The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-28
A MURPHY
MOVEMENT
Australia Now Has
a Lively
One.
MAITLAND'S FINE
PARTING SERVICE
The Great Blue Ribbon Crusader
is Now Beginning His Meet
ings at Sydney.

The Maitland, {Aus) Daily Mercury
has the following about Francis Muir
phys blue ribbon crusade, which, will
be of interest to Mr.. Murphy's friends
here:
The farewell meeting in West Matt
land of Mr.. Francis Murphy FOUNDER
of the Gospel Temperance Blue Ribbon
movemenD was held last night, and, as
expected. was largely attended, there
being very few spare seats in the Yves
Ileyan Church, where the meeting was
held. Rev. 2. j. Stephen presided, and
Rev. f. Hutchinson and Hon. Alex.
Brown NJ. l.. c., We're also present.
After the opening service the Rev.
Chairman made an appeal on behalf of
the Maitland branch of the New South
Wales Temperance Alliance they
wanted the good work begun by Mr..
Murphy, to be perpetuated. He was
very sorry that that was the last one
of a splendid series of addresses. (Hear,
hear. During his stay in Maitland, Mr..
Murphy had been living under his roof.
While he (the speaker) had been in
Australia, he had entertained many
men from over the SeaS-eVangelists
and temperance lecturers. But he was
perfectly candid when he said that
there was not one whose private life
came so near to being a reflex of his
public utterances as was that of Mr..
Murphy. (Applause). He believed ev-
cry word spoken by Mr.. Murphy had
come right out of his good heart. 1t
was like parting with a dear friend to
lose him; and he had given Mr.. Murphy
a cordial welcome to stay a little long
er: but some one else. who liked him as
well as he did. had booked him.
daughter and applause). He was
proud to be able to say that the pledge
books contained very nearly 500 names
of men and women, boys and girls,
who had signed that beautiful gospel
temperance pledge, as result of the
appeals of Mr.. Murphy, (Applause).
And they wanted all who had signed
the pledge TO keep it: that was the
most difficult part-to stand by it in all
the insidious temptations of life. The
chairman read a letter from young
man who had signed the pledge. in
which the writer wished Mr. Murphy
Godspeed in his good work: and con-
cluded his remarks by putting the mat
ter of drinking and abstinence clearly
before the audience, by the medium of
some instructive figures.
| Mr.. Murphy (who was received with
applause said he was deeply grateful
| for that magnificent demonstration,
which was, he thought he could say,
an endorsement of the blessed and holy
gospel of peace and goodwill to all men.
He was grateful, too. more than he
could say, to their worthy chairman
who had spoken so graciously of him as
his guest. He had had a most delight
| full time in Mr. Stephens beautiful
home, and he had been entertained in a
most admirable manner. The memory
of the kindness and courtesy shown to
him by them had also been extended to
him by the people of the city, and one
| of them-Mr. Brownie was delighted
! to see there that night (Applause)
He had spent day with Mr.. Brown al
! his residence, and had found him a
generous and whole souled man. He
| had found everyone here very cour-
| teous, to the people of the district, as
we'll as to those who We're listening to
him. he said-don't grumble. He want
ed them to appreciate the great land in
which they lived And he hoped they
would not forget the work he was en-
gagged in. 1t was the work of Jesus
Christ. IT was time for men and wo-
men to come down off their stills The
British people could not be legislatet
into the Kingdom of God. They ha(
the blood of the old Norsemen in their
veins, and" said Mr. Murphy, "as
tsoon as you run against them you have
Waterloo on your hands at once.
! Il
have to go slow, and, if they wanted t.
win men, they must love them. Don
scold them. Treat them as you did the
girl you won for your wife" Oaugh
teri. We have tried scolding and sac
Irifice. and ceremony. and all that kline
of thing. But instead of getting rit
of our own sins we have been accum
ulating them. If you want to make
sacrifice of anything, make one of you
Ivices-burn them up--cremate them
daughter and applahse). Let us conn
Idown to loving each other, and Iovin;
our family.
Mr.. Murphy here stopped to invit
three gentlemen who had come up from
Newcastle to say few words, and the,
related their individual experiences
Mr. II. Kerr also spoke; and Hon. Alex
from liquor. The latter gentleman de
lsoribed the awful hold that liquor go
upon men. and euIogised the work o
Mr. Murphy. A local convert to TEN
perance also came forward and express
led his determination to keep the pledge
Continuing, Mr. Murphy said a mum
Der of boys-who had behaved them
selves exceptionally well at the meet
| iya,rc I,n1 toly ~, ~, !,
hoped they would also refrain from
smoking. He was not going to say any
thing against the man who smoked
and wives would do well not to grow
too much against their husbands 70
smoking. IF they did. someone else
who was more considerable, might en-
tice them away from their homes. Blu
the boys could and would keep them
Iselves absolutely free If people wou,(
only begin with the children, the!
would implant in their minds al ab
horrence for liquor and tobacco TEL