New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-16
Anniversary Of the American Temperance
Union.

Union.
The American Temperance Union held its Ami
verssry On tie evening Of May 1ith Ater music
By tbs North Caronss band the Secretary Of the Society,"
Hev Mr. MARSH reed an abstract Of tie Annual Report
The Report showed much to cheer the friends Of The
cause 40 inquiry which becoming The inquiry OF the
age-an inquiry touching all lava business ussees and
fashions ehet1 thy uTc(r the good Of thtpeopk! Aoo
To tsjs War Slavery and InenyersBce nust snc would
be subjected until each should DC driven from the earth
By this great enquiry millions had been induced 70 give
mp the manufacture, sale and use OF Intoxicating orhk
The Lcense System is brought 20 Ibis es test is
the License System for he good Of The people Inc
ballot has 10 portions OF several OF the states oeci
ded in the negative The electors Of ;he state oil New
York are now called upon decide this question The
eZpedeucy and constitutopsy OF License laws al pup
lie meetings through the press with ures IN courts ana
legislative halls, has called forth large amount Oh
truth and facts and given grest impulse 10 the cause
The committees have issued IN the year al sggre-
gate OF $4,000 divers publications To aid them
thus. donations OF the amount oil Si3Oo nave oeen
received which they would tender their gratitude
Their depository WAS becoming OF more and more i'm.
portancc the in this aud In foreign countries
The Ministry and the Churches, Colleges and Schools
have been paying great attention 10 cause. Al the
inauguration Of President Everett at Harvard Uni
vo,sity there no intoxicating drinks In The neT-
chant the great good had been done,
GO 600 having signed the pledge. The importa-
ton Of foreign liquors FOR The part year had been $500 600
gallons. which had paid revenue to our Country oil
81 OO00O0. No estimate Of the domestic 10 formed The
countries were the increase. From Boston alone,
there have been sent during the year $3.50 600 gallons
impulse had been given 10 the cause in the Norh OF
Europe, and Convention for three Kingdoms Is 70 oe
held IN June 800 Furnishing societies have risen in Ger
many, and half million signed the pledge In Heisna
Father Mathew is gatning new conGuests. In EDglaoo
ard Scotland the is eus,ins the attention Of the
higher classes than at every Missionary sta
ton the globe temperance has strong hold ana II ~
goriously triumphant at the Sanewich lslands. Inc
worlds Temperance Convention to be held at London
fnnt n nT hruT ~
deprccatng the existence Of war which would ioso the
Nation intemperance; but woula call for new nno
stronger efforts TO be made BY the friends OF The cause
The Repor. ordered 10 be printed ana extensively
circulated.
Roy DR. BAKSEs Of Philadelphia next introduced to
tina meeting He made very arguInenat!ve and beauti
FIJI address tending 10 show the urgent necessity why the
religious portion of community should 30 heart hand and
soul In the Temperance Causethat the whole business OF
licensing was wronghis liquor vending should be en-
trusted onethe only safety for man was 10 let 1t
alone We regret that the state of our columns does not
allow more extended notice Of this gentenans re-
marks.
After Music by the Band, resolution the purport Of
which was necessity of Religious effort being made 10
advance the Cause Of Temperance. was introduced
Rev. DIR. LUDLOW addressed the audience. His re-
marks received with great favor by the congrega
tion lie wished all who were TO vote next Tuesday, 10
hasten home in time deposit their ballots for the Rum
mCrs wide awake he wished them 10 hasten from
these Anniversaries put their votes and make
the Rumseler cxcaim. "othco'S occupation S gomez
A collection WAS then taken up for the benefit OF the
The Band then played music After which
letter from Lieut. Foote, u 6. Navy, was read expires
sing regret being able to attend aud also contain
Ing some showing the advancement OF the cause in
the Navy Mr. Clark sailor then made short address
e depicted the character of the sailor that he could be
over by kindness-lhe cause had progressed much
among tho seaucn and the efforts OF the American Sea-
men Frena's Society entitled to great credit Mr.
Clark closed with singing the Song of The Sea- which
elected loud and continued applause.
Mr.. GALLEY Of Cincinnati then addressed the meeting
In peculiar western etye. He handled his subject In
quite an original humorous manner which called forth
the hearty applause of his auditory After the Benedic
lion had been pronounced by Rev. DR. KING the meeting
adjourned 1t highly enthusiastic meeting and the
house crowded in every part We trust that some
good may result from the proceedings OF the evening
A American md Foreign Baptist Bible Society.
Rev BARON STow, of Boston, delivered the An.
nua Address or Sermon before this Association in DIR.
Cones Church, Droomost. last evening The house was
well filled, and the able and interesting. MI
Slows text was in the following words The Field Is
the World The Seed Is the Word" He went to show
the absolute necessity of knowledge of the Scriptures 10
the safety of his soul the next and the duty of
Christians disseminate the Bible among all the Nations
of the Earth. The world could be redeemed from dark
and by other fundamentally Blot from the
the American people the Bible and all It's In
ncnces society customs laws and religion and
this proud and perspicuous Nation would soon revert
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