Evening journal., 1889-03-22
VIM. B. SHARP & co.
Fourth and Market streets.
"a MOUNTAIN OF FIRE"

Anniversary of the Young Mems Temp err
ance Union-A Strong Temperance Lee
ture.
The Young Mems Temperance Union
last evening celebrated the second ami
versary of its organization in Asbury NJ
<. Church. The lower part Of the church
was filed and number of persons sat in
the gallery. In the audience were great
many well-known temperance workers
Joseph Cooke, chairman of the commit
tee of arrangements, presided William
G. Pawley president Of the Union. and
Revs. William P. Swartz and o. q. Bud
dington were also on the platform. After
the singing and devotional exercises. Mr..
Pawley delivered the address of welcome
He made plea for organization in the
cause Of temperance and spoke of the
aims of the Y. NJ 4. U. He concluded
amid applause. The program in brief
Singing ........,...... Continental Singers.
President William C. Pawley
Recita9io2 Roch, s2l9 ..nm. vsnisc w. H. u~rey'
Charles B. Palmer
solo, Twas Rum That Spoiled NY Boy"
Miss ollie Chalfant.
From Franklin Reformatory Home.
Anniversary address,
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Singing by Brandywine NJ. E. Church Choir
Recitation, The Legend Beautiful"
Miss Hettie Pawley.
Recitation, Rienzi's Address TO the Romans
John Barr.
solo. Good Night" Miss Florence Nj. Tong
Collection.
Doxalogy and benediction.
Miss Ollie Chalfant and Miss Florence
M. Tong are members Of Brandywine
NJ. E. choir They acquitted themselves
very acceptably. The Continental Sing
ers are Messrs. Franklin and Smith, the
Bostonians. The quartette from the
Franklin ReformatOrY Home comprised
Miss Jennie Aiken, K. B. Bussenius,
Robert Mofiitt and Archibald Garvin.
Miss Hettie Pawley's recitation of
"The Legend Beautiful, was rendered
admirably and merited the applause it Ie-
ceived. Miss Pawley is careful and
pleasing elocutionist.
The anniversary address entitled.
''rhe Mountain of Fire in American
| Civilization, was delivered by the Rev.
Duncan MacGregor, D. d., of Brooklyn,
| n. Y He held the attention of the
audience from the first, and his well
rounded periods and forcible sentences
frequently ELECTED applause. He said in
| part; "lntemperance is a mountain of fire
which is casting its shadows on the
home, the schoolhouse the church, the
halls Of science and the marts of trade
II is the nest Of vipsrs and vulturss the
terrestrial throne of Satan himself The
base is made up of fogs and mysteries of
death Here lies broken hopes, shattered
wealth and burning wretchedness. Here
lies the ruins OF Greece and Rome. / see
surging through it a great sea Of rum
that is carrying down the race and en-
gnlfng it. This mountain darkens the
light OF civilization. 1t laughs at legis-
lation. spurns reform, defies law, looks
with contempt on religion and morality
and stands out in defiance. Its heart is
the den of millions of serpents which 60
right into the home. Our only hope
against this mountain Of rum is to keep
working
81 stand on the brink Of a river and
see 100, 600 men year going over the
preci pice. This river is made up Of 9, 600,
900 barrels of rum and is 10 feet wide, 10
feet deep and 200 miles long. There are
in the United States 200, 600 rum palaces,
with their costly furniture-they are not
palaces; they are houses of He'll Rum
kills, and rum sellers are murderers.
Some persons, speaking Of saloon
I KEEPER say ne cuCu n klnu man
kind hYenal We hear so much Of hard
times, and yet there are $1,000, 600, ,O00
spent in four years in the making and
selling of rum.
''Near this mountain is the nursery OF
the nation. One year from tonight 10.
900 boys in the United States that are
now pure and unspotted, will be stained
| -polluted-ruined. / now stand at the
gate of death-we are all mourners al
this gate-polluted and stained are the
remains of 100, 900 met, next year there
will be 100, 900 more, and SO on. Facts
however, cannot describe this evil. The
monster is everywhere; 1t is ghost thai
will not down. We need everything tC
help us. The press, thu
church, the law, to overthrow
this mountain of law. Prohibition i
only an infant, but it is sprightly bab'
and has good nurse. The babe viii
: gnaw and in the future 1t win burst il
band and come forth a full-hedged maj
in all the strength of its immortal being
He win take his place in the chariot o
fire, and with Columbia at his side vii
drive on to victory and peace
, After the entertainment refreshment
were served at William g. Farra's restau
; rant and at the rooms Of the Y. NJ. T. U