Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-03-21
NO-LICENSE RALLY.
Enthusiastic Meeting in
the Auditorium.
SIGNERS' NAMES TO GO on.
Addresses Made BY Rev. John g.
woolley Of Chicago and Others.

the largest audiences OF the season
gathered TO hear Rev. John u. Woolley OF
Chicago lecture on temperance. The |
meeting was held under the auspices OF
the Young Peoples Societies OF this city |
and Central Falls and the promoters
may Justly feel fattered over the result.
Mr.. Woolley Is considered one OF the
greatest temperance orators living, the
late John b. Cough being his only equal.
His discourse last evening was proof that
he Is a man OF remarkable genus ana
wonderful eloqueDce.
There was continued applause as the
many gentlemen filed on to the platform,
among the foremost being Rev. }. J.
| Wcolley and Hon. Henry b. Metcalf.
Rev. George j. Bloomfield called to
| order and introduced Rev. j. j. Woolley
as the chairman OF the evening.
Mr.. Woolley introduced Mr.. and MRS.
| Beverage Of Kansas, and Mr.. Beverage
said that 100000 souls twere destroyed an
| nually by drink, and that II Pawtucket
wanted to stop the disgraceful traffic
every voter must cast his ballot for no II.
cense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverage then sang the
ppthetic duet, "Some body's Boy" which
was received with applause, and for an
encore rendered the song, "Don't You
Know"
Rev. George p. Perry offered prayer
after being introduced by Rev. j. j. WOOL
ley. He asked the blessing OF God on
every temperance society and every tenn
perance man and woman in the city and
hoped they would never give up the fight
until the goal had teen won.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverage then sang "The
| T.. A;l job xuoa q
tion OF liquor dealer who had just re-
ceived his license.
The dealer, he said, VASE happy person
when he received his license, but he was
not half as happy as the members OF the
no-license movement, as the Supreme
Court had rendered decision in favor OF
the latter.
AS an encore they sang, "Putting on the
Sand"
Mr.. Woolley then sid that II 1t was a
meeting OF the Liquor Dealers Association
81 900 could easily be raised by subscrip-
tion, but all they wanted was $1OO. A
collection was then taken up.
The amount of the collection was not
announced and Mr.. Bloomfield said: "We
have met the enemy and they are ours"
, The cause has been won and next year
the City Clerk will send In all the names
received q little condoling with me In
my failure today but 1t was little ahead
OF time. 1t was not political or prohibit
tion movement but Ia strictly no-license
! movement. Some Of the papers have op.
posed Us, and they were not all Demo-
cratic papers, the Republican papers hav-
ing gone against us. We have won SC
far, and the hight has only begun. We
1 must continue and we need your assls.
5 tance and money. We shall hold meetings
a during the dcys before election and we
, invite you all. The pastors of this city
do not lack sand, and I am glad to an
nounce that Rev. A. p. Doyle will deliver
a discourse In this hall next Monday
night or temperance, and although he Is
! Catholic priest, am pleased to an
;. nounce his lecture, as his discourse will
l be In our line. l was sorry l did not
Q hesr his lecture last year, but l will this
l time, as am told that he Is one OF the
Q greatest temperance orstors living today
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverage then sang "The
Twin Ballots" which was we'll received
It was almost impossible for Mr.. Wooliey
to announce the next speaker on account
OF the applause. He said the question OF
temperance depends on the men who cast
! the ballots and not on those who speak
here tonight. I never had the privilege
: OF introducing a Woolley until tonig ht
and am very happy to present John g.
Woolley OF Chicago.
Mr.. Woolley was received In a lively
: manner and said he was pleased that the
: prohibition movement he'd got into poll
: tics. Inever tried to forco anybody to
believe my way, but am here to say that
every Pawtucket saloon should die and
die ut once. 1t Is not matter OF politics.
lam third party man, prohibitioDist,
and the good temperance people can agree
with me In going forward with this
movem ant. What want to tell you Is to
get your eyes upon God and follow him
and not any political faction.
"Woe unto man who giveth his neigh.
Dor drink, that putteth the bottle to his
lips"
No drunkard may inherit the kingdom
of heaven and It will be hard times for
the men who rent houses to liquor dealers
or the city officials who sigh license.
They will have rough shedding getting
into paradise.
The drupkord is disposed of In the pre-.
vious text and so is the liquor dealer IL
you look at 1t In the right light. Have
you bottle? Have you a bottle In your
pantry? you have, beware OF 1t. Have
you a bottle on your sideboard? Have
you bottle In your church, BE careful.
II insults tho memory OF the Son OF God.
The wine mixture in a church is a curse.
A short time ago couple OF burglars
broke into New York church and got
drunk on the contents of demijohn they
found. Liquor Is good thing to catch a
burglar with. have been In the clutches
OF drink In this town and In others. II !
should fall tomorrow and become q
drunkard again might not your bottle be
the cause Did you vote for license at