The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-05-04
Temperance Rally.

viting in its fresh dress of paint and
paper, was well filled both afternoon
and evening. Dinner was served to
about fifty out of town people, and
supper to a far greater number
The afternoon session opened
promptly at 1880, Mrs. j. w. Stoody,
of Ovid presiding. The devotional
service, led by George Arnold, of
Ovid, followed by an address of well
come by Rev. w. B. Brown. Re-
Spouse by Rev. DISTANT of Owosso.
Rev. DR.. Hyslop of St. Johns chose
for his subject, Where to Place the
Emphasis, mot on heredity nor on
environment" he said, "but on the
drinker, on the social influence of the
abstainer." The general trend of the
last ten years was to remove person
al responsibility. The responsibility
of the christian church could not
easily be over estimated.
Rev. G. S. Northrop, of st. Johns,
could not find on driving into town,
anyone who knew where there was
temperance meeting, or where it was
held, but was finally successful in his
search. His subject was Church and
Temperance" He emphasized the
truth that the church must redeem
the fallen, and explained how the
moderate drinker had a worse in
fiuence in the church than the drunk
ard
Rev. ]. DISTANT, of Owosso, speak
ing on 1.-THE economic Aspect of the
Liquor Question, made some start
ling statements. GAS to it's dollars
and cents aspect" he said, 'the liquor
interest is a vast organized interest
On account of it there are in this
country 2, 191, 600 dependant on the
public for support, 1000 in this state
alone. In Shiawassee county at a
fair estimate, there are $4,000 year
ly expended for this cause"
Rev. A. G. Blood, of Laingsburg,
spoke in a somewhat numerous but
impressive manner on Liquor Traf-
fic an incubator of crime" After not
ing the large percentage of crime to
be traced to this traffic." he said 1--WE
do not spare them for they do not
spare us, and sneeringly ask What
are you going to do about it?'
ness himself while, would employ
national troops to do so. Temper
ance sentiment must be unified and
solidifled. He ridicules the idea of
expecting women to do all the tenn
perance work, and said that in this,
as in other business matters, men
should be men.
Neither Rev. E. R. Lyon of Shep-
ardsville, nor Prosecuting Attorney
Smith of st. Johns, who had a place
on the program, were able to be pre-
sent.
Children's hour one of the most
enjoyable features of the program,
came next. An exercise by the pu-
pills of the second and third grades
of the public school was conducted
by the teachers, Mrs. Johnson and |
Miss Thayer. Too much praise can
not be given these able instructors
for the splendid training evinced by
the little ones. Following the ex-
ercise was a recitation by Miss Pearl |
Scudder, 'The Teetota, Catl" which |
was as well delivered as it was hum
erous. Next, the children's chorus
in four numbers, conducted by Rev. |
w. B. Brown, was excellent and
thoroughly appreciated.
''Tad Browns Prayer" a pathetic
and beautifully rendered recitation
by Miss Edna Brown, closed the
children's hour.
A motion was now carried appoint
ing Rev. w. B. F.. Brown, of Ovid, |
chairman of the committee with pow
er to appoint other members, for the
purpose of formulating and present
ing to the executive board of the
State Fair commission, a protest
against the opening of the fair on
Sunday and selling intoxicants on
the grounds.
A violin solo by Helen, the wond-
erfully gifted little daughter of Mr..
Albert Atkins, preceded an address, by
Rev. w. B. F. Brown, of Ovid, whose
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ternoon session, was treated in a
mastery manner. Could the ''ifs"
he spoke of be settled as he suggest
ed, the temperance millennium would
be near at hand.
The evening session began at z
o'clock, Rev. J. DISTANT, of Owosso,
presiding. Devotion, led by Rev. j.
r. Wooten, of Ovid. was followed by
the childrens' chorus, succeeded by
music from Atkins orchestra.
The first address, of the evening
was given by Rev. j. Mclean, of Du-
rand. His subject, Saloon or Home"
was invested with convincing pathos
He said, "Home is Gods ideal gov
eminent. The saloon is the devils
handiwork in government, and fos-
tiers every know crime"
Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard, of Owosso,
in a mastery address, said that boys
and girls will soon be the forces to
do the work needed in the temper
ance cause. His words we're full of
bright thought, tersely expressed. For
instance; men engaged in the man
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