Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-15
THE GOOD sAMARrrANs.

Their Last Meeting i'm Carll'S Opera
House-The Good work To &c On
A Disturbing EIement-Address by
Charles HI. Fowler.
Those who stayed away from the Good
Samaritans' meeting last evening for fear
that there might be police interference in
consequence of the discussion in the news
papers on the subject during the past week
will no doubt be glad to learn that the Off
GERS of the law found no cause to interfere
and that everything passed off pleasantly and
in good order, as is always the case at these
gatherings. The audience, though not large,
was respectable one, and apparently conn
posed of men and women who are earnest
workers in the cause of temperance and who
realize the great benefits that have resulted
from these Sunday evening gatherings to
those who, through the influences thrown
around them, have been enabled to break
away from the evils of intemperance and
lead lives of sobriety and virtue.
There was, however, an element in the
galleries that evidently went there for pur-
pose and that purpose was to disturb the
meeting and bring it into disrepute. Wheth-
er this unruly element was sent there by the
enemies of the organization or
not may never be known. but the
fact remains that they were there in force, as
their repeated demonstrations of disregard
for all rules of decency and order plainly
showed.
The exercises last evening were opened by
singing, followed with prayer by Chaplain
Moore. President Conklin in his opening
address referred briefly to the history
of the Good Samaritan, organization
the late Cyrus D. Albee and his predecessor.
He referred in complimen tary terms to those
gentlemen who by their presence, their
voice and their purse had sustained the Of
fcers in their efforts to advance the cause of
temperance in the community. He also
complimented Marshal CARL for his iberality
in giving the society the use of the hall at
cost, and sometimes less than cost, thereby
aiding the society in their good work.
The speaker of the evening was Attorney
Charles Fl. Fowler. He opened his remarks
by reciting the Bible story of the Good
Samaritan, and said that in that story was
lesson that went straight to the heart of
every man and woman in the country. Re-
ferring to the Good Samaritan organization
the speaker said there ought to
be more of these societies in New Haven, and
they ought to hold meetings every night in
the week. Although men may not always
be reached by the blessed truths of the gos-
pei. yet they may be taught the virtue of
temperance and thus be led to the ministra-
lions of the church. The moment you make
a man feel that he has got some manhood in
him that moment he will make an effort to
save himself; but until you do something for
him he will not believe word you say. In
closing the speaker urged upon those present
the necessity of doing their entire duty in the
great work of temperance reform.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Fowler's address
Miss Jessie Taylor recited in very pleasing
manner a temperance selection entitled
s'The Escape" Miss Clara Howe, accompa-
MED at the piano by her sister, Miss Fannie
G. Howe, sang very nicely a selection emit
tied Chow Oft Alas
This concluded the exercises of the evening
and with this closed the Sunday evening
meetings of the Good Samaritans at Carll's
Opera House. Hereafter, by vote Of the So
ciety, the Sunday evening meetings will be
held at their hall on Chapel street, where
they hope to be enabled to prosecute their
good work undisturbsd by their enemies and
supported by their friends.