The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-16

more Influence over drinking men and
the fellows whom he used to drink with
than anybody else has. Christ got fisher
men and not preachers to help Him in
His glorious work of redeeming the
world. You have all got to get in and
help,~even if it seems hard in the be-
ginning.
II had the greatest difficulty, when /
made my beginning, but I used to go
around among the fellows whom I used
to drink with. and I got little book.
and every friend met would halt him
and ask him to sign in my little book,
and that WIS the beginning of the
pledges If q man met me, he would
say: Well, Frank. how are you? And
/ would say: I am all right. l am on
the right road now. I've stopped drink
ing, and everything Is well with me-.
And then I'd tell him how much happi-
ness had derived from quitting. And
I'd get him to quit and sign his name in
my little book Then 1 got hold of more
fellows and made them do the same I
got about 100 men, and l made them do
the same as did, and the work went on
first rate.
Then at last one day the mayor of the
town comes to me. Murphy, he says,
You've got to deliver an address on tenn
perance in the hall some night. You're
you. and they'll want to hear you Well,
1 got there one night, and the hall was
packed to the door. That was the city
hall in Portland, Maine, mind you, and
it seats $500 people. Well, l was that
scared l didn't know what to do; but
the people up there on the platform
Tom Reed was one of them-they kept
telling that it was all right, and not
to be discouraged. Well, 1 got up and
] fAIl
down, and 1 couldn't say another word
to save me. thought 1 had disgraced
myself and all my friends. but it was all
right, and by and by I got used to it.
That's why 1 don't want you boys to
get discouraged You've got the tn1u-
ence over your fellow men, and you can
do any amount of good. remember the
first night brought all my wages home.
My wife fell around my neck and kissed
me, God bless her, and ever since that
time we have been happy, and now we
are on the high road to prosperity. That's
what you can do for your fellow men,
and you must do it
Mr.. Murphy then spoke upon his own
first public prayer at a prayer meeting.
and of the great influence for the good
of the cause that such meetings have.
He then mentioned several cases of how
he had succeeded in reforming drunkards
and how they had afterwards become
successful workers in the temperance
cause and finished with an eloquent APP
peal to all the pledge-signers present that
they go out and work amongst their fell
low men.
After this followed short speeches by
Rev. Dr. Hartley Rev. w. D. Westervelt
Mr.. Bancroft and Mr.. Poepoe, with
Moses Nakuina as his interpreter. few
hymns followed, and the meeting closed
with benediction by Rev. Mr.. Hart
ley.
MURPHY MEETING AT EVA.
The Murphy meeting yesterday after
noon was held at Eva church. where
there had gathered above 800 Hawaiians.
There were two events, the quarterly
review of the Sunday School, and the add
dress by Mr.. Murphy, and both Were
highly successful. Mr.. Murphy was ac-
companied by a number of the members
of Murphy Club No. 1. and his interpret
er was Representative f. w. Beckley.
He made request for pledges and rib
hons but 1t was found that Franklin
Austin, who had agreed to be one the
party. had failed to make the trip, and
in consequence there could be no signing
of the pledge. The meeting, which was
accompanied by luau, went along so
well that the party failed to catch the
l clock train as they had expected, and
went with the later train. The meeting
lasted nearly all the time between IL a.
m. and $50 p. m.
A great rousing meeting is expected to
occur tonight at the Murphy Club No. /.
All the piedge-signers are going to bring
friends. and it Is hoped that every one
who has any interest in the temperance
cause will be present. AS Mr.. Murphy
will probably depart for a tour of the
other islands on Tuesday, this may be
the last opportunity to hear him for a
couple of weeks. !