GOOD TEMPLARY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2001, 23 July 1880, Page 3

GOOD TEMPLARY.

An open meeting of the Pride of Sydenham Lodge was held last night, in St. Saviour’s schoolroom, Colombo road. The attendance was very large, lbs room being quite crowded. Mr Honwood was in the chair. The proceedings commenced with an anthem, sung by the choir, which was followed by an address by Dr. Russell, who spoke at some length on the habit of using exciting stimulants. In the course of his remarks, he observed that the temperance advocates, looking forward as they did to a time coming when the liquor traffic should be prohibited, lost sight of the means to that end, namely, the individual education and conversion of the people to the principles of total abstinence. Going on to speak of the evils of tobacco smoking, considerable amusement was caused by the speaker calling for a tobacco pipe to illustrate his remarks, when quite half of his male hearers, including some on the platform, plunged their hands into their pockets to produce their apeoial dhudeens. He contended that a groat depravity of taste existed, caused by using tobacco, highly-seasoned meats, pickles, piquant sauces, and other things of like nature. These things depraved the taste and caused numbers to commence and continue drinking alcoholic liquors. Ho urged upon the young people present the necessity of forming their tastes while young and of shunning all such dangerous elements. An encouraging report of the work now being done by Temperance Societies in England closed the Doctor’s remarks, which had been listened to with great attention and were frequently applauded. An excellent programme was then carried out, including glees by the lodge choir, who acquitted themselves in a most creditable manner. Mr J. T. Smith also delivered a short address. A vote of thanks to the chairman and the speakers concluded the meeting.—The Southern Cross Lodge held on open meeting on Wednesday evening, in the Templar Hull, which passed off very successfully. Songs, recitations, &j,, ware given fay members of the order, but the principal item on the programme was an address on tho temperance question, by tho Rev. Mr McKee, wko was loudly applauded at its conclusion.