The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-08
National Temperance Society.

National Temperance Society.
The National Temperance Society Of the City
Of New York celebrated its first anniversary at
Tripler Hall, last evening. That spacious building
filed almost 70 it, capacity on the occasion,
great portion Of the audience being ladies' A hnc
band discoursed eloquent music from the opening Of
the Hall until the commencement Of the exercises.
The arrangements for the reporters of the press
were all that could be desired. Ii would be agree
able to reporters If good accommodations were
extended to them in other places.
The proceedings of the evening were opened by
prayer by the Rev. Dr. WATERMAN, of Providence,
after which the Secretary read the report, Of which
the following is an abstract;-
The Board Of Directors give thanks TO the Givcr Of all
good for the privilege Of taking part in the work Of
des ming the world from intempersnce As temperance
had heavenly origin, and tends only to bless mankind
IL must ultimately universally prevail Yet we look only
for blessing upon wise and vigorous efforts and
to this work should be devoted full quota Of time,
thought effort prayer, and freewill Offering The OBJ
ect the National Temperance Society i TO good
men from their indifference and 10 furnish facilities for
harmonious and concentrated effort The Society has
been in operation months and has circulated gra
tuitously ten thousand copies OF the Monthly Temper
Recorder, and nfty thousand tracts II has
held two large meetings in the Tabernacle and In Tper
Hall and proposes such demonstration quarterly. IL
has also commenced series Of monthly meetings in the
churches discuss the duty of Christians in regard to
the license sytem That measure Of tho Society which
exctcs the deepest interest Is the otahlshment OF
asylum FOR incbriatcs. Many of the facts connected
with the reform at the Five Points already before
the public. This work has been directed and managed
mainly by Rev. L. Nj. Pcasc who sent there ~,
missionary by the Ladies Missionary Society. 10
give efficiency and pcrmanence 10 this movement,
the whole work has passed into the hands of the
National Temperance Society The nstution u called
The Industrial Temperance Home" II occupies three
three story and two story brick budins on Little
Water street. between the Old Brewery and Cow Ray,
and opposite Paradise square, and the good results
almost paipabc a. the bad influences OF the rum
tac Since The ist Of December two hundred and hyc
persons have been received most q them fair cand
detcs the almShoue the hospital the prisons, the
grave. More than hundred doing well Only
tweni eeyen known to have gone bsck inteni-
psrance. The present inmates arr thirty mon. thirty
four women, and four children. Tho women arr em
ployed in housewo,k and necdie~ork, making shirts,
Nes psnts SC Some rescued from the lowest denr of
infamy, now sober, chaste and industrious. Some
SUCH Lave gene 10 situations receiving four. six eight
ard tv elye dollars n month The BOard d Directors
view this Home moral capital furnished by the God
Of providence Ia conduct the operations OF the society
for the ensuipg year The receipts from octctr 70 May
5000 a. Disbursements for a purposes, 1905 So
by the constitution twenty per cent Of AL money re-
cevcd sscr stApar and bold In trust Tor the society
by Beard a Trustees the erection of Temperance
Hall In the city Of New York When such hell shall
have been provided the permanent fund viii no longer
accumulate but all the receipts WI be nppropnstedto 70
the dr,ct work of spreading truth through the commu
nifty For this permanent fund there are now In the
bands Of the treasurer Of the Board of Trustees s3L G
Balance on hand May i, for general purposes 70 IT. 10
conduct their general operations for the ensuing year TO
sustain the Inebriatos IoGc, 90 act against the sun
day liquor trafc In the cities and Tor the overthrow o.
the whole license system and 10 operate with friends
the state to obtain legal prohibition q the sale OF
intoxicating drinks the Board estimate their present ne
ccstes at ten thousand dollars The report closes with
srgume mt that asylum for the relief protection
employ yment and reformation Of inehristes " - truly
and desirable as for the deaf and dumb the
blind the idots the insane. and that such an inst
tuition In this city will not only swell the amount Of hu
happiness but will do much 70 diminish the number
o admissions 10 anshou and prisons and " pre-
tho Of such awful o crime blood
shed and murder, as have Of late been 80 frequent
The following resolutions were offered, and IN
IN the course Of the evening, adopted
Resolved That In the present state OF society, the
vices and evils Of intempcrance are the legitimate ru
rather than the incidental results Of the sale OF into
eating drinks and the sale of such drinks 4 thus the
voluntary Of personal suffering domestic wretch
cdness pauperism taxation and crime II Is great moral
and political wrong upon community, an immoral e
well injurious business which ought TO be by al men
atandon,d by Law prohibited and IL necessary, BY law
ful means suppressed
Resolved That the increased degree of ntcmpcrance
Sunday any other day in the week, made appa-
rent by the police reports calls loudly upon the Mayor
a this city for rigid enforcement of the laws against
the Sunday liquor traffic
Resolved, That TO license the sale Of intoxicating
drinks s attempt 70 make that business legally right
which " in tscf morally wrong and u therefore an m
moral though not legally forbidden act which involves
the licensing officers and all the people BY vhoe autho-
ry they act In all tho guilt that attaches 70 thc yoiun
tafy cause Of the vices and evils Of intemrcranco
Resolved, That those laws Of the state which author
ge tho granting Of licenses to sell intoxicating drinks
tend naturally TO stupify the pubic conscience and
corrupt the public norsls, as would laws 70 license
gaming houses lotteries brotheis that those laws are
radicsiy defective because they have attempted 70 re-
gulste what should be prohibited that no suMeient
good can result from any modification or improvement
d those laws from the enactment OF any sw that re
tsios the cssessi2 hstwes Vt tho uotnss sys'cmi wv