The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-11
SCOLO|NG DOES NO GOOD.
The Principle Followed by Francis
Murphy, the Well Known
Temperance Lecturer.
Legislation, He Says, VIII Not
Cure the Sins Of Man
kind.
The Doctrine of Love and Kindness, ms
Preached by the Redsemer, the
Proper Remedy.

Francis Murphy, the we'll known temper
nnce lecturer, is stopping at the Broad
water with his wife. MI. and Mrs. Murphy,
it will be remembered. were in the wreck
on the Northern Pacific road when the
sleeper tumbled into the Yellowstone river.
Mr.. Murphy's nose was broken and his leg
badly hurt. Mrs. Murphy was also consid-
erably bruised. As soon as they were able
they came on to Helena and will stop at the
Broadwater while recovering from the con-
sequences of their shaking up. Mr.. Murphy
and his wife were on the way from Indian
apolis to Spokane Falls when tho accident
happened, and after recupsrating here will
continue on west.
The work of Mr.. Murphy in the temper
ance field covers a period of twenty-one
years. He believes in the system of induo-
ing men to quit drinking, but not in legis-
lating to that end. "If legislation was to
save humanity Moses would have been tho
Messiah" he says. "The best evidence
that it was not was the fact that after
Moses came Christ, who had to give up his
life that the world might be saved. / do
not believe in scolding people cut of their
faults. h gospel Of the worlds re-
deemer is the sovereign remedy for all sins
kindness and love- Mr.. Murphy's plan
is to get people to sign the pledge, in which
work he is assisted by his wife. Mrs. Muir
ply, though not a public tulker like her
| husband, has q persuasive manner which
accomplishes a lot of work. They believe
that the number who break the pledge ia
very small compared with the many who
secured $4,000 signers to the temperance
pledge in Indiana. Mr.. Murphy proudly
lays claim to the distinction of having in
duced more people to sign the pledge in his
twenty-one years than any man who ever
engaged in the temperance work except Fa-
ther Matthew. On his journey he is con-
stantly running against people who recall
the fact that he make them sign the pledge
years ago.
Mr.. Murphy is a pleasant conversational
list. more particularly because in his treat
ment of the temperance question he makes
'Ihe saloon keeper is my brother" be says
he will stop selling it.5' That
announcement is in accordance
with his rule not to scold." Mr.. Murphy
is short and stout, with gray hair and nous
tache and a kindly face that no doubt has
great influence Upon his hearers. Mrs
Murphy is a pleasant body, some years the
junior of her husband. Like him she has a
kind smile and a pleasant face that go far
in a temperance argument. Though she
does not entertain the same feeling toward
the saloon element as her husband, She
never speaks III harsh terms of those en-
gagged in that business. 1t has been sug-
gested that during their stay in Helena the
city pastors get up a series of gospel tenn
perance meetings and have Mr.. Murphy,
with his wife, conduct them. There is no
doubt of them accepting as soon as they
feel sufficiently recovered from their acci-
dent to do 80. They are getting along very
finely now and are on the rapid road to
complete recovery.