The daily sentinel., 1907-05-06


2 many years was delivered x
q last night at a big union X
2 meeting held in the Congre- a
2 tional church by Miss Marie x
2 c. Brehm, a distinguished *
2 woman of marvellous ora *
= torical powers and ability, "a
= one OF the secretaries of the x
2 national temperance COM *
2 mittee OF the Presbyterian a
q church. x
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The church was filled by people of
four of the leading congregations in
the city, the Methodists, the Congre-
gationalists, the Baptists and the
Presbyterians, uniting in the service.
II was a big audience and such an
address certainly deserved such a
large audience for 1t was worth much
to every person who heard 1t.
Miss Brehm took for her subject.
THE World Outlook" and in an hour
and half's talk reviewed the work
In the interest of temperance that had
been accomplished the world over.
told of the national anti-alcohollc
congresses, described how France had
abridged the liquor traffic, proved
the awful effect of the alcoholic bev-
erages on any country's citienshzip,
detailed rapidly but comprehensiyely
the onward march of prohibition in
the United States, naming state af-
ter state that was practically free
from saloons and dram houses, She
referred to the oft-repeated declara-
tion, "Oh, the temperance question
is an old one l am tired of It," and
declared that 1t was a new question
every hour to somebody. ito the wife
who for the first time sees her hus-
band drunk, the mother who for the
first time sees her son under whis-
keys influence, to the child who for
the first time is struck by drunken
father, 1t is a new question. and to
somebody every hour 1t will be a
new question as long as the 100000
saloons in this country continue to
operate"
Such a store of statistics, figures
and facts, Illustrations and word de-
nominations that Miss Brehm has at
her command without ever referring
to a single note is more than wonder
full. She was never for a moment at
loss for proof, convincing proof, to-
back up any general, statement that
she made. She is a woman that has
travelled through Europe and Asia
and other foreign lands as well as
having visited every section of the
United States, she has visited every
world exposition held during a per-
iod of many years, has attended ma
tional and international meetings and
conventions where the brain of ma
tions gathered. consequently her
scope of practical information is al
III. a
quent, fascinating, cultured, and of
commanding appearance, Miss Brehm
held the very closest attention of her
audience and there is no question
but what her address made a strong
impression. It was different from
any temperance address delivered in
the city in long time and none have
been quite so powerful. 1t was
marked in many ways by originality
Miss Brehm takes a hopeful and
optimistic view of the fight against
the liquor traffic and declares that the
day will come when it will be driven
from the civilized nations of the
world.
The economic demonstration given
by Miss Brehm at the conclusion of
her address was one of the best fea-
lures and strongest points of the
address. BY ribbons each inch of
each ribbon represented $5,000,0OO,
the speaker gave a startling demon
stration of the amount of money ex-
pended each year in America for liq-
uor, tobacco bread, education, church
work missions, temperance move
ment The amount spent for liquor
and tobacco is almost double the
amount expended for all other pur-
poses. A more convincing demon
stration could not have been prepar-
ed.
A liberal free-will offering for tenn
perance work was made at the close
of the lecture by the congregation.
A large vested choir solos by How
ard Fletcher and Mrs. DR.. Welles.
and congregational singing, were the
musical features.
Rev. j. E. Weir presided at the
meeting. Revs. Miller, of the Baptist
church. Rev. Forsyth, of the Method
ist church. Rev. Becker of the Con
gregational church. also took part in
the splendid exercises.
Miss Brehm was en- route to her
home in Chicago from Los Angeles
and Grand Junction was one of the
two places at which she stopped over
en- route.
Miss Brehm delivered a strong ad-
dress Sunday morning at the Presby-
terian church on the theme The
Road to Jericho" and she addressed
a union Young peoples meeting early
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