The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-22
STILL MANY
SIGN PLEDGE
Murphy Temperance
Crusade.
TWO MORE NIGHTS YET
Meeting Will Close on Wednesday,
Ministers To Push the
Work.

THERE was fair gathering at Cen
trail Union Church last night when
Francis Murphy began to speak,
and when the Peniel Mission followers
came in later the auditorium was well
filed. Mr.. Murphy himself said he was
pleased to see so many, For, you know"
said he, this is Monday, and it's been
wash day, and this is wash night. We
couldn't reasonably expect lot of peo-
pie to come here on wash night, and l
tell you you're fine-looking crowd any
way, what there are of YOU
In addition to the congregational
hymns led by the faithful Miss Yarrow,
Miss Griswold sang, Are You Coming
Home Tonight" her clear sweet voice,
to, the accompaniment of the big pipe
organ, adding much to the appeal of the
venerable temperance worker
The text chosen was Mr.. Murphys ia
vorite, and the one which he says any
number of sermons could be preached
Trombone unto me and / will make
you fishers of men, He appealed to
those who had already signed the pledge
to remember that portion of it which
says, And 1 will by all honorable means
encourage others to abstain
And you can't catch these timid fish
by just throwing in your line said he.
You know you've got to be cute about
it. When a fisherman sits down on the
bank he's got to be very careful lest he
startles the fish, and he's got to eXer-
else the greatest care about his rod and
his line, and his reel, and the bait, and
everything, and the hook has got to be
just so. It's just like that fisherman
that you are when you try To- catch men
and save them from drink. don't you
know it, friends; you're just like EN-,
only you're catching fish of higher
quality, and they're even harder to catch
unless you know how. Oh, 1 tell you,
my dears. you want to use human love
and kindness fer your bait, that's what
you have got to do, God bless you. And
you've got to use whole lot of common
sense, too, and don't you know that COM
mon sense is mighty uncommon sense,
somehow? Don't make such a bitter fuss
about the saloons; just you go after the
man that supports the saloons, and you
get him away from there, that's what
you do. / tell you if We wouldn't buy
liquor the saloon men wouldn't sell it!
Did you think of that?
At the close of the meeting there We're
a number who signed the pledge, and
Mr. Murphy allowed no one to go away
without shaking hands with him. He was
noticeably tired and worn, and the rest
which he will allow himself after We'd
nesday nights meeting will be a we'll
earned and much-needed one. Wednes- !
day night will undoubtedly be the last
meeting of the series, and the ministers
are looking for large gathering on that ,
night. Considering the great crowd of
Sunday night, the congregation Of last
night was a good one. Mr.. Murphy urges
a larger attendance of the young people
at the o'clock meetings at Pencil Mis-
sion, where the singing attracts many
people who would not otherwise go.
Tonight there will be a special gath
ering at the Peniel Mission headquarters
and all those interested in the work are
singing.
A plan is on foot for a special meet
ing some time during the latter part of
the week to be held in the Orpheum
1t is the theory of a number
of the workers that by holding the meet |
ing in some downtown building many
of those prejudced against the church
may be gathered in.
At meeting of the ministers held in
the parlors of the church yesterday morn !
ing, the matter of continuing the tenn
perance crusade was discussed, and it i
was decided to arrange no further meet /
ings after Wednesday night definitely
Special meetings will be arranged and
announced later. Among the lectures
is one to be delivered at
Camp Mckinley by Mr.. Murphy.
Whether or not the temperance work
will be continued after Mr.. Murphy de- /
parts for the Colonies, has not yet been
decided 1t will depend upon circum-
stances Mr. Murphy himself is begin
ming to feel the effects of his work, and
he is being urged to rest for a time.