Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-22
CENTENNIAL OF TEmpERANoE.


 Anniversary Exercises Under The
 5, Sons of Temperance, In Calvary
 Baptist Church-Interesting Ad-
 dresses.
 In nearly every city, town and hamlet throughout the country there will be held during the present week exercises comemmol- ative of the centennial of temperance reform, which dates from the time that Dr. Rush wrote his celebrated essay on the subject of temperance one hundred years ago. All though beer and wine were not included among the intoxicants that Dr. Rush advo- cated people to abstain from using, yet his work set people to thinking on the subject and from this is dated the beginning of the reform which fifty years later eliminated in the formation of societies devoted to the principles of total abstinence from all intox- icating drinks.
 In this city the initial anniversary meeting was held in the First Baptist church on Sun day evening. Last evening Harmony divis- ion, Sons of Temperance, held anniversary exercises in the Calvary Baptist church. The church was well filled by an intelligent and interested audience, and the exercises were of most interesting character. Rev. MT. Sam son presided. The exercises were opened with an organ voluntary, after which Dr. Peck, of Trinity M. E. church, offered fer vent prayer for the success of the total abst1- hence cause The choir then rendered in fine style selection entitled ''On the Sea-" Rev. Mr. Samson followed with brief opening re- marks, in which he stated the object of these centennial exercises. The choir and congre- gation then sang hymn from Calvary Se- lections" commencing
 Mourn for the thousands slain,
 The youthful and the strong:
 Mourn for the wine cups fearful reign,
 And the deluded throng."
 MT F. M. Bradley of Washington, D. O., was then introduced by MT. Samson as 8 gentleman whom he had known in his school boy days as an earnest and faithful worker in the church and in the cause of total ab- stinence.
 MT. Bradley, who is very fluent speaker, referred in his opening remarks to the prog ress that had been made in the temperance cause during the past one hundred years. He announced his firm belief in the ultimate re- moval of the curse of intemperance. There is one thing, said the speaker, that politi- clans may as well learn now as ever, and that isss that prohibition has come to stay. A i- cense law, high or low, will never settle this it out. Referring to the centennial celebration, he said it was not To- cal matter, but tens of thousands of such meetings were being held all over the country, and if, he said, we do not get some inspiration out of this centennial week it is our own fault He paid a mpliment to Harmony division and the Sons of Temper ance in general for what good they had done in the past and for what they were still do- ing He urged them to be faithful to the trust imposed upon them.
 On the conclusion of Mir. Bradley's address the choir sang Jubilate in by Buck. Rev. M. H. Pogson, of New York city, was then introduced and made a very eloquent ad- dress, which was listened to with the deep est attention by the large audience present.
 The exercises were closed with singing and the benediction by Rev. MT. Pogson.