Mass Meeting in Montevideo and Temperance Work

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 31, 1911

Mass Meeting in Montevideo and Temperance Work

Brother Maximo Trummer, of South America, writes that a great mass-meeting was held in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, recently in favor of separating the church from the state in that republic. From early morning until late at night, carriages were driven from one part of the city to the other, from which were distributed leaflets with titles such as these: “Away With God;” “Let the Family and Church Be Separate;” “We Desire to Be Free From All Religion.” Young women marched through the streets carrying a banner with the inscription: “All Women Who Are Against the Church, Come to the Meeting.” More than forty thousand people attended this mass-meeting. This shows how important it is to get the message before these peoples who are turning from Romanism to irreligion and infidelity.

An earnest campaign is being waged in Maine by the temperance forces. Our people in that conference are adding their efforts to this public agitation. Elder S. N. Haskell and his wife, who are leading out in this effort, earnestly call for help from our people throughout the field to aid in the circulation of the temperance number of the Instructor. Thus far (August 25) only 17,500 copies have been ordered. Many more are needed. All who can should aid in this work. Donations should be sent to D. W. Reavis, Review and Herald, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C.