Daily Republican., 1886-01-21
Large Tempera.ee meess.x.

The Maybss and English temper.
snce meeting held in the Institute
Hall on Wednesday evening was the
largest meeting OF the kind held since
the temperance evanRelists came to
this city. Even some OF the aisles
we're crowded with persons who could
not get seats. After the preliminary
opening exercises, delegation OF forty.
i've ladies and gentlemen OF the Chester
Red Ribbon Temperance Association
entered the hall, and were assigned
seats on the platform. AS they were
marching TO their seats. an appropriate
chorus WAS sung, and the vast audience
arose TO their feet and waved their
hAndkerchiefs until the delegation was
seated. Mr.. Maybee stated that, having
zach u large delegation Of visitors pres.
ent. he and Mr.. English could hard ly
be expected TO say much, except to
sandwio In few words here and there
bet - sen the speeches.
Mr.. Berry, President Of the Chest r
Organization, frat responded to th re-
quest to make n brief address. and was
followed by Mr.. Brewster, Col. Hyatt,
Mr.. Myers and other gentlemen. Mr..
Msybee enliveued the meeting by sand.
wiching In humorous remarks. Col
4 ete untu ho W 10 uo btfhukCI bO Wll-
mington, that he once lived here, and
here he got the prettiest and best girl
In the city for wife, and she was his
wife still. and ~ pretty rs ever. He had,
however, an awful cold and could
not peak. President Berry warned
the people Of Wilmington against
making the same mistake the people Of
Chester made. They never knew the
- nf kA mw.1 N.t .Nl
they were about leaving.
Mr.. English spoke with more than
his usual Iower, and kept the great
audience as IL were spell bound by his
0 oquencs. He gave . graphic descrip-
ton OF an imaginary stream running
along In front OF the platform. At the
head Of the stream stood q big portly
man, dressed in good clothes, with big
cheeks were rounded out with fatness,
he sported long waxed mustach, and
wore high plug hat.
A little man came along going home
from his work, when the big man Just
caught him by the coat collar and threw
him into the stream. He strugR led
Violently as he spassedl on down the
stream TO the deeper waters, where he
would soon be drowned but some ladies'
belonging TO the W. G. T. U. clutohed
him, and dragged him. and got him AZ
ed up with good clothes. They gave
him particular orders that he should
not go near that big man again and the
poor fellow though promising not to 90
did 60, and the big man threw him In
again.
He struggled On down the stream =
90 econd time, and was rescued o second
time by the w. G. T. U. and the Red
Ribbon men. We propose now, said
Mr. English, TO change the process by
going to ths head OF the stream and
throwing the big man into 1t. We
must, he said, strike at the source OF
the evils OF ofintemperance. At the close
Of his address, q large number Of people
came forward and signed the pledge
during the singing OF q chorus. The
number having signed the pledge now
exceeds 1 600.
The meetings will be continued every
evening this week, and probably next
week In the institute. Among thoes
who signed the pledge last night was q
yo1ng man who had Just arrived In
this city from Boston. He was intoxt
GATED, his arm was In sling, and hi,
clothes wore eolled aud ragged con.
dition. He had no money and knew
not where TO spend the night. A num-
Der Of ladies and gentlemen spoke kind
words 70 him, raised little money and
took him to q good place OF lodging,
where he would be free from tempta-
tion.