Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-27
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Many More Signed the Pledge at the Tom
perance Meeting.

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perance Meeting.
Although there was slight fall Of
snow about dark last night, followed by
a steadier rain later, there was no
diminution in the attendance upon
the Murphy meeting at the Seventh
Street Christian church.
AT u O'Clock the building began TO fill,
and an hour later nearly every seat was
occupied.
HYMNS SUMO.
Services began with singing "All Hail
tho Power Of Jesus Name" by the
whole congregation. What n Friend
We Have in Jesus" was next sung.
Part Of the ninth chapter Of Matthew
was read by Mr.. Murphy. He comment
ed freely upon cit came TO pass" II
the men who drink wbiskey and sell
whiskey, said the speaker, we're visited
in true Christian spirit thousands OF
them would no saved. But he supposed
it would be all his position was worth to
a minister of the Gospel If lie would dine
with publicens and sinners. Yet Jesus
went among them.
BLESSINGS FOR ALL.
A prayer was offered by Mr.. Murphy
asking blessing upon the ministers, all
temperance organizations, and the press,
the young men who reported the pro-
coedings of the meetings.
"I Love to Tell the Story" was sung
by the whole congregation standing.
Mr.. Murphy said he loved to tell the
old, Old, story, and if any one had be-
come discouraged, to them he would say,
"look TO Jesus"
The collection was taken up and Mr..
Murphy asked that no one put in less
than three cents. Some might be able
TO put in twenty-five. If 80 that would
please him better, for Richmond was
noted all over the world for her gene
rosity, and he hoped he would not be dis
appointed,
Rev. DIR. Hal came in about this time
and took seat on the pulpit platform.
ALADY LECTURER.
Mr.. Murphy announced that Miss
Lucia Kimball would deliver temper
ance lecture at Friends church tonight
at 3 o'clock, and would also address the
ladies' prayer-meeting at II o'clock this
morning, and participate in children q
meeting at =. NJ. Miss Kimball came
in and took n seat upon the platform.
The hymn Halleluiah, 'Tis Done, "
then sung, j. w. Reams leading the
choir.
Rev. DIR. Hall gave an interesting ac-
count Of the ladies' prayer-meeting and
how delightful it was to see how heartily
they responded. Hope had been re-
vived and no place this side of the New
Jerusalem was as effective as the ladies'
prayer meeting.
WORK IN GEORGIA.
Miss Kimball addressed the audience,
giving an account OF the recent work in
Georgia, where 5000 signed the pledge,
and of how the Governor, the press, and
the ministers of that grand old State
gave them cordial welcome. She
thought she knew the South before, but
she was mistaken.
Stand upon the Gospel temperance
platform, eXhoted the lecturer, and this
NOIh Will ht lllAist ~ hliNNtsHs al hhAti
from Heaven could not do il unless the
people themselves are willing. They
should unite, for they have solid and
united enemy everywhere. 1t is no time
10 divide, 10 be lukewarm, or to be in
different. In pathetic way Miss Kim
hall told Of individual instances where
men have been saved.
TIE RIBBON OF BLUE.
She urged all TO wear the blue ribbon
and told Of its power and influence. II
would induce others TO do so. The
dunkards wives and drunkard's chill
dren know the value Of the blue ribbon.
She told of a temperance text once given
a boy to speak from. "The good Lord
withholdeth nothing from him who
walketh uprightly." And how the boy
got his text changed into 1.-THE good
Lord withholdeth nothing from the man
who walketh up sprightlv.
"Jesus, Lover Of My Soul, was sung.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
Pew. DIR. Hall announced that there
would be Thanksgiving services in the
church to-day at IL o'clock, the Rev. Ia.
A. Cutler and others participating
There will be a prayer-meeting from II
to !.
Mr.. Murphy began his address by say
ing his voice was bad, but it was the
best he had. He did not like cold
and did not know why it stuck to him.
Pittsburgh. the largest city Of its sizt
in the world. is now clean. They ought
all to 90 to Heaven, but they won't.
DID NOT WANT TO GO.
Mr.. Murphy gave an account OF cross
inc the Irish channel. He thought the
shin would be lost and that the butler
said that in q few minutes they would
all be in Heaven. but an old bishop
said. "Good Lord, forbid " He didn'
want TO go.
If the ministers and church member:
would 60 down among the rum-seller'
there would not be one of the latter left
The women had put the ball in motion
They shook the heavens, they shook the
stars. aud men said they would stoI
drinking. Do not strike the minister
down assist him in all his efforts On,
wasp could break up n camp-meeting
what could q dozen do ?
GOOD EFFORTS.
II isa wonderful thing for a man tC
break away from all the conventional
ties OF life and strive to be good. 1t is
good thing to save publicans--yes, it is
good thing to save. Fashionable peopl,
dress up in fine clothes and never lool
ut a poor sinner, and sit up in churcl
like saints and so home to be sour snC
cross. They mustgo amongthem and lenC
them a helping hand. There is medicin,
in this movement. Wives. mothers, anc
sisters are dying for it, and here tn
speaker grew eloquent and earnest II
his appeal for ell to take the pledge: !
is the women who can do 1t. and don
be discouraged. Resolve now that yo
will. Oh, that God would give men tn
voice to speak as they have never spoke
! before No wonder the bells OF Heaye
rang; no wonder the celestial fires move
went ont.
when the Spirit Of God Hovers
and Hold the Fort were sung.
At the conclusion Of the services nun
bers signed the pledge.
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