Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-08

Al Iaterestisg siessiss Held In the -.
Maliea hiock.

An Iaterestisg Mestiog Held Tn the Me-
Maliea hiock.
The gospel temperance meeting At
the MeMullen block, yesterday after.
noon. was we'll attended. Tho meeting
opened with . song service, comprising
. number Of familiar hymns. This was
led by the I. o. q. I. choir, w. X. Fox
cornctist, and Lawton Skillman, alto
horn. The devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. j. Buell.. After
PRAYER, the Arion double gus rtette sang
song. BY request, Miss Lena Belle
Bridgman recited "The Martyred
Mother" IN very impressive manner.
David Forbes sang "The Drunksrd's
Dream" IL. b. Fallass made an inter-
esting address on ''Iiow to Save Our
Boys" He said; "The temperance
people throughout the Nation are feel
ing little depressed. | feel so my
self, but I think that Is all the
more reason we should work
harder. think there are
true men in every political party. The
Bible teaches us that our duty is to our
country. Every true man. be he DEM
ocrat, Republican or ProhibItionist,
VIII try to keep our boys from going in
to the saloon. If we go 10 Heaven 1t Is
not because we have tried to get there,
bat because we have done our duty.
Under the reign of King George Ill OF
England. small band of men and wO-
men came to this country, TO secure
liberty; came here TO stand every man
king IN the true sense OF the word.
Exiles IN Siberia are better Oft OH &C.
count of the freedom OF America,
thanks to Geo. KEENAN,.
"The question arises. how can we
save the Toys? and if what | say this
afternoon will help solitary boy |
shall feel well paid. We must save our
boys from the saloon. This can be
done only by the help of Jehovah, it
should be done in America, and it shall
and must be. America leads the whole
earth in civilization and it can be done,
if our temperance workers will do hard
work. Any man who says we cannot
keep our boys from the saloon,
stamps his country as IN
famous. Boys who go into
saloons deliberately, knowing they are
doing a wicked act IN the sight of God
and man, have no hopes in this world
or the next, except by the Christian re-
ligion. Boys know that to patronze
saloons is wickedness, and they must do
it wilfully and sinfully. Saloons are
fastened on us like vampires and can
only be shaken OFT by a strong effort
The force of example has more inf u
ence over the boys than all the lectures
and doctrines Of the world. Boys are
advised not to drink and smoke by
men, who do both, and the boys say,
They advise us to stop, but do not stop
Themselves We must set an example
for boys that they can follow to their
advantage. / wish ministers of the
Gospel would pray for the damnation
of the liquor traffic. We need hate as
we'll as love in this warfare. Produce
the impressions uponboys that they will
receive blessings, when they do right,
and curses when they 60 wrong. II
will avail us nothing TO tell
the boys Don't do this or
Don't do that They don't need
soft talk; they will stand whipping
when necessary, and be more impressed
than they Will With soft words. We
should teach our boys from a manly
standpoint; teach them to take sides on
a question, no matter who is on the
other side or who tells them differently
We need moral, more than physical
courage. Boys should ha We convictions,
aud the manhood to- stand up for them
and they viii be tit for kings. A boy
should be able to say as he stands at
the tomb of his father: He never
showed the white feather or was afraid
to speak what was in his mlnd; or, If II
is his mother, say: MY mother was all
that was noble, pure and virtuous.' Ii
stands in our power if temperance men
will stand together, with Gods help. to
fight this evil until it is entirely rooted
out of our country"
Rev. j. w. REID made few remarks
on the subject, advising young men to
men to hold steady IN their habits. a nd
stay by tho temperance cause always
and then the meeting closed.