The Somerset reporter., 1901-11-07
A Grand Temperance Meeting.

rousing temperance meeting was
held In the Methodist church, Sunday
evening last, in accordance with the
announcement published In the REPORT.
Err, last week. The meeting was under
the auspices OF the skowhegan w. c.
I. Gnion, and the large audience room
which seats 800 people was filled 80 that
settees were placed il some Of the aisles
to accommodate the overflow of the
pews.
Music was furnished by quartette
composed of Messrs. Taylor and Mantor,
Mrs. George Simpson and Miss Mae
Burrill, also duets by Mrs. Phlo Stew
ard and Miss Jessie Maddocks, aud Mrs.
Steward and Mrs. w. J. Estabrook and a
solo by Mrs. Simpson. Miss Ethel Whit
tier presided at the ofgan. Rev. W. II.
Spencer read scripture selections aud
Offered prayer and Rev. II. A. Markley
pronounced the benediction.
The speakers were Rev. II. f. Huse,
Rev. II. w. Kimball and Rev. Daniel
| Onstott The subject Of Mr.. Huse's
remark, was, High Ideals for Young
Men aud Women" He gave as the
greatest inspiration to high ideals the
word of God, abiding to Bible charac.
ters, patriarchs, prophets, apostles and
the Lord Jesus Christ. Presidents
Washington, Madison, Lincoln, Hayes,
Garfield and Mckinley, he said, studied
the scriptures and President Roosevelt
has given splendid testimony in favor OF
the Bible. He gave definition of tenn
perance, moderate use of that which is
harmless and total avoidance of every
thing harmful.
Good citizenship" was the topic
treated by Mr. Kimball. The time, he
said, had come when to be good Chris
ton one must be good either. Politi-
cal questions are really moral questions
aud moral questions are religious ques-
tons. Citizens have responsibility in
affairs of state and it is their duty to
have an intelligent conception of public
issues. No man has right to be ignC-
rant. There is no excuse for ignorance.
Ii we should take the time we spend in
doing useless things aud use it to make
ourselves intelligent in affairs of state it
would be ample. We should do our own
thinking. We need men of action who
believe something and are willing to
stand by their conviction. We may dis
agree in regard to many things. Some
believe in prohibition and some in license
as restriction upon rum selling, but all
must agree that the law on our statute
books should be enforced. 1t is dis
grace to the people of our town that the
saloon door is allowed to swing open.
We should see to it that men put in pub.
lie office are fit for the place. The char
acter of country is determined by the
character Of the men it crowns or puts
in office. We have got to begin at the
foundation and by slow process build up
a moral Christian sentiment, an ideal of
! righteousness anu II uAlls luhI Will tUuuTe.
Mr.. Onstott's subject was 1.-The Digni-
ty of Man" Heredty is force in
mans life and destiny, All higher as
piraton comes from the source of good
God, while evil influences from the evil
spirit, the Devil. There is great mix
up of good and evil in this world. We
must be on our guard always, following
the path of right and combating evil,
keeping all powers well in hand. Com
bat everything that will drag men down
and work with enthusiasm for good. In
abiding to the violation of law in our
town he gave al instance of woman
who came, one evening recently, to his
/ home, intoxicated, and later that even
ing, he was informed, Ne poor weak
woman returned to saloon for more
liquor. He ridiculed the idea that the
closing of the saloon would ruin bust.
ness. To drive out the saloon, he said
/ is the way to make business what il
ought to be in our town.
The audience was attentive as we'll as
large and the influence of such a meeting
must tell for good in our community.
COwardly Acts.
A cowardly act was committed by