The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-07-09
From Saturdays Daily.
MISS MARIE c. BREHM in BEL
FAST, IRELAND.

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From the issue of the Northern
Whig," Belfast, Ireland, of June 22d,
was clipped the following notice relat-
ING to Miss Brehm, sister of F. E.
Brehm of Mankato, and who is there
in the interest of the Presbyterian
church of America:
In spite of the heavy rain there was
very fine attendance on Sunday aft
ernoon. Rev. John Macmillan pre-
sided, and opened the service with
praise, prayer, and the reading OF
Scripture. Mr.. S. Leighton officiated
at the organ, and, assisted by the
choir, led in the hearty singing of
the first psalm, Coward Christian
Soldiers" and 'Stand Up for Jesus
Miss Brehm delivered magnificent
address, which created such interest
and produced such a deep impression
that it was difficult and at times i'm
possible to restrain expressions of gra-
tiication and approval. Possessed OF
commanding presence, cultivated
was heard by the remotest auditor
that rare gift which places the speaker
in easy and sympathetic relation to-
wards the audience-and mastery of
the subject of her address. Miss
Brehm captivated and held spellbound
for about an hour hundreds of men
and women, among whom were some
of the most earnest and best-informcd
temperance workers in the city. As
all light in the natural world came
from the sun, she said, so all light in
the world, moral and spiritual, came
from the Saviour of men, and these
men were in turn to shine as lights
in the world. So with the rrayer on
her lips used by the fisherman of Brit
tany, 80 Good, keep my barque, for
it is so frail and the ocean is so
great" she proceeded to turn the light
revealed in the sermon on the Mount
upon the temperance problem, indicat-
ing the successive steps in the path
of progress and reform during the last
three quarters of a century. Nine
American states had banishcd the
saloon. Forty million citizens were
living in "dry" territory. Two mil
lion employees were. occupying positions
to which no drinker would be appoint
ed. Not few of the great railway
corporations had made total abstinence
on the part of all officials an absolute
ly necessary condition of appointment
to and continuance in their service On
account of the division of labor which
obtained in all branches of industry,
from the making of a shoe to the
manufacturing of a piano, the ineff-
cheney of the drinker was swiftly dis
covered, and he was soon weeded out
of the ranks. She had recently been in
conversation with an employer of 300
men, every one of whom was an alb
stainer through this simple and natur-
al process. Reference was made to a
meeting held last year in Chicago rep
resentative of 10000 medical men, who
accepted with general applause the
statement that with the passing of the
drink would disappear 40 per cent of
the disease which afflicted humanity.
and to the increasing number of hos
pitfalls in which alcoholic medication
was unknown, and which rapid recov-
cries in them had placed them among
the most popular institutions of the
country. She made hearty allusion
to the part taken in the work of re-
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schools, by the women of the land,
and above all through the systematic
instruction of the boys and girls in the
public schools of the United States.
Until the work in the school began re-
formers had been educating the min
ority, now they were educating the
majority, and the time was near when
the forces engaged in baneful and
selfish business would be liberated to
render service to the great Republic
OF the West. At the close a large
number of temperance workers pressed
around Miss Brehm to take her by
the hand and to congratulate her and
one another on an address which lifted
| 4uColiOH W d lOICy
level, and which, from it's CHEEKY out
look over the world, impaired hopeful
ness and encouragement and stimulus
OF no ordinary character
| As will be seen from our advertisino
columns, Miss Brehm will speak again
Ill the Assembly Hall tomorrow WED.
nesday) evening, telling the story of
the work being done in the public
schools of America
| IL :. 4. .s
M L. Powers of Fairmont was in the
city. today.
DIR. G. +. Warner is able to be out
again after his recent illness.
Attorney U. G. Argetsinger of Map
Teton was visitor in the city today.
Jean Flittie and family are spending
a few days at Mrs. Volk's, Lake Wash
ington.
William Schallbetter has gone to his
home at Minneapolis to spend tine
Fourth.
Miss Dena Bergren went to Mime.
apolis on the noon train to spend the