New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-15

Anniversary Of the Marine Temperance Society.
The Twentieth Anniversary of the Marine Temper
ance Society of the Port of New-York held last
evening in the Mariners Church, Rooseveltst. The
attendance was very good considering the unfayorabe
state of the weather, and the audience manifested
much interest in the proceedings of the meeting.
Capt w L. Hudson, U. S. Navy, presided, supported
| BY Rev f. II Chaplin, and Rev. Ira r. Stuart. The
exercises of the evening opened with singing by
the choir and PRAYER and reading of the Scriptures by
Rev. Mr.. Stuart; after which L. p. Hubbard, Esq.
Secretary of the Society, read the following annual
REPORT.
4 skiful navigator occasionally takes an observation,
to ascertain his true position The Marine Temperance
Society Of the Port OF New-York has convened this
evening for similar purpose. 10 aid us IN the
work we have secured the services of distinguished
naval commander. and two commissioned officers oil
weknown skill and energy
5 Let us, them for moment 90 back to the origin OF
the Society.
On the 21st of February 1888. the following notice
was published in the Journals of this city, signed by
Cant Sas Holmes, Jasper Corning, Esq, Capt. Ed
ward Richardson, and John Wheewright, Esq, the son
Of shipmaster
Now for the notice:
Will. very encouraging operation this City and
ether places promote Temperance by the fmso1 OF
active associations while many of have shown dis
position cooperate with their brethren the and m tins en-
5sP M ors6on of Marine Temperance society in this port
would greatly the seHSen n o9d pTs
for. bed at the Me9e III the p ssn port al the
of and especially s0pmae are respectfully invited
society will be formed thet time, the meeting shall deem
expedient
A numerous and respectable meeting assembled, and
after reading the Scriptures and prayer the Constitution
was adopted aud the Society organized without dis
sentlng voice.
Cant. Edward Richardson was elected President;
Rev Henry Chase, Corresponding Secretary; and
Samuel Brown, Esq, Recording Secretary.
At the close If the first year, hundred had en-
rolled themselves as members, among whom were hty-
four shipmasters and several sailor landlords.
In l. our members had increased to five thousand
when ON the Anniversary of National Independence
tie Temperance Societies of Ncw-York held a grand
Jubilee This Society met on the site OF the Sailors
Home and after appropriate exercises Joined the great
procession marched to the Broadway Tabernacle, and
listened to an eloquent Grafton by Hon B. F. Butler.
At a meeting of the Society in April, lSl4, it was
unanimously
Eorca That in opinion the sFosTaiOn in the U Navy
The Constitution originally provided for monthly
meetings but it was found that they not frequent
enough and about thirteen years ago weekly meetings
were established which have been continued to the
present time
than u COO members and is probably the largest if not
the most useful Temperance organization in the world
Let lis rejoice that We meet under circumstances so
auspiciOIs TO celebrate our both Anniversary not for
getting to thank God for his goodness in GROWING our
feeble efforts with such abundant success.
After the reading of the report and the singing of
eide by the choir. Rev. f. III. CHAPLIN was introduced TO
the audience and proceeded to deliver Of his char
acteristic eloquent and fiery addresses He spoke in
substance follows
DO not intend to dctain you with any heightened re-
marks this evening; but my main purpose in appearing
here is TO show my sympathy with the noble which
called you together, namely the cause OF Temperance,
ard that especially, applied to the interests OF Sea
men, Ny friends We have all an interest in this move
nent People talk sometimes as II the Temperance
cause was an isolated sided aaras if the friends
OF Temperance had peculiar interest in it which is
not for the general good Now this is mistake. He
who abors faithfully in this cause and brings up
candidates for the pledge, has no more at stake
than YOU have. Ii is common and general interest
And il is most glorious cause. | know no reform of
The day eminenty calculated to bring men together
upOn one common ground as the Temperance movement
The foundation is undsputed. There is not man in
the world who denies that Intcmperance is an evil
No one is SO blind as to fail of seeing this 1t Is not
mere imaginative reform What man is there who has
not directly indirectly, suffered by lntemperance
Happy that family circle and as remarkable as happy
that look upon all Its meuberS and not hnd one VINO
has been in some way tainted by this curse. And if
there are any here who have neither suffered themselves
nor have any relatives who have suffered by this evil
there is not here who does not suffer by the In
ficons of this evil it through brothers of the
bound bv the common cords of humanity to some
one who has felt It's evils. There is not day
passes by without bringing to light some new evils
occasoned by Intcmperance, which furnish new
motives for increased exertlOns toward stopping
Ifs desolating tide Continually is this evil forcing
Itself upon us Who, then, is there that has not an
interest in this movement Especially is it well that
the Temperance Reform has taken up the cause OF
the Sailor For, who more than he needs the SYM
pathizng aid of such Society! who more than ne,
oil hn M ma sod
under all climates and has found the most terrible
danger when anchored in port Who, say, has SUI
fered more than he and who needs more than he to
be armed with the specific of temperance against this
deadly evil
There are two positions which every man is bound to
occupy in this Temperance movement First, every man
should be friend to the movement. Some there are
who excuse themselves from taking part IN the cause
on the ground that they are not III any danger OF falling
under its banefu influence They say that they have
selEcommand and selfrespect enough to Withstand its
evil influences Now am inclined to render to every
man the respect which he claims for himself as lar as
may be. do not presume to say that he VIII become
drunkard But, can find aman in the community who
stands no higher than thousands who have fallen Every
man who NEEDLES at all with intoxicating drinks Is IN
danger Of being adrunkard do not say that he M be-
but lie is in great danger of being one Suppose that
were to bridge of ice over deep river, IN the
winter time which thousands were crossing and re-
crossing and out of every twelve broke through and
| was drowned | should say that it was a dangerous
bridge notwithstanding eleven out of passed
over in safety And such the great bridge OF Intern
perance Thousands may pass III safety but about
one out of every twelve is swallowed up in its black
depths It's desoatng evils penetrate every grade of
society Uncover the roofs in the Fifth Avenue and in
the Five Points, and you will its horrid evils alike
pervadng both places What though it be- in one COW
eredby wealth and luxury, and glded with sparkling tin
sci and rich embroidery and in the other wallowng in
poverty and wretchedness Its evils all the
Then the other why every man should take a