The Herald of Wales. — 1887-06-11 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BLTTE RIBBON MEETING.  On Saturday evening laid the usual weekly meeting of the Cardiff Gospel Temperance Union was held at the Stuart Plan, Cardiff, Mr T. Owen presiding. On the platform were Messrs Davey and J.G. Grant. Tho Chairman haying opened the meeting Mr J. G.Grant (Cardiff) gave a short address, in the course of whieh he pointed out the progressive naturo of the temperance movement. The tide of temperanee„, said he, was sweeping everything before it— steadily perhaps, but surely. There were people who grumbled at this steadiness—they wished . to see temperance work carry everything befote. it with a rush. These people were too eager for results—their ardour in any work lessened rn, proportion to its progress. They expected toe mush. They were not contented with slow but sure progress, therefore they grew unsatisfied at theprogress of the temperance work. They eonMitered not the many obstacles impeding the worker, or the obstacles that had been already „ removed, they simply kept the end in sight, and because that end monad far off they grew doubtful and dissatisfied. This, said the sleeker, was wrong, and did great injustiee to temperance workers. The end aimed at by these workers will not be attained with a rush; it had to be worked for inch by inch, steadily and patiently. With time and unceasing lever the goal would be reached, not otherwise. Referring to the many excuses made by drinkers for not becoming totalabetainers, the speakerlanghed at the one in which the refusal to give up man's liberty predominated. This excuse, Raid the speaker, was perhaps the most foolish of all. When .nen, in reply to the wish that they would beeeme total abstainers, refused to do so on the plea that they wont' not give up their liberty for anyone, they tried to make themselves appear to be what they were not. namely, men. It required no manliness to retain such liberty. The weekest coward of all could drink intoxicating liquors, but it required something more than a coward to leave them alone, and that too for mere example sake. It required manliness in its truest sense to be able to bear the sneers, the laughter, sarcasm, of one's friends or companions. To drink was easy but to give it up was bard. The weakest of the weak could do the former, it required the strongest of the strong to do the latter, yet there were people who prided themselves upon having strength sufficient enough to consumes drink in spite of many requests te give it up. Instead of their being proud, said the speaker, of this fancied streisgth, they ought to be ashamed of it. Mr J.Davey also gave a short addreee, and during the evening songs were given by Miss M. Jones, and Miss Lucy Clarke and choruses by the Blue Ribbon Choir under the able conductorship of Mr Jacob Davies. The attendance was large.  A man named George Lewis, Ebenezer-street, Cardiff, committed suicide in the Glamorgan. shire rimed, on Tuesday evening. An inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on Tuesday. on the body of John Baron Fry, merchant, Penarth, when the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."  At the Cardiff police court, on Wednesday. Edward Carrie was sentenced to fourteen days', without the option of a fine, for cruelly illtreating • hone.  The Cardiff stipendiaryship has at last been filled by Mr. Thomas William Lewis, brother of Sir William Thomas Lewis, the agent for the Marquis of Bute at Cardiff. _ _  The barque Herbert, of Hamburg, eollided with the steamer Cannard, of West Hartlepool, on Thursday evening, in the Bast Bute Dock, Cardiff. Not much damage was done.  The Peruvian Consul at Cardiff, Mr W. J. B. Fry, died in London, on Sunday morning, from the effects of a fall down a flight of stairs while in a fit.  At the Cardiff police court, on Wednesday, Edward Lewis was fined 40s. and collie for beating his wife; and Benjamin March Rae remanded for a week on a similar offence, his wife being too ill to appear.  Benjamin Marsh, a seaman, wee charged at the Cardiff Police court, on Saturday, with illtreating his wife, Elizabeth March, who was beaten mercilesely whilst oonfined in bed. Prisoner was remanded.  A serious accident occurred on beard the steamship Caliph, lying in the East Bate Dock Cardiff, on Friday afternoon. It appears a lad named Thomas Stoneman was working on the vessel, when he slipped and fell down the hold, and received severe injuries to both of his legs. Mr. William Hardwick, School House Gloesop.terrace, Cardiff, made a determined attempt to commit suicide, on Monday morntug, by cutting his throat with a raaor. It is feared the man will not recover, as the windpipe ha.s been cut. A singular vehicular accident occured inMaindestreet, Cardiff, on Friday. An omnibus was proceeding along the road, when the,horse slipped, and fell, and in endeavouring to regain its feet, the latter got entangled in the wheels of a passing donkey cart, which was upturned. Pio serious damage was done. Mr Wm. Johnson, a young married man engaged in rescue work at Cardiff, has summoned a young woman named Emma Peters, whom he had assisted, and who had bent threatening letters to him. The matter came before the Cardiff pollee, on Monday, when the defendant was bound over to keep the peace for three months.  At a late hour on Wednesday night, fourteen workmen were sitting round a fire, by the side of a high embankment, at Barry, about ten miles from Cardiff, and where a new dock is in course of construction, the men being oompietely encircled by railway trucks. 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