Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19
SENATOR FRYE
Simply EIectrifes His Vast
Audience at Northport.
"Christian Civilization" His Text and
He breaches Great Sermon
To Those Who Have Doubted Wisdom OF Our
Philippine Policy.

| NorthpOrt, Me-, Aug. 1S.-(SpcCiaD.-
A large audience greeted Senator Frye
when he appeared at the Northport
Campground. yesterday afternoon, al
the gathering called for the religious
and patriotic convention.
| When Senator Frye entered, accom-
panied by capt. Sigsbee Of the United
States battleship Texas and former
commander Of the Inflated Maine,
when she was destroyed in Havana
harbor, he was given a rousing recep-
ton. For some moments it w2s i'm
possible to hear any one speak, the ap-
plause was 50 hearty.
Senator Frye held the closest atten-
ton Of the vast audience throughout
his speech, which was on the subject,
christian Civilization"
lie was introduced by Secretary 4.
A. Jordan Of the Bangor Y. NJ. G. A.
He spoke as follows:
! Mr.. Chairman: with ouch 4 hne audi
| "ncc AS this it would hc "A very delightful
1 task for me to deliver an address but
/ in> ructcd your president that mad no
/ time whatever tD prepare one ana that I
should not no ii. nut mat ] would com
\ here with great pleasure and In a famii-
/ inn deSultuIy way. without ANY an
/ tempts al lights Of aloGu.nce Or orttorv.
I Wul!l hOiI talk with yuu. Ana ~ tG
/ Christian civilization. What fs in, Nhaf
/ daoS IL mean There are various kinds
I ~ CiVillZa ION. France Has 4 civilization
/ in som regards admirable. but IN otn-
Q 4Ytl= an
| nor ,-hrisrfan cil-il;z.firr VIA, T. i,7
| r.,,.,,r;.. - .-
/ fhtre ,, ,,.,li; : r., o"E oic Ils
1 rnof which cnvcrgJ -bp hie-r n,,Tr u i II
parties ANA the stars. painJad ~ lie fin,
I I'r "l 6od. We're the fresco work. The
In" 'He surge oi the gray on ocean
| The hidden guests were the Puritan faith.
Crs aud the Puritan mothers. The unhid
den guests were lie duskv sav9rss The
| bi,b rn,,tr,ctir1, ,arts. y..r III. r,.' N
Hill \ .'3,l' r1'i!f ri He VIZ lii me-
th Wnin o b 5,i Ta nry i,
| that child Is Chrisritn c.viIiz3fi'',n-fhl.ii
! Bible ana the S,.hnnIbnnk
! on how many times have been
| panied % hear good men and women.
| ministers IL tlc GOSPEL even teachers
| laymrn. declaring that the world WAS
rrnvinl- worse ANA vows nav, hr dav'-
that "ur country was getting into NOR
dcnlorahlo condition year by year. How
thoughtlcsy such men ana such women
must 10. Signing over the good Old day,
of the fathers,
VI, ,..r. H., r,.,,.,. .,.,, ,.,
the l-o,G I'M 1yt5 rbc, 'f fn. Mnai Mtie
TIL 7,,i. u.u b 1T I5H IIIErt La -
m Y FTencG S customs Fr"nsh hah
III III. rnuntrz iii i rIIit ri.b,H r,.
that orn M tL,, ,,~,5tn,.: -,,r,Gs ~ =
The treasury We aI.a.bnJ Tarai ~ n,,b
fish as H. SafJ Win thn rnnsnnt IN III.
wife. A pamuhIrt in which ia drfamI
himself against charges Of nilIarintr H.,
public treasury he admitted that he VA
paying b.ackmau M Il disordrrIv woman
er. That was the dav Of the fathers
Again: one Of the fathers, Il man
afterwards seeking u BIZ nominated ann
nnminataJ f,r INK nr.si1o,,cv ,f ~, IN
TED Siatcs v,s ONO Ls,i ~ ~ f ny ~,
playing poser with some friends. ladies
being present ana some Of the ladies join
ing in thc game. lie was betting heavily
don't You feel sorry to see your husband
gambling 500" why" said she No.
lie wins all the time"
Now she was a good woman for those
dayS-an admirable woman but what do
You think of the good old DAYS Of tho
mothers when all the moral sense thnv
hal about that awful crime IF gambling
was this: He always wins therefore
there is no crime?"
WHY / ,au ,.o,, .ho 49,, ~ ~
sons ~ today arc fnniisand ,in o,i
,in ~. AN oe ~ ing Purer anu hoiIer
~. T n vi ny liners were eisr
thasc doctrines ti15+ tL "i,ri iG,l cta@
nroa chino ~ ~ Mn nm Il
ms ava faIsn '' ''''' cav "NNeP'eu u!
~ nr"grass III ci,u.,a.;oo ~
shins ran5n tc,,n III = # MIL ,i IN
Nh" M. M ,ha,, .i:V 90 t ny A'ldh,
srh,nIh1ol- ~ t,o'ii ~ o r, hipiea ana
,nd rnaUaclas. = , ~ 4. 1l"Nh litll
iiiga+inn tho ,hn NH HI tlle n clN-
ism Ava mo ,,.,,, ,l1,,.l " 100 81 80 "a
bv sila in an beIn,.aJ ra,i,,tIi 77tt.;i7 80
tinr1 seemed gsIo.n mt 4 i I5
h,risn, orn,v .trapo N ,s 800. - ~
stron~ar ,,ntii - "a ''i w. an
nuhIfr I,nIi l. - ~, - ~, tia4a
iii intii II arnnt,toI III" f,I lit ,tl'H ~
puhlic untiI II iana nd,,d - r;r,L 80 =, e.,
into the free territories of this country
ana plant itself there
Thcn vour Christian Qualifications hor,
NJ saiJ snr,nc IA a., ft ~ i
then thnr@ vias n,is,ht, -, GU
Then ther. wera hatfInsS ~ t%m,i
there wrra hundrnds III fboI,st,n,r III of
mon slain an inc fieId NJ batfIa anI tl,.n
january / I\63 came that ir,rnortai no. !
Iamation Of Abraham Lincoln tannlaus"1
ana there hasn't been Il slave In mi
blessed renublic of oIir. frno, tho, ,,rtit
now. and thank Cod more never vii h.
one while tbe world lass ,annIausrl MI
in ciylization in oiIr ranubIiro
And from the close of that war? What
are the children OF civilization? Human
I, IoTFIHe ;lG nasmanim}Iy, char1ly: