The Portland daily press., 1897-01-18
Thu WASHINGTONIANS.
A Rousing Meeting Held in City
Hall Yesterday.
NEARLY EVERY CHURCH in PORT
LAMB REPRESENTED.

All ike Sneakers Strongly Favored TIN
Efoyement-Have Now Got a Platform
All Can Stand Upon-Differens View
of Different CIergynen-Lettcr from
Bishop Nicely.
The grand temperance mass meeting
ARRANGED by the Rev. S. E. Pearson ant
orbers interested in the Washingtoniai
movement was held yesterday Afternoon
at three O'Clock in City hall, and nearl,
1900 of our citizens representing nearly
avery church and denomination in thu
nity were present to show by theil
presenco their interest in theswork.
On the platform were seated the Revs
Henry Blanchard, D. D., j. B. Shepherd
A. H. Wright, W. M. Kimmel, +. s.
Samson, g. r. Purdy, H. F. Dexter and
Capt. George 81. Blake.
Rev. S. T. Pearson presided over the
meeting and the singing was led by O
ehorus of mixed voices assisted by Miss
Eyaneeline Pearson and Mr.. +. A. Bent
ms oornetists.
The service began with the singing Of
the hymn "All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" after which the Rev. Henry
blanchard, ID. D., read as the Scripture
lesson. Luke 18th. The hymn "We'n
Never Say Good Bye in Heaven was
then sung and prayer was next offered
By Rev. A. 81. Wright. Another hymn
was sung and as an introductory address
Rev. Mr.. Pearson spoke briefly as fol.
lows: In the absen ce of our president
am csllsd upon to make statement Of
to The nature of the Washingtonian move
rnent and its origin. April 6, 1910, there
were gathered in bar room In 1.-THE sity
Of Baltimore, six men. Standing at the
side of one of them was a child, his
daughter, who WAS pleading with hel
father to come to the dying wife and
mother. The night before this man,
Campbell by name, had been to a temper
ance nesting, addressed by Rev. Mr.
Allen, and remembering his resolution
formed on that evening, and mindful Of
the pleading of his daughter, said 81
viii never drink again and then sal
down to draw up pledge. The pledge
was read and signed by his companions
and in few weeks through the influence
Of these men, over 700 names had beer
added to the roll. Organizations under
various names working for temperance
were then turned all over the land, and
have been at work ever since. Captain
George Fl. Blake suggested to me the
ACCESSIBILITY at this time of reviving the
old Wgshingtonian movement to assist
the cause, and in seven weeks we have
added $50 names to the pledge of tota
abstinence in this city. Letters have beer
received from all states from Maine tt
Utnh asking about the WORK, and one Of
the letters was from Mr.. K. II. Hopkins,
a nephew Of John Willis Hopkins, the
organizer of the original Washingtonian
movement. In the letter Mr.. Hopkins
announced that he should commence q
series of Washingtonian meetings Febru.
airy Sd, in Utah.
The congregation then sang the hymn
ssThe Fest Friend to Have is Jesus, %
after which the Rev. W. NJ. Kimmell
was introduced and said in substance: ]
endorse fully the work undertaken by the
Rev. Mr.. Pearson and Captain George
II. Blake. What we need now is the
education of the masses as to the evils of
intemperance. We wonder that the evils
of incompetence does not pass away. In
temperance is, let me shy one of the most
for1orfyJ1 oviIs Tharn of prn1titu
that do no see the OWLS as we do. In
temperance is one of the most awful
sins. Pity those that have become slaves
to the drink habit. 1t is a crime fer any
man to take the sunshine and joy out of
his home, as he does by his habits of In
this world. No man ought TO live and
plan fer himself alone. pity the man
that is SO selfish that he cannot forego
the trials of self denial and indulgence.
II you have not already done SO my
friends, may ask that you will throw
ment, and let us aim to do all We can to
establish Righteousness and temperance
In our city.
The hymn "Jesus Lover Of My Soul"
was then sung, after which the Rev. J.
B, Shepherd was introduced. Mr..
Shepherd seid that the Episcopal clergy
Of this city have shown that our denomi-
nation is not Indifferent to the move
ments that affect the morals Of the COM
munity. II 7 know anything of the
temperance question it is not q new one.
Every now and then man arises in
some community and tells US if we will
follow his directions that the ills that
have affected humanity Will be removed.