Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-08-20
MoKRIsvILLE CAIp-MEErING.


hONNlSNILtE FII-MEFIING.
Exercises of Tuesday, the Opening Day
Religion and Temperance.
The annual Morrisville camp meeting
opened at Morrisville Tuesday. \ large
number of camping parties from all over
the St Albans Methodist district as well
as many other localities are upon the
grounds. The seating capacity and can
vas covering before the speakers stand
have been much enlarged and every thing
pertaining to the circle OF tents seating
accommodations are in fine condition.
The heavy storms of Monday afternoon
and evening caused the ground to be
damp, which has doubtless kept many
away, but the attendance has been very
good for the opening day. While the Sc
ries OF meetings are designed to be of re-
ligious character the gospel temperance
movement is remembered and this the
nrst day has been given to temperance.
AT half past ten Tuesday forenoon the
Rev. J. w. Hamilton of Boston, pastor of
the Peoples lchurch, gave an interesting
address to a good audience. In the after
noon Mrs. j. X. Barney of Providence, X.
l., superintendent of the States prison
and almshOuse work OF the National w
Z. T. L. addressed good audience in an
Interesting and stirring manner. Rev.
Mr.. Folsom of Fairfax spoke in the even
ing Rev. Mr., Culver of the Methodist
church, presiding elder of the ST Abans
district has been in charge good choir
IS in attendance directed by Rev Mr. Ford
An Address by Ex-Gov. JohnP. St John
of Kansas Yesterday.
MoRRlsvILLE, VT, Aug. ls.-The second
day of the annual series of meetings held
by the State Temperance Association of
Vermont, which is being held in a circuit
this year passed off successfully to day.
At 10 a. m, 1000 people were seated before
the speakers stand and first listened to
several selections from the choir, Rev,
Mr. Ford Of North Fairfax, director Rev.
Richard Morgan, presiding elder OF the
Springfield district and president of the
state Temperance association, was in
charge. President Morgan made a few
remarks of welcome to the large audi
ence, and introduced eX-GOv. j. Z. st.
John of Kansas, The speaker was re-
ceived with cordial applause He said
What may say here am answerable to
no political party for. | don't claim to be
a great statesman or warrior, simply A
humble citizen of the West, who has come
into this grand old commonwealth to as
SlSt you IN this good work, although manv
have already condemned me in advance
1t prohibition is meeting the favor of God
II Will take root, it Will prosper and
spread, until it takes and sweeps this
great country. You gray headed men
have not forgotten slavery times The
speaker then referred to his being indicted
IN Illinois about % years ago for the helm
ous crime of harboring and feeding a poor
muilato BOY, presenting and reading the
indictment by the grand jurors. Slavery
to the liquor traffic robs us of our bread
today, and may God give us strength to
overthrow it.
am here to accord to every one the
right of his own convictions. We are told
that we should not run temperance into
politics as 1t is moral question. Whence
comes this cry? Did you ever know of
any movement to carry out any reform of
general nature but what was done in
pollllcs W hen we wanted to enfranchise
the black man we heard nothing about
not running 1t into politics. God pity the
man who hasn't the moral stamina to pro-
tect every woman and child in his coun-
Try by his vote. Some say you prohibl
tionists have turned this country
over to the whiskey Democracy.
But 1t Is a mistake to say the Republican
party is the only party that has ever given
us prohibition. He then recallt he his
torlcal facts of the different formation and
nulllllcatlon of laws in early tin = IN sew
eral States, naming States VIII, . the Re
publican party had repealed the pronibi-
tory law. Prohibition does not cone from
any particular section of the ountry
While you of Vermont prohibit tue saloon
| nclt sam steps across the line and gives
his consent. The Democrats lave done
nothing and they don't claim to have
done anything, They don't clIu to be a
temperance party and they are in pow
er now only through the weakness
OF the Republicans, ana fIev can't
even tell you what their CLAIM may De
We do not expect anything from them.
but we look to the Republican party for
help. They tell me beat 81, ne, when
the Tact Is Blaine beat me aud You all
know that. The speaker i,sl ed those
Democrats present who had faitl in their
party rs prohibition party to raise their
hands, not one appeared. The tne being
put to the Republicans one hand appeared.
Upon asking all who thought tie liquor
traffic the greatest curse OF this country
to raise their hands nearly every hand
came up and with these resuu, the in
terence of course was drawn nat if the
Democratic or Republicans pu.t! had no
faith in themselves to handle the question
OF course the new Prohibition Gttlv must
be the party 10 successfully cope with il.
The speaker was warmly appla adsd, hav-
ing spoken nearly two hours.
In the afternoon Mrs !. Ellen Foster of
Iowa presented an excellent aud impress
sive address. John b. Finch spoke in the
evening.
BLOWING Up 4 NUISANCE.