Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-15
THE GOOD sAmARITANs.

An Interesting Meeting at Carll's Opera
 House State of the Finances-Ad-
 dresses by Charles HI. Fowler and EEK
 Judge Robinson-A Number Sign she
 Pledge.
 While the crowd in Carl1s Opera House last evening was not 50 great as that of the Sunday evening previous, when the St. Aloysius society held their grand rally, yet it was large gathering, and barring few small boys in the upper gallery who were rather inclined to make a display of their bad breeding, was respectable and attentive audience, ,who were there for the evident pur- pose of giving their countenance aud support to the work of the society. After the usual opening exercises of singing and prayer President Ludington made the monthly financial statement. From this it was learn ed that the receipts from collections at their meetings for the month of January were $319.14 and the expenses $296 50, leaving 8 balance of s22. GA. As the collections for the previous month, however, were over $40 less than the expenses there was still small deficit. Sixty public meetings had been held from the first of August to the first of Feb ruary and the total amount received from collections has been $1, ,199.4 40. To this is to be added $325 received from private subscrip- tions, making the grand total $1 ,524. 40. During this time 462 signatures have been received to the pledge.
 The first speaker last evening was Attor- ney Charles H. Fowler, who in an easy con versational way talked to the audience of the evil effects both physical and moral that fol low the use of intoxicating drinks. The ef- feet of alcohol upon the vital parts of the hu- man system were portrayed in a manner at once plain and convincing. The speaker closed with an eloquent appeal to those who used intoxicants, whether in excess or mod. erately, to forego the terrible habit and to use their influence in extending the prin- clples of temperance and virtue.
 Ex Judge William c. Robinson was the next speaker. In his opening remarks he re- ferred to the great temperance meeting in the same place one week ago, and then, re- ferring to the large audience before him, he said that if anyone believed that the cause of temperance was dead issue, or that work for temperance and humanity could not be successfully carried on, those doubts would have been removed had he attended either ot these meetings. Proceeding the speaker said: Let it be the thought of everyone who comes into meeting like this and gives it his countenance and support that he is doing good work and work for humanity. The speaker then addressed himself to the moderate drinkers and said: If there is class of men who are darkening the pathway of othera, it is the moderate drinker who will not take the pledge and set the example for those who drink immoderately. It is not the example of the drunkard that leads his fellow men astray, but it is that of the moderate drinker who, by his habit of taking an occasional drink at the counter of the rumseller leads men to destruction. Can 1t be that we can successfully urge men to reform with the numerous examples of moderate drinking among men of high degree? The man who is habitual drinker, although he may not throw his own soul into hell, is almost sure to lead his reighbor thith- CT. If there is a man in this audience who is a moderate drinker let him not retire with in himself and say, '1 never shall be drunk ard" He may not reach this dreadful posi-, ton, but he is lending his influence to make others drunkards. Could but induce every moderate drinker to take the pledge the drunkaEd would take care of himself. It is the moderate drinker from whom all this evil influence comes. It is the moderate drinkers who should take the pledge tonight and by their example lead other men to temperance, other men to virtue and a better life,
 On the conclusion of Judge Rebinson's ad- dress President Ludington made an earnest and eloquent appeal to those present to come forward and sign the pledge. The invitation hymn was then sung under the leadership o1 Messrs. Cameron and Chapel, and during the singing several persons came forward and enrolled themselves under the Good Samari- tan banner.
 The musical entertainment which followed consisted of guitar and harmonica duet by MT. Louis Wilson, who manipulated both in, struments at the same time very success fully. A duet by Miss Mamie Dion and Mrs Stevens followed, and after music by the orchestra the meeting adjourned.