Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-18
Local Matters.
REV. E. o. TAYLOR'S LECTURES.
Opened Tour Of State Saturday. at Request OF
W. C. 7. IT,

Rev. Z. q. Taylor of Chicago, the cele
brated scientific temperance lecturer,
opened a series Of lectures in this city,
at the FIRST Baptist church, SATURDAY
and Men. or First Things About Alec
hol." a medium sized audience heard
the interesting speaker in his scientific
description of intemperance.
He spoke at the First Baptist church.
Sunday morning. and again at City
hall in the afternoon and in the even
ing. taking for his subjects, "Ctzen>'
in the Light of Christ and Paul, and
THAT Boy of Yours Both lectures
are excellent, and have Il logic that all
must understand.
Mayor Haynes presided over the
by fully 1000 people. Mayor Haynes
opening remarks We're as usual, well
received. as they contained the sound
logic and rare cloquence for which he
is noted.
This evening, at City hail. he will
lecture on Modern Science W.. the
Liquor Traffic" Mr.. Taylor attempts
to show reason for every point n
makes and position he takes. His
chemical experiments that he will use.
tonight are now. He will take alcohol
from beer in the presence of the people.
compare it with pure alcohol,
show its action on food, use it in
exploding gun powder, and expose
many authorizations.
The sum Of 10 cents will be charged
to help defray the expenses.
This is Mr. Taylor's opening appear
ance in a tour of the State. upon invi-
dent of the Maine w. c. T. L.
Mr. Taylor is native of New York
state and is "a years Of age, a tall.
fine looking man. an eloquent speaker.
and a very pleasing man 10 meet. He
took his collegiate and divinity course
at the old University of Chicago. His
first pastoratc was in Topeka, Kansas.
whore he was pastor of the First Bap-
list church three years, during which
time he vas acting chaplain in the
House of Representatives of Kansas,
Among the prominent churches that
he has been pastor of since that time,
is the Bolton Avenue church in Chi
cago. which he organized and served 10
years. Since sevcrins his connections
with that church about 10 years ago, h
has been in the lecture work. He haf
canvassed in Il systematic way, nine
different states, by special invitation of
the w r. G. L.
When the recent prohibition law vas
propose d by the Canadian government.
the w c. r. L. called for Mr.. Tayloi
to open fer them the campaign. and L
il; from a campaign of IS months in
Canada, that Mr. Taylor comes To All
gusta to open his Maine campa I'll fol
the enforcement Of the law.
Mr.. Taylor closed his work in Cana
da at St Johns. n. T., on Thursday
evening, having spoken every night and
from two To three times on Sundays
SINCE the first of last September.
Il consider the prospects for rrohiili-
tion in Canada, very favorable" said
Mr. Taylor to Journal reporter, Sat
urday. Il am assured by men who
stand close to the present government
that the question of prohibition Will be
submitted To the people without COM
pljcations with side issues in which
case the prohibition battle will b" a hot
one, with strong chances that it Will
win.
II have come to Maine upon the inVi-
tation of Mrs l.. NJ. n. Stevens prcsi-
ident of the Maine w. c. 7. t.. to max
a tour of the State in the interest 81
law enforcement.
Il have no abuse to Use in my discus
sions, but God helping me. | will mak,
the people think.