The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-24
GOSPEL TEMPERANCE
Second Meeting of the Series Again
Fills the Church.
Talks by Several City Ministers = Will
liam Murphy Makes an Flo
quent Plea.

The old Central Christian Church build
ing was crowded to the doors again last
night. by an audience assembled to hear
the pathetic appeals Of the temperance
apostles. Francis and William Murphy, to
all mankind for better method of living.
Last night the house, aisles, platform, cor
ridors and every available inch of floor
space crowded to it's utmost and a
number OF persons. arriving late were I'M
able TO obtain admission to the room. The
meeting WIS veritable Murphy love feast
of temperance and gospel so closely inter-
locked as to be inseparable.
The meeting was opened with the singing
of the hymn, "An Hail the Power of
Jesus Name" At the conclusion of the
hymn Francis Murphy read from the Scrip
lures and spoke briefly OF the work of the
temperance league and the objects hoped
to be accomplished by it. The gospel tenn
perance movement, he said, was the great
est science known to help men. He had
been reading from the Scriptures OF the
fisherman who cast their net at the dicta-
ton of Christ with such phenomenal sue
cess and said the question with the league
was to catch fish. The difficulty usually
encountered was as to the plan adopted,
too many persons sought pleasing manner
Christ. There are too many fences across
the road to heaven; they are built by theo-
logy and people have worn themselves out
and torn their clothes attempting to climb
them 1t shoulc be free and unincumbered
There is no need for theology in love; when
man is in love he knows ii without the
aid OF theology, and II a man is going to
love God he will do so and know IL when
he does without being guided by theology
There were several ministers present upon
the platform, and all spoke briefly. William
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his father. with the usual Murphy introduce
ton. The appeal Of Mr.. Murphy, the son,
to the drinking man to mend his ways and
abandon the habit very pathetic and
full OF simple eioquence of the kind that
meltS the heart and moistens the eyes be-
fore one is aware that the God of love has
taken possession of them and reigns SUI
preme for the time being. He related an
experience he had known in the gospel tenn
perance work of a drinker reformed through
the prayer and faithful efforts of his two
Children boy and girl of tender years.
1t was a very touching story, and told with
so mucl pathos that before the speaker
had half finished there was scarcely a dry
eye IN the entire congregation. AS he pic
tured the scene in vivid cOlors one saw an
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trusted in the Lord with all a child's SIM
plicity 10 grant their humble prayer for
their father; saw the change in the father 8
face as the pleas of his children sank deep
into the heart, which was still a father 8
heart; saw the wife clad in tatters second
the appeal OF the children, and the father
and husband, conquered by love, stand forth
new man, ruled by determination, sign
the pledge and abandon the habit that
had chained him. If the men of our coun-
try were nearly true to their wives as
their wives are to them, he said, there
would not be saloon or distillery in all
America
The call for signers to the pledge was re-
sponded to promptly, and large mum. =
attached their signatures to a solemn prom
Use to abstain from the use of all intoxi-
cantS as a beverage.