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TEMPERANCE LECTURE,
Rev. Albert Smith Delivered VERY Unique and
Impressive Talk on The Use Of Alcoholic
Beverages. Sunday Night at Zion

Impressive Talk on The Use Of Alcoholic
Beverages. Sunday Night at Zion
ME. Church.
With Zion Church filled to overlooking
with attentive listeners, Rev. ALDER
Smith delivered his temperance lecture
Sunday night.
MIR. Smith took his text from Acts 16, 9
Come over into Macedonia and help us
In this sermon the preacher endeavored
to bring to light the many evils and mis-
doings brought about by the use of alco
holic beverages. The speaker pictures
in the most charming language the cry OF
India, of China, and Of Torrid Africa, fol
help; that the cry is being stimulated day
by day by the mournful wailings of the
drunkard's widow and children.
Beginning his discourse with few
arithmetical calculations, Of which the
more important are: that the United
States now has about three-quarters of a
million drunkards within its bounds, over
million drunkards children, and many
hundred thousand widows lef- penniless,
after their husbands have become victims
of drink.
Among a few extracts taken from the
address may be mentioned: "Some time
ago took up a paper and read where
President Roosevelt gave a lecture at
Reading, Pa, and made this remark: For
the drunkards widow have nothing but
pity and sympathy, but for the drunkard
I have nothing but contempt and as l
read this statement. falling from the lips
of the President of the United States,
| was filled with indignation"
Mr.. Smith said that nothing but pity
could justly be placed upon any drunk
ard, for nine times out of every ten
he fell victim to the habit through the
! influence of unfavorable circumstances.
At this point Mr. Smith related an instance
which only too wildly pictured his
meaning.
cat this point recall an instance that
happened in Dover under my observation.
There was certain Mr.. John Helbing,
who lived in that city, who was drunk
ard. Want had entered his door, but at
last he came to himself and joined the
church and became new man. But he
did not last long. for one day, as he was
going to his place of business, he stepped
into saloon and bought his drink and
then went to his shop. In only few
minutes he went to another saloon and
bought another. Ina very short time he
was taken home drunk"
Mr.. Smith said that be was told about
it and Immediately went to the home and
there he found Mr.. Helbing lying upon
the floor " dead drunk and in no condi
ton to talk to him. After few words of
consolation to the wife and children he
left the home. The next morning Mr..
Smith went around to the Office of Mr.
Relbing, and the first thing he said was
"tell me about it." With this Mr.. Helb-
ing broke down and cried like 9 child.
After recovering he replied. Mr.. Smith
did not intend to do this, but I could
not help it.
Mr.. Helbing finally shot himself while
in drunken rage. and Mr. Smith was
called to preach his funeral. but, as he
said. 81 didn't preach John Helbing's
funeral half as much as did the saloon
keepers funeral.
Sir. Smith advised that the next time
we select men to go to the legislature,
we should be sure to select men that are
opposed to saloons.