St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-01
FRANCIS MURPHY.
His Work Drawing to Close With
Deepening Interest.


Mr.. Francis Murphy possesses many Of the
elements Of 4 wonderful man. Five weeks
ago he closed temperance lecturing en-
gagement in st. Paul, but returned again
about a week ago, and has been laboring
here since his return. Tom orrow afternoon
he will close his work, at
the Opera house. The manner in which
he takes hole OF his temperance work is pc
culiar. One star does not differ from another
star in glory so much as Mr.. Murphy differs
! from all other temperance reformers. He
has peculiar and ingenious way of handling
and treating the subject When he frst be-
gins 10 speak he does not appear to be much
iu earnest or even at all serious. One nat
urally thinks when he commences
TO talk that he is too friv-
olous, but before his hearers are
aware Of II be gets right hold OF them, aud
has their attention whether they want TO be-
stow It or not. Last night be displayed this
quality in a marked manner The meeting
was held in the Jackson Street Methodist
church. The audience was a large one,
though not quite as large as It would have
been had 1t no. been for the fact Of three
OF four balls being in progress, besides a Re-
publican torch light procession. The latter
did not make much difference, as there were
not people enough in the procession 10 weigh
very heavily in regard 10 any meeting.
He opened the meeting with singing and
then read part OF chapter in
the Bible, and commented upon each verse
as he read It. This was followed by prayer
and singing. He then opened up on his
talk to the audience upon the general sub
ject of temperance. II is impossible TO give
much of an idea Of his talk as 1t was made
up Of considerable argument thickly inter
spersed with interesting aud peculiarly
appropriate stories that hit of the
topic under consideration and gave sharp
ness 20 the point II was wonderful how he
made all these stories and his illustrations
bear upon the one point Of intemperance.
He described with great power the deeeitful-
ness Of liquor, how IL gradually but surely
got hold of its victim and slyly and secretly
but unrelentingly seized hold Of and de-
stroyed his substance, eating out
and swallowing his property, aud
at last running and utterly destroying the
family and clothing the members Of II in
rags. He illustrated this by story in which
he represented that poor, ruined, broken
down drunkard asked his neighbor TO look
into his mouth and see II be could see any
thing in his throat. His friend, 70 humor
the man, looked into his mouth and
replied that he could not see any
thing. ''Can't see anythingl" he ex-
claimed there must be something there.
Ten yoke of oxen and $50 acres Of land have
gone down that throat" After the re-
marks made by Mr.. Murphy a good many
went up and signed the pledge and put on
the blue ribbon.
An invitation was extended to all who felt
like it 10 subscribe q dollar a
month for one year for the
house, and large number went up and sub
scribed, so that, on the whole, the meeting
was a very successful one indeed.
Mrs. Farwell was called on to give a state
mept OF what had been done in regard 10 the
desired TO take the rooms in the
Of Seventh and Cedar streets, but
for certain reasons it was found that they
could not secure rooms there and so they had
located the coffee house in Capt. Barney's
block on Seventh street near Jackson, The
rooms being desirable and in very salts
factory location but considerable sum OF
money would be required to put them in a
suitable condition for occupation.
Tonight another meeting win be held at
the Jackson Street Methodist church, and to-
morrow afternoon will be held in the Opera
house, commencing at 3 O'Clock, when Mr.
Murphy, by special request, will deliver the
same address that he made at the Coliseum
| at Minneapolis.