The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-11
FRANCIS MURPHY ARRIVES
IN THE CITY OF. SYDNEY

| SYDNEY, March 1.-THE Daily Tele
graph of this city has the following inter
view with Francis Murphy:
The dogs of the street know me In
Pittsburg," said Mr.. Francis Murphy
the American temperance evangelist, who
arrived in Sydney on Sunday by the
| Ventura from San Francisco.
The statement but modestly explained
Mr.. Murphy's fame, which is Worldwide
He is the author of the blue ribbon
movement, which years ago swept first
America and then the United Kingdom
ard finally made many thousands OF
converts in Australia
This is his first visit to Australia.
Are you here on your own response
bility?" he was asked.
ON my own responsibility, said Mr..
Murphy, with these letters of author
ity."
The letters were hattering documents
from the President of the United States,
ex-President Harrison, and the Cover n
or of his own State (Pennsylvania), the
latter having the seal of the Common
wealth attached.
II have had letters from Australia in
my way clear until now"
"And your plans and methods of
work?'
1.-THE gospel of persuasion. Temperance
Is a matter of education. We have got
to keep working waiting, and to APP
peal to the young men that their safety
lies in letting the drink alone Young
men now who want to hold the first po-
sitions in America have to be total alb
EtainarS. q first
to young man when applying for a
situation is, What are your habits?'
Young men are not wise to handicap
themselves with any evil habit.
Tine whole world is getting sober.
Competition in business is very severe
1t is science, and men need all their
faculties at their best to win success on
real merit, and it Is said that there is
no. success like success.
The man who has been oyertaken In a
fault, who has been deceived by drink
who has a generous heart in his breast
who loves his wife and family, but is
fettered by this habit Of drink, needs a
friend. He can be redeemed by friend
ship, by brotherly love He cannot be
subject for abuse. He is a subject for
mercy.
II am here to present this gospel tenn
perance of malice toward none, with
charity for all, in the hope that the
lovers Of humanity and of this fair land
will assist me as I go about doing good,
as my Master did" Mr.. Murphy pro-
poses to stay in Australia "as long as he
can be of use in doing good work" Ee
would like to visit all the colonies, and
hopes the friends OF temperance will in
terest themselves in preparing the way.
Briefly relating his life story, in answer
to few questions, Mr.. Murphy observ
ed: ST was saved from a life Of d:ssi-
patton. I became passionately toid OF
liquor, and was wrecked at the age of
"a; but, through the kindness of n fri nd,
I was led to ask God for mercy and
He heard and answered my
cry, and came to my feet. feeling con-
scious that He had helped me. ] com
menced to say my prayers. and then a.
appeal to my Companions on the street.
II drew up a pledge for them to sign.
They knew my sad history. l spoke ~
them because l loved them. There's
great love amongst drinking men They
listened to me, and commenced signing
the pledge until 7 got about 200 DIR nix
ing-men in the city CPor,4and, Maine) n
sign. That gave such 10y TO fathers ana
mothers that / was invited by the Mayor
of the city to give an address in t1e
city hall. 1 could not speak. ] did not
know how to begin or end. I told the
Mayor so, but he insisted that should
go on the platform. and promised to. be
with me as l stood.
THAT viii be an address, he added.
Well, I went. The hall was crowded, and
/ spoke for about two minutes. Every
thing I had thought of went from my
mind Then / became dizzy. and every
thing was a blank. was Inundated
beyond expression. declared l felt that
I had disgraced every friend I ever had,
and that I would never be seen on the
streets Of that city again. Going home.
/ locked myself up, but friends came ana
assured me I was mistaken, that 1 had
done magnfficently. and that some thirty
had been received for me
to go and talk temperance. One man
said he believed God had Il work for me
to do, and that If I world go on he would
find the money If ] couldn't.
$50 I went on telling the story of my
and Won men TO sobrietv
and manhood. Here / am
now, after thirty years in this work.
"The blue ribbon was introduced Into
the work at Pittsburg, where IS 500 people
signed the pledge with me in one church
on Fifth avenue. The work spread. I
went to Philadelphia, and $500 signed
the pledge with me. ] went to New