Band of Hope

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 91, 19 January 1888, Page 2

Band of Hope

"— — * »". — ""-•'// ■ \ (OolOlinflCATKD.)'' The Band of Hope meeting on Tuesday evening in the Methodist Chapel was well attended, the place being comfortably filled. Mr J. C. Thompson presided^ in the absence of too Bet, J. Olphort, the president, who has gone south Jfor a few week* on church business. The Chairman," in his opening remarks, informed the audience that in the States teetotalers were proved by statistics to lire a third longer life than moderate drink* ere, and two insurance companies insured abstainers' lives at a proportionate reduction of premium. He protested against the injustice done the temperance cause, and people in this colony .by the various companies . and the Government refusing to do the same. The indirect advantage of an -increased bonus does not meet th»\ case. Mr Joseph Gould, manager of tbe^Direct Trading Co.'s store, ,gare ! the first recitation with considerable 'promise of future excellence,, putting on the heroic, consistently with the character 6t the poem, in good style. A little gpjrl, only six years; old, gate •* Jfi» Little Sparrow," which, was < well received. -Mr. Charles Wickham "< gave one of his earnest and interesting addresses) warmly a^vuing the young people present to let the drink alone. Mr Wqrsfold gave a thor- : oughly practical readiag about" (i Rye shillings a week aud what became of it." MissEade also helped to entertain the audience with a reading. Considering the absence from town, and inability to attend, of some of our best workers, the programme went off very well. Mrs Heading kindly prei sided at the harmonium in the absence of our usual performe||. ;