St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-02
FRANCIS MURPHYS FAREWELL
The Final Gathering at the Jackson
Street n. E. Church Last
Evening.
Interesting Gospel Temperance Exercises
at the Grand Opera House this
Afternoon.

Francis Murphy took his gospel temperance
text last evening from the fifteenth chapter
of Romans, the subject handled being that
the strong should bear the infrmities Of the
weak. The effort Of persons TO try and save
others was the very means by which such
persons would save themselves. In all saw
ing work Of our fellow beings the salt of the
work done was to be found in the exercise Of
patience.
After fervent prayer Mr. Murphy stated
that with the political POT boiling
so hot IL was wonder so
many were present For one be was not az
itated about the result Of elections, for he
had an abiding faith in the American people
country, which by his grace they were given
10 inhRbit. The influence OF the ladies In the
temperance work was great, because men
only we're courageous through the love they
bore them. AS an illustration he cited the
southern women going shopping in the
streets Of Fredericksburg when the Union
forces were she!ling that city, which gave
new courage and bravery TO their husbands
and fathers who were defending it. Loving
kindness was dwelt upon as a great influence
in the temperance work-love which
after it has given everything feels
il has given nothing. Every
man and woman going about in their lives
giving kind words and looks and doing kind
deeds were adjoining the galleries of the king
dom that needs no sun with beautiful pic
lures that would never fade or become oblit-
Grated.
Mr.. Murphy called on Commodore David
SON for few words on the score that when
be (Murphy) visited st. Louis years ago, this
gentleman was the first to pin the blue rib
bon to the masthead there. The commo-
thusiasm. He said that most of the citizens
of st. Paul knew him, and they also knew
he was not accustomed 10
public speaking. Yet he would say
something for temperance, for he not only
knew personally what temperance was, but
what insObIiety was 10 the amount Of Of one,
two, three, or dozen glasses Of intoxicants
3 day. In the frat place intemperanee was
costly; secondly, incOnvenient; thirdly,
disgrace, and lastly had bad influence on
the person who INDUCED and on every one
the money he would build a temperance tenn
pie right here in St Paul for Francis Murphy
to redeem the northwest from the vice of
drinking. He (the spe&ker) bad formed the
first blue ribbon society in st. Louis
down among the rough people on the
leyee, even before Mr.. Murphy had reached
there. Every one had the power of example
and in this work the higher classes of society
could set powerful pattern to those below
them in the social scale, whether they drink
or not, by taking the pledge. There was no
one so humble in the audience before him
but could set an example to some one still
further down the social or society grade. 1t
was the duty OF every man aud woman TO
help this movement by his or her example.
The great enemy of temperance was not
those who drank, for they virtually had no
| influence, but the men ard women who
didn't drink, but who wouldn't
sign the pledge. This latter
class was referred to by the
lowest drinking classes TO bolster up their
sin. Every one should sigu the pledge, act,
walk and talk Temperance, and then tenn
perance would move grandly forward every
where He then proceeded to show the des-
truction 20 health, mind, and prosperity en-
tailed by drinking. and the shame, degreda-
ton and sorrow II engendered Liquor was
taken as parscca for every i'll OF life, to
warm when cold, cool when hot, and for
every condition of humanity 1t was good for
nothing. II a companion Of man should
treat htm as whisky does, wheedle him along
under the guise of friendliness and jollity,
aud then land him in the gutter, the victiml
of such hypocrisy and abuse would never
recognize such friend again. He
The sneaker would omen the On.ra Uhouse for
Nr. Murphy every time he wanted 1t, and be
satisfied If on every occasion, If but one vic
| tim 10 drink could be induced 10 take the
pledge. He closed by saying that there was
| a pressure being brought 10 bear to make
Mr. Murphy locate in St. Paul MS a great
electric light Of temperance TO redeem the
north star state from the rule OF King Alco-
hol. IGTeat and continued applause.
Secretary I4add rose To explain that the
/ Gospel Temperance rooms ON Robert street
were b. themselves, and that all they had
to do with being a coffee house, was that
/ Mrs. Cunninghau's coffee house was in the
I same building and coffee could be procured
/ CT her when wanted in these toms.
! Mr. Murphy announced at the close OF the
\ meeting that about thirty had subscribed 81
each TO the 500 wanted 10 establish the Cos
/ pei temperance rooms free Of debt for the
/ first month.
This Sunday afternoon at O'Clock Fran =
els Murphy will give his farewell address TO
the citizens of st. Paul at the Grand Opera
house, to which admmission was free. The
| Great Western band have kindly guaranteed
their musical services free of cost on the oc-
cssiou and Charles B. Pottgeiser, lately re-
/ turned from Europe, viii preside at the
/ piano. 30