Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-19
APPEAL TO THE WOMEN.
Murphy WIN Have Something to Say ]
to Moderate Drinkers Tonight. 1

Murphy WIN Have Something to Say
to Moderate Drinkers Tonight.
The temperance movement still holds
the boards at the auditorium with Ned"
Murphy rs the star attraction DIR Daven-
port presided last night. The choir sung
several hymns in which the audience
Joined with much enthusiasm. Prayer
was offered by DIR Anderson, after which
the Rev Mr. Elsdon of the FIRST Baptist
church made brief address, appealing to
men to restrain the desire for strong
drink and refuse to destroy themselves,
their homes and families with the insidi-
ops poison. You can not drink and shut
up the evil in your own life" he said
| Its baneful effects are hereditary. dare
to say that the day is not far distant in
Waterbury when if man is seen without
n blue ribbon his fellowmen will say he
drinks"
DR. Davenport reminded the audience
that everyone should give something to
| the collection.
Mr. Murphy said: II want to say some
thing about this collection matter to you.
People say Murphy is getting rich out of
this business. He gets $50 night. 1 am
very sorry that is not so. I expect to get
something, if anything is left, but the
committee is under considerable expense
| for hall, cards, ribbons. etc, and l don't
know whether 1 will get anything or not,
but am so situated that | can keep mov-
ing along just the same, even if l don't"
| The speaker caught sight of Secretary
Steer of the committee and called him up
on the platform as if to speak to him.
Mr. Murphy introduced him to the audi
| ence and made Mr. Steer make II speech
which that gentleman did in II happy man
ner. though wholly unpreparcd.
That is good, said MIR Murphy. L
| am dead in love with Good uaturp How
are you getting along with the collection {?
Go slow. Give every one chance. This
| is no pedestrian contest Give me II
Methodist to take collection"
DR. Davenport announced that Mr. Muir
ply would give another meeting for
children if his voice would permit.
Yes" broke in Murphy, and want
Thorn to bring their teachers with them
this time.
DR. Anderson was called on to make a
few remarks and said: About n year ago
l was attending the meeting of the Ameri-
can board of commissioners for foreign
missions in Chicago, and Mr. Murphy and
his wife were there. The letters \. Il. c.
F. NJ. We're on large placard, and Mr.
Murphy said to his wife. What do those
letters stand for? She replied: Because
they can't sit down, l suppose Now that
is the way with me when this temperance
movement is on foot"
Secretary Thrasher of the Law and
Order league of Connecticut wns intro
duced and so was Rev J. H. James OF
Rockville, who was the first man to invite
Francis Murphy to come to Connecticut
Mr. Murphy expressed regret that his
voice was SO bad. This thing has never
happened to me before. Last Sunday after
noon we all became SO enthusiastic that
fear it was too much for me. WilbcrforcC
, | Snid slHINR ~ th.. DonfbarS ~
daughters of Great Britain and l will FIRE,
} the slaves The speaker told of the
part the women of Great Britain had takeI
in that movement and closed his illustra
ton with the remark: Give me the
mothers and daughters of Waterbury tc
work for temperance and in less than sly
months the drinking of whiskey will no
be known in your midst. \ young woman
has great influence over Il young man, il
she will only use it. The young woman
who cares for young man in the highes
and hottest sense can get him to do wha
she pleased and if he does not care for he
in this sense she Is thousand times bet
ter off without him" He related an Incl
cent of Il young man who was drunk whrI
he came 10 be married and the ministc
said: Why don't you bring this maj
here when he is not drunk" and the cir
replied. because he won't come. Tn,
SPe"htl "PIc'tlcu !" N"uhS women "nt
asked them to have more dignity and self
respect. You have the same right to de
mand virtue and sobriety in young men a
ey have the rigl to expect those char
acteristics in you, but be kind and gentle.
Il will talk on moderate drinking TO
morrow night" continued the speaker
There can be no such thing as moderat
drinking without feeling the effects o
drink. l say the man who has been drink
ing and has not felt the eNhilaration Ia
been losing his time. He has no brains
Liquor affects the brain. No brain, NJ
drunk. But who suffers most from thi
evil: The women. To the women then
appeal tonight TO come here and sign thi
pledge and exert their influence to per
pctuate the work began here in your city
We are laying the foundation of building
broad rs humanity and want you to con
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