The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-24

said at the beginning that the work
would cost 5000 year. Are we acting
in good faith II we make Il cost us mora
than this amount every ycar9
Mr.. Berry explained that the work Of
the Civic league has cost up to this time
the sum Of q, Ala. He said that the treas
urer had been Obliged to borrow 500 tc
carry on the work and he himself had
been Obliged TO hire money.
Rev. Mr.. Noyes Of New Glouce ster
said that Mr.. Berry had been doing q
great work but there was one thing he
wished didn't have to entev into his adj
dresses. He said that many people thought
1t injured the cause to wind up the adj
dresses on the work Of the Civic league
by appealing for money. He said that
all the missionary addresses ended that
J way and he thought some other way
might be found to raise the money and
leave all appeals for financial aid out of
the addresses Of the secretary.
| Rev. Mr.. CauIkins OF Yarmouthville
said he thought the work Of the league
was very hopeful. He said he had him
self voted with the third party but he
was not voting that way now because he
thought the league as an educator would
bring about the nomination for Office OF
better men.
President Purinton said that I'm Frank
lin county there was a disgraceful state
Of affairs. Franklin county was much
better in many respects than any county
In the state but that at the present time
1t was In very bad shape. He said that
at the last election some Of the people in
Pennington and in Wilton had threatened
to cut the ticket and did out the ticket
because the right sort OF men were not
nominated for office. In all $50 citizens
of these towns had cut the ticket. Prof.
Purinton went ON TO say that OF the
six candidates recently nominated in
Franklin county five of them were very
clean men. They had nominated a man
for sheriff who was teetotaler, who
had never drank drop of liquor In his
life and who had been a deputy sheriff
I for 25 years. This man did not use tohac-
co in any form and did not use an oath.
The speaker said that when he heard this
| statement made In the convention where
this candidate for sheriff was nominate l
he feared that 1t would cause his defeat
but it didn't. He said the candidates
now before the people were the cleanest
men in the state with one exception.
Rev. Mr.. Fultz said that it was a well
known fact that the churches have no
power. A large majority of their MEM
bers are women who can't vote and he
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state. He said that it was also well
known that all temperance organizations
were laughed at but as far as he knew the
Good Templars We're not fanatical and
took no part in politics. He said that
Portland was worse off than it ever has
been in the past as far as be understood
the situation. A few seizures were made
now and then but they amount to very
little. IF we can do anything besides
pray think it would be a good thing to
find out just what that something is and
then do it. feel about as helpless as
do the most who hear me when 1 come to
talk about this situation"
THE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session began at $50
o'clock in the church and there was a
fair attendance. President burlington
called upon DIR. A. T. Dunn for praye"
and then explained the probable reason
for the small attendance at the meeting
He said that notices had been sent out
to all of the churches of the city regard
ing this meeting, but that the clergy
menss:.had not received these notices I'M
til Monday morning.
The committee on nominations and
resolutions then reported that the old
list of officers be reelected and on mo-
ton of Zenas Thomson, Esq. it was voted
that DR. Dunn cast the ballot for the
election Of these officers. The officers
are as follows: President, George G..
Purington Of Pennington; secretary,
Rev. Wilbur +, Berry of Waterville;
treasurer, Horace Purinton of Waterville;
executive committee, Hon. Hiram
Knowlton Of Portland, Rev; J. Nj. Frost
of Bangor, Rev. Rollin Il. Hack of Port
land, Rev. A. Il. Dunn, ID. d., of Water
Vile.
The report Of the committee rega riding
the resolutions was as follows;
The work of the Christian Civic League
for the last year has been in strict CON
formity with its stated purpose in SO far
as it has to do with the education of the
people in all that pertains to good citi-
zenship and the arousing and maintain
ing OF reverence for law, and we re
affirm our adherence to this statement of
purpose. We do most heartily commend
the work Of the secretary, Rev. W, +.
Berry, and express our fullest approval
Of his wise and effective methods through
out the state. We approve of the action
Of the executive committee in taking
steps TO provide paper which shall be
edited by the secretary and distributed
by the league having for it's purpose
the closer fellowship of the members and
the advancement of the interests OF the
league. We do cordially commend the
work of the New. England sabbath Pro
tective league In its efforts To secure n
better Observance of the Lords Day, and
we will gladly cooperate in the same
The report was accepted.
President burlington next gave his an
nual Address, speaking at considerable
length. The friends of the league, he
said, have right to ask what we have
done and what we propose TO do. IL Is a
little over three years that the league
was formed at Waterville and TO many
it, xuorE has staaf,aad SLOW There il still