Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-07-28
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The following circular has Just been
issusd:
To he members of the Temperance
Organizatioas and their IS1exds ia Maine,
GRnEyrs0:
The risipg tide Of public opinion Ia favor
Of total abseip snce and the prohibition OF
the IiquoY traffic. noticeable In the pssse mt
tine, mast rejoice the heart Of every tenn
psrsace worker snd all him With new cous-
age for the nnai triumph Of the good cause.
Every blow which 10 dealt against the use
snd trsffic Of into oxicating liquors. 10 deslt
sgainss the most subtle and insidious foe to
the peses and welfare snd purity Of the
home, and the safety Of the country.
Amocg the instrumsnsalities for promos-
ins the Cause Of Temperance which are
sckno . siedged to have great influence. 10
the public assembly Of large number Of
paople addressed by advocates Of the Csuse.
.ho are widely known and who by their
magnetic personal touch with the people,
stimulate AID strengthen public sentiment
in favor Of the Cause. None but the
Infinite can ever measure the influence 10
favor Of the Cause Of Temperance. Of the
elequence Of 9 Cough or 9 Murphy. and
Of hosts Of other apostles Of the Cause, -
their bufnir zeSl WAS communicated to the
listening mulsitudes. All must acknowledge
1t to have been Of ths greatest importance.
and to desire that this method shall be made
AvAilable wherever possible.
Such an occasion 10 soon to be an Irded
the Temperance workers and their friends
in Maine. Arrangements have been CON-
pieted for q great Temperance meeting.
Aug. 2lst. to be held in the beautiful grove
on ihe farm Of Hon. II. G. Burleigh. near
Oak Grove Seminary. in VsssAlboro 1t is
to be . g-and Union Excursion Of the 1. o.
G. T q. of t, and ali Temperance work
ers snd their friends. The NJ. C. r. r.
will sell excursion tickets Ut . very low
rate much lower than the usual excursion
fxre.) from ali stations on the lire of their
road, and will run the trains to get every
body to the grove in good season for all
the meetings and returned to their homes
early. The passengers viii be landed at
ts mporary platform, five minutes walk
across grassy pasture field to the grove.
Rev. A. A. Miner, d. D., Of Boston, the
hero for twenty-five years 10 the battle for
total abstinence ard prohibition in Massa-
ehusetts, "the old man tloquent;" Rev. Q
H. ShinD, Of Omaha, Neb who has ma
ii ,nal reputation ss 3 speaker and worker in
the cause; Rev. E. l. Rexford, b. D.. Of
Boston, an eloquent and fascinating speaker,
aud prominent advocate tor Constitutional
Prohibition in the recent campaign in Massa-
chusetts; Col. A. s. Bangs, g. C. T. of the
o G. T.. Of Maine; Rev. A. s. Ladl Of
Gardiner; Rev. I. J. Mead Of Augusta:
Mrs. II. M. C. Estes Of Waterville; srd
last but net least Gov. Burleisb, the hon
ored chief executive Of Maine, have sll
bsen engaged for the occAsion and will be
D esent and spesk. This insures . rich
ueat for all who attend.
The "LlbatAnsu Ladies' Quartet of Nil
ford, Mass, assisted by Miss May Craw-
ford Of Cambridge, Mass, reader, and r.
b. Hall, conetist, Of Watefville. will have
charge Of the singing. This 10 partic-
ularly fine musical organization and insures
musical treat, which of itself alone. is
worth going to the grove to hear. Meet
iags will be held at 10 A. M. and 2 p. NJ
and there will be concert Of half an hour
between the two meetings at the dinner
hour.
This great meeting is to be in the nature
of y basket grove meeting or picnic. and is
to be followed by two days religious
meeting on Saturday and Sunday. con-
Quoted by the vassalboro Mer ofial Asso-
alton Of Uhiversalists And yet pro
vision will be made to supply the wants OF
those who do not desire 20 carry their own
dinners. Refreshments will be for sale Oh
the grounds. It is hoped. also. to induce
their large boarding house, to accommodate
.r,. .tx N1 to- tr thn Gat-
urday and Sunday meetings.
Friends. you are, As an organization, and
As individuals, cordially invited to cooper
ate in making this occasion . grand sue
cess. You are asked to pass vote to join,
as IN organization, on this day and in this
sroe, in Grand Union Temperance
Rally, and a. individuals. to attend and lend
our il fl lence to induce others to do the
same. Fill Your lunch baskets and 60 with
our wives and husbands. and children and
friends, with your flags and banners. to the
railroad station oa the morning of Friday,
August 2lst, 1891, and enjoy one Of the
pleassntest snd most profitable days outing
cf the year.
There will be no expense to your organ
zation or to individuals, for all this day
Al Il occasion of ars, except the excursion
ticket to the grove. There will be one coll
lection asked for during the days meetings
Pass the vote now and talk up the attend
ance from your lodge Afterwards.
Circulars giving full particulars will be
sent to several persons in your organic ation
il your secretary will at once send me the
names Of at least ten active members who
will receive and circulate them.
With best wishes for your success as an
orgAniz z stion, am sincerely,
Yours in the cause,
J. p. GLEDHLLL,
. Pastor Church of Our Father, SPENCER.
Mass.
AusUsTA, Me, July oh, 1891.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
I besruly sympathize With the above
proposed temperance rally. and rect nsnend
al temperance organizations and sympa-
thizers to join 10 the excursion and meet
ings. As q grand occasion Of good 90 the
temperance cause.
A. s. BAsGs, q. C. L.
Work Hard for q lsss Time Each Dsy.
We rever work hut ten hours q dsy at
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