The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-01
Great Temper anee Meeting at the Tabe nael..

Az oclock tine ROY DR.. Psck took the chair aud
5oiemn YET bsautitut air Has played the organ by
Prof l. Ensign.
The Rev. Nc H.rssLp thqu addressed thu throne Of
DIVINE Grace in very spiritual and mpre.sive prayer
appropriate to the occasion
The Rev. DE- PscK th-n ross aud said -Gsntlsmsn
and Lsdiesrhe doty imposed upon will be fulfilled
la very few words An wilt ackoowlai ~ that iatem.
peranoe is the Increase and while such fact
deem 1t necessary establish organic alton and
bring Christians OF all d-nomn ttiops 90 combine to
STOP its progress The only way TO effect this isby
orgsnx stons and 1t win require srgu meat feom me
to prove thu osssty and evident good result from
such step. This important subject will bs presented
by the speakers this evening fne tenpsraao, csuse
is in mGny respects, lsnguishiDg aud " must b. i'm
pressed upon Chrctsn hearts AMI Coristan minds to
endeavor TO put stop 20 tho seling of Intoxicating
drinks lis spoke at some length and strongly pressed
the cause OF temperance as now established
The choir Il the Tabernacle then sung beautiful
stanZa
Offspring of a free born race,
Happy Ia your dwelling place
As your blessinys ye retraes,
Think from whence they flow.
The Chairman stated that from the III health OF Dr.
Adams one Of the speakers, he regretted to say, no
Rev. Mr. BEkcnrR was then introduced to the audi
ence, who said The contest which has ow, not Tor
few years been waged 10 well known II has ofCsn been
thu that those who have siter, have been
obliged to pick the truth from both sides On the
side, the love or drna Is an undgused appstite-whe
svarice is undisgused for selling It lt IL not
merely to say whether may drink be sober but
1t Is to there not much strength in ths world
to Kill the enemy there the eide Of wckedEees
These are questions upon which anim lsm has the
condeocy, and conscience place all What, then
is the community do? Ia the fest place, IL would
not be possible do win t. make q law
to prevent men from drinking, but u Law may
be made to prevent the making OF it. TO drink is
civil right and IL man has wich to lie down at
end of the st, and dnk he has perfect right TO do so
and no prevent him. But bring 10 besr
all social, economic, and religious influences upon ts
srea ners and mAlgnty all the powers by which men
changed, though it would bs impossible to effect Il
by association We like different denominations in
temperance IL we do not in religion. These three.
dsckers, with large guns lying low, and smef artillery
above, which sweep the enemy. The old platform would
not DO, though there who stick TO the old
pledge and we bid them God speed. The Washing
tonans sprung updrunkards then sent to preach
to drunkards with red to stauncn with tears the
red eyes 1t was aetonisnipg but they unable TO
stand before they started The ground upoi which the
Westinghouse started was that of sympathy. TIE
great ground TO bs taken that the feeling should b.
sympathetn and TO feel In unison heart VITO heart 1t
is said that great many of the Wasnipgtonsns have
gone back but not for tn g. look with gratitude
upon those who do stand, and | believe there Is not
church in this city soms OF whose members not
Washiugtonisns Many did 90 back; but in many
IL owing their being unable again faiGe them
selves into society, unable TO obtain employment, and
hence some sneeripg psons would look at them in de-
rison. The Sons OF Temperance great and efsc-
tusl lever TO work Tor the Co. look at the r,ls
You will net there hpi the names of lawyers but you
will I'D the great middle class the bone and susw OF
the land If good be done by one. let him do it In
his way; bu. for Gods sake let him go The
temperance cannot succeed In op d.v There
enterprise that succeeded at st; thrreis
always action aud resction-it back step and
Tor ward two | was sosaking with a good W.shiu9-
toniau who is ker, for Bishops,
but tor theatres, aud asked him ii he would like for
hs To be in theatre because there
reform s like tree when 1t first springs appears
grow very rapidly, aud when 1T has grown much it
will branch, and then 1t reems not TO grow 40 much
but then they do not consider there four branches
which have grown Elk inches each which makes twenty
four inches. "A little leeyen ieavens the whole lump,
and the work viii he contaminated Miller permttingJ
in the OF time lt cannot be in .
day. ! hope there ID not maker or seller Of
liquor in tins place and therefore Whatever he should
would not be personnel Avarice leads to sell 1t,
snd hsve writ which says Money the
of all evil and 1t is true that there is path so dirty
that men will rot pass through t to get money was
resident Of where there were three
three chuIcAes ut the were no
thing; the churches only went Sunday, ana the dis
eries all the week and Sunday too One man. owner Ia
thstplace sub.crbed TO the temperance contributions
knew u sissry which cent seventy five barrels per
day. The importers come next tEey say they do not
compel m-u To buy; they say they only pass It, The re-
taller next and having dealt lightly with the dis
tier and wholesale dealer you will say he will
pounce down upon the retailer; but shall not do IL.
q retser, who gave eptome of life In
groy shop. He told who into the back door,
emu who came front; and among the rest my
sorrow were some Of my church members He told me
OF ere he prevailed upon = who had joined
the temperance cause to stick to IT, and VINO is now
thoto ugn temperance Theirs Is hope of .
taller, than have been accustomed TO think. Ava
rice nae no feeling and you cannot by argument
aud must deal with 1t with all other sins have
spoken too long, but from he sbundanee Of the heart
the mouth speaketh and if fan to do my duty in this
may my que cleave to the root OF my mouth
III. following solo and chorus then sung oy the
choir
Oh! temperance, fair celestial ray,
Bright herald of new born day,
Long did We need tiny charming light
Ocndhe away our uaIksono nlBnI
The Rev. DR.. TYNo next addressed the meeting. He
spoke as follows:-n looking arou upon assembly
night caanet but thiak is the most magnificent
assembly this Tabernacle aud that for the
cause OF temperance The speaker who has addressed
you, called himself OF temperance and We have
every confidence for his very gives evidence
that for the very OF the cause in this city
will be connected with the name OF Lyman Beecher
The worN has almost but thu It as not too late;
the has been connected with Christiani y.
when priests and Levit,s had parsed BY and toe
was left to die on the road, the good Samaritan
alo,p and fnnxh m We n a "A hsH
tue churcn almost s.sunched with liquor In the
reign OF George noble SHIP with sou souls on board,
the reformation, when tho father Of young friend
raised light and like the electric IRE, sped
pole pole until the great work WAS done We now
intend again TO raise Tue standard, la connection
with Christianity. Religion p.rishes without II, aud
without 1t every moral Cause. Must see my son muir
der-d by inches and not rush to his rescue will use
every effort Moses skinned the badgers TO cover
the Taocrnacle, will skin the iund, and call him to
my aid If MS doctrine will hep have the right,
aud work in and hope to see the day when
the yerma will be driven from inc SOIL IRON Maine 70
iexag Who could look upon the revolution OF Paris,
and not feel N sympathy Shall 1 be driven bsok by
men clad Ia lordy robes, and with authority II SEQ
fellow being dro wing shall De prevented rom res
cung him, because the humane society shond do 1T
From the ia papers OF the anguish in the
battles VI. xico, must feel sympathy but all the
anguish of that Is not mucn wrought 10y in
temperance am glad OF the newspaper press, the
great lever for disseminating religious moral iDtei
xence honor that press, which, while IL bonors the
God and his Christ reflects honor upon Itself
hold that the importance cause Is the Of every
an Mister and do not think any minister does his duty
~ho not hold to the cause OF temperance 90 to
the fer west 90 to any portion of the world and you will
see the church Of Christ conendisg against the
ssr, which is than all the IDOLS which it mas TO
contend against Look at our own aborgines-i grieve
when look upon them wherever the white man has
raised the standard OF rum has been spread around
would you send me to preach IN the 0srroom where ns
still of tobacco and liquor are ever rising LOOK
at tue Christian unieeIsoom Of the m use the poison
Let hold them up aud show that the wine drinRns
parson is the father OF the drunkard ~ am yips
upon dying couch, do want man whore ore@sn,
polluted with tho smell OF liquor 20 spsaA III, WI
me a man who has the gsrb OF the CHRISTIAN mins-
ter but only an angel OF darkness! Let US mem va
such men as with a wall Of iron Ths req curtain
/. hing az the window, and the respectable man
finds as excuse to enter they are s n ,o,,s IRON
the sieht There thing in the ntte soc'e'y o.
Ii.ss whish admire They have, IRON the days OF
George Fox observed conss.enoy IN tns ges,t WORK
The triumph of cause wall ssdly guy e ~, ian
,rIrcjnla 1 NAV let the rum sellers go down 10 the
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