HUNTLY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2004, 12 May 1885, Page 3

HUNTLY.

A COKKKM'OVMINT writes :— The people of Huntly were fa\ outed w ith a treat the other evening in the form <>f a lecture on Francis Murphy, the founder of tbo Blue Ktbbon Army and Gospel Temperance advocate, by Mi Campbell, uui Piesbytoiian pie.ichei. Mr Ciinipbell began by referring to the command m Genesis 1 chap., 2U vei--e, " Subdue the c.uth," in obedience to which in. in found out many imention«, imno of which were of the highest utility, but one, \i/. , the artifici.il production of alcohol, being piejudici.il, and called foith the i.tniost efforts of philanthropists to suppress its n>.e as a be\ei.iK'e. He then pnuitrajed in .1 \ivid manner Mr Muidliv's parentage, hi> boyhood, his coui.-o of dissipation, jus wonderful lestoi-atton to aobnety, and hi* unprecedented Hiicce>s as a temperance advocate, and concluded by quoting the well-known \ersea :—: — " Lives of greut men all icmind us We can make our lives Miblime, Anddep.vitiu^ le.i\e behind us F(>f)tprmts on tlio s*ands of time." A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Campbell for his m.structive lecture. Also, to the cluiinun, Mr Kay. A collection was made to defray a small debt on our new organ, which amounted to £'1, which cWrn otf the debt. Se\en perponn then c.imo fmwaid and enteied their nanieH as members of the Blue Ribbon Army. Wo expect anotliei lecture t-hortv fiom the Key. Mi Dellou, Wt leian ministei, llaiiiilton.