The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-09
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At II 80 a meeting Of the Health and Tam.
perance Association was held and stirring
speeches made In favor Of abstinence from
things injurious Seventh Day Adventists have
temperance platform far above that Of other
societies. They present three pledges. One
taking In abstinence from intoxicating liquor
alone, one from liquor and tobacco and . tee
total pledge which embraces liquor, tobacco,
tea and coffee. aThus they lean meet the most
degraded and lead them upward step BY step.
They are as earnest in this matter as on other
subjects connected with their faith. Stats
ments OF interest concerning the temperance
question In the general acceptance Of the ssrm
we're made. This question, Il was said, is de-.
basis. Seventh Day Adventists predicted
years ago when they first organized their Tenn
perance Association, that the time would
come when this question would be linked with
the Mormon and Sunday questions and Be
brought before the world in religious, political
issue. In view OF this anticipated movement
the church are awake to the Importance Of
taking decided independent stand on temper
ance, for they foresee that when the ismus
comes those who do not unite with it will be
classed with rumsellers and liquor drinkers
unless they have decided temperance plat
form OF their own. Seventh Day Adventist
could not unite with movement like the one
they predict, because its contamination would
lead to Constitutional Amendment including
q Sunday law.
The late disturbance in California caused by
linking Temperance and the Sunday question
together and connecting them with politics
was referred to as an indication Of how the
matter is working in embryo. Extracts from
the Christian Statesman, the organ of the
constitutional amendment party, were read.
showing the undercurrent in favor Of Sunday
law and the connection of that seemingly
moral question with temperance and politics.
The noon trains brought many new arrivals
and much baggage. The work Of getting ths
new corners settled occupied considerable time,
and many man took up his bed and walk.
ed" seeking place TO deposit 1t.
In the afternoon Ed. 8. N. Haskell PREACH
ed from the words: "Well done, thoa gooA
and faithful servant; thou hast been fAithful
over few things, will make thee ruler over
many things: enter thou into the joy Of thy
Lord" Matt. XIV. 81. The words were shown
to be part of parable bringing to view the
Judgment and reckoning time. The RESPONSE
bility resting upon those who embrace the
Christian religion was illustrated and 9 life OF
noble devotion to Gods cause placed in start
ling contrast with one of ease and worldly csr0.
lessness. The sermon was replete with practi-
cal thoughts. A smart shower, accompanied
with thunder and lightning, occurred daring
the discourse, but the well made tent proved
good protector.
The base ball clubs, with their accompany
ing satellites, deserve credit for the duo rs-
spect with which they have paid their more
RELIGIOUS neighbors, few indistinct cheers and
muft1ed enthusiasm only giving token Of their
proximity.
The topic for tomorrow evening will be,
when. where and by whom was the Sabbath
changed" REPoRrMR.