The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-11
VICTORIES OF PEACE.
Theme Of Speakers at Last Nights Mur-
ply Meeting.

Theme Of Speakers at Last Nights MUIR
ply Meeting.
The attendance at the Francis Murphy tenn
perance meeting last night at the First Presoy-
terrain church was very small compared with
what il has usually been. This was evidently
due to the fact that an admission of D cents
was charged The meeting, though small,
lacked nothing in the enthusiasm which has
been such potent factor in the success OF thu
whole course of meetings 1t was announced
that the meetings would be continued in the
church for another week. II had been arranged
TO close the series with last nights meeting, but
the ministers felt that, notwithstanding the
large number of persons who have signed the
pledge already, the work has only really begun,
and they arranged TO have Mr.. Murphy stop an
other week at least. The announcement was
greeted with loud applause.
After number Of hymns were sung and the
usual prayer offered up, Mr.. Murphy called on
Rev DR.. Brown to deliver an address on the
victories OF Peace" the subject set for his own
lecture. Mr.. Brown said that great deal had
been done, but much more remained. and 1t was
necessary to continue the good work; and that
the church of which he is the pastor had been
placed at tho disposal OF Mr.. Murphy for the
week and he had consented to remain.
Mr.. Murphy then called on Rev. DR.. Chandler
to deliver an address on the "Victoriss of
Peace" DR.. Chandler said It would take him
long time to relate what he has witnessed as
the fruits Of Mr.. Aurphys work. He cited az
an instance of an Old topper In the city of Tifin.
who walked up, while under the influence OF
liquor, TO sign the pledge, at the conclusion OF
one OF Aurphys meetings, but Murphy re-
quested him TO wait little. He insisted, how
ever, that he had come to sign tie pledge, and
he did so, and kept it for the balance
of his life; and, though the man had fallen SO
low that he was compelled to 60 out and dig
roots on which to subsist when sober enough to
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he had signed the pledge and become q devout
Christian.
DR.. Mcclure was the next person called upon
by Mr.. Murphy to deliver an address on the
"Victories of Peace" and responded briefly,
saying that there is no drunkard who cannot be
reclaimed by kindness and perseverance,. DR..
Mcclure thought that the man who drinks be-
cause he Graves the effects OF the liquor is easier
reclaimed than the man who drinks because he
loves the taste OF the liquor; that he himself
had drunk for thirty-efghs years. but from the
time he signed the pledge and sought strength
In prayer he lost his appetite for the flowing
bowl
Mr., Brown then turned the tables on Murphy
by calling on him to speak on the "victores
of Peace" Before beginning his speech Mr..
Murphy said that while the meetings have all
been religious those from now on would be
more SO; that 1t is proposed to have those who
sign the pledge hereafter get down on their
was substantially as follows:
Do You know, my dear friends. that we have
had war in this land of oursf What a time that
was about twenty-slx years ago when men
were touched by the patriotic spirit; when the
son came home and said: "Irn going, father
and mother" and the lover kissed the sweet
heart and said: "Good-bye," and when the train
moved out amid a wild "Hipi hipi hurrah."
OIL what scenes there were in those days. Who
shall ever forget the four days at Gettysburg
with the two armies confronting each
oin'l noS. n'f otcers ' and 1 vas. s' ar 1ag
on the one side, and the commander of the
Union forces and his vast army facing him on
the other: At length those two forces meet each
other and fight and slaughter each other. That's
war. Our own seldshness brought on that
great struggle. Hon. Henry wilson said in
Chicago that if the people loved God they never
would have brought on that war. Jesus Christ
inaugurated q great peace movement He
taught men to love each other, instead of fight
ing. Don't ask too much OF the legislatures, for
they have As much as they can do to save them
selves. somebody Is always trying to corrupt
legislators; therefore don't uuioat the church
work upon them, or they may not be able to
carry their loads. / think we lose ground by
asking them to do our work for US. 1t is i'm
possible to coerce people By law into doing any.
thing. England has for age. been trying con-
stantly to coercs Ireland, but England has lost
ground by her action. She has been trying to
coerce Ireland while her battls-felds have been
strswn with dead Irishmen. We Will fail like
wise if we attempt TO coerce people. We are
having little trouble with Chile. don't knew
whatever he has TO say will be said right, and
We will have peace. Thank God we have
christian gentleman as president of the United
States. ] have had man start newspaper in
my interest and he published the most infamous
i things about me. but I never said word but
went to my room and prayed and gained my
victory. The test of man Is what he can
endure.
The speaker then feelingly referred to young
man who had signed the pledge at one of his
meetings to please his mother, though he after
ward broke il and finally was dying OF delirium
tremens while his sister was giving wedding
in the same house, and the father and mothers
hearts were breaking for their son while they
were assuming to enjoy the wedding festivities
He then appealed to his hearers in the name of
God, TO stamp out the curse OF drink aud to
unite in demand for good men to
make clean laws that viii help to
wrest the saloons OF their present prestige. He
then referred to the erueifxion Of Christ, to
show that Christ, even when about to be nailed
on the cross, rebuked ST. Peter for drawing his
sword IN HIS defense, for which Peter denied
Him; and after being raised on the cross and q
thief was raised on either side, He forgave the
thieves and those " no put him 10 death. This,
he argued, is the way to win drunksrds from
the dram shops and make them upright citizens,
by persistentiy loving them and foTgiving them
for their errors.
large number signed the pledge, Mrs.
Mary Mcneil, late OF the Golden State saloon,