New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-30
Re.ponoe tie the worlds Temperance Com


The Tabernacle was respectfully filed, last even
in to hear the Report OF tee Delegates to the Worlds
Temperance Convention which assembled II Lonocnin
Angus: last
The exercises we're commenced win To:anfaFy Oh
ne organ. after which P.syer +! Re-. Dr. DEWITT
4 Hymn was then sung 5y the Choi.-
Rev JOIN M.zzf1 re.d the following aeso!cao17'
which he prefaced WIKI some remarks Oh iie reception
the Delegates rne; With IN England
iesoir>S That the Worlds Temperance Convention,
held Il London the ih OF AaEas, !ass' as exc le
the -e-s and designs OF re irleIo= Q!
n al countries tazt i vas noble coI'ocsNoh OF
brethren refo-e-s and reformed who II Various col
ties had long toied n the cause taai 10 harmony Q,
principle and uy Of scrcn is TIE suoes' oI ceEo1'
g-atcc5e and ha: ia Various -esoITes and acts rs a
peas and cou1ses saoui inspire us vith new zeal s-c
ee-oSou II our blessed enterprise
Rstoirsd That the kind exercised oE DIVINE tTo
whence o7sr the American delegation IN car'il tnea
ot and briuzag them hoce IN safety. through CANCERS
10 wha fe are exposed snd me ability gwen ine' 10
speak boldly. ocgt 20 SPEAK n oena:i o! ten
peraIce before hundreds and 'AocsEHus II .'e A's'
land call ioT our grateful reTleTnoFsnce anc DIG u 50
forward with more energy snd perseverance, n eFef!
well organized plan OF vel. dcn- n ne void
Re.oired That The reception sven 10 the :Arnericsn
Delegation il England alike hororac!e % briGsd
philanhropi..s and gratifying 20 the deesston and
mat bound Is together n new conds aad raised z
increased anxiety that Britain IS vel as America
mag be relieved Of that alcoholic curse "h!cH Is sH
nus!Iv costing har sixtv millions OF treasure and
swsa5tu, COCO OF her citizens r:o the drurkaris )
grave.
Resolsed Tina: We are more deeply impressed than
ever with the ;r,, that our held Is tHe world thai enc
nation is greatly dependent :or moral reform upon
another relax our energies IN America oar
brethren vii feel il the ends oil the eaTh AND tha
the sorroytal and the suffering from inemperance IN 81
parts Of the world have cs!n upon Us 10 sustain TIC
cause and -i-e continually new impulse ooth a;
home and through every nation
Resolred That We bid our brethren and ieiIow-!aoor-
in rre ant I,--
of the wcrd and when all shall naye toied ew years
more in America and Britain, and Germany ana swe,
den. in Africa Asia and the Islands OF the Sea "e shs!i
cordially welcome delegation iroir every nation on ouE
shores. and hesr with .adness their ssnsl tri-
unpts long continued and deso!aiins scouFse OF
the human
Addresses were then delivered by the following gen
,lenen Rev A1oxzo WHEELooX, OF the Baptist
Church of this city and by Rev. Drs PATTON, IYNG
and Cox The choir sung hymn called ~ The Hope oil
the World written for the occasion by Rev. EDWIN T.
HATFIELD
We regret that owing to the crowded state Of our col
umns cannot notice detail the remarks O. the ev-
eral speakers II : sufficient say that they were all
forcibe and showed tie urgent necessity existing ior
discountenancing the traffic in alcoholic drinks The
reception Of the Delegates in England frequently
alluded 20 They had been treated cordially by their
foreign coaiju;ors in TIC great Temperance Reform
And tic American Delegates had 'e' inos !a'oihoe
impression on the other side OF the water Ata great
Temperance meeting in London, which the Delegates
attended there thirteen speakers who addressed
the meeting and each speaker as nc concluded seemed
to have given new impulse to The The !ntem-
pera;e habits OF the English Clergy were alluded TO rs
being in demoralizng condition. The Convention,
although not large in point OF numbers was great meet
ing, had done much farther the future progress OF
the reformation.
The addresses were listened to with marked attention
and the meeting adjourned after ten O'Clock