The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
MANY ARE SIGNING.
Francis Murphy's Work in the
Temperance Cause.
FEAST FOR THE POOR PROPOSED
The Armory Crowded for the Fifth
Time-Mr. Murphy's Address-Ths
w. C. T. U. Meeting Today.

The fifth of the series of Murphy meetings at
the Armory last night showed not the least
oiminution In the size Of the crowd. The main
moor was too small to seat the people and the
gallery all around the room was filed with in
terested listeners to the eloquence of the earnest
evangelist.
The choir was larger than the preceding
nights and cornet and violin had been added
10 the instrumental accompaniment. After a
number OF songs Mr.. Murphy arose and sug-
gested the idea of giving q big dinner at the
city mission. He said:
came awfully near being a tramp myself
There are many men out OF employment here.
Let US get up little lunch for these men.
reaching is very well in its place. but it doesn't
Sit well on an empty stomach We ought TO
nave Sunday morning breakfast for 800 men at
The city mission. In PittsbuTg, while | was
christmas dinner. team started out
ana brought in great quantities OF
turkeys, and one man threw in
LOAF of bread thirteen feet long. That was
during the hard times Of 1876 And there was
one man at the feast who did not eat, aud they
asked him what the matter was. With tears in
ms eyes he said that he had lett wife and two
little children at home without breakfast. The
great, big man was too good TO eat anything
when his family was hungry. What heroic
man! SO let US provide something for the
hungry in this city, and show how we love
Jesus.
Great applause followed this little speech, and
In the midst of it the choir struck up the inspir
ing song
Rescue the pershing.
Care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave.
Weep er the erring one,
Lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.
Then Mr.. Murphy continued:
1t is not nice thing to drink whisky. 1t is a
sin. There is moth ng like good example
Jesus was good example, because He prac-
tlced what He preached. What charity mother
himl And Christ Loves s'T US. Why y'' do
We speak kindly of others? Because we love
them. Jesus Christ loved men aud He loved
SHINING men. Ii He had not, He would not
have loved me: The publicans and the sinners
are not self-rignteous. When Christ came
among them there must have been many who
said: 81 think He is a nice man." ana al say,
jim, came almost speaking to Him" Christ
saves Us all. But the trouble is we have been
spending too much oinment on the rich folks.
Let your ministers alone and let them preach
the gospel of Jesus Christ. What can not three
or tour OF those unsatisfed fellows do at
meetlngI One wasp will break up camp
meeting Think OF what wasp will do on the
end OF your nose. ILaughter.l
heard man in street car say that "those
preachers were trying TO get them TO go to
heaven by their route" but he believed that
he would get ticket for himself" 1t don't
matter how you go. We want love here
want you TO love each other That's il. What
can we do if we don't love our neighborsf Let
much good we can get out of life.
went to a town to hold some meetings, and
a great big pul can came into the meeting.
He was the big gest man in the town, and
great poll tician. But he wouldn't sign the
pledge. He came three nights He was a sa-
loon-keeper, but he said he liked me anyhow.
The last night he asked me when was going
said in the morning. He came in the morning
to see me. He said, 81 thought would like to
come down and see you" I told him was
awful glad to see him. And he said this over
and over again and then he told that he had a
wife and two daughters who talked temperance.
And he had son whom he had promised on his
death bed that he would not sell any more
liquor. But he hadn't kept his promise.
told him God help him. And he wanted to
walk down the street with me. He went down
to the train. l got ON the car and left and
stayed away three weeks. l came back and he
went through three meetings again, but
wouldn't sigl the pledge He went to the town
hotel after the last meeting and signed his
name. He was the life of the opposition in the
town, but he asked me 70 pray for him, and We
got down on our knees and prayed
But wasn't entitled to much credit for IL,
because there a minister in 1t who
had prayed and cried over the fellow.
The big man went home to tell his wife, and he
ran afoul of a rocking chair and went umbling
over. His wife asked him what was the matter
and he said he had been with Murphy and had
signed the pledge. Then the wife came and
threw her arms around him, the daughter came
down, and the son, and they all wept and cried
over the redeemed man, and the little daughter
said: snow, they won't call Inc liquor sell
er's daughter any more"
Into his closing sentences Mr.. Murphy threw
all the earnestness and fervor of his nature. He
said:
Let us rise as one man to put down this curse
OF liquor, as we can. Let us show the world
that this beautiful city on the hillside is free
from the blight, and the wave of temperance
that sweeps over your fair city shall bring COM
fort and hope and cheer to many weary heart.
Today Mr.. Murphy will speak at II O'Clock at
the City Mission, at $40 South Third street. and
at o'clock in the afternoon he Will address
meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at the First Methodist Episcopal church,
The proposed series of lectures is Just half
through, and the result is so tar very gratifying
to the ministers and to Mr.. Murphy. Between
1000 and 1900 persons have signed the pledge
and the converts are increasing every night