The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-13

Inc 1olloWlnS Is from victoria paper:
True Blue. Who has not heard of it?
True Blue, No doubt it is usually as
ISOLATED with the sailor man who musi-
cally declares that he will live for her,
die for her, always true blue" But
there is something more important, more
| widespread in influence, more inspiring
in sentiment, connected with that partic-
ular coloring which is designated as
blue Singularly but truly the
blues are said to be associated with a
condition of mind and body the reverse
of agreeable, and we are accustomed to
condole with one sunk in that dire state
as a person weary of life anxious to
speed to that bourne whence no traveller
returns. Moreover, the blues as ap-
preciated in this Commonwealth, admit
of but one cure, which takes the form of
strong liquors served often and gener-
ously to the afflicted
1t is right here that Francis Murphy
steps in and quietly says. mo, you're
making a mistake; ali that person wants
is kindness, care and love, and he-or she.
as the case may be-will be all right
yes, sir, l tell you it's sou Naturally
our readers will not be prepared to ac-
cept the obiter dictum of Francis Muir
ply until they know who and what that
name represents. Well, it is the name of
a great temperance worker who has
gained well-merited renown as the mi
tiator of the famous movement known
to the world as the Blue Ribbon Army.
It was this famous organization, dating
back as far as 1870, that gave General
Booth his idea in respect to the wonder
full socio religious body which exists to-
day under the title of the Salvation
Army and which has done much in the
direction of achieving what the founder
sought to attain-'tM Malice toward none
and charity for ALL
A charming personality, combined with
exceptional powers of expression and
ready wit, distinguish Mr.. Francis Muir
ply, for a brief period a visitor to the
metropolis of the south. He is not a
young nor is he an untried man. In
familiar parlance, he has been through
the mill" long before he struck redemp-
ton in the early seventies, and hence it
happened that he thereafter was able to
relate, with vigor and conviction what
had been and what was possible Sixty
five summers have passed over the vet
Grams head, and he is yet as blithe and
active as STRIPPING, jovial and gener-
GUS as the best of the boys, and-this is
the point-a teetotaller and straight
man. For ! do not believe alone in alb
stinence from strong drink" said Mr.
Murphy, in conversation with a Herald
man. There are other evils which tempt
men, and I can tell you right here, sir
that I'd sooner they'd yield to drink than
to some of these temptations. That is
why | preach temperance, nay goodness
and purity in all affairs of life for it is
not enough to abstain from liquors. Yet
we all know it, fact that sintoxication
leads rapidly to other vices even more
degrading and more loathsome."
E,sny1 I, s4t1 "a ~. To-.
Murphy takes an eminently practical
view of matters affecting morality. He
has had some curious experiences. Re
claimed from a downward career in 1870
he was invited to address a meeting on
temperance lines, and the orator that was
to be made a sorry start. Il managed to
get out half-a-dozen sentences he said,
and then / collapsed, feeling very much
broken up" Notwithstanding this I'M
promising beginning, there were some
who recognized in the young reformer
the capacity for excellent work, and,
thanks to their assistance, he went for
ward on the mission that was destined to
become celebrated throughout the length
and breadth of the English-speaking
world. Addresses by the score We're de-
iivered by Murphy-Irish-born, as his
name suggests-and each one marked an
advance upon it's predecessor until at
length there arose a demand for his SER
vices from all parts of the United States
"a demand which he was only too will
ing, as he was then thoroughly fitted, to
supply.
But there must needs be watehWord, [
4 sign or a symbol, of the old gospel in
new dress which he was to preach. Inc |
Nomen's Christian Temperance Union
lad by this time got going, and mad
dopted as its banner the white ribbon, as
ypical of the blameless life. Mr. Muir
,hy and his friends cast about for tok-
IN to mark their work, and happily MT
lpon a verse in the Good Old Book which |
admirably suited the purpose. The nj
zenith chapter of Numbers. thirty-eighth /
,erse gave the clue, and it reads as fol-
ows: Speak unto the children OF
srael, AID bid them that they make
hem fringes on the border of their gar
nents, throughout their generations, ana |
hat they put upon the fringe of the Dor
Ter a ribhand of blue" The significance /
If which is exemplified in the next verse,