The Portland daily press., 1885-01-26

PREBLE CHAPEL.

The Preble Chapel temperance meeting was
we'll attended last evening. Mr.. e. G. Far
rington was the leading speaker, and was lis
tened to with marked attention. The follow
ing is an abstract of his remarks on the now
absorbing question in prohibitory circles:
Law enough! We have heard that for more
than thirty years. Those engaged in the liq-
uor business have reason to say SO. l speak 10
those who demand the suppression of the traf-
nc now demanded by the constitution of this
state. How do we know we have law enough?
w men elghty-flve per cent of all crimes comes
from the sale Of strong drink, that claim can
not be well urged. Why should we not in-
crease the penalties? The present statutes fail
TO prevent men from setting tie liquor law at
defiance. Do you not think that increased pen
altles would be the first step in the growth of
any otner crlmeY Murder increased in this
state and capital punish ment was made the
penalty The violators of the prohibitory law
have made their Iaw-breaking a science. They
band themselves together and arrange to eyaGe
the law. One remedy is at hand. The penal
W must be increased and enforced. Let us deal
with these violatofs of the law like men of
seese. do men think of doing away with the
labor department in our State prison because it
costs great deal? By no means. Ideness is
OF itself demoralizing. Labor is reformatory
Ihe reform school estima tes its needs at eigb-
teen thousand dollars; they have farm and
tie more than one hundred boys. Cumberland
county had an average of fifty-eight in the
work. shops OF its Jail daily during last year.
1t did not pay by 1904 and is regarded as a f.
nancial failure. I cannot go regard it, I,aboF
elevates q man.
Senator Weeks Of Kennebec county, asked
the legislature to establish house of correc-
ton for tramps and drunkards The idea is
worthy OF consideration. I suggest that the
Institution should be sustained by the money
ron hose Iar k-nn
and drunkards. Then class of unfortunates
would receive benefits from moDey illegally
taken from them. When the wrong would not
support it, the institution would be no longer
needed. Ii it is possible, let us use the gains
of rumsellers to help their victims.
ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL.
Yesterday was the eighteenth anniversary of
Bishop Neely's ordination as Bishop.
In the morning the Bishop preach
ed at st. Luke's Cathedral and in
closing referred briefly to his rela-
tions to the Diocese and parish. He said that
during the eighteen years he had labored
among them the people of Maine, and more
especially those of his own parish had shown
him great kindness ana that the relation ex-
isting between them and him had always been
of the pleasantest character. In closing, he
expressed his earnest wish that in the future
hio iapoSo duonS VIC poopi0 Vi mdin6 HllgDU Dc
as pleasant as they had been 10 the past. The
services we're attended by large congregation
and the music was especially good.
ST. PAUL's.
Yesterday being st. Paul's day the Rev. Mr..
Little, the rector of st. Paul's church preach
ed to a large congregation his annual parish
sermon, taking for bis subject the work and
needs of the parish"
NOTES.
The Rev.W P. Fisher OF Brunswick, preach
ed yesterday morLing at Wlliston church upon
"moral extravaganza" Mr.. Fisher preached
at the same plaosin the evening.