The Portland daily press., 1893-08-21
MRS. |. oRMIsToN CHANT
Speaks at the Second Parish Church and
Is Given a Reception at the First
Parish.

Mrs. L. Ormiston Chant, the distin-
guished English speaker. occupied the
pulpit at the Second Parish church
yesterday morning and addressed the
very large congregation in behalf OF the
Womans Christian Temperance Unions
free kindergarten and day nursery OF
this city. The reading desk was prettily
decorated with flowers.
Mrs. Chant took for her text the fourth
verse of the xvii. chapter of ST. Mat
thew, the words of the repenting Judas:
81 have sinned in that 1 have betrayed
the innocent blood And they said:
What is that to us. See thou to that"
The speaker said that it seemed to her
that if we would get rid of the curse of
intemperance and it's attendant evils we
must make the people who own the
buildings in which liquor is sold as well
as the men who rents the property and
sell the liquor responsible, and that if
they were made to pay for the poverty
and crime they create, then we should
have new remedy for the evil of the
drink traffic.
The speaker then went on to show
the responsibility of parents for the flu
ture lives of their children. By precept
and example they have it in their power
to accomplish much for good as for
evil. If the parent is lax in his views of
the drink habit and puts wine on his
table before his children and INDUCES in
its use, it is not to be wondered at if the
child follows the example set before
him. This responsibility of the parents
attaches not only their own chill
dren's future, but to the good of the
world at large, for the greater number
of abstainers, the greater decrease in the
use of stimulants. We should be willing
to sacrifice ourselves if necessary for the
benefits to be derived therefrom by the
world at large. A pathetic story was
told of woman in London with several
children dying in the house, who went
out for aid, but became intoxicated. It
was from this incident the day nursery
was started, and from this incident Mrs.
Chant made an earnest and eloquent ap-
peal in aid of the Portland Day Nursery.
and Free Kindergarten.
A liberal collection was taken up at
the close of the service.
A charming reception and informal
tea was given Saturday at the First Par
ish house by the ladies of the church to
Mrs. Chant, who has awakened much
interest in our city through her public
lectures upon various philanthropic sub
jects. She favored her audience on this
occasion with an informal talk upon the
duty and pleasure of sharing with others
the best there is in ourselves, and thus
convincing the misguided of the beauty
of noble life. Her richness of thought,
her graciousness Of manner, with unusu-
al readiness of speech are rarely
equalled. By request she closed with
two vocal selections beautifully rem
dered. The reception was well attended.
Rev. John G.. Nichols Of Cambridge, son
of the former pastor of this was parish
present as an invited guest.
Mrs. Chant will remain the guest of
Mrs. George Stunt at Huntcliffe-o the
Cape Iuntil the middle of the week
when she will return to the mountains.
On Wednesday next she will speak at
the temperance meeting at Old Orchard
on 'School of Methods"