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Show f TALKS ON TEMPERANCE. .frOi'KO AVooU'ord of I'linuif Spunks in lti Hist 1. lytf rlnn I'liurcii. The, l'ir.it Presbyterian church of Salt Lake was full of people last night who enjoyed the gospel temperance meeting. The Women's Christian Temperance Tem-perance union has engaged George Woodford to Fpeak in the church each evening this week. The meeting last night was it 11 index thai liiu other I gatherings will be e pially as interesting, interest-ing, and it is siucerciv hoped great good will result. Mr. Woodford said: The temperance reform can only win the numbers necestary to power as it gels to common sense basis and appeals to facts. The temperance reform bristle.! bris-tle.! w ith fact e To reach young people am! especially young men we must give them the practical reasons why the Bland we have taken and the position w o occupy is the right one. I believe in all l.'ud.s of temperance and anything or way that will make it easy for a mau to do right. The only ill'dctual temperance tem-perance is total iibsL.inuco Solomon warned his people aga.nst the u?e of wine and this too iu a wine country. Altohol in a man cronies physical du- setnt. Thu use of it L more iUngoroa? to people living iu high altitudes than their brethern on the tilnins. The medical fraternity agree that the American temperament is tha most nervous, capable of strongest feeling, swiftest action, most susceptible to the effect of stiuiuiauts, moot conscious of the reaction when that effect has worn off and readiest to cry for more. That cry for more creates the appetite which with us is most rapidly formed. Tho very moment alcohol enters thu mun ttie whole anatomy sutlers. In these times 10.00-1,000 children in our schools are receiving instruction in temperance in tw enty-nine of the states. This is the grandest work ever inaugurated in our land. .Mr. Woodford then spoke of how strict l-ftseball managers are that plav-ers plav-ers who si:'u with them shall be temperate, tem-perate, a, id that many railway managers man-agers insist their employees shall not touch liquor at any time. The speaker told of six of his schoolmates who died ' from the otleets nf drink This made ! nun aecuio to iignt for temperance. At tho close of tho speaking a large number of people signed the pledge. Mr. Woodford spices his speeches with anecdotes and lilting illustrations. He is master of his subject and no one should miss hearing him each evening I this week. Tho public cordially wei- j como. |