Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-08
WORLDS TOUR
OPENS TO-DAY
WILLIAM c. MURPHY FOLLOWS
FATHERS FooTsTEP
PLANS TAKING THE PLEDGE TO
AUSTRALIA
Young Murphy Believes in the Youth
of American and the Opportunities
for Them-Has 10000 Sign
ers Already

Grandchildren of men who signed his
grandfather's temperance pledge many
years ago will sign the famous Francis
Murphy pledge on the world tour TO
be inaugurated by Thomas c. Murphy
today when he leaves for San Bernar-
dino where he will commence week
of meetings tomorrow evening.
Il expect to spend a week in San Ber-
nardino. the first stop on my world
temperance tour" said Mr.. Murphy yes
terday II will return to Los Angeles
and, with headquarters in this city, will
carry on a temperance campaign
throughout the state for six months.
Then / will spend about three years
touring the United States. and finally
go over to Europe. meeting in England
grandchildren and sons of men who
signed the pledge with my grandfather
and father respectively. Thus the third
generation of the Murphy family will
be carrying on the temperance work
which my grandfather made famous"
Mr.. Murphy is a young man, but al
ready during the three years he has
spent in the temperance movement he
has gained 1000 signers to the Francis
Murphy pledge. This is the authentic
record while many others have come
in since that was compiled, making the
total $4,000 names in all.
The special states which Mr.. Muir
Carolina, Virginia and part of Penn
sylvania. After holding meetings in
England. Mr.. Murphy will return to the
United States and go to Australia. fol-
lowing in the footsteps of his sire and
grandsire.
II will carry on the same work as my
grandfather said Mr.. Murphy, with
his motto for my own: With malice
toward none, with charity for ALL I
have a chorus choir of sixty voices and
make music a feature of my meetings.
In my addresses on temperance I will
follow the same line of argument used
by my grandfather. I expect to reach
many Of the young men in the United
States. and of California especially. and
helm them to take a stand for temper
ance."
The famous Francis Murphy temper
ance pledge reads:
with malice toward none. with
charity for ALL I, the undersigned, do
pledge my word and honor. God help
ing me- to abstain from all intoxicating
LIQUOR as beverage, and that I will by
all honorable means encourage others
to abstain"
Sat the end of the pledge is printed
the facsimile of my grandfather sig
nature under which the man taking
the pledge signs his own name; thus
perpetuating the name of Francis Muir
ply and holding the same in rever-
ence," continued Mr.. Murphy. Il am
sorry that my brother, Francis Muir
phy. ir., who is the vocal soloist at the
meetings held by my father, William
]. pdurphy, at Blanchard hall, Los An
geles, cannot come with me to San
Bernardino tomorrow. He will remain
and assist my father in his work at
Blanchard hall and at Chutes park
Sundays"
Thomas c. Murphy. who thus starts
out upon a life work of such magnitude.
is a believer in young men, in the power
of the grace of God for saving men
and in the worthiness of the work Of
his grandfather and father, which he
is thus perpetuating.