The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-28


Rechab-Palm Tent, No. Q.
The fair daughters of Rechab assembled last night
at the McDougal street Church, with the praisewor-
thy object Of expanding some Of the surplus sympa-
thy with which their natures fortunately endow-
ed on the glorious and blessed cause of temperance.
Il was really an inspiring and interesting spectacle
AT about quarter OF eight, the Siserhood" entered
the church, each one ornamented with broad satin
ribbon and rosette-ther flashing eyes and animated
faces beamlng with affection and sparkling with hap
piness. The church was crowded to excess, and
considerable interest manifested in their proceed
ings. The meeting was opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr. James.
Brother WHrE, of the Empire Tent hsn addressed the
daughters He said he proud of the honor; he felt
Of ladies' defend the rights and privileges this
honored ssterhood He could not subscribe to the
neous doctrine which would draw line Of distinction
between the duties of the il had said that
should stay at home-that they should remain by
their Hresides and attend to domestic duties Iee
a child began to cry) This was false assumption lie
respected female virtue as much any one but it
dscredtable tor females to take the drunkard from the
gutter Ito dscountenance vice and immortality Is it
wrong feed the hungry, clothe the Naked and let
the oppressed 60 free ~ Away then with the fallacy
they visit the SICK the and the needy with the
cardinal principles Of morality virtue benovolence and
religion But the greatest objection nad come from 10
called modesty. II was mock modesty. Let the young
ladies' strut Broadway with their fnery and gewgaws
reclne on ottomans and make gamblers OF their hus
bands and drunkards of their they choose, but
daughters Of Rechab stand hrm (The infant here
tnued its cryng) Countless numbers 81 baochanaans
had been turned from their vicious course by the onward
march Of this sisterhood The victorious banner Of the
Rechabites had overshadowed them, &c.
ALEXANDER MING, Jr., now addressed the audience
He said the Daughters OF Rechab associated for the
purpose Of carrying forward the greatest reform OF the
nineteenth century They band Of noble and self
sacrificing women whose the salvation OF the
drunkard from everlasting perdon Each Of the sister
hood pays into the treasury certain sum- and when
sister 10 sick she Is supported. When a drunkard is
reclaimed, he is provided for by the order Sc These
are the duties OF the daughters of Rechabcan
say they out of pacethat they not in the pro-
per sphere of action of American lady7 The has
come when man. whether adopted native, cannot
hold his place in society unless he subscribes to the
temperance pledge-he cannot come into churches
he cannot become member of our Common Council or
cuous place in society who will at her parties hold out
to her visitors that which inoxcates and which hold
is of the greatest evils in the world Look at it,
American lady acting the bar maid going about asking
What is she else than bar maid She is worse; and
in the course Of few years. she has the satisfaction OF
seeing of those whom she tempted Keeling in the
streets with haggard looks and tattered garments The
the habit of writing little pieces Of poetry, and with
permission of the audience would recte Of his eu
sons. Silence giving consent Mr.. Ming repeated
temperance ode which he had composed.
collection was then taken up. Brother Haskell
read portions of the constitution of the order from
which we make the following extract:
Article Second" Any ladies Of good moral character,
free from all bodily ailment DfImty that would tend
to render them to the tent not under tine
age of 6 nor over 49, and who have signed the alb
eligible for membership"
After the benediction, the meeting ad iourned