The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-27
AMENDMENT MEETING.
A Great Audience Gathers at City
Hall.
INTERESTING ADDRESS BY MISS
FRANCES WILLARD.

Miss Frances Willard, the celebrated tenn
perance speaker drew large house at City
Hall last evening. Large numbers of ladies
aud gentlemen began to gather in the hall
at half past seven and by 7 40 o'clock when the
meeting was called to order few seats either in
the gallery or main floor were vacant, showing
that the cordial invitation extended to the
public by the Woman's Christian Temperance,
Union was nobly Pied Churches in gem
eral gave up their prayer meetings for the eve
ming and the audience was very refined and
apprecative one. The platform was adorned
with vases of beautiful flowers and everything
was neatly arranged. Among those seated up
on the platform were Hon. W. W. Thomas,
Judge Kibgsburv Col r. s. Cheves of Ken.
lucky, Major H. A. Shorey, Dr. l. P. Warren
II. II. Burgess, Carleton KimhalI, Alfred
Woodmau j. j. Gerrish, S. w. Larrabee, G.
F. Fox, j. Hawkes.; from the clergy, Revs
j. NJ. Williams, F. t. Bayley, D. W. LEILA
cheur, Fl. P. Winter, s. f. Pearson; Mrs. L
NJ N Stevens, president of the W. G. T. o.,
aud other ladies of the society.
Singing OF the hymn ARISE and Shine" o.
ened the ceremonies. The vocal music was
furnished by choir Of twenty voices pripc;-
pally ladies and gentlemen from the churches.
Mr.. M. A. Bent. Mrs. NJ. A Bent, Miss willy,
Mr.. Wiley and Mr.. Hanson provided irAtru.
mental music. The choir was directed By Mr..
John M. Stevens and the selections wore well
rendered.
Rev. j. Fl. Bashford OF Chestnut sire ct
church offered prayer, after which Hon. W.
W. Thomas, the chairman of the meeting up.
on assuming the duties thanked the association
for selecting him and assured them that he
deemed it great honor to be of service to the
temperance cause.
Miss Frances Willard was then intro.uced.
She is a very int resting speaker, full of good
iliuslratioIs OF points aud holds the closest at
tention of an audience. She was applauded
frequently. She understood that tae kew note
OF the meeting was "come t US think to-
gether." She was glad that the temperance
reform OF the present dag, which was free
from sectarianIsm OF political feeling, was go
ing on conquerins and to conquer. She had
spoken in the jewish synagogue, ia the Pres
byterian aud other churches, aud before all
nationahtles and crseds, and Audiences where
once woman's voice would not have been
listened TO. Ten years have witnessed great
| changes in the temperance reform and today
both Protestants and Catholics unite in one
common cause, and are marching shoulder to
shoulder against the greatest enemy of man
klnd. We are on tle warpstA for better, sweet
er and parer laws. Men who love Robe, t
IngersoIl's teachings are these who sit with
pipe IN one hand and glass OF beer in ane Their
During iha cha ha1
siderably IN the South as well as in the North
and III al! the states which she mai visited had
found general interest being manifested and
an earues effort being put forH ard To advance
the Temperance cause. "And what does all
TINS sieau?" 1t means Mason and Dlxon's line
marked eff the map OF temperance" She
gave a.. illustration OF the innocent bow the
PRIDE OF Lis mother, commencing with cigar
cite Sill liking, then drinking and finally becom-
ing drunkard.
The question is asked does prohibition pro-
hibit?' I'll ask, I'D es license regulate?"
docs education edncate?" .'Does Christlan-
ity christianze"' OF course education edo
Gates out IL takes some time. So with prohi-
Dltlon. There is no freside so well defended
Det what there Is one vacant chair because of
lAIs strong drink. We are trying to get che
Key note of Home. Sweet Home" and pass it
around through the States. When a Sunday
school teacher she noticed that
among the infant classes there were
as many boys as girls but in MINER
classes there were moro girls than boys Two
thirds OF the church members are women. She
mad asked business men to explain this and
they had told her thst it was their nature She
belsVed that it was due to the false standard
Oh society; the standard of pur ty for the girls
Is very high, aud that for the boys too low. It
IS vice Tor a man to.drInk land when one opens
saloon we will try aud legaiize against it, be-
cause IL encourages the vice. She spoke
Drieny upon Woman's definition of personal
liberty, and showed how the child learns the ex
tent OF personal liberty in the household and
well ordered schoolhouse. OEe of our notices
is The greatest good to the greatest number
There is nothing harmful to a person in the
prohi0it0ry law, but great deal Of good to
many: w nat doy you render to your society for
all or her benefits? Bring along the poet
the clergyman, the physician, the editor, and
woman with all her gentleness, and they all,
In thelr way give an equivalent for value re-
celved; but does the saloon keeper, who leads
ans home?
In the West the symbol OF the liquor traffic
is the swine, but in Maine it is the cowardly
Jackall, to which applies the camp saying,
Shoot that head every time you see it," Miss
willard then spoke words of encouragement to
those in favor OF the prohibition question. and
urged the men to represent their wives and
children when balloting on the prohibitorv
law.
The hymn, walk in the Light" was then
sung by the choir.
Col. Il. s. Cheves of Kentucky was intro
duced He spoke il BRIEF for he did not wish
to detain the audience long after the subject
was so beautifully presented by the lady before
him, but he wished to add some truths. for he
knew nothing but the truth, as he had been
Democrat and newspaper man for fifteen
| years. He came from kentucky with greet
| lngs to Maine, for the war was over and peace
reIgned. He thought the grandest tyre Of civ
| ilzation bad been inaugurated in this State.
and hoped the people would make prohibition
| part of their constitution, for then it would
be above party. We have an opportunity, and
We should not neglect it.
The meeting closed with the singing of