Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-05
n1e TEMPERANCE RALLIES


House Eloquent Addresses by
Thomas e. murphy-A Number OF
Clergymen Make Brief Addresses In
Aid of the work.
The grand temperance rally for men
only held at the Hyperion theater yester-
day afternoon, was under the auspices of
the Young Mems Christian association and
was great success. On the stage were
several members of the association and
several clergymen, including Rev. DR..
Phillips. Rev. Mr.. Meserve, Rev. J. h.
Mason and others.
The first floor and first gallery were
filed and several were in the second gal
lery. Secretary Mcintosh of the Y. N. g.
A. presided. After few words of well
come he introduced Rev. Dr.. Phillips, who
spoke of the work of gospel temperance.
He eaid that he hoped that men wonld
recognize the work as the work of God.
He was followed by Rev. Mr.. Meserve
who, in few words, told of the connec-
ton of temperance work with gospel
work. Rev. Mr.. Meserve was followed by
Mr.. Snow Of the Y. N. G. A.
Mr.. q. G: Thomson, physical director at
the Y. NJ. G. A., spoke for few minutes
on the effects of temperance upon the
physical structure of man.
Mr.. Thomas E. Murphy, the chief
speaker of the occasion, was then intro
duced. He was received with applause.
He said: II am grateful for this hearty
welcome and am glad to be here as leader
of gospel temperance meeting. I have
been in the city for two weeks and am
grateful for the hearty support which
have received. Many people say that this
is good work for children.
Who were the boys of twenty or thirty
years agos They are the men now. Some
| of them are the drunkards of to day. And
who are the wives of the drunkardsa They
are the girls of twenty Or thirty years ago
The boys of Today are to be the men Of
| twenty or thirty years hence. Possibly
they will be drunkards of that time. And
| who are to be their wivess The girls Of to-
day. Will you place your boys in posi-
| ton to become one of those drunkards
You must teach the value of total absti
| nance. You must not be one of those who
with glass of liquor at their side tel
their boys that it is not good. The boy
| will look at the father and say to himself
'taint good, eh! What's good for you il
| good for NO." There is more in this thar
| you think.
| There is nothing in the common drunk
ard which the young man desires to emu
| late. Not at all. Il is the man who cccu
pies the high commercial position, who
takes moderate drink, that he thinks O
| in preference. 1t is the man who has VIVA
is called "a coed time.''
| The degrading exhibition which accom-
panies drunkenness is what disgusts.
I say that if the moderate drinkers o.
this country would sigu the pledge ant
keep it in less than twenty-five year
| drunkenness would be unknown aud "
would have prohibition from one end O
this country to the other.
| Mr.. Murphy spoke of Senator Carlisle
| Grover Cleveland and Abraham Lincoln
and related incidents in the life of each
The names were given at the end of eac!
incident and were received with prolonged
applause.
At the end of the address about fou
hundred came forward and signed tn
| pledge.
Another Enthusiastic Gospel Tenn
perance Meeting at the Grand Oper,
House Last Evening-Three Thou
sand People Present-Kfght Hun
dred Sign the Pledge Yesterday.
Last evening tbs Grand opera house wa
filled with large and enthusiastic audi
ence to hear Mr.. T. E Murphy speak o.
temperance. Mr.. Murphy has gained
reputation for hearty and earnest wor
since he has been here, and the peopl
come to hear what he has to say. Tn
meeting at the Grand last evening was til
greatest yet held. Every seat was occupies
and the standing room WAS packed. Full,
5000 people were present, and it was
well-behaved and orderly audience. A
8:45 the doors wers locked, and hundred
went away disappointed at not being abb
to hear the great orator.
Mr.. Charles A. Baldwin presided, AM
prayer was offered by John Duncan. Mr.
Baldwin then read the following Telegram
from Mr.. Murphy's father:
PITTsBURa, Pa, Dec A. 1892
Haven, the Athens Of Ameriea for their h heart
| FRANCIS MURPHY
Mr.. Bissell then sang a solo, "To Thin.
that Pm a Drunkard's Child" Anon,
those noticed on the stage were Mr.. Bui
lard, John Collins, W. D. Bissell, G. W
Bissell, Captain Frank N. Lovejoy an,
many other prominent temperance people
Mr.. Murphy was then introduced an
spoke as follows:
I am not going to make a long speech tc
night for have already held three meet
ings to day. I had an audience in tn
county jail this morning; and think tha
that is a good place to introduce temper
ance reform. At 2 o'clock I spoke
English hall to women only, and I had th
| handsomest audience since I have bee
here, and at $3.50 saw the grandst demon
stration at the Hyperion theater. MI
Brennan, the president of the Total Abst
nance league of Connecticut came up an
took me by the hand and strongly CON
mended this line of work. Even tn
saloonkeepers say 'Murphy you're doing
and taken the men there by the HAND
It is all right to send missionaries t
China, but I think there is work neare
home to do. tell you the only way t
get near men is to go where they are. An
now I want to Introduce to you a ma
who tremblingly signed the pledge, bu
now feels strong.
Mr.. Abrams was then introduced an
gave interesting testimony of his own e.
: periance. After singing "Come Tho
Eount of Every Blessing" Captain Fran
III. Lovejoy was introduced and made fe
remarks.
Mr. Murphy then said the statement hs
been made that I am in the pay Of th
Kelley League. But 1 want to say tha
the Kelley League or any league hasn'
money enough to subsidize Murphy. al
in the work of gospel temperance refor1
and with the help of God propose to be q
long as live.
Mr.. Murphy then called upon Mr.. s. {
DeArmit of Pittsburg, who was made
, sober man at some of the Murphy meeting
in that city. He said: hardly know whs
to say, but came all the way from Pitts
burg to attend this meeting. I hava bee
: temperance man for eight months an
propose to be one. I attended one of MI
Murphy's fathers meetings last week bu
it was not as large as this. We are pa,
ticularly interested in the Kelley cur
there. We take q man, cure him of tn
| appetite and then it lies with the man him
| self whether he will take drink or not.
Mr.. Murphy then spoke strongly to tn
young ladies, referring to the great wor
! the ladies of Great Britain did during tn
course Of meetings there and of the Won
derful influence young woman has owe
young man. In the north of Ireland tn
young ladies signed pledge that the
! would not marry young man hatdrank
, A young woman has the same right to de
mand that honor, virtue and sobriet
, from young man thata young man de
mands of a young woman.
} said this afternoon that thought tn
world was better than it ever was. Yo1
hear some old men say, the young mel
are not what they were in my day. Than