The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-23
A VAST GATHERING.
Stirred 10 the Heart by Thomas
Murphy's Appeal.
FRANCIS MuRPHY'S FAREWELL.
His Son Takes Up the Good Work and
Proves Himself q Worthy Sue.
cessor-Converts' Appeals.

The Armory was packed to the door last
night to hear the farewell OF Francis Murphy
| and the first speech of his son. Thomas E.
Murphy Every seat in the mammoth hall was
| filled and hundreds of people had TO stand up
| in the areas and aisles. 1t was Just such
| crowd as came to the first meeting OF Mr.. Muir
| ply Just three weeks before. The enthusiasm
! was greater than at any other of the meetings,
| however, and the arguments for temperance
made by Mr.. Murphy and his eloquent son made
| many blue ribbon converts
After the usual song service and prayer by
| Rev. O. V. W. Chandler, Ar. Murphy said:
| Here is another magnificent congregation.
Another congregation OF people who are inter
| ested in liberty and truth and justice. Men
have undertaken TO do things without the Lord
and it never works. hope this movement will
| 60 on and on until all the cords that have
| bound us are burned away.
| George W. Foote, the president of the new tenn
| perance organizations, said:
This immense audience is great testimonial
! to Mr. Murphy's work. have to announce to
/ you that this is Mr.. Murphy's last evening at
| present among US. Mr.. Murphy goes to Port
| land tomorrow. Bat Mr.. Murphy's son is here,
| and has consented 10 stay week with us. The
| meetings will be continued in the Plymouth
| Congregational church.
Mr.. Murphy, in introducing his son, Thomas
| E. Murphy, said that he was proud OF him. He
| was glad that after he was gone his son was left
to carry on the Work.
| Thomas E. Murphy is himself most forcible
and eloquent speaker. Though he is q young
| man, be has already achieved no little fame as
! temperance lecturer, and has not only been
| all over the United states, but has conducted
/ temperance revivals in many of the large cities
| of Europe. His appearance on the platform was
greeted with great applause. He said:
| thank you for this hearty welcome. have
not seen my father for almost year. When
| lear al hat ha vya hare 1eit n
make q pilgrimage myself to see him.
! am to speak to you on the theme of gospel
/ temperance reform, and if ! use any argument
| that you have heard my father use you will
know where ne got 1t. There are two principles
! In the World-formation and reformation. Who
was 1t that laid down reformation for the Swiss?
II was William Tell. And then the great apostle
came-Luther. There was epoch in our own
country when a reformation was needed, and
that was when Washington rose up, and tonight
we are reformed and free country. Then the
curse OF slavery rested upon US, and you remem-
Der, after peace measures failed that war re-
sorted to that drove the traffic from the country.
All these reforms were advocated for long
time by a minority OF the people, just this
cause is now. Truth will not be forever on the
ssattold and wrong on the throne. No; right
Will conquer in the end.
There are many OF US who are Christians and
temperance men, but we don't work very hard.
! believe that ii every man would act accord
ing to his conviction drink would be driven
| from the land. thank God that the women
are with Us in this movement and the women
Will help us on by their influence in the home.
! man said he wouldn't join us because we
were in the minority. But what became of the
majority at the time of the food
| All these reforms were physical and mental,
| and so Is this. We must work to bring about
| a public sentiment for total abstinence. No
| honest sentiment be carried that does not
| come from the heart. Every man must work
| out his own salvation. There are many people
| who say they believe in temperance. but they
| take little liquor. All the men who I'LL drunk
ards graves said that. Charles Lamb, Edgar
Allen Poe and other bright minds have fallen
| by INDUCING little at time until they filed
| drunkard's grave. 1t Is the quiet little social
| glass that pulls a man down. | remember ask
ing man in Cork to sign the pledge, and he
said he didn't drink enough to hurt him; and
! told him that then he could give it up, for he
| didn't like it much. He said If could con-
| vince him that he didn't like it q little, he
| would sign the pledge.
They say the Bible allows drinking but don't
| believe it. man that / knew signed the pledge
! and met friend afterward. The friend was
| cynical and commenced to try to torment the
| new convert.
Don't you know" said the cynical man, shat
| the Bible says to love your enemies, and you say
that drink is your enemy
YES answered the convert, "but it does n {
| say to swallow your enemies"
This sally somewhat disconnected the friend,
! but he ventured another Biblical reason why it
| was right to drink
"Don't you know" he persisted, "that Paul
said to Timothy to take little for his stomach
sake?"
.sNo, 1 don't know that but, if he did, it
| doesn't make any difference, for my name is
not Timothy and there's nothing the matter
with my stomach.
"But, with that blue ribbon on. you look like
| q calf at d county fair"
"well. you see here, my friend" he said as
| parting shot, "you never saw a calf at a county
| fair with a blue ribbon but what il had the
| prize"
The story pleased the audience immensely
and the people were not slow to applaud.
Some people say they can drink a little and
| II won't hurt them. But remember my fathers
| sorrow, though he never spoke an Unkind word
| TO US children. | don't suppose that my father
ever thought what was coming. Twenty years
ago they said Francis Murphy would not keep
! his pledge. But he did. Gods power was
greater than the whole drink traffic. oh, that
! all of you would hurl your influence against
! this damnable drink habit
want 10 say 10 the young men that IL you
want TO succeed You should stand on this total
| abstinence rock. You have fAther-a mother
Would il add 10 your mothers JOY II she knew
that you drank! or that you sometimes reeed
( and shouted drnnkenly through the streets?
remember my mother and, because kept close
to her teachings, have been able to keep out OF
bad habits.
II / had come here three years ago and got to
drink ing and now wanted TO get recommends
tion TO go to another town, whom could get II
from? From the man who knew me best-the
saloon-keeper. And he would write me out q
recommendation saying that / could drink SC
many glasses of whisky night. But y hat good
would il do me? | could no. get a position even
As bartender for they are required to be sobe,
men | would be on the high road 70 destIuc-
ton But if had come here and gone 10 church
and showed myself sober and steady could get
a recommendation that would carry me any
! where.
This ribbon represents sobriety II you are a
temperance man and believe ia the home and
| liberty, whether sou drink or not, take thi,
badge and wear II.
perance scatter over all the Land. Let the truth
be borne aloft. Let rs know that we have