St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-25
An Immense Audience at the Second An
niversary Exercises of the Gospel
Temperance Union.
The Labor Lyoeum FavOrs the Elmira
Prison System for the Second Min
nesota Prison.
Bridget Coleman, Weary of This
World, Ends Her Life by a Plunge
Into the River.
Dedication of Grace Chape1--Street
Sayings--Summary of Sundays
Local News.
THE FIGHT AGAINST RUM.


The second anniversary of the Gospel
Temperance union was celebrated yeSter-
day afternoon, and to do honor to that
event the Grand opera house was packed
with people, except only the upper gallery,
which was partially filled. 1t is only once
or twice in the course of year that such
representative gatherings are assembled,
this being the only time, except perhaps the
y. NJ. c. A anniversary, that the leading
people of all churches. regardless OF doc
trine or creed, come together in the cause
of the one principle for which they are
united-temperanee On the stage were
seated the speakers, with prominent repre-
sentatiyes of different churches both clergy
and lavmen, a choir made up OF singers
from different churches and led by Mr. j.
p. Moore. Dr. NJ. MEG. Dana, president
of the society. presided, and the exercises
were opened with the singing of "AH Hall
the Power of Jesus Name" after which
prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Cone, OF
Massachusetts, The congregation joined In
singing "Oh, Where are the ReaperS." ana
Dr. Dana gave a short address. showing the
objects and hopes of the society, as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Assembled on our
second anniversary, we are permitted to look
back upon year of effective work Our
room On Seventh street has been kept open
daily. In no other place in the city have
more meetings been held or more effort eX-
Dended to reach the tempted and save the
penitent. Citizens Of all religious or political
creeds have been generous contributors to
the support of the union, all believing in this
sort OF hand to hand temperance work, and
all approving of keeping open such a resort
as this for the frendless and the poor in the
heart of our city. Quietly, but with quench-
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cuted. The gospel of sympathy, of personal
friendship and unseltish service are what the
rank and file OF men need, and here in the
midst of the coming and going crowds such
place as the headquarters OF this union be-
comes a rallying center for the good and a
safe resort for the weak and lonely. 1t is the
embodied good will of the community and
speaks through its hospitality and round Of
meetings to the churchless and strangers,
telling them that they have been thought of
and that there are those who would do them
good. When the magnitude of this work is
appreciated, as well as the moral and natural
advantage of helping men TO live soberly and
righteously and of doing for Those worsted in
life's battle, we will have, not u room, but
building with all the appliances requisite tC
interest, save and benefit the classes in every
city as yet largely uncared for. Our 6. 7. U.
is practical; its value lies in the personal
character of its work and in the appeal it
makes to all who are going or have gone
wrong, to turn and face towards that better
future in which lies always redemption's
land.
BISHOP FOss SPEAKS.
In closing, DR.. Dana introduced Bishop
FOSS, who began with brief reference to
some of the bigOted, demOniacal mOnarchs
of history, with whom he compared the de-
mons stalking the streets of st. Paul, with
which the temperance people are contend
ing. He proceeded to deliver an earnest
temperance address, and, though proposing
no patent nOstrum as a remedy, he urged
that the sIumbering philanthrOpists every
where, in all ranks of society and of both
sexes, be awakened to the responsibility of
the hour. He reviewed some of the differ
ent methods of organized temperance work,
and avOWed that all reforms had been and
must be brought to victory under the cross.
paying a high tribute to the Woman'S Chris
tian union. He related how he had been
the instrument of assigning Rev. George c.
Hadd0ck TO church in Sioux City, unWit-
tingly sending him to his death, and af-
firmed that Mr.. Haddock died martyr to
the temperance cause.
Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith. of En-
gland. actively connected with the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union, spoke
which she called organized mothers love-"
She spoke of the worlds confederation of
the Woman's Christian Temperance union
only recently established, which had re-
solved that all members, wherever they
were, should offer up prayer at noon each
day. She told of the manner in which the
order was being carried to all parts of the
world and said that the initial letters of the
society, Nv. G.. T. IT," was sometimes
said to mean We'll See To You" and that
was just what they meant to do, humOr-
Gus alluSiOn that brought down the house.
Mrs. Nichols, president of the W. c. T. u,
of Indiana, was introduced. She possesses
a rather heavy voice and her address re-
sembled studied, finished Grafton by an
eloquent man. She portrayed the evils of
intemperance, of excessive foreign immi-
grafton and of the work of the w. c. T.
U. in struggling against them. elciting re-
peated applause from the audience.
REMARKS BY DIR. SMITH.
When DR.. Samuel G. Smith was introduced
he was greeted with applause and imme-
dately came at once to business by telling
the usherers to deliver cards to everybody |
in the house. cards which were blank prom |
iSeS to pay money to support the Gospel |
Temperance union. He told the ushererS
to hurry up onto the upper gallery for he |
expected $500 from the people up there. He |
said Il want $4,000 this afternoon and l !
expect to get it, for it will cost that much |
to run the society year" This he wanted |
in pledges and then he wanted $3.50 in cash |
just to square things up to the present time. |
Dr.. Smith stirred the audience to enthuSi- |
assn and laughter by his methods of stating
things. though he spoke but few min |
utes While the uShererS were taking I'D |
the collection the chorister. J. p Moore. |
sang There are Lonely Hearts to Cher
ish, " the choir joining in the chorus
The last speaker was Miss Henrietta G. |
Moore, of Ohio, also of the W. G. T. O..
who spoke of the origin of the organization, |
its apparent halt in growth thirteen wears |
ago, and its regeneration and remarkable |
growth since. She affirmed the woman's |
will to fight the saloons until the doors of |
the last one be closed forever. She wished |
her brother voters would appreciate this
fact and then they would cast their votes |
Alright She accused them of having weak |
back bones and being weak generally, but |
said this "We'll see to yOu' institution in
tended to stiffen their back bones. She de- |
scribed the interior of an elegant saloon |
which she visited in Philadelphia, and |
dwelt upon the allurements of vice. the |
horrors of the liquor traffic, closing with
an earnest and eloquent appeal to the
women for their influence and to the men |
for their votes to protect the home
Dr.. Dana expressed the thanks of the |
union to the ladies who had come down |
from Minneapolis to speak, and the exer-
cises closed with the singing of the Dox- |
ology and benediction by DR.. S. G. |
Smith. The collection amounted TO 500 |
in cash and 81, $50 pledged to be paid dur
ing the year.
The judges of election will be in session TO |
register voters on Tuesday from a. M to 7 |
p. m, and on Friday and Saturday from 9 a. |
m. to 10 p. N.