New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-18
TIE woRLp,s TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.

To ne ESior If ne n Y Trsbrzrs
SIR: Your 'IS0UIRER.' il appears TO me Is bent on
throwing frebrsnds into the Temperance ranks and the
kind Of frebrands those Of vile sectA-Ansm VIII
you PERM. me to answer and remark upon few OF his IN
quIes
l. Are there to Be tro Worlds convsntiSns~
AnS-Tbat Will Be, suppose people please There
may be dozen and know 10; that any harm VII be
done
Did Mayor B.rssow occasion As ssis the Te7.s.ass
nsafr
+. Aus-No The schisrs such as there was was caused
BY proposal Of Rev Mr. Hi gnsOn ard persistence IN
IT, that representative of the women's State Society
should be added to the Business Committee Of one from
each State snd this after the Committee full With
as good reason was said might be pressed from the
Meas State Society or State Alliance. Mr. Hggnsoa per
tnscousy pressed the matter and because he could not
have his way and rule the Convention he refused 70
the Committee and hence all the disturb
snce and the schism.
Did n Hewitt rule from oice Mr BArnun the ground
that re tAf Barruml was an infdelf"
AHsrer-No. 1 am confident he used no such phrase
oogy and 'ISQUIRER has no more right to ask such
question than he has TO ask DR. Hewitt did rule him
out on the ground that Mr. Barnum horse thief The
W question assertion las announced in
the next inquiry that he did say it which if he did not
Is calumny DR. IL did object to Mr. Barnum. he had
perfect right to do. Of the Appointing Committee
II was desirable to find the best get up the Worlds
Conve ntion proposed Mr. Barnum one knowing his
amazing efficiency. DR. H. objected, the ground that
be Bsruuml very exceptonSbe man in his par; Of
Connecticut snd would do injury 10 the Convention and,
as harmony desirable and unexcePtonable should
be put upon the Committee his withdra IL
agreed that what said in Committee should not 60
abroad
Does Mr Balugm nfSsity consist in his attending another
church in Bro gePoTt from Or HevittsT
Here appears the eleven foot of sectsanm One sect
10 be held up as prosecuted Here the writer assumes
that Dr. Hewitt did say that Mr. b. an In6del and
assuming and knowing H. why does he hypocrcAy ask
whether Or II. did say il
Is true that Dr. H. refused his pulpit for Temperance lecture
BY Rev Il Chopin on the ground that Uuversast
Sectaranism sgan What has all this to do with
the meeting at the Brick Chapel Why is it
brought here but TO knde up sectaran fires
Pastor Of a Church has everywhere conceded to
ed TO him the control of his pulpit and may contend
with him in this matter. Whether that or not,
know not nor is it any concern of mine Of the public
Such rule the world knows does govern selecting
Temperance speakers We will not invite speakers to
speak at Temperance meetings who have something else
more at heart than Temperance which they will most Of
fensyey thrust their speech upon the meeting But
without hesitation invite of all sorts TO speak TEN
perance meetings who will speak 20 the point and do
good ard not hurt Rev. Mr. Chaplin, all know Is OF
this character. and, without hesitation, invited hun 10
speak the late Anniversary OF the American Temperance
Juion, tts ala Kew Mr. hlggnsoh' VINO uuses IRON me
perhaps much in religious belei ana he, Mr. e. would
have spoken but was to be out of the City
How the proposed Convention Be wsS, Convention
s TS%sn 'ld all VINO DO not o''0' " are De ''
Sectarianism AGAIN Who has said word about church.
but this writer and about excluding women from the Con
ve non and all It's entertainments No The basis Of
the Convention has not been settled 1t probably will be
b cad as the world
be permitted say the whole inquiry manies very bad
spirit ard is calculated 10 promote evils which the public
press should suppress rather than foster.
As / sent you an anonymous communication explaining
some of these matters last Saturday which you declined
publishing, because, | suppose, it was anonymous feel
contiined, though reluctantly to give this my name
oGse of N Temp Union No. iiS Sassa.t.
Remarks.
Rev John we have allowed you to be heard at
full length now YOU and your set will be sien, and
hear as.
Very palpably, your palayer about Mr.. HggnsOns
motion is dOdge-a quirk-a most contemplate quib-
Bile, reluctant as to speak thus rreyerently of
the solemn utteIances Of Doctor Of Divinity. Right
well do you know Rev. Sir that the particular FORM
or time or fashion in which the question up is
utterly mmatersl and you inerpOse il only to throw
dust in the eyes Of the public. Suppose woman had
been nominated at the right tme and in the right way
according to your understanding of punctiOs wouldn't
the same resistance have been made and the same row
got upi Ycu know right well that there would. Then
what is all your pettogging about echnicalties worth
The only question that any body cares button about
is this-Shal Woman be allowed to participate in your
Worlds Temperance Convention on footing of perfect
equality with Man If yea, the whole dispute
nothing and isn't worth six lines in The Tribune But
if was and the purpose Of those for whom you pet
tifog to keep Woman of the platform of that Conven
tion and deny her any part in its proceedings except
spectator, what does all your talk about HigginsOns
untimeiness and the Committees being full amount
TOT Why not treat the subject with some show of
honesty
Nov as to Barnum and Hewitt it is emnently proper
that the public should know exactly on what ground H.
mating to plead that mantle of secresy spread
over the dOngs in Committee If Hewitt protested Bar
mum on the assumption that the latter is sinner while
this be Conventional saints let that fact be known
so that sinners may keep away from the Convention. If
on the assumption that Mr. Barnum is an Infdel or
Hereto let that fact squarey out so that may
know that Infde Heretics either BOTH to be
prescribed at the Hewtt-Marsh Convention. For If
there il TO be really and truly Wortd's Temperance
Convention according any fair meaning Of the phrase
then we say Women az well as Men, Youth as we'll as
Adults Colored as well as White Hereto as well as
Orthodox. Sinners as well az Sants-sO that they be
earnest and undoubted uphoders Of Total Abstinence
sbo be invited to send delegates who should be equally
welcome 10 its platform and eligible TO its Offices. An
Orthodox White Male Adult Saints Convention may be
very proper and very useful but it should be called dis
tipctly as SUCH and not unqualifedly Worlds Con-
yentiOn.
DIR Marsh thinksi il nobodys business wheherDr Hew.
t did not refuse theuse Of his Church for Tempe