Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-20
AWAY FROM HOME.
The Temperance Hall Meetings Trans
ferred 20 the First Lutheran Church hes-
tsrday.

The Temperance Hall Meetings Trhns-
ferred 20 the First Lutheran Church Yes
tsrday.
The gospel temperance and Band OF Hope
meetings yesterday afternoon were excel
lent ones, notwithstanding the fact that sew
eral unfavorable things were to be contend
ed with. First the meetings were held In
the Sunday school room of the First Luth-
eran church. and this was not like home
Then the Lutheran congregations were oc-
cupied with the Second church dedication
until O'Clock. aud few could consequently
attend And the general class al
Central NJ. Z. church. took away the Band
of Hone teachers and attendants from both
meetings Thus the attendance was cnt
down. but the interest in the meetings,
themselves, not at all.
The Band of Hope meeting was taken
nm with singing and signing, recitatiohs'
sc. Little Katie Baker spoke wee piece
entitled Ever in the right Orpha ADAMS
graphically pictured the sign oosfa sne
would put up. Mabel Staley, charming H'tie
declaimer who has appeared before rem
dered ''Trudging through the snow. rev
j. W. Ryder made an interesting hNe lii.n-
utes' talk. There was some nice Singing
and eleven children signed the pledge. a
beautiful Christmas card bearing the ""Ius
| GLORY to God in the highest, ana on eArt,l
peace. good will to men, was gwen 10 each
member.
The gospel Temperance meeting Wa
oraned nv singing a familiar hymn. Mr.
FairchiId. the leader of the choir, Is ID oe1
With the dinhtheris, and J. J. Osborn filled
his mace scceptably. Mrs. Fred klsseLl
nrasided AT the organ. The de.
rntjonaI exercises were conducted
by Rev RYDER. Entertaining talks were
mad. by Uncle Abe Ludlow, Uncle Joe
! CIinninC.r. William Sharpe, JAKE MAINS,
Mr.. Thompson and Rev. Ryder:
Uncle Joe paid glowing tribute to Rev.
Fiery and DR.. Helwig. former and present
nastors Of the church, who are fearless
men never afraid to say what they De-
/ Iieye to he right He also spoke OF the
| danger reformed men were in, so long as
/ they lived. from the inbOrn or cultivated
| tasi. for drink. 1t was one OF his Old
| timers. =,
| Mr.. Sharpe told of his many attempts a.
| reformation and his signing the pledge Iilne
and again only to break each new one IL
turn. and now his mother had been taRef
from him he believed to save MN IRON
damnation. He was labcring now for sal
yation for the last time. Mr.. Shapes wa:
one of the best of speeches made IN thest
meetings. .-,..,
lake Mains gave some Of his experiences
and wound up by giving the papers lively
dab. charging them with doing him grea'
Injustice and slandering him. De said
~ on know the newspapers do not tell INT
truth all the time" Jake can rest as
sured that so long as he remains
sober man he will not have any uouole
with the papers: and everybody hopes ne
| will. for he is a kind-hearted, good-naturec
man when sober.
Eight signed the pledge. and put on th'
red-white-and-blue badge of the movement
DIR. Helwig's lecture on Gospel Temper
ance" Tuesday night was announced.
THIRD WARD LADIES, ATTENTION
There will be a meeting OF the lhlru ware
ladies next Tuesday afternoon. at O'Clock
at Mrs. Dukes residence. corner OF FACTORY
and Mulberry streets. Every lady who car
and is willing to assist us in our work OF
Christmas day and evening is requested u
be at that meeting. as it will probably be tn
last ward meeting we will have, and ar
rangements must be perfected for each dc
partment of work. By order of the
CHAIRMAN.