Daily Republican., 1886-01-28
Amasnsr Large Meeting.

The inclemeucy OF the weather 1855
night was great, but not great enough
70 prevent q very large audience from
assembling In the Institute Hall, to
hear more temperance talk from
May bee and English. Maybee express
sed his great surprise at such y large
meeting on such an unfavorable night,
and he interpreted IL 10 show how deep
seated their love for the temperance
cause and their desire for Its success had
become. He said he would refrain
from saying i" FAREWELL" as he and his
party would mot leave the city until
Saturday morning.
He had hoped that they would have
been enabled 10 hold another large mass
meeting In the Opera House on Sunday
afternoon, but on "Wednesday he receiv'
cd a telegram announcing that meet
ing was appointed for the party at
Mount Vernon, New York, on Sunday
afternoon, In consequence or which
their labors would end In this city, With
the Brandy wine III. E. church meeting
ON Friday evening. Mr.. May bee was
profuse in his praise OF the Women's
OhristIan Temperance Union, all who
had assisted In the good work and he
also had good word for the press. He
stated that there had been 1878 signers
thus far TO the general pledge, besides
209 signere to the pledge Of the Red
Ribbon Temperance Association max
ing 1,6S7 in all. He expected there
| would be enough signers at that meet
Ing and ct the Brandy wine meeting on
Friday night TO run the number up to-
600, the number aimed at the beginning
Of the work In this city. He predicted
that the work would 90 or, and rs large
an audience would assent BILE to take part
in the work % had come together to
hear him and Mr.. English.
| After q solo by Mr. EnRlish and dur
ing some cornet music by Mr.. Burnett
q collection was taken mp. Mr. Maybet
said q very fine collection had beer
taken up the night before, and urged
good one for last night, but told thos'
| who who could not afford TO give any
thing 10 refrain from giving.
Mr.. English then made another pow
erful appeal for temperance. His De
scription of the young man who woult
Throw down q dollar or hVo dol
lar bill to treat the crowd and woult
to ke no change, but who scowled upoi
Ia Door cobbler who charged him q
cents for putting patch ON hii
boot, was complete. He also told OF
[ leaky vessel, the water running through
. knot hole at tremendous rate. The
crew pumped and pumped but the wa
ter increased 90 fast that that they talk
cd about msnning the life boats and es
Gaping. At this junotnre o sailor tolt
1.-The captain that he didn't pretend Il
! know as much as he did, but II b.
would allow him he would sugges
that the chip carpenter 60 down ant
, plug MP the hole in the vessel
Nobody seemed TO have thought o
that before. This is the way Mr.. Eng
Ilish said the liquor trade would b
stopped, and every body could help =
stop up the holes. BY request NY
English sung The Mothers Prayer,
which had q melting influence upoI
, the audience.
The condition Of the audience wa
carried to the other extreme by th
whole party singing: We have
Very bad Coli. The contort tions of Mr.
Al English, and the coughing and sDees
ing of theiwhole party threw the aud
4 once into convulsions OF laughter, An
encore was speedily checked by Mr
. May bee, who stated that though suc
, changes were adm missible at times, ,ther
3 was q danger Of carrying them to o.
treiues. He then announced that thel
. would be meeting OF members of th
) Red Ribbon Temperance AHsociatiot
I and all who wanted TO join them IN
. the mem bers of the Women's Christia
: Temperance Union.
4 He hoped, however. that the Ha
would be ull, but Of adult males aboy
= 10 years of age who wanted TO Join Il
Z association. He advised all who wan
q ed TO sign the general pledge to go
,. Brandy wine N. e. church to moro
q night. aud all who wanted TO Join q
,fI Red Ribbon Association TO come 70 VI
y Institute Hall to night.