Therefore, our only hope lies in the youth
sible for teaching and enforcing the truth,
and those who see the truth will gradually
bring as many as possible to these senti-
menls. What is needed in contrast to
Pilates spirit is the spirit that character
lied Elijah on Mount Carmel.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The weather could not have been finer
-the sun shining brightly and very cool
and pleasant. After the close of an
interesting prayer meeting held in the
North Wolcott tent, large audience
assembled at the stand. After several fine
selections by the choir with Mrs. o. D.
Clapp as organist. accompanied by Mr..
Fred Chapman of Bethel with the cornet,
the exercises opened with prayer by Rev.
X. Morgan, presiding elder of St. Albans
district. The prayer was an earnest appeal
to God for help in the stupendous work of
suppressng intemperance and its evils.
The address was delivered by Mrs. j. X,
Barney of Providence r. l., national
superintendent of the w. G. T. U. for
prisons and police. The speaker first
expressed her Joy that there was a woman
on the programme as they never fall out
OF line. Then she proceeded TO give Il
br eff view of her visits to prisons both
north and south and the result of her
Investigations showed that so per cent
were there from the influence Of rum.
The speaker laid especial stress upon the
result OF Investigation of our own state
prison at w ndsor with its 20S convicts,
20 OF them being Vermont boys-the
largest native per cent found in any prison
visited. Then tracing The stream back TO
its source the beginning of the evil was
found in the cider of our homes. Giving
some very clear and pungent scenes from
personal knowledge as illustrations. Then.
with an earnest appeal to the won en- of
the state 10 purge their homes from the
evil, she brought her address-of more
than an hour in length--to Il close, the
large audience regrelting that time was 50
short,
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The attendance in the afternoon was
much larger than in the morning, many
having arrived on the noon trains. At 2
o clock the audience having assembled, |
with a large number of children directly |
in front of the stand. Rev. Peter Merrill, |
one of the oldest ministers in the Vermont |
conference, opened with prayer, after
which Mrs. Barney gave an address to the
children, showing bow vile intoxicating
liquors are, laying particular stress upon
the influence of worm juice or cider the
curse of Vermont. She gave many
torcible illustrations in support of her
and also used several charts.
fully illustrating them to the children |
Rev. S. w. Clemens of Brunswick, n. Y |
was then introduced. Mr.. Clemens
referred to the fact that it was 40 years
since be addressed an audience in Morris |
town, his first appointment having been
the towns of Morristown, Hyde Park,
Elmore and Wolcott. The speaker said
he was fast losing confidence in the idea
of reforming drunkard, and gave an
instance in his own experience OF where
2l0 were most happily converted in
revival, 10 ofthe number being drunkards,
and all of them, after the most strenuous
{ forts had been made for them, were
finally shipwrecked. Tne cause is making
great advances in the west, and the pros
poets are brighter now than for a long
Time. The law in this state is nothing but
Il local option law, it will not enforce
i,self, but the people must do it, Nothing
can be expected of the two political
parties. The democratic party makes no
pretensions of temperance. and you might
as well try to extract milk from a last
years corncob as to expect anything from
them. The republicans make pretensions,
hut do not live up 10 them. The speaker