The semi-weekly miner., 1883-08-04
From the Daily Of Friday.
idD TEMPERANCE WORK
Largely Attended and Interasrfno
Meetings. Yesterday.
Signing the Pledge.

The work of the Temperance Con-
vention inaugurated by Miss willard
was continued yesterday by the pas
tors OF The various church. and
other ce-laborers in the cause.
| CHlLDREN's MEETING.
| At 10 a. m. the "Gem of the Noun
tain Juvenile Temple. an organiza-
ton heretofore in existence in Butte.
met ct Good Templar's Hall, a large
number of children and adults out
slde OF the organization being pres
ent. The meeting was opened with
the usual opening services of the
Juvenile Temple, after which the
meeting was addressed by the Misses
willard and Gordon. At the close
OF tho addresses tine Juvenile Temple
pledge was signed by sixty-four per-
sons, many of them adults.
MONTANA VOTERS LEAGUE.
A meeting of the committee to or
ganize Montana voters league was
held at Mountain View M. f..
church at O'Clock a. m. Rev. J. J.
Garvin, chairman of the meeting,
opened with prayer and singing.
Kew. N. q. Lamb, of Glendale, was
chosen clerk. Upon motion Rev. c..
w: Clark and DR.. Fisher were ap-
pointed a committee to revise the
constitution of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, adapting it
to the purposes of the Voters League
anc present the same at the pubiic
meeting to be held in the evening
at the Pavilion. The following
pledge was then adopted:
We hereby give our names to the
Voters League of Montana" pledg-
ing our sacred honor to vote for the
protection of the homes of Montana
against the liquor traffic, by casting
our ballots for such men as are favor
able to prohibitory laws.
A motion prevailed that the consti-
tuition as revised by the committee
Oe adopted as the constitution of the
Montana Voters League. The
league was then partially organized
oy the election of Prof. w. Egbert
Smit., as president, Macena Bullard,
OF Helena, first vice.president; VIM.
Hamilton, of Butte, second vice
president; d. N. Evans, of Butte,
secretary; Prof. L. Nj. Howell. of
Butte, treasurer.
The committee then adjourned.
THE PAVILION MEETING.
A large audience of ladies and gen.
tlemen assembled at the Pavilion last
night to hear the report of the com.
mittee appointed to organize the
Montana Voters League and to listen
to addresses by a number of local
speakers. Rev. J. Jay Garvin Was
called to the chair.
The report of the committee a.
pointed to organize the Montana
Voters League was read and adopted
Several beautiful songs were sung by |
the children's glee club under the |
of Rev. Mr.. PEBBLES. Rev.
M. G. Lamb, of fGlendale, read an ap-
propriate passage of scripture and
prayer was offered by Rev. E. J.
of Missoula. A stirring ad-
dress was then listened to from
Rev. Dr. Fisher. Prof. w.
Egbert Smith foil in brief ad-
dress in which he announced him
self as unreservedly in favor of pro-
hibition.
At the conclusion of Prof. Smiths
small slips upon which was
printed the pledge of the Montana
Voters League were circulated
among the audience and received
he signatures of 81 men who pledge
to vote for no candidate
or office unless he be in favor of pro-
nir1y T |
,alled upon made some remarks in
which he doubted if the time had
,sme for a general and successful
movement in Mon
ana, and counseled prudence
md deliberation in the prosecution
,f the work. His remarks evidently
truck no respo sive chord in the
hearts of the audience who had
,sen worked up to pitch of ferver
n the work, by the eloquent Oratory
# Miss Willard and the enthusiastic
of the convention. Rev.
). w. Clark replied to the lukewarm
argument of Mr.. Locksley and pro-
'eeded to splinter his prudential
with sledge hammer ar
,uments showing that "now is the
accepted time" and the advocates of
ought to "strike while
he iron is het."
The meeting was closed by singing
he doxology and benediction by
Rev. DIR. Fisher
FURTHER MEETINGS.
There will be an adjourned meet
ng of the Woman's Christian Tenn
'erance Union, at Mountain View
4. E. church to-day at 3 p. M, in
tead of tomorrow, as wss erroneous
Y announced in the Convention.
A regular meeting of the Mountain
lem Juvenile Temple will be held at
food Templar's Hall, Saturday af- !
ernoOn At 3 o'clock.
NEW GOLD EXCITEMENT.