The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-26
Ladies' Day at the Old Orchard Cnmp-
meeting

OLD ORCHARD, July 20.
Ladies' Day opened with a prayer meeting and
the regular exercises commencing at 10 o'clock
were held In the church, which was we'll filed Miss
5. Z. Lord presided. After the hymn Nearer Ny
God to Thee" Miss A. c. Leavitt. SUPERINTENDENT
OF the Prison Work for the State, took the stand
and spoke in very interesting manner of her
labors among the prison inmates and the result Of
Christian work among these criminals. crock Of
Ages Cleft for Me-" was sung and the President in
troduced Mrs. L. B. Choate, President Of the w. G.
I. o., in Boston. She talked of the necessity oe
pronloitlon and endeavored to impress upon her
audience that the word of God should be the guide
IN tns as IN all other good work. God is the pro-
hibitor OF all evil. Prayer is a necessity What
ever we find for our hands to do we should do IL
Win all our might. song. 1.-THE Ship of Prohibi-
ton was sung very sweetly by the HAYNES family
who had volunteered their services
Mrs. Emma Prescott OF North Berwick, Supsrin-
tendent OF the Young Woman's Temperance Work
was the next speaker. She alluded to her labor
among the children; spoke Of the brief period Of
her connection with the temperance work and re-.
lated her experience as an invalid when from a
sick bed, she promised the Lord to do whataver ba
might require at her hands. She prophesied victory
for prohibition.
Mrs. Green of Baltimore made the nex4 address.
Little did the audience suspect that this lady.
serene ana unconscious she seemed had nevsr
before appeared as public speaker Vet such VAS
the case. Her mourning ATTIRE, her face and her
manner won largely upon her audience before she
mad uttered syllable, but when in low even tones
she spoke to the assembly, a pin might have Lesn
heard to drop, so deep was the Silence Her onen
mgrt Ie mar concerned the discord between the
Never since that time had they been oennina
lehds until tnat angel OF peace and reconciliation
Frances A. Willard, became the mediator betweerss
Northern and Southern, and Eastern and Westsr1
homes where her name had become household
word NOW visits, social and commercial are inter-
cnangedi enmlty Is Vanquished, reconstruction il
accomplished; all honor, then, to Frances Willard
(Applause) What first interested me in the tenn
perance cause2 Canadian woman, the wife OF
the Premier of Canada, who declined Ale AZ M.
table OF an Old Orchard hotel, and bling asked he
she drank wine, replied in the negative MA sbe
offer any? No. This set me thnkiSe bet tbi sno
not what influenced me to work for temnerance
mat was accomplished by Mrs. Sisson, who said to
temperance work" Mrs Green told a most toucb-
ing anecdote to illustrate the power OF
prayer than this world Dreams The speaker affact
I'd her audience to tears. am now the pTesident
OF Young Woman's Chris IianlTemperance Union.
Iheyihold their meeting in my absence and carry on
their work. they write TO me every dav Thesyar
now sending letters to rumseers SnonymonsIy I
did not advise this, do not discoursgeit .annot
tell II it IL best or MT, leave it ali with them.
ed by the Lord. s
success OF women IN works of reform to their trust
In God who Is the power. Prayer is the most efica
e t ala IN an g od works "a Better bay" was
me Gil sing hymn. The Young Ladies' Christian
temperance Union had a cake and ice cream stand
on the grounds, the proceeds of which WAS To ha
ture. H9ei@-
AT p. m. the congregation reassembled in tho
open ar. An anthem by the choir Guide me on
IhOu Great Jehovah" opened the meeting Rfter
winch work and Pray was sung and the pinetv
nrst psalm was finely read by the youthful presi.
dent, Miss >. q. Lord. Mrs. Doctor Cults offered
prayer, the choir rendered "God is the Refuge ~
his People" and all sang Bringing in the ShesvesSs
An effective temperance recitation was given bv
Mrs; weymouth of Bddeford, and a telegram read
by the president which emb died gretIino from,
the W. q. Il. u, then in session at Aroostoo ~
Inc last speaker of the day was Mrs Emilv Nc.
Laughlln, who was received with unbonndsd an
thuslasm by the largest audience vet assembled
upon the grounds. She drew parallels beiTSssn
slavery and lntemp7rance, and Characterised rms
az the woman's century Every aga mas its onas,ic,
70 settle, out no question is setted uuil n a. SET
tea right cited as an instance of this the adva ~
me me ZIG Fathers in this land and the construc
uon Oh tne Declaration of Independence. We ara
not to walt iorpubic sentiment God viii do MOTH
ne: Ior US that We can 40 for ourselves This IL
Malns trial nourj women must exert their naraon
Al lhnuehce with individual voters; consttntionaI
ausnuheht should be granted because rensInabIa
anu anu IN harmony with The constitution Constitn-
legislators. " 'A' u0'""S0ns ot
song by Miss Lucy Hayden and the Announce
ment that MISS Frances M. Willard will sneak n
biuueferd the evening of Monday, july 2stb
closed the exercises anu the campmeeting.