Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-10-18
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Our Cold Water Army.

Couant; ''it j. shocking"
Il O he SURE said Deacon Quaifc. VIII,
was a young man hu, full OF quiet zeal.
1T must not do. said /; we must hav'
something on foot for these boys that vii
cure them"
We were walking together. after Tcach h
cr>' meeting, through the streets Of
Western city. and had come upon partl
Of bows that were using the mos; violcn
a. well a. prufanc language. Not that
that was odd for the boys Of \. were
noted for talking ANYTHING hat English
Vt all hours, N play or in anger they wcr.
outraEcou>!y vile and hlasphrmou>. Tha'
wa the way. however. that It came about
Y ou Shall lay any plan YOU please. SAID
my senior deacon, Who WIS a noble au,
loyal soul. and wc viii second you viii
all oar might.
Yes indeed said Deacon Quaifc. wiz,
never fInched from duty-
have often been asked low i cam,
about. That was the whole Of II. rhor,
must bc something done. and / mY~, sci
my >elf to do IL
80 sent Tor MY trained class "f boys,
fivc Of whom lad already pledged them
selves Ia Jesus II am hail inclined tr stop
and tell you huW AMI when. and said,
Bows we have got job pn hand
An right shouted George "Ncry
we'll" softly said my gentle Charlie.
Heavens, what tru>ty boy Was that And
Palmer said "Wrrr ready Tell a.
what il j." >ail Ellis. And these were
my licut,nani> Ouc cannot 30 aHythu.
without the right sort Of help and the
right sort of opposition. W should hc
sure To have enough of that
This J. what | propose, boys.-to scr
Il va cannot stop thc swearing and the
hlthy talk IN ibis tow among the boys"
Can't do il t.l the men stop" said
E,ii, lis tie oli fellows that are 10
blame was walking behind Judge ---
and Lawyer --- just now; and they
were both rrofane and dirty, too--tcll-
ing tiiihy joke
Wen sc to them. too" said. hut
now about the boys" 50 drew up q
short pledge, ami signed NY name TO IT.
1t read We pledge ourselves Ia abstain
from profanity and hlthy language and
from the Use Of intoxicating liquors and
tobacco
"would You put in tobacco" asked
George
"Bv all means said A boy that
has bowed his knee to street customs in
one thing j not 10 bc relied on In other
things We do not care 10 lnp OF a few
evils bu; to cure the boys. They must be
made brave enough To RESIST temptation.
ON the next SUNDAY il was announced
that Cold Water Army would hc formed
in the chapel Of Plymouth Church un The
following Tuesday evening Th" chapel
wa> full. Some plain talk Ha> hcar,l from
the ori-iuator> Of the scheme. and there
were plenty Of signeT>. Meetings con
tinued Tor three successive ue>dAl>
There "cr" already Ah"ut three hhhHf'1
names enrolled.
Bus why call II an army; Snr' eh"u- d.
W" must have real army or 'hAhse iH'
name = called my hrHtehah'H |" me
and SAID, lou VIII hvhc,i"t'h "t cap
taln~ ahd io each 81 you Wiii hf assigned
companies ~ boy whom you are {" 'Ar'-
fully teach dIill, and MI! have charge OF
A. ioT the 2lTi>' lhey' 100 must o' eh-
listed am ha'v Their captains; ana t'at
was not dificuit i"F 'heFe Wa 4 tahu 'i
trained -lT.N - charge 81 hi>N II AAh
Mr.. W
In two months time, We had an army 81
four hundred ~ charge II eight captains
and we had weekly drills sometimes III
the church, ard or chapel, sometimes I'D d
grove. 10 he sure. There "ae noIhih@
very warllke about IL; ana we did NOR
singing than '7raht army dli III ii!e ~ n
derne>s. But the Young people were 'hoF,
oughly in earnest; and the army grew. ana
there was iharNeious chah4e coming "N'I
the streets. he young ioik lhaI uiu h"'
Join tile army had heard oi H. anu IL "A7
talked about everywhere; and somehow
they stopped swearing hl> Fea''e" o"
the older folk, and shaincd them lntp dt-
cency. " nat, Shall the boys and &iriN
hYAa 81 u In = hat iI1AtH-
ing in: II VIII never de-. And 80 thcA eil-
couraged the young folk, and said II j.
right only the saloon men leeFed, inF
by aud by they would StarFe- But tht
saloon party i very helpless when decent
people do not in some say help It,
Parents sent round word, saving our
boys are not the same boys lhey are en-
thuela>ts. Lite r"Wdles came 70 th'
doors or gates and sneercd. hen the!
came anu crept III ana Sisheu' anu tleH
marched and shouted Tor the rlsht sue
There was some fshting' but II was when
some one had said a mean thins about a.
the boy, that had been partners WIT
them turned and thrashed them tor H.
he non - an" the non ,aI ,ali''
in to say it was wonderful thing. w ny
sir said one, lit turns them all lht'
4 gentlemen" Deacon Conant was enthn
/ siastic Deacon Quaiie was picture o
/ delight.
/ Then | said to Major Cole, 1T IS tI'n'
/ We had colonel and little more thorous!
( drill; and you must be the colonel AM
so our companies formed regiment lo'
will be surprised TO know that We mum
bered seven hundred.
We had banners ana nass' ana IL was
fine sight to see the colonel on horSebac
with this regiment and its captains II
captains wore sashes, and the soidier
wore their company colors. But we ma
no music; that Is, we had no oand- ha
is regiment without band! one nish'
as | went out the chapel door, fouha 0
the steps pale slight pretty BOY VII
eyes of hazel that fairly danced put M
hands on his head and said =
Il don't know you. Who are you!
"Ellwood |, he said. "And wahte
TO see you drill.
TO be sure, and join, too
'0h. can't. because don't Deiohs