The Portland daily press., 1884-06-16
PULPIT AND PLATFORM.
CITY HALL.

There was an audience of about 400 ladies
and gentlemen gathered at City Hall last ev-
ening to listen to the sermon on temperance
by Rev. F. T. Bayley of State st. church. The
gentlemen of the Law and Order League &C.
cupied the stage and the ladies of the Chris
tian Temperance Union the galleries. Excel
lent music was furnished BY a select choir
Rev. Mr.. Bayley took his text from Deut.
22:S-"When thou buildest new house, then
thou shalt make battlement for thy roof,
that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if
anv man fall from thence
This civil law of Israel is no mere architect
ural specification; it is a practical application
OF the second great commandment of love to
man. To leave the roof unguarded, since it
was place of constant and common resort,
would endanger limb and life.
This essential principle abides in force to-
day; the duty OF the individual and of socie ty
to protect the fellow man.
Nobody doubts that the drink habit is curse
to man. No refnements of Philosophy, no
chemical analysis is needed; the fact is patent
and colossal. 1t curses the individual, the
family, the community, the world. 1t curses
man In body, mind and soul; for time and for
eternity. We must multiply this its essential
content, by its actual extent, to appreciate the
size of the problsm.
Our national, annual expense for liquors ex.
ton combined.
The text suggests prevention and protect
ion, rather than attempted cure Put up the
battlements and keep them upl how?
lst.-The Individual example Of abstinence.
The appeal is based upon no narrow philoso-
ply, but broad gospel principle; if not for
your own safety, yet for your brothers sake,
abstain.
2nd.-Moral suasion. Educate, enlighten
and thus protect men. Magnificent is the
work OF the Women's Temperance Union in
this line. God bless them in it.
3rd.-Legal force. 1t is essential. The drink
habit stands on the pillars of appetite and ay-
arice. Avarice stands behind the bar tempting
appetite. The State must lay its hand on the
heartless temper of his brother Moral suas.
ion won't do with mad dog.
Different laws are best adapted in different
communities, owing to the different quality of
public sentiment. All good people should COM
Dlne for the enforcement of the best which is
obtainable. No laws will execute themselves.
The measurable failure of our own law in this
city, is due chiefly, l believe, to the neglect of
good people, to enforce it. 1t has been left.
sword hanging on the wall
Ou' great local question is as to the enforce
ment of the law.
HIGH STREET ANNIVERSARY,
The fifty-second anniversary exercises of the
High street Sunday School were held last eve
ing at the High street church and were of
highly interesting character
The superintendent's report showed the
number belonging to be 25S, of which number
Al belong to the primary department which
is very efficiently conducted by Miss Josie
Simonton. Mr.. Richard Abbott ia the super
intendent of the school, and Mr.. G. B. Thurs
ton assistant. Their efforts are ably seconded
by corps of twenty-five teachers, many of
has the reputation of being among the very
first in its missionary zeal, many of the classes
for years contributing to the support of some
native teacher or pupils in dis ant lands who
are preparing for laborers in the vineyard of
the Master.
The mission circle connected with this
school, which includes number of the misses
among its membership has contributed in adj
dition to the above for the cause of missions,
through its mite boxes and other channels,
something like $75.
The exercises of the evening were varied
pleasing as we'll as instructive. A recitation
by Miss Lettie Whitaker, OF Longfellow's
Angel of Prayer" was very well rendered.
"His Mothers Songs" by the members of the
primary department was also listened to very
attentively. An exercise entitled "The
Brightest Crown" served to interest all both
young and old. 1t was participated in by the
following masters and misses: Fred Hamblen,
BERTHE Dunbsr, Eddie Eustes, Eddie Chase
and Lulie Shaylor, Maud Clark, Alice Abbott
and Cornela Hunt. This exercise was closed
by selection by the choir, "Crown Him King
OF Kings After a few words by the superin-
tendent an address by the pastor, Rev. VIM.
ID. Fem closed the exercises of the evening.
Inc church was very prettily decorated with
flowers and plants arranged with excellent
IlGr6 scanned laft
which could have contributed to make the ex-
erclses more successful and interesting.
CONGRESS STREET.
At Congress street M. E. church yesterday,
the iedifce was beautifully decorated with
evergreen and flowers. In the afternoon the
exercises opened with the voluntary, followed
by singing OF hymn. The pastor then
preached sermon to the children, from St.
Matthew 10:13-"Then there were brought un-
to him little children, that he should put his
hands on them, and pray" There were many
beautiful memorials to Mrs. Alice Bowie, Solo
mon Davis, Mrs. B. F. Noble, Ina G.. Shaw,
Mrs. I. j. Stevens and Little Rose, Lizzie j.
Thorndike, Frank A. Sargent, Celia Lowell.
Lincoln d. Stevens, and Wealthy johnson.
In the evening there was children's Sunday
School concert, and after the voluntary by the
organist, and prayer by the pastor, an interest
ing programme was gone through with, inolud-
ing Rotations and songs by Carrie Cakes, LIZ
zie Thorndike, Rosie Durgin, Mamie Little
field, Lindsay Griffin, Minnie Payson, Lizzie
Tuckwell, and Johnny Ball. The concert was
exceedingly interesting, the parts were all
we'll taken, and the new orgspist, Miss Dur
gin, performed her part cIeditably to herself
and accepGably to the large audience, as also
did Miss Minnie Erskine. The address by Mr..