Daily Republican., 1886-08-18

Yesterday, 90 WAS announced, was
spent in pray ing, talking and sing ing
for the success OF the temperance cause
ct the Brandy wine Summit camp. The
Is 80 family meeting was conducted by
Rev. A. T. Scott, and the .. 80 pray or
meeting was led by George W. Todd.
He read the first chapter of Daniel bear
ing upon temperance, and then spoke
/ OF the perfectly use lessness and positive
Injury Of drinking liquor as beverage.
Toe prayers offered we're al In the In
hrest Of temperance.
The morning sermon was preached
BY Rev. 7. K. Terry. Of New Castle.
He tovk his text from Judges 9TH, 2lst
verse: "And they stood every man in
hls place around the camp" Mr..
Terry Ii Q very able aud pleasant
speaker. He denounced the saloon as
the curse OF tho land. In the saloons
the dominant parties form u late their
platforms and principles. Forty years
ago such q thing AS saloon WAS I'm
known, while now they sre numbered
by the tens of thousands.
Some people want to compromise the
matter by high license. As well might
You attempt TO compromise the smail-
II ox or yellow fever. But one thing will
/ 90. and that ID absolute prohibition.
Let us have no whisky or free whisky.
IL the vile stuff 10 . thing that ought 10
DO sold, then let all sell IL the same as
anything else.
Rev. Adam Stenale closed the meet.
ing with an earnest appeal TO arise In
their might and drive the Philistines
from the land, Danish the saloon now
and forever.
The children's meeting at l 80 p. M.
was led by Rev. l.. w. Llyfield. Ad.
dresses we're made by Mrs. w. X. eros
by and 7. 4. Terry. Mr.. Lay field sang
IN original temperancs song composed
by himself.
The 3p. m. meeting was q free aud
easy off-hand temperance experience
meeting, under the direction Of Rsv
Adam Stengle, who said that he hoped
10 live TO zee tue day when the liquoi
traffic would DO entirely banished iron
the land. He believed that before TWEEN
ty years there would not be q licensed
saloon or hotel in the whole land.
George W. Todd, the second speaker
said THAI he was glad that while W,
could stand up for Jesus we can also
stand up for temperance. He was & iad
that the cause Of temperance was gra6 u
ally growing, with every evidence o.
ultimate success. He was glad to bt
able to say that all OF his family con
nections were as ytt free from the iE
fiuence Of the curse Of iptempersnce.
Rev. Father Hauce, of Silvan, Della
ware county, stated tsat he beliey
ed the people we're now on the righ
track. High l!cen or low licent,
amounted to nothing 30 long as the wilt
istuff continued 10 be manufactured
4 Rev. W. l. 8. Murray hoped that WI
might have better men TO represent III
in the legislative halls. High licens
can do no good, and the idea ought Z.
be abandoned at once as being in prac
teal and Of no import whatever. Pro
hibition was the only remedy, and b.
hoped that the day was near at hans
when our fair land would be entirel,
rid OF the rum curse.
A general temperance experience
meeting was held at six in the evening q
Rev. +. q. Jones, OF Mt. Salem Nj K
church, preached an earnest sermon a
|, AS in tbs evening, in which he agail
portrayed the ev,ls of the sin OF intern
iperance and cxhortei the people TO turl
| to God, find pardon for their sins an,
thus be enabled to Iesis. the bnghtinl
, effects of all ain.
Amongst the visitors yesterday err
Mrs. George A. Capelie, Mrs. W. X
Crosby and NJ IS Msdge Hilles an
others of the w. G. T. U. OF Wilmib z
ton.
Rev. j. B. Quigg and Rev Mr.. Ne
son came on the grounds yesterday.
The association will, sell its spare lun
Der next Friday. The camp will breal
: up on Thursday night AS intended iIor
he commeL cement.