The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-30
A NOTABLE GUEST.
Or. H. E. Reynolds, Founder of the Re-
form Club, Spoke at Last Nights
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Or. H. E. Reynolds, Founder of the Re-
form Club, Spoke at Last Nights
Nee ing.
THE Declaration of Independence is
the weakest of our public documents,
and to perpetuate this fallacious paper
we had the civil war, and it's cost of
hundreds of thousands of dollars"
These We're the ardent words of Peter
Lynch at the regular meeting of the
Reform Club last evening, and as the
words We're poured forth his hearers
held their breath
Mr.. Lynch was speaking of the treat
ment that the drunkard is accorded by
the people of the country. His vices are
magnified, and his virtues instead of
being remembered are written ON the
sands of the sea to be washed away. In
other words, there is in this world no
charity for the drunkard when he has
reached the crisis in his life. All are
ready to cry Down with him"
There is the Declaration of Indepen-
dence which is supposed to guarantee to
us life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness, and it was when celebrating on
this thought that Mr. Lynch burst forth
in his bitter charactf rization of the iu-
mortal bill Of rights.
William H. Robinson of the club was
in the chair, and seated on the platform
with him were DR.. Henry e. Reynolds
Of Michigan and Vice Presidents r M.
Dwyer, John Healy, and A. B. Cham
bers. DR.. Reynolds is the famous tenn
perance worker who organized the club
twenty-three years ago, and his pres
ence at the meeting had drawn out a
large attendance,
President RnhiOsnO in opani,,or no
meeting and referring to the presence
of DR.. Reynolds, the organizer of the
Worcester club, said that no one could
tell OF the good results that had ensued
from the first meeting here twenty
three years ago, at which DR.. Reynolds
had been present.
Remarks were made by Vice Presi-
dents T. M. Dwyer, John Healy A. b.
Chambers and Brother Peter Lynch,
who said that there should be total abb
Stinence in the individual and prohibit
ton in the state.
A recitation, MY poor boy" by Miss
Alice Pond, was given in an effective
manner and a song, MY mothers
prayer was sung by William Smith,
MISS Mary E. Robinson acting as ac-
companist.
Dr. Reynolds was then introduced and
held the attention of the audience for
an hour, in his interesting reminiscent
ces. and discussion of the temperance
question. DR.. Reynolds referred to the
first visit he made here twenty three
years ago the present month, and spoke
of the old faces, which We're here once
but now gone to the silent shore. He
said Of himself that twenty-five years
ago he had taken the total abstinence
pledge.
Dr. Reynolds took for the text Of his
talk the story of the Good Samaritan.
The speaker said that he was like the
younger son who went forth from his
paternal roof. He had tested the drink
habit and he had tested sobriety. and he
was satisfied that the latter was the
best condition for mankind. He said that
many who had taken the pledge had
violated it because they had not reached
that stage where they could keep it.
The essential feature Of all was the
saving grace Of God, without which
man could not act alone Man should
kneel before the cross, and ask for the
aid Of the higher spirit. In this way he
had conquered, and so others may walk
In the light.