Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-16
MIR. MURPHY,s MEETING.

Another Crowded Audience Last
 NiRht-No Abatement of Interest or
 Enthusiasm-MOre Signatures to the
 Pledge.
 Although temperance meetings have been held nightly during the past three weeks yet the interest and enthusiasm suf- fers no diminution. Indeed all the indi- cations point to an increased and widening feeling among the people generally that the grand work must go on, and Murphy's meetings and the great good they are &C., complaining are topics of conversation heard in every part of the city. There never was temperance movement in this city which aroused so much interest among all classes and attracted so many earnest and willing co workers as the present one. Clergymen and laymen stand side by side eager to do all they can to help on the grand work of reform. The "blue ribbon" can be seen on the coats of men in sll the profes- sions as well as workmen in our factories and shops and clerks behind the counters in stores Last nights meeting was most enjoyable one. Calvary Baptist church
 was crowded with people drawn there from every section of the city. Among the throng were large number of recent con- verts whose bright, happy faces showed unmistakably that their lives had bright ened since they signed the temperance CT. who has aided the cause at all former Nr. W. E. Bull, another faithful
 worker, has had charge of the singing. and is always found in the meetings. Rev.
 Dr. Brown, Rev: Dr. Phillips. Rev. s. Dry den Phelps and Rev. Mir. Poteat made
 brief, but forcible addresses last evening. MT. Murphy's address was as usual 8 pow erful and eloquent plea for temperance and the great audience testified approval by vigorous applause as the gifted orator depicted scenes in the life of the victim of drink, and exhorted all who were under the dominion of King Alcohol 70 sign the pledge and break loose from the bonds of the tyrant and destroyer. Probably 15O signed the pledge last night.
 MURPHY AT THE NEW GRAND.
 There was great scene at the New Grand Opera house last evening. Mur- phy, the temperance orator, appeared be- tween the third and fourth acts and was received with great applause. He made speech especially adapted to the occasion.
 He said he had just come from a meeting at the Calvary Baptist church, where he
 had addressed 1,500 people, and in the
 course of strong appeal for the temper ance cause he told story of theatrical entertainment away off west among the miners in the Rocky mountains where the men 30 far from their former homes and civilization are glad of any kind of performance which will remind of home. During the performance child cried upon the stage and after the show was finished petition was sent in by the audience of miners that the child be allowed to cry some more as 1t reminded them of their far away home.
 This story was inimitably told and it brought the house down, and the people were vociferously anxious for him to go on, but as it was not his purpose to inter fere with the show he announced that he would speak again this evening at the Grand between the third and fourth acts Mir. Murphy announced last night that he will speak both this and Saturday nights at the Calvary Baptist church. He also announced that he had sent dispatch to his father, Francis Murphy, in response to which he expects that his father will be at the Saturday evening meeting to speak. Francis Murphy has just closed great series of meetings at Pittsburg and is now
 conducting a series of meetings in New York city.