THE REPUBLICAN

March 19, 1880

 

Temperance in Waupaca.

 

            The temperance meeting in the Methodist Church Tuesday evening was largely attended and quite spirited.  The first address of the evening was by Rev. F. C. Haddock, who devoted about half an hour to a discussion of the dangers of moderate drinking.  Mr. Lovejoy followed with a rambling speech and essay combined, and Dr. Calkins, in a very earnest speech, warned the moderate drinker, and especially the young, of the danger there is in it.  The closing speech was by Rev. H. M. Kutchin, and was a forcible and earnest discussion of the subject.  The exercises were interspersed with some excellent music by the choir of the Methodist Church.  The attendance was large and the meeting a marked success.  Mr. Kutchin said he had a very pleasing announcement to make, and that was, that the services of the noted Dr. Reynolds had been secured for a temperance revival the last three days of this month – March 29^th, 30^th and 31^st.  The meetings will be held afternoons and evenings, in Stetson’s Hall. Dr. Reynolds is one of the most noted temperance workers this country has ever known, and his reputation in his field of labor is high in Europe as well as America.  Of course everybody will want to hear him and the greatest difficulty will be to provide for the crowd.  Stetson’s Hall has been procured for the meetings because it will seat a larger number of people than any other audience room in town.  The meetings will begin Monday, March 29^th and last through Tuesday and Wednesday.