St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-03
FRANCIS MURPHY AT THE GRAND.
A Large and Appreciative Audience
Present to Listen to His Fare
well Sermon.

The Grand Opera house wass packed full
at 3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon to list, n q
the farewell words OF Francis Murphy In st.
Paul Mr. Murphy took his gospel text from
the thirteenth chapter OF the First Of Corinth-
ians, commencing, Though / speak with
the tongues OF men aud Of angels, though
have not charity I AN nothing" In
his peculiar style he Interestingly
interlarded the reading Of the
chapter with explanatory remarSs
and was followed in prayer by Rev. Leander
Lane, OF the Church Of the Disciples.
Mr.. Murphy then spoke on the necessity Of
turning the good that had been done in the
Temperance work here to practical account
What we should all try 70 learn was how to
make things easy to do right, and We should
go to work quickly at this for our time WAS so
short. He had already lived TO see
greater things brought about BY kind
ness in the temperance work than
he had ever hoped TO see, In the saving Of
hardened and sinful men by Gods grace.
There was either great perfume or power for
good in the life OF every man or great pesti-
lence and power for III. Some Of the men
who had fallen from drink and under it,
influence we're the greatest terrOrs to the
public, on being reformed proved to be
bright and shining apostles for the right and
the most noble and devoted men. He did
not believe in thumb-screBs, jails and
pOlicemen's clubs as instruments 10
reform any one. II the gospe
had been rightly applied there would be no
use for any such thing as iais. The speaker
then made an appeal for the balance Of 500
needed 10 sustain the Gospel Temperance
reading room for month, which institution
is to be opened the first Of this week, and
went down into the audience with others
after the funds. The result was that fifty
persons in the audience pledged 81 each anu
others contributed S50.2S in cash, showing
that 81. Paul sustains this grand work and
plants II on firm footing.
Commodore Davidson responded 10 the
solicitation OF Mr.. Murphy 10 speak a few
words, and as he appeared before the foot
lights of his own opera house 10 say a good
word for temperance, he was welcomed
with spontaneous burst Of applause and
greeting. He said be was not q public
speaker, but not being coward, and despis-
ing cowardiee, especially as 10 the subject in
hand, be would say a few words III temper
snce gatherings Ike these meant anything.
and there was no danger in them, II was the
duty of every temperance man and woman
in st. Paul 20 ask what was their duty aud
what should be their course OF action in ref
erence thereto. As legislation was proven
unsuccessful in stopping the LIQUOR traffic, II
would seem that the only weapon to fight
whisky with was the grace OF God in
the heart. To successfully carry
on this fight each person must take this grace
in their individual hearts and shut the door
aud bolt it, and the Almighty has given the
promise that be will help US 10 keep the door
shut. Mr.. Davidson then made an allusiOn
TO parents acting as stumbling blocks to
their children by refusing 10 take the pledge
and asked the parents in st. Paul 70 do their
duty in this matter let come what win. Since
he commenced In this line he had washed
his hands clean Of the sin Of intemperance
and be would keep them clean not only for
his own sake but for that Of his pOsterity.
and the example he might set TO the citizens
of st. Paul where he had made his home and
whose people he loved. The speaker closed
bis interesting remarks, which all knew were
thoroughly backed up by his life and his gen
erous help 10 the Murphy movement, by re-
pesting his desire uttered at the jackson
street church on Saturday evening that Fran
els Murphy's headquarters might be located
in st. Paul, that from this center the blue
ribbon movement might cover the entire
length and breadth OF Minnesota. IGreat
applause.
The final or farewell words J Mr.. Murphy
we're commenced with an invocation for the
disenthrallment and emancipation OF those
enchanted and degraded by the ice Of ssroae
drink. In attaining this ssItSm &c nad
faith in the immortality of giod kdeeds
Liquor has a fascination for men aid he
knew I. from experience. Some men liked
its taste while Others liked its effects. but ali
were better without it. By kindDess and
consideration they could be made 10 recog-
nize this, but not by abuse. Remember in
seeking the redemption Of these If you fail
at first you will succeed at last by patient
kindness and perseverance,, for IL Is not a
single shower but many that bring earth's
flowers to bloom. Mr.. Murphy then fin
ished up witha stirring appeal to the citizens
of st. Paul TO rescue the perishing in their
midst.