The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-07
MURPHY IN
AUSTRALIA
The Blue Ribbon
Meeting With
Success.
BIG GATHERINGS
AT MAITLAND
Comment of the Press on the
Wisdom of the Francis
Murphy Creed.

The following is from the Maitland
Mercury of May IA
The Wesleyan Church contained
large gathering of people last night,
who were present through a desire to
listen to the third address given in
Maitland by Mr.. Francis Murphy, the
founder of the Gospel Temperance Blue
Ribbon movement. Rev ]. Bongers
(CongregationaD, presided and Rev.
P. J. Stephens (Wesleyan). was also
present. The meeting was opened with
singing and with prayer by the Rev.
| Chairman. Rev. P. ]. Stephen read
| part of Gal, vi, and also made the an
nouneements of other meetings to be
held during the next eight days; Rev.
G. o. Cocks will preside tonight. and
will sing a solo. The chairman intro
duced Mr.. Murphy. and welcomed him
on behalf of the organizations working
for the good of society. The foe which
Mr.. Murphy was fighting. Mr.. Bongers
said, had done more havoc in homes in
Maitland than perhaps any other
agency
! Mr.. Murphy commenced his address
by appealing to his hearers to adopt a
cheerful demeanor No one would be
| IdNOEdDlf impressed by TctlSiOA IL itt
saw professed Christians wearing a
llachrymose expression. He asked them
also to exhibit more of a loving ana
practical spirit in dealing with their
fellow men. They were taking people
| everywhere but to church: while they
said to the minister: You go on and
fill the church. There was none of the
lconyentionality observable in the drink
n
| drink. that was exhibited by the ma
jority of church people. With the form
er it was: Hello, Tom, hello. Jack.
thow are you? Come and have a wet"
mo. thanks; don't feel Inclined" "Oh,
come on''-ana he went People with
carriages should see that those without
were brought to church-they We're
ready enough to send out vehicles
when an election was on-and when the
Epeople came gloves should be discarded
and the naked hand given in a genuine
fhandshake His object in speaking to
them as he did, was to get the people
t. love one anotiler-to exhibit a gem
iuine. Christian feeling one to another
Ito get the children to love their parents
and the parents to love their children
EtT meet many boys who cannot get or
with their fathers. Mothers ali right
ithey say: but father Now fathers.
continued Mr.. Murphy. with appealing
emphasis, get that edge off you
Say if YOU are good to the boys. theS
will be good to you. We must get into
the lives OF our children. if we are t.
help them, and gain their condolences
. How many of US have done things We
. wouldn't like to speak about?'
! Gaughter). Mr. Murphy followed thi.
lupwith a denunciation of the harshnes.
with which people too often view tn
ifailings of others; and of the READINGS:
| with which we Judge others-neve
having been tempted and tried as they
have 1--WE want to be charitable to
wards the man who has struggled
hard, and who has had oh, SO mucl
sorrow The man who has been over
: taken in a fault'-let us be kind Il
hhim" The speaker then reverted t
his childhood's and youthful days. II,
told his audience he was born in 1886
: In the county of Wexford, Ireland; anC
he had early known what 1t was q
struggle with poverty-to literally pusf
3 1T away from the door Labor was no
BILE. IF there is a besetting sin In thi:
or any other country. it is the feeling
OF shame at honest labor. Be no
ashamed of II If you wish to rise. Gap
plause). Do 1t all with you mind, ant
soul. and strength. And though yol
may fail, 1t will be your privilege t
feel In your manly heart that you have
; done your best It is Gods royal arts
tocracy the wide world over. Gap
lplause). Gods poor have taken thu
; Union Jack round the world-they are
those who keep the flag flying. anc
j, nothing is too good for them Cap
plause). Mr. Murphy gave an anus
ling and at times a pathetic sketch O.
his early life and of the parting witt
his beloved mother, when he left foI
America, at the time when the world
, was thrilled by the stories of tbs
wealth to be gained in the land o.
! the free He told of the schemes ht
had formed for making bright the de-
clining years of his mothers life: anC
how they were foiled by one thing
drink. A liking for it was gained II
his home when lad; there the seeds
were sown that wrecked his life wher
thousands of miles away from his ma
tive land. The rich keep the cellars
and their sideboards-the poor people
, to be in fashion, had "a little drop
) wherein they could treat friends. This
: it was that made the drunkards II
Europe. in America, in Australia-this
taking of "a little drop. You" said
the speaker, who can take little
drop and leave 1t alone. make up your
minds to leave 1t alone all together
Sweep the cellar clean. and take tbs
decanter from the sideboard." Gap
!, plause). Every man had a right t
take a drink; but every man had &
; right to leave 1t alone. He appealed tt
them to make that movement a power
full one by individual effort They hat
mo quarrel with anyone; his and ever,
mans quarrel was with himself.
: At the conclusion of Mr.. Murphy
address a number of people signed tn
pledge Mr.. Murphy speaks again to
night, when he will continue the stor,
of his life.