The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-19
COL. wooDFoRD's LAST LECTURE.
The Largest Audience Of the Series at St
Pauls Church.

Inc Largest Audience OF the Series At st.
Paul's Church.
The last of the series of temperance meet
ings held at st. Paul's NJ. E. church last
night by Col. Woodford was certainly graf
flying to the speaker, and to all the friends
of temperance in this city. The audience
was larger than ever before, the vestry and
class room of the church being filed and a
goodly number of people occupying seats
in the gallery. The colonel seemed inspired
by the large and intelligent audience before
him, and even excelled himself in his elo-
quent appeals. He spoke of the idea which
is among some people that temperance
should not be brought into the church, and
said: For eight hundred years we have
been pouring down the liquor, until there
is not very much blue blood left in our
stock. The saloon offers price for vice;
how long will it take the church to
regenerate men? The intention of the
and the church that to-day is not power
for the destruction of the saloon, in my
mind. has small part in the economy of
God.''
The colonel remarked upon the effect
which intemperance has upon future gen.
erations descending from father to son.
parents before children. He said: "There
are few fathers that give their boys credit
for knowing as much as they do. The boy
must take for granted that what the father
says is right, but the boys know the fathers
better than the fathers know the boys.
brewery stands. Decide whose side you
viii be on, the boys or the brewers" The
speaker, as upon former occasions, clinched
his arguments throughout with numerous
pathetic and humorous illustrations.
touched I1s sGaosn It. when he
politics of to-day and how political candi-
dates fear that the saloon element may be
arrayed against them. Said he: "God
prosper the politician who puts the smile of
his boy above the votes and spoils of Office.
The bulldozing of the whisky ring is not as
tolerable to-day as it was few years ago.
The army of drunkards and unfortunates
as they pass by were next most wildly de-
scribed by the speaker, their different dis
eases described and attributed to rum,
"and ALL said the speaker, Started as
day? Let us stand firmly against it..
Fathers and mothers, let us see that we put
40 temptation in the way. Stand SO tn at
the home will throw its influence against
drink. Boycott the liquor traffic. praise
God for the home." Referring to the
attitude assumed by the northern
war in their adherence to their heir
own music of war, the southern bands
playing 'Dixie'' and "Bonnie Blue Flag
and the northern Hail Columbian and
..The Star-spangled Banner" but forget
ting all when the melody of ''Home, Sweet
Home floats upon the air, the colonel de-
!ivered one eff the most eloquent and touch
ing passages that was ever heard in this
city, showing in all its part the unmistak-
able signs Of the true orator. He said that
if we believed the liquor traffic to be the
friend of the home, to stand for it: but if,
on the other hand, we believe that drink
and the saloons are against home and all
the interests of society, to stand firmly
against it until it is buried deep in oblivion.
The speaker closed with the observation
that he hoped the new state of Montana
would soon stand in the front rank of tenn
perance states. and that her name would
not be disgraced by any such blot upon her
character. A collection was taken which is
to be used for aiding the w. G. T. U. in this
city, land quite large sum of money was re-
allied. Col. Woodford will long be remem-
bered by the people of Helena for his earn
est efforts in behalf of the temperance
cause, and the temperance people of this
city wish him "God speed